manipulation.js

exports.removeElement = function(elem){
	if(elem.prev) elem.prev.next = elem.next;
	if(elem.next) elem.next.prev = elem.prev;

	if(elem.parent){
		var childs = elem.parent.children;
		childs.splice(childs.lastIndexOf(elem), 1);
	}
};

exports.replaceElement = function(elem, replacement){
	var prev = replacement.prev = elem.prev;
	if(prev){
		prev.next = replacement;
	}

	var next = replacement.next = elem.next;
	if(next){
		next.prev = replacement;
	}

	var parent = replacement.parent = elem.parent;
	if(parent){
		var childs = parent.children;
		childs[childs.lastIndexOf(elem)] = replacement;
	}
};

exports.appendChild = function(elem, child){
	child.parent = elem;

	if(elem.children.push(child) !== 1){
		var sibling = elem.children[elem.children.length - 2];
		sibling.next = child;
		child.prev = sibling;
		child.next = null;
	}
};

exports.append = function(elem, next){
	var parent = elem.parent,
		currNext = elem.next;

	next.next = currNext;
	next.prev = elem;
	elem.next = next;
	next.parent = parent;

	if(currNext){
		currNext.prev = next;
		if(parent){
			var childs = parent.children;
			childs.splice(childs.lastIndexOf(currNext), 0, next);
		}
	} else if(parent){
		parent.children.push(next);
	}
};

exports.prepend = function(elem, prev){
	var parent = elem.parent;
	if(parent){
		var childs = parent.children;
		childs.splice(childs.lastIndexOf(elem), 0, prev);
	}

	if(elem.prev){
		elem.prev.next = prev;
	}
	
	prev.parent = parent;
	prev.prev = elem.prev;
	prev.next = elem;
	elem.prev = prev;
};