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+import { loadSettings, bindSettingsEvents } from './src/cwb_settingsManager.js';
+import { initializeCharCardViewer } from './src/cwb_uiManager.js';
+import { initializeCore, getLatestChatName, resetScriptStateForNewChat, handleMessageReceived } from './src/cwb_core.js';
+import { checkForUpdates } from './src/cwb_updater.js';
+import { isCwbEnabled } from './src/cwb_utils.js';
+import { eventSource, event_types } from '/script.js';
+
+const { jQuery } = window;
+
+export async function initializeCharacterWorldBook($cwbSettingsPanel) {
+    try {
+        if (!$cwbSettingsPanel || !$cwbSettingsPanel.length) {
+            console.error('[CWB] Invalid settings panel provided for initialization.');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        bindSettingsEvents($cwbSettingsPanel);
+        loadSettings();
+
+        if (!isCwbEnabled()) {
+            console.log('[CWB] Master switch is disabled. Halting core feature initialization.');
+            initializeCharCardViewer();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        console.log('[CWB] Master switch is enabled. Initializing core features.');
+
+        initializeCharCardViewer();
+        checkForUpdates(false, $cwbSettingsPanel);
+        await initializeCore($cwbSettingsPanel);
+
+        eventSource.on(event_types.CHAT_CHANGED, async () => {
+            console.log('[CWB] Detected chat change. Resetting state.');
+            setTimeout(async () => {
+                const newChatName = await getLatestChatName();
+                await resetScriptStateForNewChat($cwbSettingsPanel, newChatName);
+            }, 150);
+        });
+
+        eventSource.on(event_types.MESSAGE_RECEIVED, () => {
+            handleMessageReceived($cwbSettingsPanel);
+        });
+
+        console.log('[CWB] Character World Book feature initialized successfully.');
+
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('[CWB] A critical error occurred during initialization:', error);
+    }
+}