function getUserId() {
    let userId = localStorage.getItem('user_id');
    if (!userId) {
        // Generate a random ID if one doesn't exist
        userId = 'user-' + Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9);
        localStorage.setItem('user_id', userId);
    }
    return userId;
}

function logInteraction(elementName, actionType) {
    const userId = getUserId();
    // Include the userId in the URL parameters
    const data = encodeURIComponent(`${userId}-${elementName}-${actionType}`);
    
    // Fire the request
    fetch(`/log?data=${data}`);
}