Nik Faraday

<div class="modal fade class" id="exampleModal" style="display: block">

<input type='hidden' id='open-modal' data-toggle='#modal' data-target='#modal-id' />

let isOpen = false;
$('#item-to-open-modal').on('mouseenter', () => {
   if (!isOpen) {
      document.getElementById('open-modal').click()
      isOpen = true;
   }
})

$('#item-to-open-modal').on('mouseleave', () => {
   if (isOpen) {
      document.getElementById('close-modal').click()
      isOpen = false
   }
})