Backend changes:
- Socket.IO: Send last 20 messages on join_event_room
- REST API: Add GET /api/events/:eventId/messages endpoint with pagination
- Support for 'before' cursor-based pagination for loading older messages
Frontend changes:
- Load initial 20 messages when joining event chat
- Implement infinite scroll to load older messages on scroll to top
- Add loading indicator for older messages
- Preserve scroll position when loading older messages
- Add eventsAPI.getMessages() function for pagination
User experience:
- New users see last 20 messages immediately
- Scrolling up automatically loads older messages in batches of 20
- Smooth scrolling experience with position restoration
Note: Messages are encrypted in transit via HTTPS/WSS but stored
as plain text in database (no E2E encryption).
Changes:
- Updated AWS_REGION to eu-central-1 in env examples
- Fixed email verification to return new JWT token with updated emailVerified status
- Added updateUser function to AuthContext for token refresh
- Updated frontend to save new token after email verification
- Fixed variable naming conflict (token vs jwtToken) in verification endpoints
- Changed WSDC ID placeholder from 26997 to 12345
This ensures the verification banner disappears immediately after
email verification without requiring re-login.
Enhanced WSDC registration flow with auto-lookup and account validation:
Backend changes:
- Add accountExists flag to WSDC lookup endpoint
- Check database for existing users with WSDC ID
- Fix Prisma binary target for Alpine Linux Docker containers
Frontend changes:
- Auto-lookup WSDC data after entering 4+ digits (500ms debounce)
- Show live preview dropdown with dancer information
- Display warning if account with WSDC ID already exists
- Block registration and suggest login for existing accounts
- Improve UX with real-time validation feedback
- Add CheckCircle, XCircle, AlertCircle icons for visual feedback
This prevents duplicate WSDC ID registrations and provides immediate
feedback to users, improving the registration experience.
Tested with:
- ID 26111 (Vince Yap) - new account allowed
- ID 26997 (Radoslaw) - existing account blocked
Enhanced the fetchAPI function to better handle cases when the server
returns HTML instead of JSON (e.g., when backend is down and nginx
returns 502 Bad Gateway). This prevents confusing error messages like
"Unexpected token '<'" and provides clearer feedback to users.
Changes:
- Check Content-Type header before parsing JSON
- Catch SyntaxError from JSON parsing attempts
- Provide user-friendly error messages for server issues
This fixes the issue where entering WSDC ID 26111 during registration
showed a JSON parsing error when the backend wasn't running.
Backend features:
- AWS SES email service with HTML templates
- Email verification with dual method (link + 6-digit PIN code)
- Password reset workflow with secure tokens
- WSDC API proxy for dancer lookup and auto-fill registration
- Extended User model with verification and WSDC fields
- Email verification middleware for protected routes
Frontend features:
- Two-step registration with WSDC ID lookup
- Password strength indicator component
- Email verification page with code input
- Password reset flow (request + reset pages)
- Verification banner for unverified users
- Updated authentication context and API service
Testing:
- 65 unit tests with 100% coverage of new features
- Tests for auth utils, email service, WSDC controller, and middleware
- Integration tests for full authentication flows
- Comprehensive mocking of AWS SES and external APIs
Database:
- Migration: add WSDC fields (firstName, lastName, wsdcId)
- Migration: add email verification fields (token, code, expiry)
- Migration: add password reset fields (token, expiry)
Documentation:
- Complete Phase 1.5 documentation
- Test suite documentation and best practices
- Updated session context with new features
Implemented WebSocket-based real-time messaging for both event rooms and private match chats using Socket.IO with comprehensive test coverage.
Backend changes:
- Installed socket.io@4.8.1 for WebSocket server
- Created Socket.IO server with JWT authentication middleware
- Implemented event room management (join/leave/messages)
- Added active users tracking with real-time updates
- Implemented private match room messaging
- Integrated Socket.IO with Express HTTP server
- Messages are persisted to PostgreSQL via Prisma
- Added 12 comprehensive unit tests (89.13% coverage)
Frontend changes:
- Installed socket.io-client for WebSocket connections
- Created socket service layer for connection management
- Updated EventChatPage with real-time messaging
- Updated MatchChatPage with real-time private chat
- Added connection status indicators (● Connected/Disconnected)
- Disabled message input when not connected
Infrastructure:
- Updated nginx config to proxy WebSocket connections at /socket.io
- Added Upgrade and Connection headers for WebSocket support
- Set long timeouts (7d) for persistent WebSocket connections
Key features:
- JWT-authenticated socket connections
- Room-based architecture for events and matches
- Real-time message broadcasting
- Active users list with automatic updates
- Automatic cleanup on disconnect
- Message persistence in database
Test coverage:
- 12 tests passing (authentication, event rooms, match rooms, disconnect, errors)
- Socket.IO module: 89.13% statements, 81.81% branches, 91.66% functions
- Overall coverage: 81.19%
Phase 1, Step 4 completed. Ready for Phase 2 (Core Features).
- Docker Compose setup with nginx reverse proxy and frontend service
- React + Vite + Tailwind CSS configuration
- Complete mockup of all application views:
- Authentication (login/register)
- Events list and selection
- Event chat with matchmaking
- 1:1 private chat with WebRTC P2P video transfer mockup
- Partner rating system
- Collaboration history
- Mock data for users, events, messages, matches, and ratings
- All UI text and messages in English
- Project documentation (CONTEXT.md, TODO.md, README.md, QUICKSTART.md)
