diff --git a/api/models/technical_debt.py b/api/models/technical_debt.py
index 7aee735..9a64260 100644
--- a/api/models/technical_debt.py
+++ b/api/models/technical_debt.py
@@ -1,19 +1,51 @@
import enum
import uuid
-from sqlalchemy import Enum, ForeignKey, String, Text
+from sqlalchemy import DateTime, Enum, ForeignKey, String, Text
from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID
from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column, relationship
+from sqlalchemy.sql import func
from api.models.base import Base, TimestampMixin, new_uuid
class TDStatus(str, enum.Enum):
+ # Legacy general statuses
open = "open"
in_progress = "in_progress"
resolved = "resolved"
deferred = "deferred"
wont_fix = "wont_fix"
+ # Dashboard-improvement workflow steps
+ submitted = "submitted"
+ analyse = "analyse"
+ plan = "plan"
+ implement = "implement"
+ test = "test"
+ review = "review"
+ finished = "finished"
+
+
+# Ordered workflow steps for dashboard-improvement suggestions
+SUGGESTION_STEPS = ["submitted", "analyse", "plan", "implement", "test", "review", "finished"]
+
+
+class TDNote(Base):
+ __tablename__ = "td_notes"
+
+ id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=new_uuid)
+ td_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(
+ UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("technical_debt.id", ondelete="CASCADE"),
+ nullable=False, index=True,
+ )
+ step: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(30), nullable=False)
+ author: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(100), nullable=True)
+ content: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False)
+ created_at: Mapped[DateTime] = mapped_column(
+ DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now(), nullable=False
+ )
+
+ td: Mapped["TechnicalDebt"] = relationship("TechnicalDebt", back_populates="notes")
class TechnicalDebt(Base, TimestampMixin):
@@ -51,6 +83,10 @@ class TechnicalDebt(Base, TimestampMixin):
domain: Mapped["Domain"] = relationship("Domain", lazy="selectin") # noqa: F821
topic: Mapped["Topic"] = relationship("Topic", lazy="selectin") # noqa: F821
workstream: Mapped["Workstream"] = relationship("Workstream", lazy="selectin") # noqa: F821
+ notes: Mapped[list["TDNote"]] = relationship(
+ "TDNote", back_populates="td", lazy="selectin",
+ order_by="TDNote.created_at",
+ )
@property
def domain_slug(self) -> str:
diff --git a/api/routers/technical_debt.py b/api/routers/technical_debt.py
index eb8a4de..902d68c 100644
--- a/api/routers/technical_debt.py
+++ b/api/routers/technical_debt.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
from api.database import get_session
from api.models.domain import Domain
-from api.models.technical_debt import TDStatus, TechnicalDebt
-from api.schemas.technical_debt import TDCreate, TDRead, TDUpdate
+from api.models.technical_debt import TDNote, TDStatus, TechnicalDebt
+from api.schemas.technical_debt import TDCreate, TDNoteCreate, TDNoteRead, TDRead, TDUpdate
router = APIRouter(prefix="/technical-debt", tags=["technical-debt"])
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ async def _resolve_domain_id(slug: str, session: AsyncSession) -> uuid.UUID:
@router.get("/", response_model=list[TDRead])
async def list_td(
domain: str | None = None,
- status: TDStatus | None = None,
+ status: str | None = None, # str to accept both legacy and workflow values
debt_type: str | None = None,
severity: str | None = None,
session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
@@ -106,3 +106,35 @@ async def defer_td(
await session.commit()
await session.refresh(td)
return td
+
+
+# ── Notes ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@router.get("/{td_id}/notes/", response_model=list[TDNoteRead])
+async def list_notes(
+ td_id: uuid.UUID,
+ session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
+) -> list[TDNote]:
+ td = await session.get(TechnicalDebt, td_id)
+ if td is None:
+ raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Technical debt item not found")
+ result = await session.execute(
+ select(TDNote).where(TDNote.td_id == td_id).order_by(TDNote.created_at)
+ )
+ return list(result.scalars().all())
+
+
+@router.post("/{td_id}/notes/", response_model=TDNoteRead, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+async def add_note(
+ td_id: uuid.UUID,
+ body: TDNoteCreate,
+ session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
+) -> TDNote:
+ td = await session.get(TechnicalDebt, td_id)
+ if td is None:
+ raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Technical debt item not found")
+ note = TDNote(td_id=td_id, **body.model_dump())
+ session.add(note)
+ await session.commit()
+ await session.refresh(note)
+ return note
diff --git a/api/schemas/technical_debt.py b/api/schemas/technical_debt.py
index f5d920e..6926c20 100644
--- a/api/schemas/technical_debt.py
+++ b/api/schemas/technical_debt.py
@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ from api.models.technical_debt import TDStatus
VALID_SEVERITIES = {"low", "medium", "high", "critical"}
+class TDNoteCreate(BaseModel):
+ step: str
+ author: str | None = None
+ content: str
+
+
+class TDNoteRead(BaseModel):
+ model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
+
+ id: uuid.UUID
+ td_id: uuid.UUID
+ step: str
+ author: str | None = None
+ content: str
+ created_at: datetime
+
+
class TDCreate(BaseModel):
td_id: str | None = None
domain: str # slug; router resolves to domain_id FK
@@ -47,3 +64,4 @@ class TDRead(BaseModel):
workstream_id: uuid.UUID | None = None
created_at: datetime
updated_at: datetime
+ notes: list[TDNoteRead] = []
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/improvement-modal.js b/dashboard/src/components/improvement-modal.js
index a71f4e8..0f9ba4d 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/improvement-modal.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/improvement-modal.js
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ export function initImprovementModal({ apiBase = "http://127.0.0.1:8000", domain
description: suggestion,
debt_type: "dashboard-improvement",
severity: "low",
+ status: "submitted",
location,
};
diff --git a/dashboard/src/ui-feedback.md b/dashboard/src/ui-feedback.md
index ba9fe95..dff6702 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/ui-feedback.md
+++ b/dashboard/src/ui-feedback.md
@@ -6,6 +6,45 @@ title: UI Feedback
import {API, POLL} from "./components/config.js";
```
+```js
+// Ordered workflow steps for dashboard-improvement suggestions
+const STEPS = ["submitted", "analyse", "plan", "implement", "test", "review", "finished"];
+const STEP_LABEL = {
+ submitted: "Submitted",
+ analyse: "Analyse",
+ plan: "Plan",
+ implement: "Implement",
+ test: "Test",
+ review: "Review",
+ finished: "Finished",
+ wont_fix: "Won't Fix",
+};
+const STEP_COLOR = {
+ submitted: "#94a3b8",
+ analyse: "#3b82f6",
+ plan: "#8b5cf6",
+ implement: "#f59e0b",
+ test: "#06b6d4",
+ review: "#6366f1",
+ finished: "#16a34a",
+ wont_fix: "#9ca3af",
+};
+const STEP_HINT = {
+ submitted: "New suggestion — not yet triaged.",
+ analyse: "Investigating the issue and its scope.",
+ plan: "Designing the solution approach.",
+ implement: "Building the change.",
+ test: "Verifying the implementation works correctly.",
+ review: "Awaiting review by the original suggester.",
+ finished: "Shipped and confirmed.",
+ wont_fix: "Decided not to implement.",
+};
+function nextStep(current) {
+ const i = STEPS.indexOf(current);
+ return i >= 0 && i < STEPS.length - 1 ? STEPS[i + 1] : null;
+}
+```
+
```js
const feedbackState = (async function*() {
while (true) {
@@ -18,8 +57,8 @@ const feedbackState = (async function*() {
data = items
.filter(t => t.debt_type === "dashboard-improvement")
.sort((a, b) => {
- const st = {open: 0, in_progress: 1, deferred: 2, resolved: 3, wont_fix: 4};
- return (st[a.status] ?? 9) - (st[b.status] ?? 9);
+ const st = {submitted:0, analyse:1, plan:2, implement:3, test:4, review:5, finished:6, wont_fix:7, open:8, in_progress:9, resolved:10};
+ return (st[a.status] ?? 99) - (st[b.status] ?? 99);
});
}
} catch {}
@@ -41,27 +80,23 @@ const _ts = feedbackState.ts;
import {injectTocTop} from "./components/toc-sidebar.js";
import {withDocHelp} from "./components/doc-overlay.js";
-const _open = data.filter(t => t.status === "open" || t.status === "in_progress");
-const _resolved = data.filter(t => t.status === "resolved");
-const _wontFix = data.filter(t => t.status === "wont_fix");
+const _active = data.filter(t => t.status !== "finished" && t.status !== "wont_fix");
+const _finished = data.filter(t => t.status === "finished");
+const _wontfix = data.filter(t => t.status === "wont_fix");
const _kpiBox = html`
UI Feedback
-
resolved
-
+
finished
+
-
`;
@@ -71,84 +106,146 @@ const _liveEl = html`
? `Live · updated ${_ts?.toLocaleTimeString()}`
: html`Offline — run: make api`}
`;
-withDocHelp(_liveEl, "/docs/live-data");
injectTocTop("fb-kpi-box", _kpiBox);
injectTocTop("live-indicator", _liveEl);
```
-> Right-click any widget or section on any dashboard page to submit a suggestion.
-> Items appear here for review and can be resolved or dismissed.
+> Shift+click any widget on any dashboard page to submit a suggestion.
+> Each suggestion moves through the workflow below; the **Review** step
+> is for the original suggester to confirm the implementation is correct.
-## Open Suggestions
+## Active
```js
-async function _setStatus(td_id, status) {
- try {
- const r = await fetch(`${API}/technical-debt/${td_id}`, {
- method: "PATCH",
- headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
- body: JSON.stringify({status}),
- });
- if (!r.ok) alert(`Failed to update status (HTTP ${r.status})`);
- } catch {
- alert("API unreachable");
- }
+async function _advance(td, newStatus) {
+ return fetch(`${API}/technical-debt/${td.id}`, {
+ method: "PATCH",
+ headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+ body: JSON.stringify({status: newStatus}),
+ });
}
-```
-```js
-const _openItems = data.filter(t => t.status === "open" || t.status === "in_progress");
-
-if (_openItems.length === 0) {
- display(html`No open suggestions. Right-click any dashboard widget to submit one.
`);
-} else {
- display(html`${_openItems.map(t => {
- const card = html`
`;
- return card;
- })}
`);
+async function _addNote(td_id, step, content) {
+ return fetch(`${API}/technical-debt/${td_id}/notes/`, {
+ method: "POST",
+ headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+ body: JSON.stringify({step, content, author: "custodian"}),
+ });
}
-```
-## Resolved / Won't Fix
+function renderSuggestionCard(t) {
+ const isWorkflow = STEPS.includes(t.status);
+ const next = nextStep(t.status);
+ const color = STEP_COLOR[t.status] ?? "#94a3b8";
+ const stepIdx = STEPS.indexOf(t.status);
-```js
-const _doneItems = data.filter(t => t.status === "resolved" || t.status === "wont_fix");
-
-if (_doneItems.length === 0) {
- display(html`Nothing resolved yet.
`);
-} else {
- display(html`${_doneItems.map(t => html`
-
- `;
+}
+
+if (_active.length === 0) {
+ display(html`
No active suggestions. Shift+click any dashboard widget to submit one.
`);
+} else {
+ display(html`
${_active.map(renderSuggestionCard)}
`);
+}
+```
+
+## Finished & Won't Fix
+
+```js
+const _closed = [..._finished, ..._wontfix];
+if (_closed.length === 0) {
+ display(html`
Nothing closed yet.
`);
+} else {
+ display(html`
${_closed.map(t => {
+ const color = STEP_COLOR[t.status] ?? "#94a3b8";
+ return html`
+
+
${t.title.replace(/^UI:\s*/, "")}
+
${t.description ?? ""}
+ ${(t.notes ?? []).length > 0 ? html`
+ ${t.notes.slice(-2).map(n => html`
+
${STEP_LABEL[n.step] ?? n.step}
+
${n.content}
+
`)}
+
` : ""}
+
`;
+ })}
`);
}
```
@@ -160,52 +257,55 @@ if (_doneItems.length === 0) {
.kpi-row-right { text-align: right; }
.kpi-row-value { font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; line-height: 1.1; }
-.fb-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.55rem; }
-.fb-done { opacity: 0.7; }
-
-.fb-card {
- border-left: 3px solid #6366f1;
- border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
- background: var(--theme-background-alt);
- padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
-}
-.fb-status-resolved { border-left-color: #16a34a; }
-.fb-status-wont_fix { border-left-color: #94a3b8; }
-.fb-status-in_progress { border-left-color: #d97706; }
-
-.fb-card-header {
- display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.45rem;
- margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
-}
-.fb-location {
- font-size: 0.75rem; color: var(--theme-foreground-faint);
- font-style: italic; flex: 1;
-}
-.fb-suggestion {
- font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.55;
- color: var(--theme-foreground);
- white-space: pre-wrap;
-}
-.fb-actions { display: flex; gap: 0.35rem; margin-left: auto; }
-.fb-btn {
- padding: 0.2rem 0.65rem; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 0.75rem;
- font-family: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; border: 1px solid transparent;
- transition: background 0.1s, opacity 0.1s;
-}
-.fb-btn-resolve { background: #dcfce7; color: #166534; border-color: #bbf7d0; }
-.fb-btn-resolve:hover { background: #bbf7d0; }
-.fb-btn-wontfix { background: #f1f5f9; color: #475569; border-color: #cbd5e1; }
-.fb-btn-wontfix:hover { background: #e2e8f0; }
-.fb-btn-inprogress { background: #fef3c7; color: #92400e; border-color: #fde68a; }
-.fb-btn-inprogress:hover { background: #fde68a; }
-
-/* reuse td-badge styles */
+/* ── Cards ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.fb-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }
+.fb-list-closed { opacity: 0.72; }
+.fb-card { border-left: 3px solid #6366f1; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; background: var(--theme-background-alt); padding: 0.85rem 1rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.6rem; }
+.fb-card-closed { gap: 0.4rem; }
+.fb-card-header { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.45rem; }
+.fb-location { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--theme-foreground-faint); font-style: italic; flex: 1; }
+.fb-title { font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; }
+.fb-suggestion { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--theme-foreground-muted); line-height: 1.5; white-space: pre-wrap; }
+.fb-step-badge { display: inline-block; padding: 0.12rem 0.55rem; border-radius: 10px; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }
.td-ref { font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--theme-foreground-muted); background: var(--theme-background); border: 1px solid var(--theme-foreground-faint, #ddd); border-radius: 4px; padding: 0.05rem 0.35rem; }
-.td-badge { display: inline-block; padding: 0.1rem 0.45rem; border-radius: 10px; font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 500; }
-.td-badge-open { background: #dbeafe; color: #1e40af; }
-.td-badge-in_progress { background: #fef3c7; color: #92400e; }
-.td-badge-resolved { background: #dcfce7; color: #166534; }
-.td-badge-wont_fix { background: #f3f4f6; color: #9ca3af; }
+
+/* ── Stepper ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.fb-stepper { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: nowrap; overflow-x: auto; padding: 0.5rem 0; gap: 0; }
+.fb-step { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; flex-shrink: 0; min-width: 54px; }
+.fb-step-dot { width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; border: 2px solid var(--theme-foreground-faint, #ccc); background: var(--theme-background); }
+.fb-step-done .fb-step-dot { background: #16a34a; border-color: #16a34a; }
+.fb-step-current .fb-step-dot { width: 12px; height: 12px; }
+.fb-step-label { font-size: 0.62rem; color: var(--theme-foreground-faint); margin-top: 0.25rem; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; }
+.fb-step-done .fb-step-label { color: #16a34a; }
+.fb-step-current .fb-step-label { font-weight: 700; color: var(--theme-foreground); }
+.fb-step-line { flex: 1; height: 2px; background: var(--theme-foreground-faint, #ddd); min-width: 12px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
+.fb-step-line-done { background: #16a34a; }
+
+/* ── Notes ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.fb-notes-section { margin-top: 0.1rem; }
+.fb-notes-toggle { cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.75rem; color: var(--theme-foreground-muted); user-select: none; padding: 0.15rem 0; }
+.fb-notes { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.4rem; margin: 0.4rem 0 0.5rem; }
+.fb-notes-compact { margin-top: 0.3rem; }
+.fb-no-notes { font-size: 0.75rem; color: var(--theme-foreground-faint); font-style: italic; margin: 0.2rem 0 0.4rem; }
+.fb-note { background: var(--theme-background); border-radius: 5px; padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem; font-size: 0.82rem; line-height: 1.45; }
+.fb-note-step { display: inline-block; padding: 0.05rem 0.4rem; border-radius: 8px; font-size: 0.65rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; margin-right: 0.35rem; }
+.fb-note-author { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--theme-foreground-muted); margin-right: 0.35rem; }
+.fb-note-time { font-size: 0.68rem; color: var(--theme-foreground-faint); }
+.fb-note-content { margin-top: 0.2rem; white-space: pre-wrap; }
+.fb-note-form { display: flex; gap: 0.4rem; align-items: flex-start; margin-top: 0.25rem; }
+.fb-note-ta { flex: 1; font-size: 0.82rem; font-family: inherit; border: 1px solid var(--theme-foreground-faint, #ccc); border-radius: 5px; padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem; background: var(--theme-background); resize: vertical; line-height: 1.45; color: inherit; }
+
+/* ── Actions ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.fb-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem; margin-top: 0.1rem; }
+.fb-review-hint { font-size: 0.75rem; color: #6366f1; font-style: italic; flex: 1; }
+.fb-btn { padding: 0.3rem 0.8rem; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 0.78rem; font-family: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; border: 1px solid transparent; transition: opacity 0.1s; background: var(--theme-background); }
+.fb-btn:disabled { opacity: 0.4; cursor: not-allowed; }
+.fb-btn-advance { border-width: 1.5px; }
+.fb-btn-advance:hover:not(:disabled) { opacity: 0.75; }
+.fb-btn-note { border-color: var(--theme-foreground-faint, #ccc); color: var(--theme-foreground-muted); }
+.fb-btn-note:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--theme-background-alt); }
+.fb-btn-wontfix { color: #9ca3af; border-color: #e5e7eb; }
+.fb-btn-wontfix:hover:not(:disabled) { background: #f3f4f6; }
.dim { color: gray; font-style: italic; }
diff --git a/migrations/versions/h5c6d7e8f9a0_suggestion_workflow.py b/migrations/versions/h5c6d7e8f9a0_suggestion_workflow.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e942ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/h5c6d7e8f9a0_suggestion_workflow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"""suggestion workflow: extend tdstatus enum + td_notes table
+
+Revision ID: h5c6d7e8f9a0
+Revises: g4b5c6d7e8f9
+Create Date: 2026-03-18
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+revision = "h5c6d7e8f9a0"
+down_revision = "g4b5c6d7e8f9"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+ # Extend tdstatus enum with workflow step values.
+ # IF NOT EXISTS prevents errors on re-runs; values cannot be removed in downgrade.
+ for val in ("submitted", "analyse", "plan", "implement", "test", "review", "finished"):
+ op.execute(f"ALTER TYPE tdstatus ADD VALUE IF NOT EXISTS '{val}'")
+
+ # Per-step notes for technical debt items (used by dashboard-improvement workflow)
+ op.create_table(
+ "td_notes",
+ sa.Column("id", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True,
+ server_default=sa.text("gen_random_uuid()")),
+ sa.Column("td_id", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True),
+ sa.ForeignKey("technical_debt.id", ondelete="CASCADE"),
+ nullable=False, index=True),
+ sa.Column("step", sa.String(30), nullable=False),
+ sa.Column("author", sa.String(100), nullable=True),
+ sa.Column("content", sa.Text, nullable=False),
+ sa.Column("created_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+ server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+ )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+ op.drop_table("td_notes")
+ # Note: PostgreSQL does not support removing enum values;
+ # the added tdstatus values remain after downgrade.