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| 1 | +# Posts API Documentation |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Posts are short updates attached to a project. They are used to document progress, share context, and keep a public "build in public" log inside Sparkly. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +This document describes the domain model and HTTP API for managing posts in `sparkly-server`. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +## Domain model |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +A `Post` represents a single update written by a user, optionally attached to a project. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +**Fields** |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +* `Id` (`Guid`): Unique identifier of the post. |
| 14 | +* `AuthorId` (`Guid`): Id of the user who created the post. |
| 15 | +* `ProjectId` (`Guid?`): Id of the project this post belongs to. Nullable for potential future global posts. |
| 16 | +* `Title` (`string`): Short title or headline of the post. |
| 17 | +* `Content` (`string`): Main text body of the post (Markdown-friendly). |
| 18 | +* `CreatedAt` (`DateTime`): UTC timestamp when the post was created. |
| 19 | +* `UpdatedAt` (`DateTime`): UTC timestamp of the last modification. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +**Invariants and behaviour** |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +* A post must always have a non-empty `Title` and `Content`. |
| 24 | +* `CreatedAt` is set once at creation time. |
| 25 | +* Every modification calls the internal `Touch()` method, which updates `UpdatedAt` to current UTC time. |
| 26 | +* Posts for a project are conceptually ordered by `CreatedAt` from newest to oldest. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +## Permissions and authorization |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +* All endpoints require an authenticated user. |
| 31 | +* `AuthorId` is always taken from the authenticated user context; the client does not choose it. |
| 32 | +* Only the author (and in the future possibly project owners / admins) may edit or delete a post. |
| 33 | +* Read access rules: |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | + * Project members can read all posts for that project. |
| 36 | + * Public projects may expose posts publicly via separate public endpoints in the future. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +The API exposes basic permission flags in the response DTO: |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +* `CanEdit` (`bool`): `true` if the current user is allowed to edit the post. |
| 41 | +* `CanDelete` (`bool`): `true` if the current user is allowed to delete the post. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +These flags are computed server-side based on the current user, not stored in the database. |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +## DTO: PostResponse |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +`PostResponse` is returned by all read endpoints. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +C# shape (conceptual): |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +```csharp |
| 52 | +public sealed class PostResponse |
| 53 | +{ |
| 54 | + public Guid Id { get; init; } |
| 55 | + public Guid ProjectId { get; init; } |
| 56 | + public Guid AuthorId { get; init; } |
| 57 | + public string Title { get; init; } = default!; |
| 58 | + public string Content { get; init; } = default!; |
| 59 | + public DateTime CreatedAt { get; init; } |
| 60 | + public DateTime UpdatedAt { get; init; } |
| 61 | + public bool CanEdit { get; init; } |
| 62 | + public bool CanDelete { get; init; } |
| 63 | +} |
| 64 | +``` |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +JSON representation (using the global JSON naming policy; here `camelCase` is assumed): |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +```json |
| 69 | +{ |
| 70 | + "id": "d7c88f39-2f8b-4b10-8f10-5b93dd0b5c34", |
| 71 | + "projectId": "a3f9d5e2-91b0-4b5a-9530-7f9a6a7a2510", |
| 72 | + "authorId": "4a2537d5-2a7b-4b17-b1a4-2a0fae7b02a1", |
| 73 | + "title": "Shipped the first version of the auth flow", |
| 74 | + "content": "Today I implemented refresh tokens and wired them into the frontend.", |
| 75 | + "createdAt": "2025-11-29T18:30:00Z", |
| 76 | + "updatedAt": "2025-11-29T18:35:12Z", |
| 77 | + "canEdit": true, |
| 78 | + "canDelete": true |
| 79 | +} |
| 80 | +``` |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +## Base route |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +All endpoints in this document assume the following controller route: |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +```text |
| 87 | +/api/v1/projects/{projectId:guid}/posts |
| 88 | +``` |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +* `projectId` – the `Guid` of the project the posts belong to. |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +If the actual route in `PostsController` differs, adapt the paths below accordingly. |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +## Endpoints |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +### 1. List posts for a project |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +Returns all posts for the given project, ordered from newest to oldest. |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +* **Method:** `GET` |
| 101 | +* **URL:** `/api/v1/projects/{projectId}/posts` |
| 102 | +* **Auth:** required (Bearer token) |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +**Path parameters** |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +* `projectId` (`Guid`) – id of the project. |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +**Query parameters** |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +Currently none. Pagination can be added later (for example `page`, `pageSize`). |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +**Responses** |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +* `200 OK` – list of posts. |
| 115 | + |
| 116 | +Example response: |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +```json |
| 119 | +[ |
| 120 | + { |
| 121 | + "id": "d7c88f39-2f8b-4b10-8f10-5b93dd0b5c34", |
| 122 | + "projectId": "a3f9d5e2-91b0-4b5a-9530-7f9a6a7a2510", |
| 123 | + "authorId": "4a2537d5-2a7b-4b17-b1a4-2a0fae7b02a1", |
| 124 | + "title": "Day 3 – basic dashboard UI", |
| 125 | + "content": "Implemented the first version of the dashboard and wired it to the API.", |
| 126 | + "createdAt": "2025-11-28T10:21:00Z", |
| 127 | + "updatedAt": "2025-11-28T10:21:00Z", |
| 128 | + "canEdit": true, |
| 129 | + "canDelete": true |
| 130 | + } |
| 131 | +] |
| 132 | +``` |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | +* `404 Not Found` – if the project does not exist or is not visible to the current user. |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | +--- |
| 137 | + |
| 138 | +### 2. Create a new post |
| 139 | + |
| 140 | +Creates a new post for the specified project. The author is taken from the authenticated user. |
| 141 | + |
| 142 | +* **Method:** `POST` |
| 143 | +* **URL:** `/api/v1/projects/{projectId}/posts` |
| 144 | +* **Auth:** required |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +**Path parameters** |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | +* `projectId` (`Guid`) – id of the project. |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +**Request body** |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +```json |
| 153 | +{ |
| 154 | + "title": "Short title of the update", |
| 155 | + "content": "Longer description of what changed, what was shipped, etc." |
| 156 | +} |
| 157 | +``` |
| 158 | + |
| 159 | +Validation rules (enforced in domain or service): |
| 160 | + |
| 161 | +* `title` – required, non-empty, reasonable max length. |
| 162 | +* `content` – required, non-empty. |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +**Responses** |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +* `201 Created` – post created successfully. |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | +Response body: `PostResponse` for the created post. |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +* `400 Bad Request` – invalid input (for example missing or empty `title`/`content`). |
| 171 | +* `404 Not Found` – project does not exist or is not visible to the user. |
| 172 | + |
| 173 | +--- |
| 174 | + |
| 175 | +### 3. Get a single post |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +Returns a single post by id within the context of a project. |
| 178 | + |
| 179 | +* **Method:** `GET` |
| 180 | +* **URL:** `/api/v1/projects/{projectId}/posts/{postId}` |
| 181 | +* **Auth:** required |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | +**Path parameters** |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +* `projectId` (`Guid`) – id of the project. |
| 186 | +* `postId` (`Guid`) – id of the post. |
| 187 | + |
| 188 | +**Responses** |
| 189 | + |
| 190 | +* `200 OK` – returns `PostResponse`. |
| 191 | +* `404 Not Found` – if the post does not exist, does not belong to the given project, or is not visible to the current user. |
| 192 | + |
| 193 | +--- |
| 194 | + |
| 195 | +### 4. Update a post |
| 196 | + |
| 197 | +Updates the title and content of an existing post. |
| 198 | + |
| 199 | +* **Method:** `PUT` |
| 200 | +* **URL:** `/api/v1/projects/{projectId}/posts/{postId}` |
| 201 | +* **Auth:** required |
| 202 | + |
| 203 | +Only the author (and in the future possibly project owners/admins) can update a post. |
| 204 | + |
| 205 | +**Path parameters** |
| 206 | + |
| 207 | +* `projectId` (`Guid`) |
| 208 | +* `postId` (`Guid`) |
| 209 | + |
| 210 | +**Request body** |
| 211 | + |
| 212 | +Same shape as create: |
| 213 | + |
| 214 | +```json |
| 215 | +{ |
| 216 | + "title": "Updated title", |
| 217 | + "content": "Updated content of the post" |
| 218 | +} |
| 219 | +``` |
| 220 | + |
| 221 | +**Responses** |
| 222 | + |
| 223 | +* `200 OK` (or `204 No Content`, depending on implementation) – post updated. |
| 224 | + |
| 225 | + * If `200`, response body should be the updated `PostResponse`. |
| 226 | +* `400 Bad Request` – invalid input. |
| 227 | +* `403 Forbidden` – current user is not allowed to edit this post. |
| 228 | +* `404 Not Found` – post not found or does not belong to the given project. |
| 229 | + |
| 230 | +--- |
| 231 | + |
| 232 | +### 5. Delete a post |
| 233 | + |
| 234 | +Deletes a post permanently. |
| 235 | + |
| 236 | +* **Method:** `DELETE` |
| 237 | +* **URL:** `/api/v1/projects/{projectId}/posts/{postId}` |
| 238 | +* **Auth:** required |
| 239 | + |
| 240 | +Only the author (and later possibly project admins) can delete a post. |
| 241 | + |
| 242 | +**Path parameters** |
| 243 | + |
| 244 | +* `projectId` (`Guid`) |
| 245 | +* `postId` (`Guid`) |
| 246 | + |
| 247 | +**Responses** |
| 248 | + |
| 249 | +* `204 No Content` – post deleted successfully. |
| 250 | +* `403 Forbidden` – user is not allowed to delete this post. |
| 251 | +* `404 Not Found` – post not found or does not belong to the given project. |
| 252 | + |
| 253 | +## Error format |
| 254 | + |
| 255 | +The Posts API uses the same error format as the rest of Sparkly (for example a problem-details style object). |
| 256 | + |
| 257 | +Typical shape: |
| 258 | + |
| 259 | +```json |
| 260 | +{ |
| 261 | + "type": "validation_error", |
| 262 | + "title": "Validation failed", |
| 263 | + "status": 400, |
| 264 | + "errors": { |
| 265 | + "title": ["Title is required."], |
| 266 | + "content": ["Content is required."] |
| 267 | + } |
| 268 | +} |
| 269 | +``` |
| 270 | + |
| 271 | +Keep any future validation or authorization errors for posts consistent with this format so the frontend can handle them uniformly. |
| 272 | + |
| 273 | +## Notes for maintainers |
| 274 | + |
| 275 | +* When adding new fields to `Post`, update: |
| 276 | + |
| 277 | + * the EF Core mapping and migrations, |
| 278 | + * the `PostResponse` DTO and mapper, |
| 279 | + * this document and any frontend models. |
| 280 | +* When changing routes or authorization rules, keep the behaviour described above in sync with the actual implementation. |
| 281 | +* Consider adding Swagger / OpenAPI annotations to `PostsController` so these endpoints also appear in generated API documentation. |
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