Introduces a new "Per-guest selections" identity mode for event
feedback, letting each visitor register under their own name so their
likes/favorites/comments/ratings are tracked independently. Includes
admin insights (list, per-guest detail, aggregate view, export) and
advanced identity features (forget-me, email recovery, invite tokens,
merge).
New event-level setting
- event_feedback_settings.identity_mode = 'simple' | 'guest' (default
'simple' → zero behavior change for existing events).
- Admin UI radio under Feedback Settings to toggle per event.
Root cause of the previous "all guests share state" bug
- generateGuestIdentifier() was sha256(ip + userAgent), so every visitor
on the same WiFi + similar device collided into one identity.
- Now: when a verified guest JWT is present (x-guest-token header),
req.guest.identifier takes precedence — per-person rate limits and
per-person deduplication.
Phase 1 — identity layer
- Migration 078: new gallery_guests, guest_invites, guest_verification_
codes tables; identity_mode column + check constraint; nullable
guest_id FK on photo_feedback.
- New guest JWT type scoped to (eventId, guestId).
- New middleware guestAuth.resolveGuest (non-blocking) + requireGuest.
- POST /gallery/:slug/guest, GET /guest/me, DELETE /guest/me.
- Gallery feedback route enforces guest identity in guest mode and
reads name/email from the verified token (never from the body).
- Frontend GuestIdentityContext + GuestNamePromptModal; axios
interceptor injects x-guest-token on gallery API calls.
- Feedback-only blocking: gallery opens freely, prompt only on first
interactive feedback action.
- Admin "Guests" tab (conditional on identity_mode='guest') with the
AdminGuestsList component.
Phase 2 — admin insights
- GET /admin/events/:eventId/guests list + aggregated counts.
- GET /admin/events/:eventId/guests/:guestId detail with per-type
groupings; AdminGuestDetail modal with thumbnail grid + tabs.
- GET /admin/events/:eventId/guests/aggregate sorted by distinct guest
pick count; GuestSelectionsAggregate component.
- Per-guest export (txt/csv/json) and bulk export-all ZIP.
Phase 3 — polish
- 3.1 Self-service forget-me link in gallery footer.
- 3.2 Email-based identity recovery: POST /guest/recover sends a
6-digit code via the existing emailProcessor, POST /guest/verify
exchanges it for a token (rate-limited, enumeration-safe).
- 3.3 Admin invite tokens: pre-mint identities, share URLs with
?invite=, single-use redemption stripping the param from history.
- 3.4 Admin merge endpoint reassigns feedback + soft-deletes sources.
Shared helper
- useGalleryFeedbackAction hook wraps the identity-check logic for
inline like buttons across Masonry/Grid/Justified/Mosaic/Carousel/
Timeline/Premium layouts.
Backwards compatibility
- Existing events default to 'simple' after migration; behavior
unchanged.
- Legacy photo_feedback rows keep guest_id NULL; admin shows them in
the generic feedback moderation view as before.
- feedback_count denormalized stat now uses COALESCE(guest_id,
guest_identifier) so per-guest counts are accurate without touching
legacy rows.
Verified end-to-end against local Docker
- Migration clean on existing data.
- Simple mode unchanged (no prompt, legacy flow).
- Guest mode: Alice registers on click, tokens persist in
sessionStorage, feedback rows carry guest_id.
- Carol via invite link auto-redeems, sees Alice's "1 likes" badge.
- Admin Guests tab shows both with correct counts; detail modal
displays thumbnail grid with badges; aggregate view sorts by picker
count (photo 227 = 2, others = 1); CSV/JSON export matches DB.
- Merge Carol into Alice: feedback reassigned, Carol soft-deleted,
Alice count = 4.
- Fixed 400 Bad Request error when submitting feedback with name/email required
- Updated backend validation to properly handle empty/undefined name/email fields
- Modified frontend components to send undefined instead of empty strings when fields are not provided
- Fixed thumbnail display issue in moderation view by using correct admin API endpoints
- Updated FeedbackModerationPanel and EventFeedbackPage to display thumbnails correctly
The issue was caused by the validation logic treating empty strings differently than undefined values.
Frontend components now properly send undefined when name/email are not provided, and the backend
validation correctly handles both cases.
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- Fixed backend validation to properly handle empty strings in validateGuestRequirements
- Added Boolean conversion for SQLite boolean values in feedback settings API response
- Created FeedbackIdentityModal component for collecting name/email when required
- Updated PhotoLikes, PhotoRating, and PhotoFavorites components to show modal when requireNameEmail is true
- Fixed issue where require_name_email field was not reaching frontend due to missing boolean conversion
This ensures that when 'Require Name & Email' is enabled, guests are prompted with a modal to provide their information before submitting feedback, preventing 400 Bad Request errors.
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- Remove all console.log/debug statements from production code
- Add NODE_ENV checks for development-only logging
- Remove test scripts (test-feedback, test-image-security, test-backup-*, test-restore)
- Remove one-time fix scripts (fix-temp-photos, fix-migration-state, mark-migration-applied)
- Remove sensitive files (.env.backup, ADMIN_CREDENTIALS.txt)
- Update package.json to remove references to deleted scripts
- Replace console statements with logger utility in backend
- Secure error boundaries to not expose stack traces in production
This makes the codebase production-ready with no debug output or test scripts.
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