# Frontend Build Log — RTSport Parent Dashboard

**Date:** 2026-05-06  
**Builder:** Daedalus 🎨 (subagent)  
**Build directory:** `shared/build-20260506-parent/frontend/`

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## Files Created

| File | Size | Description |
|------|------|-------------|
| `parent-dashboard.html` | ~8.7 KB | Full HTML with API config, auth, inline `<script>` + link to CSS/JS |
| `parent-tabs.css` | ~23.3 KB | Tab components: StatusHero, PhaseTracker, Restrictions, Appointments, CareTeam, ActivityFeed, ChildSelector, Timeline, Messages/Chat, skeletons, error states |
| `parent-tabs.js` | ~35.3 KB | Tab-routing, child switching, data fetching, timeline rendering, message polling + chat UI |

## What Was Built

### Home Tab (enhanced from existing skeleton)

- **StatusHero** — Large gradient card with athlete avatar, initials, sport/team/jersey, status emoji+badge, injury description, phase progress bar (animated fill), estimated return date
- **RestrictionsCard** — Warning card with `--status-out` left border, restriction list with ⚠ bullets. Hidden when no restrictions.
- **NextAppointment** — Highlighted card with `--parent-accent` left border showing formatted date/time. Hidden when no appointment.
- **PhaseTracker** — Step-by-step visual phase list with numbered circles (done=green ✓, current=purple ●, pending=outlined), date annotations
- **CareTeam** — Contact cards with role-colored initials (AT=teal, Coach=amber)
- **ActivityFeed** — Reverse-chronological list with event-type icons (🎯 milestone, 💬 message, ⚠️ restriction, 🏥 assessment)
- All components: Loading skeletons → populated → error states with retry

### Timeline Tab (built from scratch)

- **PhaseHeader** — Sticky top indicator with phase name, number, athlete name
- **VerticalTimeline** — Colored dots: green=clearance, amber=restriction, violet=milestone, teal=assessment, blue=message
- **EventCards** — Each with icon, bold title, formatted date, description paragraph
- Past events (>30 days) slightly muted (opacity 0.6)
- **FERPA note** — Dashed box: "Clinical notes are not shown in this view"
- Empty state with message when no active case

### Messages Tab (built from scratch)

- **ConversationList** — Cards with avatar initials, contact name, role, last message preview, unread badge (purple dot)
- **ChatView** — Full-screen overlay with back button + contact header. Message bubbles: parent messages right-aligned violet bg, AT messages left-aligned muted bg with border. Timestamps under each. Read receipts (✓ / ✓✓).
- **Composer** — Fixed at bottom: text input (rounded pill) + send button (purple circle). Validates non-empty. Optimistic UI (shows message immediately, then confirms). Failed send shows error inline with tap-to-retry.
- Message polling: every 30s when Messages tab is open

### Child Selector (enhanced)

- Horizontal scrollable pills with avatar initials + status dot (green/amber/red) on avatar
- Active state: violet filled border + background
- "Active" badge if has active case
- Hidden (`display: none`) if only 1 child
- Switching children: flushes all data, shows skeletons, re-fetches everything

### JS Architecture

- Uses existing `apiRequest()` / `checkAuth()` / `setAuthToken()` wrappers — unchanged
- Tab-aware loading: only fetches data when tab is visible
- `switchChild()`: flushes all current data, re-fetches everything for new athlete
- Exported functions exposed on `window.*` for HTML onclick compatibility
- `escapeHtml()` utility for safe message rendering

### Design

- Mobile-first primary, scales to tablet via `@media (min-width: 768px)`
- Dark theme: `--parent-accent: #8b5cf6` (violet per spec, overrides rtsport.css rose)
- Uses EXISTING CSS variables from rtsport.css — no redefinitions
- 44px minimum tap targets on all interactive elements
- `touch-action: manipulation` on interactive elements
- No external chart libraries — pure CSS progress bars
- `prefers-reduced-motion: reduce` respected (via rtsport.css)

## Key Design Decisions

1. **Violet override**: The spec says `#8b5cf6` for parent accent, but rtsport.css has `#ff6b9d` (rose). Added `:root { --parent-accent: #8b5cf6 }` in `parent-tabs.css` with `.parent-only` scope. This means the parent dashboard gets violet consistently without breaking coach dashboard styles.

2. **Optimistic send**: Messages show immediately in the UI, then confirm via API. This avoids the latency of send → wait → render flow, which hurts on mobile connections.

3. **Data model mismatch**: The existing HTML assumed `/athletes/{id}/case` returns timeline data inline, but the spec defines separate `/dashboard/parent` and `/dashboard/parent/timeline` endpoints. The new code uses the spec endpoints.

4. **Skeleton + shimmer**: Pure CSS shimmer animation on skeleton elements — no JS animation libraries needed.

## States Covered

| Component | Loading | Empty | Error | Populated |
|-----------|---------|-------|-------|-----------|
| StatusHero | Shimmer skeleton card | "Welcome! Select an athlete" | Retry button | Full card |
| PhaseTracker | Skeleton phase list | "No active recovery — all clear!" | N/A (falls back to empty) | Step list |
| CareTeam | — | "Care team members will appear here" | N/A | Contact cards |
| ActivityFeed | Skeleton feed items | "No recent activity" | N/A | Event list |
| Timeline | Shimmer timeline cards | "No timeline events" | Retry button | Vertical timeline |
| Conversations | "Loading conversations..." | "No Conversations Yet" | Retry button | Conversation cards |
| Chat | "Loading messages..." | "No messages yet" | Retry button | Message bubbles |

## Unchanged from Original

- API auth flow (`checkAuth()`, `setAuthToken()`, `getAuthToken()`)
- API request wrapper (`apiRequest()`)
- Bottom navigation structure and CSS classes
- Mobile-first shell with safe-area support
- `app-header` and role badge styling

## File Paths (for deployment)

| File | Target Path |
|------|-------------|
| `parent-dashboard.html` | `/rtsport/static/templates/parent/dashboard.html` |
| `parent-tabs.css` | `/rtsport/static/css/parent-tabs.css` |
| `parent-tabs.js` | `/rtsport/static/js/parent-tabs.js` |