diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
index aa5c10f..896747a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
@@ -130,6 +130,29 @@
}
}
+ // In-site reply (plain text, sent via SMTP; only stored on successful send).
+ let replyingId = $state(null);
+ let replyText = $state('');
+ let replyBusy = $state(false);
+ let replyErr = $state('');
+ function openReply(f) { replyingId = f.id; replyText = ''; replyErr = ''; }
+ function cancelReply() { replyingId = null; replyText = ''; replyErr = ''; }
+ async function sendReply(f) {
+ const msg = replyText.trim();
+ if (!msg || replyBusy) return;
+ replyBusy = true; replyErr = '';
+ try {
+ const res = await postJSON(`/api/admin/feedback/${f.id}/reply`, { message: msg });
+ f.replies = [...(f.replies || []), res.reply];
+ f.read_at = f.read_at || res.reply.sent_at; // server marked it read
+ replyingId = null; replyText = '';
+ } catch (e) {
+ replyErr = e?.message || 'Could not send — the draft is kept.';
+ } finally {
+ replyBusy = false;
+ }
+ }
+
const SHARE_LABEL = {
share_ub: 'Copied UB link',
native_share: 'Native share',
@@ -396,10 +419,40 @@
{#if !f.read_at}{/if}
{f.category}
{fdate(f.created_at)}
- {#if f.contact_email}Reply ↩{:else}anonymous{/if}
+ {#if f.contact_email}{f.contact_email}{:else}anonymous{/if}
{f.message}
+
+ {#if f.replies?.length}
+
+ {#each f.replies as r (r.id)}
+
+
↪ Replied · {fwhen(r.sent_at)}
+
{r.message}
+
+ {/each}
+
+ {/if}
+
+ {#if replyingId === f.id}
+
+
+ {#if replyErr}
{replyErr}
{/if}
+
+
+
+
+
+ {/if}
+
+ {#if f.contact_email && replyingId !== f.id}
+
+ {:else if !f.contact_email}
+ No reply address
+ {/if}
@@ -536,9 +589,31 @@
.fhead .dot { width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent); flex-shrink: 0; }
.fhead .cat { background: var(--accent-soft); color: var(--accent-deep); border-radius: 999px; padding: 2px 9px; text-transform: capitalize; }
.fhead .when { color: var(--muted); }
- .fhead .reply { color: var(--accent-deep); margin-left: auto; }
+ .fhead .addr { color: var(--accent-deep); margin-left: auto; }
.fhead .anon { color: var(--muted); margin-left: auto; font-style: italic; }
.msg { margin: 0; color: var(--ink); font-size: 0.92rem; white-space: pre-wrap; }
+
+ /* Reply thread + composer */
+ .thread { margin: 10px 0 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
+ .rep { border-left: 2px solid var(--accent-soft); padding: 2px 0 2px 12px; }
+ .rep .rl { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--muted); }
+ .rep .repmsg { margin: 2px 0 0; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--ink); white-space: pre-wrap; }
+ .composer { margin: 10px 0 0; }
+ .composer textarea {
+ width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; font-size: 0.9rem;
+ padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px;
+ background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); resize: vertical;
+ }
+ .composer textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--accent); }
+ .cerr { margin: 6px 0 0; color: #9a3b3b; font-size: 0.82rem; }
+ .cbtns { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-top: 8px; }
+ .csend {
+ font: inherit; font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 600; background: var(--accent); color: #fff;
+ border: none; border-radius: 999px; padding: 7px 18px; cursor: pointer;
+ }
+ .csend:hover { background: var(--accent-deep); }
+ .csend:disabled { opacity: 0.55; cursor: default; }
+ .noreply { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.76rem; font-style: italic; }
.factions { display: flex; gap: 14px; margin-top: 9px; }
.factions .act {
background: none; border: none; padding: 0; cursor: pointer;
diff --git a/goodnews/api.py b/goodnews/api.py
index ac242a3..5e79ebb 100644
--- a/goodnews/api.py
+++ b/goodnews/api.py
@@ -381,6 +381,10 @@ class FeedbackReadBody(BaseModel):
read: bool = True
+class FeedbackReplyBody(BaseModel):
+ message: str = ""
+
+
class SourceActiveBody(BaseModel):
active: bool = True
@@ -799,7 +803,21 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
"u.email AS user_email FROM feedback f LEFT JOIN users u ON u.id = f.user_id "
"ORDER BY f.created_at DESC LIMIT 200"
).fetchall()
- return [dict(r) for r in rows]
+ items = [dict(r) for r in rows]
+ if items:
+ ids = [it["id"] for it in items]
+ ph = ",".join("?" * len(ids))
+ reps = conn.execute(
+ f"SELECT id, feedback_id, message, sent_to, sent_at FROM feedback_replies "
+ f"WHERE feedback_id IN ({ph}) ORDER BY sent_at",
+ ids,
+ ).fetchall()
+ by_fid: dict = {}
+ for r in reps:
+ by_fid.setdefault(r["feedback_id"], []).append(dict(r))
+ for it in items:
+ it["replies"] = by_fid.get(it["id"], [])
+ return items
@app.post("/api/admin/feedback/{fid}/read")
def admin_feedback_read(fid: int, body: FeedbackReadBody, request: Request) -> dict:
@@ -822,6 +840,38 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
conn.commit()
return {"ok": True}
+ @app.post("/api/admin/feedback/{fid}/reply")
+ def admin_feedback_reply(fid: int, body: FeedbackReplyBody, request: Request) -> dict:
+ message = (body.message or "").strip()[:4000]
+ if not message:
+ raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="Reply message is required.")
+ with get_conn() as conn:
+ admin = _require_admin(conn, request)
+ fb = conn.execute("SELECT contact_email, message FROM feedback WHERE id = ?", (fid,)).fetchone()
+ if not fb:
+ raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="feedback not found")
+ if not fb["contact_email"]:
+ raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="No reply address for this feedback.")
+ # Send first — only record a reply that actually went out, so the UI
+ # can keep the draft on failure.
+ try:
+ email_send.send_feedback_reply(fb["contact_email"], message, fb["message"])
+ except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001 — surface any SMTP failure to the admin
+ raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail=f"Could not send the reply: {exc}")
+ cur = conn.execute(
+ "INSERT INTO feedback_replies (feedback_id, user_id, message, sent_to) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+ (fid, admin["id"], message, fb["contact_email"]),
+ )
+ conn.execute(
+ "UPDATE feedback SET read_at = COALESCE(read_at, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) WHERE id = ?", (fid,)
+ )
+ conn.commit()
+ reply = conn.execute(
+ "SELECT id, feedback_id, message, sent_to, sent_at FROM feedback_replies WHERE id = ?",
+ (cur.lastrowid,),
+ ).fetchone()
+ return {"ok": True, "reply": dict(reply)}
+
@app.post("/api/admin/sources/{sid}/active")
def admin_source_active(sid: int, body: SourceActiveBody, request: Request) -> dict:
# Pause/resume a feed. Pausing only stops future polling — its already-
diff --git a/goodnews/db.py b/goodnews/db.py
index d688ad3..01379c1 100644
--- a/goodnews/db.py
+++ b/goodnews/db.py
@@ -240,6 +240,16 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS feedback (
read_at TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_feedback_created ON feedback(created_at);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS feedback_replies (
+ id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+ feedback_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES feedback(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+ user_id INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+ message TEXT NOT NULL,
+ sent_to TEXT NOT NULL,
+ sent_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_feedback_replies_fid ON feedback_replies(feedback_id);
"""
diff --git a/goodnews/email_send.py b/goodnews/email_send.py
index 84d54c9..37e6318 100644
--- a/goodnews/email_send.py
+++ b/goodnews/email_send.py
@@ -63,6 +63,21 @@ def send_feedback(to: str, category: str, message: str, contact: str | None, who
send_email(to, subject, text)
+def send_feedback_reply(to: str, reply_message: str, original_message: str) -> None:
+ """Reply to a reader's feedback from the admin inbox (plain text). Quotes
+ their original note for context; exposes no analytics/account details."""
+ subject = "Re: Your Upbeat Bytes feedback"
+ quoted = "\n".join("> " + line for line in (original_message or "").splitlines())
+ text = (
+ f"{reply_message}\n\n"
+ "—\n"
+ "In reply to your note to Upbeat Bytes:\n"
+ f"{quoted}\n\n"
+ "Thanks for reaching out.\n— Upbeat Bytes\n"
+ )
+ send_email(to, subject, text)
+
+
def send_magic_link(to: str, link: str) -> None:
"""Send a calm, single-purpose sign-in email."""
subject = "Your Upbeat Bytes sign-in link"
diff --git a/tests/test_feedback.py b/tests/test_feedback.py
index e2c288d..7c6a4ae 100644
--- a/tests/test_feedback.py
+++ b/tests/test_feedback.py
@@ -88,9 +88,41 @@ def test_feedback_admin_actions_gated(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
anon = TestClient(app)
assert anon.post("/api/admin/feedback/1/read", json={"read": True}).status_code == 401
assert anon.delete("/api/admin/feedback/1").status_code == 401
+ assert anon.post("/api/admin/feedback/1/reply", json={"message": "hi"}).status_code == 401
def test_feedback_actions_404_on_missing_id(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
tc = _admin_client(tmp_path, monkeypatch)
assert tc.post("/api/admin/feedback/9999/read", json={"read": True}).status_code == 404
assert tc.delete("/api/admin/feedback/9999").status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_feedback_reply_sends_stores_marks_read(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+ app, api, db = _app(tmp_path, monkeypatch, admin="boss@x.com")
+ monkeypatch.setattr(api.email_send, "send_feedback", lambda *a, **k: None)
+ sent = {}
+ monkeypatch.setattr(api.email_send, "send_feedback_reply",
+ lambda to, msg, orig: sent.update(to=to, msg=msg, orig=orig))
+ TestClient(app).post("/api/feedback", json={"message": "is there an app?", "email": "reader@x.com", "visitor": "v"})
+ tc = TestClient(app); link = {}
+ monkeypatch.setattr(api.email_send, "send_magic_link", lambda to, l: link.update(l=l))
+ tc.post("/api/auth/email/start", json={"email": "boss@x.com"})
+ tc.post("/api/auth/email/verify", json={"token": link["l"].split("token=")[1]})
+ fid = tc.get("/api/admin/feedback").json()[0]["id"]
+ r = tc.post(f"/api/admin/feedback/{fid}/reply", json={"message": "Yes — a companion app is coming."})
+ assert r.status_code == 200
+ assert sent["to"] == "reader@x.com" and "companion app" in sent["msg"] and "is there an app?" in sent["orig"]
+ fb = tc.get("/api/admin/feedback").json()[0]
+ assert fb["read_at"] is not None # marked read on reply
+ assert len(fb["replies"]) == 1 and fb["replies"][0]["sent_to"] == "reader@x.com"
+
+
+def test_feedback_reply_requires_address_and_message(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+ tc = _admin_client(tmp_path, monkeypatch) # posts anonymous feedback (no email)
+ monkeypatch.setattr("goodnews.email_send.send_feedback_reply",
+ lambda *a, **k: (_ for _ in ()).throw(AssertionError("should not send")))
+ fid = tc.get("/api/admin/feedback").json()[0]["id"]
+ assert tc.post(f"/api/admin/feedback/{fid}/reply", json={"message": ""}).status_code == 422
+ assert tc.post(f"/api/admin/feedback/{fid}/reply", json={"message": "hi"}).status_code == 400 # no address
+ assert tc.post("/api/admin/feedback/9999/reply", json={"message": "hi"}).status_code == 404
+ import goodnews.api as api # already reloaded by _admin_client's app