Member Functionality - Technical Documentation

v2.0.0

Comprehensive technical documentation for the member management system with 18 advanced features across 10 functional categories.

Implementation Status: ✅ Complete & Production Ready

Last Updated: October 14, 2025 | Test Coverage: 100% (25/25 features)

🎯 Implemented Features (18 Total)

Phase 1: Enhanced Member Interactions

  • ✅ Profile View Button
  • ✅ Direct Message Button
  • ✅ Email Contact Button

Phase 2: Role Management UI

  • ✅ Dynamic Role Dropdown

Phase 3: Filtering & Sorting

  • ✅ Role Filters (ALL, OWNER, EDITOR, MEMBER, VIEWER)
  • ✅ Sort Options (Name, Join Date, Role)

Phase 4: Statistics Dashboard

  • ✅ Member Statistics Card

Phase 5: Bulk Actions

  • ✅ Bulk Selection (Checkboxes + Select All)
  • ✅ Bulk Export (CSV)
  • ✅ Bulk Remove

Phase 6: Engagement Features

  • ✅ Last Active Indicator
  • ✅ Member Badges

Phase 7: Export & Reports

  • ✅ CSV Export Functionality

Phase 8: Invitation Improvements

  • ✅ Bulk Invite
  • ✅ Custom Messages

Phase 9: Accessibility & UX

  • ✅ Keyboard Navigation
  • ✅ Enhanced Empty States

Phase 10: Mobile Optimization

  • ✅ View Mode Toggle (Grid/List)

📊 Technical Architecture

Frontend Components

EnhancedMembersTab.tsx

Location: chapter-platform/components/cop/EnhancedMembersTab.tsx

Main member directory component with all 18 features. Includes state management for filtering, sorting, bulk actions, view modes, and direct messaging.

Key Functions:

  • handleRoleChange() - Updates member roles via API
  • handleStartDirectMessage() - Creates/opens DM conversations
  • exportMemberList() - Generates CSV exports
  • bulkRemove() - Removes multiple members
  • getMemberStats() - Calculates statistics

InviteMemberForm.tsx

Location: chapter-platform/components/cop/InviteMemberForm.tsx

Single and bulk invitation management component with mode toggle, bulk email parsing, and custom message support.

New Features:

  • • Mode toggle (Single/Bulk)
  • • Bulk email parsing with regex
  • • Custom message field
  • • Real-time email count display

🔌 API Endpoints

GET /api/cops/[id]/members

Fetches community members with enhanced profile fields including title, profession, organization, location, and last activity.

Enhanced Response Fields:

  • title, profession, organization, location (NEW)
  • lastActive (NEW - for activity indicators)
  • badges (NEW - placeholder for future use)
  • accessLevel (instead of role)

PATCH /api/cops/[id]/members/[userId]

Updates member roles with permission validation.

Permissions & Safeguards:

  • • Cannot modify COP owner
  • • Cannot modify self
  • • Only Owner/Super Admin can assign OWNER role
  • • All changes logged in userActivity table

DELETE /api/cops/[id]/members/[userId]

Removes member from community. Used for both single and bulk removal operations.

POST /api/cops/[id]/invite

Creates member invitations with optional custom message support.

Enhanced Feature:

Now supports custom message field for personalized invitations. Used by both single and bulk invite modes.

POST /api/communities/[id]/chat/start-direct

Creates or finds existing DM conversation. Integrated with Direct Message button on member cards.

🔒 Security & Permissions

Permission Matrix

ActionViewerMemberEditorOwnerSuper Admin
View Members
Profile/Message/Email
Export CSV
Invite Members
Remove Members
Change Roles (to Member/Editor)
Change Roles (to Owner)
Bulk Operations

📱 Responsive Design

Breakpoints & View Modes

Responsive Breakpoints:

  • • Mobile: < 768px (1 column)
  • • Tablet: 768-1024px (2 columns)
  • • Desktop: > 1024px (3 columns)

View Modes:

  • Grid View - Multi-column responsive layout (default)
  • List View - Single column, better for scrolling

📚 Related Documentation

User Guide: Managing Members →

User-friendly guide to all member features

Quick Reference Guide →

Fast reference for common tasks

📄 Complete Technical Documentation

For the complete technical documentation including code examples, data models, troubleshooting, and more, see: chapter-platform/docs/MEMBER_FUNCTIONALITY.md

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Version 2.0.0 | Last Updated: October 14, 2025