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+-- Enable pg_net extension for HTTP requests from triggers
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_net;
+
+-- Create function to notify moderators when a new submission is created
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.notify_moderators_on_new_submission()
+RETURNS TRIGGER
+LANGUAGE plpgsql
+SECURITY DEFINER
+SET search_path = public
+AS $$
+DECLARE
+  submitter_profile record;
+  function_url text;
+BEGIN
+  -- Get submitter's username or display name
+  SELECT username, display_name INTO submitter_profile
+  FROM public.profiles
+  WHERE user_id = NEW.user_id;
+  
+  -- Build the function URL
+  function_url := 'https://ydvtmnrszybqnbcqbdcy.supabase.co/functions/v1/notify-moderators-submission';
+  
+  -- Call edge function asynchronously (doesn't block submission)
+  -- Using pg_net to make HTTP request without blocking
+  PERFORM net.http_post(
+    url := function_url,
+    headers := jsonb_build_object(
+      'Content-Type', 'application/json',
+      'Authorization', 'Bearer ' || current_setting('request.headers', true)::json->>'authorization'
+    ),
+    body := jsonb_build_object(
+      'submission_id', NEW.id,
+      'submission_type', NEW.submission_type,
+      'submitter_name', COALESCE(submitter_profile.display_name, submitter_profile.username, 'Anonymous'),
+      'action', COALESCE((NEW.content->>'action')::text, 'create')
+    )
+  );
+  
+  RETURN NEW;
+EXCEPTION
+  WHEN OTHERS THEN
+    -- Log error but don't fail the submission
+    RAISE WARNING 'Failed to notify moderators: %', SQLERRM;
+    RETURN NEW;
+END;
+$$;
+
+-- Create trigger on content_submissions
+DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS notify_moderators_on_submission ON public.content_submissions;
+
+CREATE TRIGGER notify_moderators_on_submission
+  AFTER INSERT ON public.content_submissions
+  FOR EACH ROW
+  EXECUTE FUNCTION public.notify_moderators_on_new_submission();
+
+-- Add comment for documentation
+COMMENT ON FUNCTION public.notify_moderators_on_new_submission() IS 
+  'Automatically notifies all moderators via Novu when a new submission enters the moderation queue';
+
+COMMENT ON TRIGGER notify_moderators_on_submission ON public.content_submissions IS 
+  'Triggers moderator notifications for new submissions';
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