thrillwiki_laravel/memory-bank/features/RideReviews.md

# Ride Reviews Feature

## Overview
The ride reviews system allows users to rate and review rides, providing both numerical ratings and textual feedback. This feature maintains parity with the Django implementation's review system.

## Database Schema

### reviews Table
- id (primary key)
- ride_id (foreign key to rides)
- user_id (foreign key to users)
- rating (integer, 1-5)
- title (string, optional)
- content (text)
- created_at (timestamp)
- updated_at (timestamp)
- moderated_at (timestamp, nullable)
- moderated_by (foreign key to users, nullable)
- status (enum: pending, approved, rejected)

### helpful_votes Table
- id (primary key)
- review_id (foreign key to reviews)
- user_id (foreign key to users)
- created_at (timestamp)

## Components Implemented

### RideReviewComponent
- Display review form ✅
- Handle review submission ✅
- Validate input ✅
- Show success/error messages ✅
- Rate limiting implemented ✅
- One review per ride enforcement ✅
- Edit capabilities ✅

### RideReviewListComponent
- Display reviews for a ride ✅
- Pagination support ✅
- Sorting options ✅
- Helpful vote functionality ✅
- Filter options (rating, date) ✅
- Statistics display ✅
- Dark mode support ✅

### ReviewModerationComponent
- Review queue for moderators ✅
- Approve/reject functionality ✅
- Edit capabilities ✅
- Status tracking ✅
- Batch actions ✅
- Search functionality ✅

## Features Implemented

1. Review Creation ✅
   - Rating input (1-5 stars)
   - Title field (optional)
   - Content field
   - Client & server validation
   - Anti-spam measures
   - Rate limiting

2. Review Display ✅
   - List/grid view of reviews
   - Sorting by date/rating
   - Pagination
   - Rating statistics
   - Helpful vote system
   - Dark mode support

3. Moderation System ✅
   - Review queue
   - Approval workflow
   - Edit capabilities
   - Status management
   - Moderation history
   - Batch actions
   - Search functionality

4. User Features ✅
   - One review per ride per user
   - Edit own reviews
   - Delete own reviews
   - Vote on helpful reviews
   - Rate limiting on votes

5. Statistics ✅
   - Average rating calculation
   - Rating distribution
   - Review count tracking
   - Helpful vote tallying

## Implementation Steps

1. Database Setup ✅
   - ✅ Created migrations for reviews table (2024_02_25_203100_create_reviews_table.php)
   - ✅ Created migrations for helpful_votes table (2024_02_25_203200_create_helpful_votes_table.php)
   - ✅ Added proper indexes and constraints
   - ✅ Set up foreign key relationships

2. Models & Relations ✅
   - ✅ Review model with relationships, scopes, and methods (app/Models/Review.php)
   - ✅ HelpfulVote model with toggle functionality (app/Models/HelpfulVote.php)
   - ✅ Added review relationships to Ride model (app/Models/Ride.php)
   - ✅ Created ReviewStatus enum (app/Enums/ReviewStatus.php)
   - ✅ Implemented methods for average rating and review counts

3. Components ✅
   - ✅ Review form component
   - ✅ Review list component
   - ✅ Moderation component
   - ✅ Statistics display

4. Business Logic ✅
   - ✅ Rating calculations
   - ✅ Permission checks
   - ✅ Validation rules
   - ✅ Anti-spam measures

5. Testing
   - Unit tests (TODO)
   - Feature tests (TODO)
   - Integration tests (TODO)
   - User flow testing (TODO)

## Security Considerations

1. Authorization ✅
   - User authentication required
   - Rate limiting implemented
   - Moderation permissions
   - Edit/delete permissions

2. Data Validation ✅
   - Input sanitization
   - Rating range validation
   - Content length limits
   - Duplicate prevention

3. Anti-Abuse ✅
   - Rate limiting
   - Spam detection
   - Vote manipulation prevention
   - Multiple account detection

## Implementation Details

### Model Implementation

1. Review - Represents a user's review of a ride
   - Implemented in `app/Models/Review.php`
   - Uses ReviewStatus enum for status management
   - Includes scopes for filtering (pending, approved, rejected)
   - Provides methods for moderation and helpful vote management
   - Maintains counter cache for helpful votes

2. HelpfulVote - Represents a user marking a review as helpful
   - Implemented in `app/Models/HelpfulVote.php`
   - Simple model with relationships to Review and User
   - Includes static toggle method for easy vote management

3. Ride Model Enhancements
   - Added review relationships to Ride model
   - Implemented methods for average rating calculation
   - Added review count accessor
   - Created canBeReviewedBy method to check if a user can review a ride
   - Implemented addReview method for creating new reviews

### Component Implementation

1. RideReviewComponent
   - Form-based component for submitting reviews
   - Real-time validation using Livewire
   - Rate limiting using Laravel's RateLimiter
   - Edit mode support for updating reviews
   - Success/error message handling
   - Dark mode support

2. RideReviewListComponent
   - Paginated list of reviews
   - Sort by date or rating
   - Filter by rating
   - Helpful vote functionality
   - Statistics panel with rating distribution
   - Dark mode support

3. ReviewModerationComponent
   - Queue-based moderation interface
   - Status-based filtering (pending, approved, rejected)
   - Search functionality
   - Batch actions for approve/reject
   - Edit modal for review modification
   - Dark mode support

These components follow Laravel's Eloquent ORM patterns while maintaining feature parity with the Django implementation. The use of Livewire enables real-time interactivity without requiring custom JavaScript.