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 to Implement

RideReviewComponent

Display review form
Handle review submission
Validate input
Show success/error messages

RideReviewListComponent

Display reviews for a ride
Pagination support
Sorting options
Helpful vote functionality
Filter options (rating, date)

ReviewModerationComponent

Review queue for moderators
Approve/reject functionality
Edit capabilities
Status tracking

Features Required

Review Creation
- Rating input (1-5 stars)
- Title field (optional)
- Content field
- Client & server validation
- Anti-spam measures
Review Display
- List/grid view of reviews
- Sorting by date/rating
- Pagination
- Rating statistics
- Helpful vote system
Moderation System
- Review queue
- Approval workflow
- Edit capabilities
- Status management
- Moderation history
User Features
- One review per ride per user
- Edit own reviews
- Delete own reviews
- Vote on helpful reviews
Statistics
- Average rating calculation
- Rating distribution
- Review count tracking
- Helpful vote tallying

Implementation Steps

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
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
Components
- Review form component
- Review list component
- Moderation component
- Statistics display
Business Logic
- Rating calculations
- Permission checks
- Validation rules
- Anti-spam measures
Testing
- Unit tests
- Feature tests
- Integration tests
- User flow testing

Security Considerations

Authorization
- User authentication required
- Rate limiting
- Moderation permissions
- Edit/delete permissions
Data Validation
- Input sanitization
- Rating range validation
- Content length limits
- Duplicate prevention
Anti-Abuse
- Rate limiting
- Spam detection
- Vote manipulation prevention
- Multiple account detection

Implementation Details

Model Implementation

The review system consists of two main models:

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
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
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

These models follow Laravel's Eloquent ORM patterns while maintaining feature parity with the Django implementation.

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