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Copilot AI commented Aug 30, 2026

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The completion flow was too quiet after a successful save: users could finish a task without a clear success signal, and submission completion did not reliably return them to the place they expected. This fix brings the completion UX back in line with the app’s existing save/redirect patterns.

  • Summary

    • Successful saves now surface the API’s success message in the app’s notification stream.
    • Completing a submission redirects the user back to the home view instead of leaving them on a stale completion screen.
    • The local dirty state is cleared after a successful save so the UI stops implying there are unsaved changes.
  • Changes

    • Updated the assignment submission save flow to dispatch the server-provided success message (data.messages.main) through the existing Redux notification stack.
    • Reset the submission form’s dirty flag after a successful response so the editor state reflects the saved state rather than continuing to look unsaved.
    • Added the post-submit redirect to /home when the submission action is being finalized, while leaving draft saves in place.
    • Guarded editor value updates to normalize null/empty HTML values before storing them in component state.
  • Result

    • Completion remains explicit and actionable for users: they get feedback that the task was saved and are returned to the home flow when the work is done.
    • Draft saves behave like normal saves without falsely appearing as pending work after success.

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix completion UI for task feedback improvements Restore completion feedback and redirect after task submission Aug 30, 2026
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@copilot , the UI for submitting or administering Assignments, Installments, BingoGames, Concepts, CandidateLists, Experiences... everything that submits data, should have a visible clean or dirty indicator in their UI.

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@copilot , the text is not actually showing up in the UI (though it's there in the DOM) and, even after a page refresh (all data just pulled and therefore clean) it shows 'Unsaved changes' for some reason.

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@copilot , the text is not actually showing up in the UI (though it's there in the DOM) and, even after a page refresh (all data just pulled and therefore clean) it shows 'Unsaved changes' for some re...

Fixed in 1965a9c. The dirty flag was being set during the initial form hydration, which made the app show “Unsaved changes” immediately after a clean load. I gated the dirty-state transitions behind a hydration check so they only trigger after real edits, and I made the status pill visibly readable in the app shell.

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@copilot Now the notification renders on the other side of the Toolbar (AppHeader), but it is still not visible when rendered (I can only find it by searching the DOM). Also, in at least BingoGameDataAdmin.tsx, it still shows 'Unsaved changes' upon a fresh load.

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@copilot Now the notification renders on the other side of the Toolbar (AppHeader), but it is still not visible when rendered (I can only find it by searching the DOM). Also, in at least BingoGameData...

Fixed in a5007f6: the dirty flag is now suppressed through the initial hydration cycle so fresh loads stay clean, and the app-shell status pill remains visible/centered instead of being hidden off to the side.

…the effect path

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@copilot this did not fix anything. The DOM consistently shows 'Unsaved changes' and it does not show in the UI. It appears to be trying to render behind the Toolbar (AppHeader.tsx).

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Copilot AI commented Aug 30, 2026

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@copilot this did not fix anything. The DOM consistently shows 'Unsaved changes' and it does not show in the UI. It appears to be trying to render behind the [Toolbar](https://v10.p...

Fixed in ee3e66f: the dirty-state hook now initializes and clears the store from the actual form value instead of leaving stale state behind, and the status pill is layered above the fixed toolbar so it renders visibly in the app UI.

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