OpenNoodl/dev-docs/tasks/phase-3-editor-ux-overhaul/TASK-002B-github-advanced-integration/GIT-004F-dashboard-widgets

GIT-004F: Dashboard Widgets & Notifications

Overview

Extend the Nodegex Dashboard with GitHub integration widgets that provide project health overview, activity feeds, and notification badges. This gives teams at-a-glance visibility into their projects' GitHub status without opening each project individually.

Phase: 3 (Dashboard UX & Collaboration)
Priority: MEDIUM (polish layer, not blocking)
Effort: 12-16 hours
Risk: Low (display-only, leverages existing APIs)

Depends on: GIT-004B (Issues Panel), GIT-004C (PRs Panel)

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Goals

1. Project Card Stats: Show GitHub issue/PR counts on project cards
2. Notification Badges: Highlight projects needing attention
3. Activity Feed: Cross-project activity stream
4. Click-Through Navigation: Open project to specific GitHub item

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User Experience

Enhanced Project Cards

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  My Projects                                                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                 │
│  ┌─────────────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────────┐      │
│  │ Client Portal      [🔴] │  │ Marketing Site          │      │
│  │ ───────────────────     │  │ ───────────────────     │      │
│  │ Last edited: 2h ago     │  │ Last edited: 1 week     │      │
│  │ ───────────────────     │  │ ───────────────────     │      │
│  │ 🔴 5 Open Issues        │  │ 🟢 0 Open Issues        │      │
│  │ 🟡 2 PRs need review    │  │ 📝 1 Open PR            │      │
│  │ 💬 3 New discussions    │  │                         │      │
│  │ ───────────────────     │  │ ───────────────────     │      │
│  │ [Open]      [GitHub ▼]  │  │ [Open]                  │      │
│  └─────────────────────────┘  └─────────────────────────┘      │
│                                                                 │
│  ┌─────────────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────────┐      │
│  │ Internal Tools          │  │ + New Project           │      │
│  │ ───────────────────     │  │                         │      │
│  │ Not connected to GitHub │  │                         │      │
│  │                         │  │                         │      │
│  │ [Open] [Connect GitHub] │  │                         │      │
│  └─────────────────────────┘  └─────────────────────────┘      │
│                                                                 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Notification Badge Meanings

Badge	Meaning
🔴	Has items assigned to you or mentioned you
🟡	Has items needing review
(none)	No attention needed

Activity Feed Widget

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 🔔 Recent Activity                                    [Filter ▼]│
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                 │
│ 📋 Issue #42 assigned to you                                    │
│    Client Portal • 2 hours ago                                  │
│    "Login form validation broken"                               │
│                                                    [View Issue] │
│ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ 🔀 PR #15 ready for review                                      │
│    Marketing Site • 5 hours ago                                 │
│    "Update hero section copy"                                   │
│                                                      [View PR]  │
│ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ 💬 New comment on Issue #38                                     │
│    Client Portal • 1 day ago                                    │
│    @janedoe: "I've pushed a fix for this..."                    │
│                                                   [View Thread] │
│ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ ✅ Issue #35 closed                                             │
│    Internal Tools • 2 days ago                                  │
│    "Database connection timeout"                                │
│                                                                 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                              [Load More]                        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Filter Options

┌─────────────────────┐
│ Filter Activity     │
├─────────────────────┤
│ ☑️ Issues           │
│ ☑️ Pull Requests    │
│ ☑️ Comments         │
│ ☐ Deployments       │
├─────────────────────┤
│ ● All activity      │
│ ○ Assigned to me    │
│ ○ Mentions          │
└─────────────────────┘

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Architecture

Component Structure

packages/noodl-editor/src/editor/src/views/Dashboard/
├── components/
│   ├── GitHubProjectStats.tsx      # Stats for project cards
│   ├── GitHubProjectStats.module.scss
│   ├── GitHubNotificationBadge.tsx # Attention indicator
│   ├── GitHubActivityFeed.tsx      # Cross-project activity
│   ├── GitHubActivityFeed.module.scss
│   ├── ActivityItem.tsx            # Single activity entry
│   └── ActivityFilters.tsx         # Filter controls
├── hooks/
│   ├── useDashboardGitHub.ts       # Aggregate GitHub data
│   ├── useProjectGitHubStats.ts    # Single project stats
│   └── useGitHubActivity.ts        # Activity feed data

Data Aggregation

// useDashboardGitHub.ts
interface DashboardGitHubData {
  projects: ProjectGitHubStats[];
  activity: ActivityItem[];
  notifications: NotificationCount;
}

interface ProjectGitHubStats {
  projectId: string;
  projectName: string;
  connected: boolean;
  owner?: string;
  repo?: string;
  issues: {
    open: number;
    closed: number;
    assignedToMe: number;
  };
  pullRequests: {
    open: number;
    needsReview: number;
    merged: number;
  };
  needsAttention: boolean;
  attentionReason?: string;
}

interface ActivityItem {
  id: string;
  type: 'issue' | 'pr' | 'comment' | 'deployment';
  action: 'created' | 'closed' | 'assigned' | 'commented' | 'merged';
  projectId: string;
  projectName: string;
  title: string;
  number?: number;
  author: string;
  timestamp: Date;
  preview?: string;
}

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Implementation Phases

Phase 1: Project Card Stats (3-4 hours)

Files to Create:

• components/GitHubProjectStats.tsx
• components/GitHubProjectStats.module.scss
• hooks/useProjectGitHubStats.ts

Tasks:

1. Create stats component for project cards
2. Fetch issue/PR counts for each connected project
3. Display open issues count
4. Display open PRs count
5. Handle projects without GitHub
6. Add loading state

Success Criteria:

• Stats appear on connected projects
• Counts are accurate
• Non-connected projects handled

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Phase 2: Notification Badges (2-3 hours)

Files to Create:

• components/GitHubNotificationBadge.tsx

Tasks:

1. Define "needs attention" criteria
2. Create badge component
3. Add badge to project card
4. Show tooltip with reason

Attention Criteria:

• Issues assigned to current user
• PRs requesting your review
• Mentions in comments
• Failed deployments (future)

Success Criteria:

• Badge appears when attention needed
• Badge color indicates urgency
• Tooltip shows reason

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Phase 3: Activity Feed (4-5 hours)

Files to Create:

• components/GitHubActivityFeed.tsx
• components/GitHubActivityFeed.module.scss
• components/ActivityItem.tsx
• hooks/useGitHubActivity.ts

Tasks:

1. Aggregate activity across projects
2. Create activity feed component
3. Create activity item component
4. Sort by timestamp
5. Implement pagination
6. Add refresh capability

Success Criteria:

• Activity loads for all projects
• Items sorted by time
• Pagination works
• Refresh updates feed

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Phase 4: Filters & Navigation (2-3 hours)

Files to Create:

• components/ActivityFilters.tsx

Tasks:

1. Create filter dropdown
2. Filter by type (issues, PRs, comments)
3. Filter "Assigned to me"
4. Implement click-through navigation
5. Open project and navigate to item

Success Criteria:

• Filters work correctly
• Click opens project
• Navigates to specific item

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Phase 5: Polish (1-2 hours)

Tasks:

1. Add empty states
2. Handle errors gracefully
3. Optimize API calls (batching, caching)
4. Test with many projects
5. Responsive design

Success Criteria:

• Good UX for all states
• Performance acceptable
• Responsive layout

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Files Summary

Create (New)

packages/noodl-editor/src/editor/src/views/Dashboard/
├── components/
│   ├── GitHubProjectStats.tsx
│   ├── GitHubProjectStats.module.scss
│   ├── GitHubNotificationBadge.tsx
│   ├── GitHubActivityFeed.tsx
│   ├── GitHubActivityFeed.module.scss
│   ├── ActivityItem.tsx
│   └── ActivityFilters.tsx
├── hooks/
│   ├── useDashboardGitHub.ts
│   ├── useProjectGitHubStats.ts
│   └── useGitHubActivity.ts

Modify

packages/noodl-editor/src/editor/src/views/Dashboard/
  ProjectCard/ProjectCard.tsx
  - Add GitHubProjectStats component
  - Add notification badge

  Dashboard.tsx
  - Add activity feed section
  - Layout adjustments

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API Calls

Per Project (Batched)

// Issues count
octokit.issues.listForRepo({ owner, repo, state: 'open', per_page: 1 })
// Use response headers for total count

// PRs count  
octokit.pulls.list({ owner, repo, state: 'open', per_page: 1 })

// Assigned to me
octokit.issues.listForRepo({ owner, repo, assignee: username })

Activity Feed

// Recent events (alternative to polling each repo)
octokit.activity.listEventsForAuthenticatedUser({ per_page: 50 })
// Filter to relevant repos

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Rate Limiting Strategy

With multiple projects, API calls can add up:

1. Batch Requests: Fetch stats for all projects in parallel
2. Cache Aggressively: Cache counts for 60 seconds
3. Lazy Load: Only fetch when dashboard visible
4. Background Refresh: Update periodically, not on every view

// Example caching strategy
const CACHE_TTL = 60 * 1000; // 60 seconds

async function getProjectStats(projectId: string): Promise<Stats> {
  const cached = cache.get(projectId);
  if (cached && Date.now() - cached.timestamp < CACHE_TTL) {
    return cached.data;
  }
  
  const stats = await fetchStats(projectId);
  cache.set(projectId, { data: stats, timestamp: Date.now() });
  return stats;
}

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Testing Checklist

Project Stats

• Stats show for connected projects
• Counts are accurate
• Non-connected shows message
• Loading state works

Notifications

• Badge appears when needed
• Badge hidden when not needed
• Tooltip shows reason

Activity Feed

• Activity loads
• All types show correctly
• Sorted by time
• Pagination works
• Filters work

Navigation

• Click opens project
• Opens to correct item
• GitHub panel activates

Edge Cases

• No connected projects
• All projects connected
• Empty activity
• API errors
• Rate limiting

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Progress Tracking

Phase	Status	Started	Completed	Hours
Phase 1: Project Stats	Not Started	-	-	-
Phase 2: Notifications	Not Started	-	-	-
Phase 3: Activity Feed	Not Started	-	-	-
Phase 4: Filters & Nav	Not Started	-	-	-
Phase 5: Polish	Not Started	-	-	-

Estimated Total: 12-16 hours
Actual Total: - hours

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Future Enhancements

• Real-time updates via webhooks
• Deployment status integration (DEPLOY-001)
• Team activity view
• Customizable dashboard layout
• Activity notifications (desktop notifications)