Endorsement Feature Frontend

[takuel37]

Summary

• Implemented the endorsement button feature for post frontend, allowing posts to be endorsed.
• Added endorsement tag visibility to posts upon endorsement.
• Established front-end event handling for endorsement button clicks.
• Added controller functions to manage endorsement status updates with proper permissions.

Motivation The endorsement feature is inspired by the effectiveness of similar functionalities in educational platforms:

• As a student, it allows me to highlight posts that are insightful or particularly helpful.
• As an instructor, it enables me to easily identify and endorse valuable contributions, enhancing the learning experience for everyone. Implementing this feature supports a more interactive and engaging forum environment, encouraging quality contributions and facilitating easier navigation through endorsed content.

Changes Made

• Introduced new endorsement functionality to enhance post interaction.

Testing Done Visual Testing

• Tested endorsing a post, verifying that the endorsement tag is correctly displayed upon page refresh.
• Tested with an unlogged user, confirming that the endorsement feature is not visible or usable without authentication.
• Logged in as an instructor, ensured that endorsement functionality is available and operates as expected.

Automated Testing

• Failed to do automated testing

Next Steps

• A valuable enhancement would be to introduce a filter mechanism in the forum to allow users to sort or view posts based on their endorsement status, further improving user experience and content discoverability.

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Pull Request Test Coverage Report for Build 8082752373

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• 0 of 0 changed or added relevant lines in 0 files are covered.
• No unchanged relevant lines lost coverage.
• Overall coverage increased (+0.003%) to 85.068%

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Change from base Build 8033978055:	0.003%
Covered Lines:	22634
Relevant Lines:	25370

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