Invite Destination Selector — Step 4: Implementation Summary

Stage 1 - Gate the destination field

• Changes:

  • Grouped the destination label and input so the group can be hidden with its checkbox disabled.

  • Added accessibility state for the checkbox and an editable dropdown host for later suggestions.

  • Added focused invitation-issuance browser-script and template coverage.

• Verification:

  • node --check public/assets/invite_issuance.js

  • ./v3 test InvitationIssuanceTest

• Notes:

  • Suggestion sources and browser-local recents are deferred to later stages.

Stage 2 - Offer curated and source-location suggestions

• Changes:

  • Added Board, Activity, Users, and Tools as curated editable-dropdown choices.

  • Added the valid source location supplied to the Invite page without duplicating an existing choice.

  • Mirrored the existing internal-path constraints for client-side suggestion filtering only.

• Verification:

  • node --check public/assets/invite_issuance.js

  • ./v3 test InvitationIssuanceTest

• Notes:

  • Server-side canonical validation remains the authority for the submitted destination.

Stage 3 - Remember successful browser-local choices

• Changes:

  • Added a bounded, de-duplicated browser-local destination history.

  • Filtered stored values through the same client-side suggestion constraints.

  • Persisted a selected destination only after final invitation creation succeeds; unavailable storage does not interrupt issuance.

• Verification:

  • node --check public/assets/invite_issuance.js

  • ./v3 test InvitationIssuanceTest

  • Attempted ./v3 test; the full suite reported unrelated existing failures in activity/signature and lazy-compose tests before exceeding the 60-second check window.

• Notes:

  • Destination history remains browser-local and is intentionally absent from invitation API payloads beyond the selected destination.

Stage 4 - Separate unfiltered destination chooser

• Changes:

  • Replaced the native filtered datalist with an unfiltered “Choose destination” disclosure menu.

  • Kept the typed destination field blank and moved the clicked-through page to a selectable source-location option.

  • Reused the chooser for curated and browser-local recent destinations; choosing an option fills and refocuses the text field.

• Verification:

  • node --check public/assets/invite_issuance.js

  • ./v3 test InvitationIssuanceTest

• Notes:

  • This member-requested refinement avoids browser-specific datalist filtering while retaining free-form entry.

Stage 5 - Inline destination chooser button

• Changes:

  • Positioned the “Choose destination” disclosure button in the right side of the destination text field.

  • Positioned the unfiltered option menu beneath the inline button and preserved the compact option-button layout.

• Verification:

  • node --check public/assets/invite_issuance.js

  • ./v3 test InvitationIssuanceTest

• Notes:

  • The existing disclosure control retains native keyboard activation while presenting as an input-adjacent button.

Stage 6 - Equal chooser button inset

• Changes:

  • Moved the field's external top spacing to its wrapper.

  • Applied an equal 0.35rem top, right, and bottom inset to the inline chooser button.

• Verification:

  • node --check public/assets/invite_issuance.js

  • ./v3 test InvitationIssuanceTest

• Notes:

  • The button fills its inset area vertically while retaining room for the destination text.

Stage 7 - Unified invite generator module

• Changes:

  • Merged the Generate invite heading and issuance form into one card.

  • Kept the revoke control as its separate card.

• Verification:

  • ./v3 test InvitationIssuanceTest

• Notes:

  • This removes the adjacent-dialog split in the Word 97 theme.

Stage 8 - Word 97 Invite navigation icon

• Changes:

  • Added a Word 97–scoped pixel-envelope icon to the existing Invite navigation link.

• Verification:

  • ./v3 test InvitationIssuanceTest

• Notes:

  • Other themes and navigation links remain unchanged.

Stage 9 - Clarify the Invite navigation icon

• Changes:

  • Replaced the ambiguous envelope with a Word 97–style person silhouette and green plus badge.

• Verification:

  • ./v3 test InvitationIssuanceTest

• Notes:

  • The icon now communicates inviting or adding a member rather than mail.