starr-philproperties/controllers/admin/documentation/advertisements.md

# Advertisements Controller Documentation

**File:** `controllers/admin/advertisements.controller.js`  
**Base URL:** `/api/admin/advertisements`  
**Guards:** `authenticate → requireAdmin() → adminLimiter`

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## Table of Contents
- [Get All Advertisements](#get-all-advertisements)
- [Get Single Advertisement](#get-single-advertisement)
- [Create Advertisement](#create-advertisement)
- [Update Advertisement](#update-advertisement)
- [Archive Advertisement](#archive-advertisement)
- [Bulk Archive Advertisements](#bulk-archive-advertisements)
- [Restore Advertisement](#restore-advertisement)
- [Bulk Restore Advertisements](#bulk-restore-advertisements)
- [Get Archived Advertisements](#get-archived-advertisements)
- [Get Field Values](#get-field-values)

---

## Placement Registry

Every advertisement belongs to a `placement` — a page + position slug drawn from a fixed
registry (`models/advertisements/advertisements.placements.js`). The placement determines
the advertisement's `type` (visual format) automatically; `type` is **never** accepted from
the client and is denormalized from the placement on every write.

| Placement key | Page | Position | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| `dashboard.hero` | Dashboard | Hero (top of page) | `hero` |
| `dashboard.popup` | Dashboard | Popup (on load) | `popup` |
| `course_list.banner` | Courses | Banner (above course grid) | `banner` |
| `course_details.banner` | Course Details | Banner (below hero) | `banner` |
| `course_details.sidebar` | Course Details | Sidebar (beside course content) | `sidebar` |
| `plans.banner` | Plans | Banner (above plan cards) | `banner` |

Adding a new placement is a one-line addition to that registry file plus wiring the
corresponding client page to fetch/render it — nothing else needs to change.

---

## Status Derivation

Status is **never** trusted as stored — it is recomputed on every read and write:

| Condition | Derived Status |
|-----------|----------------|
| `deletedAt` is set | `archived` |
| `is_active = false` | `draft` |
| `end_date` < now | `expired` |
| `start_date` > now | `scheduled` |
| Otherwise | `active` |

`archived` is the only status that bypasses derivation (set explicitly by archive/restore).

---

## CTAs

Each advertisement supports up to **2 CTAs**:

```json
[
  { "label": "Learn More", "link": "/courses", "variant": "default" },
  { "label": "Sign Up",    "link": "/register", "variant": "outline" }
]
```

- First CTA defaults to `"default"` variant; second defaults to `"outline"`.
- An explicit valid variant from the client (`"default"` or `"outline"`) always wins.
- Items beyond 2 are silently discarded.

---

## Get All Advertisements

**`GET /api/admin/advertisements`**

Returns a paginated list of active (non-deleted) advertisements. Status is resynced on the way out.

### Query Parameters
| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description |
|-----------|--------|----------|-------------|
| page      | number | No       | Default: `1` |
| limit     | number | No       | Default: `10`, max: `1000` |
| filters   | array  | No       | JSON array of filter objects |
| sort      | array  | No       | JSON array of sort objects |

### Response `200`
```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Advertisements retrieved.",
  "data": [...],
  "pagination": { "page": 1, "limit": 10, "total": 5, "totalPages": 1 }
}
```

---

## Get Single Advertisement

**`GET /api/admin/advertisements/:advertisementId`**

Returns one advertisement with its `image` asset and audit user info.

### Response `200`
```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Advertisement retrieved.",
  "data": {
    "advertisement_id": 1,
    "uuid": "...",
    "placement": "dashboard.hero",
    "type": "hero",
    "status": "active",
    "badge_label": "New",
    "headline": "Welcome",
    "description": "...",
    "image_url": null,
    "image_asset_id": 12,
    "image": { "asset_id": 12, "display_name": "hero.jpg", "file_url": "...", "thumbnail_url": "..." },
    "ctas": [{ "label": "Start", "link": "/start", "variant": "default" }],
    "start_date": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "end_date": null,
    "order": 0,
    "is_active": true,
    "size": null,
    "click_count": 0,
    "creator": { "user_id": 1, "full_name": "Admin User" },
    "updater": null,
    "createdAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

### Error Responses
| Status | Message |
|--------|---------|
| `400` | `Invalid advertisement ID.` |
| `404` | `Advertisement not found.` |

---

## Create Advertisement

**`POST /api/admin/advertisements`**

### Request Body
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `placement` | string | **Yes** | A placement registry key, e.g. `dashboard.hero` — see [Placement Registry](#placement-registry). Determines `type` automatically. |
| `createdBy` | number | **Yes** | User ID of creator |
| `badge_label` | string | No | Small label shown on the ad |
| `headline` | string | No | Main heading |
| `description` | string | No | Body text |
| `image_url` | string | No | Direct image URL |
| `image_asset_id` | number | No | FK to `assets` table |
| `ctas` | array | No | Up to 2 CTA objects `[{ label, link, variant }]` |
| `start_date` | date | No | ISO date string |
| `end_date` | date | No | ISO date string |
| `order` | number | No | Display order. Default: `0` |
| `is_active` | boolean | No | Default: `true` |
| `size` | string | No | `sm`, `md`, `lg` — banner only |

### Response `201`
```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Advertisement created.",
  "data": { ... }
}
```

### Error Responses
| Status | Message |
|--------|---------|
| `400` | `placement is required.` |
| `400` | `Invalid placement. Must be one of: dashboard.hero, dashboard.popup, ...` |
| `400` | `createdBy is required.` |
| `400` | `Invalid size. Must be one of: sm, md, lg` |

---

## Update Advertisement

**`PATCH /api/admin/advertisements/:advertisementId`**

Partial update. Only fields present in the body are changed. Status is recomputed after all fields are applied.

### Request Body
Same optional fields as Create. `type` is never accepted — it's always derived from `placement`. Accepts `updatedBy`.

### Response `200`
```json
{ "status": "success", "message": "Advertisement updated.", "data": { ... } }
```

---

## Archive Advertisement

**`DELETE /api/admin/advertisements/:advertisementId`**

Soft-deletes the advertisement (`deletedAt` set, `status` → `archived`).

### Response `200`
```json
{ "status": "success", "message": "Advertisement archived." }
```

---

## Bulk Archive Advertisements

**`DELETE /api/admin/advertisements/bulk`**

Rate-limited. Soft-deletes multiple advertisements.

### Request Body
```json
{ "ids": [1, 2, 3], "deletedBy": 1 }
```

### Response `200`
```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "3 advertisement(s) archived.",
  "archived_ids": [1, 2, 3],
  "skipped_ids": []
}
```

---

## Restore Advertisement

**`PATCH /api/admin/advertisements/:advertisementId/restore`**

Restores a soft-deleted advertisement.

### Response `200`
```json
{ "status": "success", "message": "Advertisement restored.", "data": { ... } }
```

---

## Bulk Restore Advertisements

**`PATCH /api/admin/advertisements/bulk-restore`**

### Request Body
```json
{ "ids": [1, 2] }
```

### Response `200`
```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "2 advertisement(s) restored.",
  "restored_ids": [1, 2],
  "skipped_ids": []
}
```

---

## Get Archived Advertisements

**`GET /api/admin/advertisements/archived`**

Returns paginated list of soft-deleted advertisements.

### Response `200`
```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Archived advertisements retrieved.",
  "data": [...],
  "pagination": { ... }
}
```

---

## Get Field Values

**`GET /api/admin/advertisements/field-values`**

Returns distinct values for filterable advertisement fields. Used by DataTable filter dropdowns.

### Response `200`
```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Field values retrieved.",
  "data": {
    "type": ["hero", "banner", "popup", "sidebar"],
    "placement": ["dashboard.hero", "dashboard.popup", "course_list.banner"],
    "status": ["active", "draft"]
  }
}
```