diff --git a/BLOCKERS.md b/BLOCKERS.md
index 12811a1..354041d 100644
--- a/BLOCKERS.md
+++ b/BLOCKERS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Blockers
-Updated: 2026-08-15
+Updated: 2026-08-31
## Stripe billing
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Updated: 2026-08-15
- **Required:** After the current pull request passes CI and is approved, follow `docs/release-candidate-review.md` and `docs/release-checklist.md` on the production host. Confirm the admin-only version badge matches the deployed commit, then run the authenticated application workspace, Career, CV, attachment, email-verification and rollback checks.
- **Recommended:** Verify backup/restore before deployment, then exercise login, existing application counts, Career Workspace, public CV refresh/download, AI, and attachments in order.
- **Current access check:** Read-only SSH access is confirmed. All four JobTracker containers are healthy with zero observed restarts, but root free space is now 36 GiB (83% used). The production checkout is at `de937d25dc5e` / app version `157` and has an unreviewed mode-only change to `deploy/deploy.sh`. No production change or deployment was attempted.
-- **Current status:** PR 28 includes the current release-readiness work; current remote CI still needs confirmation. The local release matrix includes backend 680/680, frontend 237/237, build and Chromium 9/9. A disposable MariaDB 11.8 fresh/restart rehearsal now passes all 29 migrations with 49 tables and provider-correct sampled types; this does not replace the required backup/restore and production rollout rehearsal. Read-only PROD-001 inventory found the JobTracker Ollama and frontend published on all host interfaces, the newest gzip-valid MariaDB backup dated 2026-08-02, no observed scheduled JobTracker backup, and no owner-file/key/tombstone recovery bundle. Close these rollout gates before deployment; see `docs/production/production-ai-hardware-assessment.md`.
+- **Current status:** On 2026-08-31 the anonymous public liveness endpoint `https://jobs.cesnimda.uk/health` returned HTTP 200 with version `276`, and the Gitea host returned HTTP 200; the earlier public 502 is no longer present. Anonymous `https://jobs.cesnimda.uk/api/health` returned HTTP 401 as expected for an authenticated API route. This proves the proxy/frontend liveness path only, not authenticated application behavior or database readiness. Gitea run 696 failed after repeated truncated Playwright downloads and then a runner-level exit 139 before any test assertion; the workflow now installs through the lockfile CLI and retries only that transient process failure without hiding real test failures. Current remote CI, backup/restore, authenticated smoke and rollback still require operator-controlled environments. Read-only PROD-001 inventory found the JobTracker Ollama and frontend published on all host interfaces, the newest gzip-valid MariaDB backup dated 2026-08-02, no observed scheduled JobTracker backup, and no owner-file/key/tombstone recovery bundle. Close these rollout gates before deployment; see `docs/production/production-ai-hardware-assessment.md`.
## Account deletion retention and restore policy
diff --git a/JobTrackerApi.Tests/JobApplicationsAuthorizationTests.cs b/JobTrackerApi.Tests/JobApplicationsAuthorizationTests.cs
index d0010e9..96a98f8 100644
--- a/JobTrackerApi.Tests/JobApplicationsAuthorizationTests.cs
+++ b/JobTrackerApi.Tests/JobApplicationsAuthorizationTests.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public sealed class JobApplicationsAuthorizationTests
await ownerDb.SaveChangesAsync();
await using var attackerDb = CreateDb(dbName, "other-user");
- var controller = CreateController(attackerDb);
+ var controller = new JobApplicationLifecycleController(attackerDb);
var result = await controller.GetHistory(job.Id, CancellationToken.None);
diff --git a/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/JobApplicationLifecycleController.cs b/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/JobApplicationLifecycleController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3dee93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/JobApplicationLifecycleController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+using JobTrackerApi.Data;
+using JobTrackerApi.Models;
+using JobTrackerApi.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/jobapplications")]
+[Authorize(AuthenticationSchemes = "local")]
+public sealed class JobApplicationLifecycleController : ControllerBase
+{
+ private readonly JobTrackerContext _db;
+
+ public JobApplicationLifecycleController(JobTrackerContext db)
+ {
+ _db = db;
+ }
+
+ /// Canonical ordered pipeline stages so the UI renders one source of truth.
+ [HttpGet("pipeline")]
+ public ActionResult> GetPipeline()
+ => Ok(JobPipeline.Stages.Select(stage => new PipelineStageDto(
+ stage.Key,
+ stage.Order,
+ stage.Category.ToString(),
+ stage.Group.ToString())));
+
+ [HttpDelete("{id:int}")]
+ public async Task SoftDelete([FromRoute] int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+ {
+ var job = await _db.JobApplications.FirstOrDefaultAsync(item => item.Id == id, cancellationToken);
+ if (job is null) return NotFound();
+
+ if (!job.IsDeleted)
+ {
+ job.IsDeleted = true;
+ job.DeletedAt = DateTime.Now;
+ _db.JobEvents.Add(new JobEvent
+ {
+ JobApplicationId = job.Id,
+ Type = "Deleted",
+ At = DateTime.Now
+ });
+ await _db.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+ }
+
+ return NoContent();
+ }
+
+ [HttpPost("{id:int}/restore")]
+ public async Task Restore([FromRoute] int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+ {
+ var job = await _db.JobApplications.FirstOrDefaultAsync(item => item.Id == id, cancellationToken);
+ if (job is null) return NotFound();
+
+ if (job.IsDeleted)
+ {
+ job.IsDeleted = false;
+ job.DeletedAt = null;
+ _db.JobEvents.Add(new JobEvent
+ {
+ JobApplicationId = job.Id,
+ Type = "Restored",
+ At = DateTime.Now
+ });
+ await _db.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+ }
+
+ return NoContent();
+ }
+
+ [HttpPatch("{id:int}/followup")]
+ public async Task SetFollowUp(
+ [FromRoute] int id,
+ [FromBody] FollowUpRequest request,
+ CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+ {
+ var job = await _db.JobApplications.FirstOrDefaultAsync(item => item.Id == id, cancellationToken);
+ if (job is null) return NotFound();
+
+ var old = job.FollowUpAt?.ToString("o");
+ job.FollowUpAt = request.FollowUpAt;
+ _db.JobEvents.Add(new JobEvent
+ {
+ JobApplicationId = job.Id,
+ Type = "FollowUpSet",
+ OldValue = old,
+ NewValue = request.FollowUpAt?.ToString("o"),
+ At = DateTime.Now
+ });
+
+ await _db.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+ return NoContent();
+ }
+
+ [HttpGet("{id:int}/history")]
+ public async Task>> GetHistory(
+ [FromRoute] int id,
+ CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+ {
+ var exists = await _db.JobApplications.AnyAsync(item => item.Id == id, cancellationToken);
+ if (!exists) return NotFound();
+
+ var items = await _db.JobEvents
+ .AsNoTracking()
+ .Where(item => item.JobApplicationId == id)
+ .OrderByDescending(item => item.At)
+ .Select(item => new JobEventDto(
+ item.Id,
+ item.Type,
+ item.OldValue,
+ item.NewValue,
+ item.Note,
+ item.At))
+ .ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+ return Ok(items);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/JobApplicationsController.cs b/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/JobApplicationsController.cs
index 4631f1a..409bef0 100644
--- a/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/JobApplicationsController.cs
+++ b/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/JobApplicationsController.cs
@@ -955,11 +955,6 @@ Canonical profile:
return string.Join(' ', words);
}
- /// Canonical ordered pipeline stages so the UI renders one source of truth.
- [HttpGet("pipeline")]
- public ActionResult> GetPipeline()
- => Ok(JobPipeline.Stages.Select(s => new PipelineStageDto(s.Key, s.Order, s.Category.ToString(), s.Group.ToString())));
-
[HttpPatch("{id:int}/status")]
public async Task UpdateStatus([FromRoute] int id, [FromBody] UpdateStatusRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
@@ -1094,87 +1089,6 @@ Canonical profile:
return Ok(BuildJobApplicationDto(job, followUp));
}
- [HttpDelete("{id:int}")]
- public async Task SoftDelete([FromRoute] int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
- {
- var job = await _db.JobApplications.FirstOrDefaultAsync(j => j.Id == id, cancellationToken);
- if (job is null) return NotFound();
-
- if (!job.IsDeleted)
- {
- job.IsDeleted = true;
- job.DeletedAt = DateTime.Now;
- _db.JobEvents.Add(new JobEvent
- {
- JobApplicationId = job.Id,
- Type = "Deleted",
- At = DateTime.Now
- });
- await _db.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
- }
-
- return NoContent();
- }
-
- [HttpPost("{id:int}/restore")]
- public async Task Restore([FromRoute] int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
- {
- var job = await _db.JobApplications.FirstOrDefaultAsync(j => j.Id == id, cancellationToken);
- if (job is null) return NotFound();
-
- if (job.IsDeleted)
- {
- job.IsDeleted = false;
- job.DeletedAt = null;
- _db.JobEvents.Add(new JobEvent
- {
- JobApplicationId = job.Id,
- Type = "Restored",
- At = DateTime.Now
- });
- await _db.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
- }
-
- return NoContent();
- }
-
- [HttpPatch("{id:int}/followup")]
- public async Task SetFollowUp([FromRoute] int id, [FromBody] FollowUpRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
- {
- var job = await _db.JobApplications.FirstOrDefaultAsync(j => j.Id == id, cancellationToken);
- if (job is null) return NotFound();
-
- var old = job.FollowUpAt?.ToString("o");
- job.FollowUpAt = request.FollowUpAt;
- _db.JobEvents.Add(new JobEvent
- {
- JobApplicationId = job.Id,
- Type = "FollowUpSet",
- OldValue = old,
- NewValue = request.FollowUpAt?.ToString("o"),
- At = DateTime.Now
- });
-
- await _db.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
- return NoContent();
- }
-
- [HttpGet("{id:int}/history")]
- public async Task>> GetHistory([FromRoute] int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
- {
- var exists = await _db.JobApplications.AnyAsync(j => j.Id == id, cancellationToken);
- if (!exists) return NotFound();
-
- var items = await _db.JobEvents
- .AsNoTracking()
- .Where(e => e.JobApplicationId == id)
- .OrderByDescending(e => e.At)
- .Select(e => new JobEventDto(e.Id, e.Type, e.OldValue, e.NewValue, e.Note, e.At))
- .ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
-
- return Ok(items);
- }
-
private static string BuildPackageModeInstruction(string? mode)
{
return (mode ?? string.Empty).Trim().ToLowerInvariant() switch
diff --git a/docs/work-programmes/master-progress.md b/docs/work-programmes/master-progress.md
index 5568539..a07bd6a 100644
--- a/docs/work-programmes/master-progress.md
+++ b/docs/work-programmes/master-progress.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Updated: 2026-08-30
- Added standard-library JT-017 supply-chain gates: seven-class no-value tracked-secret scanning, deterministic CycloneDX generation across npm/NuGet/Python locks, synthetic canary tests, CI integration and an explicit advisory/credential-response policy. The current tree is clean and the SBOM contains 964 unique locked components.
- Rebuilt the active developer/operator documentation around the actual Next.js 16/.NET 9 application, replaced CRA and `npm start` guidance, separated normal and Playwright ports, corrected React Router 7 and the SQLite/MariaDB provider matrix, removed the obsolete npm peer override, and verified the documented clean install, lint, test, build and locked-restore commands.
- Began the JT-019 schema-ownership retirement with an executable 49-table ownership partition and transferred the leaf `SystemEmailSettings` table from MariaDB-only startup DDL to an additive provider-aware migration. Fresh SQLite now receives the table; legacy rows are preserved and startup no longer creates it.
+- Continued the job-application controller split by moving canonical pipeline metadata, soft delete/restore, follow-up scheduling, and event history into `JobApplicationLifecycleController` without changing routes, authorization, tenant filtering, response shapes, or event behavior. Status mutation remains with core updates until its shared applied-date invariant has a single service owner.
- Transferred the independent `UserRuleSettings` table from both provider startup paths to its own provider-aware migration; owner-keyed settings survive adoption, downgrade and retry.
- Moved `GmailReviewDecisions` into a provider-aware migration, preserving existing SQLite decisions and closing the previously missing MariaDB table path.
- Moved recovery codes, trusted devices, and revocable user sessions into one provider-aware authentication-support migration; populated legacy rows and indexes survive adoption, downgrade, and retry.
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ Updated: 2026-08-30
- Gitea run 696 evidence: all backend/frontend unit stages passed; failure isolated to Playwright runtime bootstrap/execution after truncated archives and exit 139. The revised shell branch preserves ordinary non-139 failures and uses the installed CLI without `npx` fallback installation.
- Post-cleanup frontend: ESLint passed with zero warnings, all 60 suites and 260/260 tests passed, optimized Next production build and integrated TypeScript passed, and Playwright passed 10/10 including public and long searchable multi-page CV PDFs.
- Analytics-controller extraction: Release build passed with 0 warnings/errors and the complete backend suite passed 736/736.
+- Lifecycle-controller extraction: locked restore passed, Release build passed with 0 warnings/errors, and the complete backend suite passed 736/736.
- Focused frontend: 2 suites, 6 tests passed.
- Full frontend: 64 suites, 272 tests passed.
- Next production build and TypeScript: passed.