supervised changes

.gitignore

@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ courseconnect-c6a7b-firebase-adminsdk-dqqis-af57e2e045.json
 playwright-report
 test-results
 playwright/.auth
-playwright.accounts.json
+playwright.accounts.json
+nul

functions/src/index.ts

@@ -135,53 +135,91 @@ export const processSignUpForm = functions.https.onRequest(
 );
 
 export const processApplicationForm = functions.https.onRequest(
-  (request, response) => {
+  async (request, response) => {
     response.set('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
     response.set('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'GET, POST');
     response.set('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'Content-Type');
 
     if (request.method === 'OPTIONS') {
       // Handle preflight request
       response.status(204).send('');
-    } else {
-      // Handle other requests
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      // Determine application type (supervised_teaching sends this, course_assistant defaults)
+      const applicationType =
+        request.body.application_type || 'course_assistant';
+      const uid = request.body.uid;
+
+      if (!uid) {
+        response.status(400).send('Error: uid is required');
+        return;
+      }
 
       // Extract user object data from post request
       const applicationObject = {
-        firstname: request.body.firstname,
-        lastname: request.body.lastname,
-        email: request.body.email,
-        ufid: request.body.ufid,
-        phonenumber: request.body.phonenumber,
-        gpa: request.body.gpa,
-        department: request.body.department,
-        degree: request.body.degree,
-        semesterstatus: request.body.semesterstatus,
-        additionalprompt: request.body.additionalprompt,
-        nationality: request.body.nationality,
-        englishproficiency: 'NA',
-        position: request.body.position,
-        available_hours: request.body.available_hours,
-        available_semesters: request.body.available_semesters,
-        courses: request.body.courses,
-        qualifications: request.body.qualifications,
-        uid: request.body.uid,
-        date: request.body.date,
-        status: request.body.status,
-        resume_link: request.body.resume_link,
-        classnumbers: 'NA',
+        ...request.body,
+        application_type: applicationType,
       };
 
-      // Create the document within the "applications" collection
-      db.collection('applications')
-        .doc(applicationObject.uid)
-        .set(applicationObject)
-        .then(() => {
-          response.status(200).send('Application created successfully');
-        })
-        .catch((error: any) => {
-          response.send('Error creating application: ' + error.message);
+      // For course_assistant, ensure all expected fields are present
+      if (applicationType === 'course_assistant') {
+        applicationObject.phonenumber = request.body.phonenumber;
+        applicationObject.gpa = request.body.gpa;
+        applicationObject.department = request.body.department;
+        applicationObject.degree = request.body.degree;
+        applicationObject.semesterstatus = request.body.semesterstatus;
+        applicationObject.additionalprompt = request.body.additionalprompt;
+        applicationObject.nationality = request.body.nationality;
+        applicationObject.englishproficiency = 'NA';
+        applicationObject.position = request.body.position;
+        applicationObject.available_hours = request.body.available_hours;
+        applicationObject.available_semesters =
+          request.body.available_semesters;
+        applicationObject.courses = request.body.courses;
+        applicationObject.qualifications = request.body.qualifications;
+        applicationObject.resume_link = request.body.resume_link;
+        applicationObject.classnumbers = 'NA';
+      }
+
+      // Common fields for all application types
+      applicationObject.firstname = request.body.firstname;
+      applicationObject.lastname = request.body.lastname;
+      applicationObject.email = request.body.email;
+      applicationObject.ufid = request.body.ufid;
+      applicationObject.uid = uid;
+      applicationObject.date = request.body.date;
+      applicationObject.status = request.body.status;
+
+      // DUAL-WRITE MODE: Write to both old and new structures for backward compatibility
+
+      // 1. Write to new structure: applications/{userId}/{applicationType}/{auto-generated-id}
+      const newStructureRef = await db
+        .collection('applications')
+        .doc(uid)
+        .collection(applicationType)
+        .add({
+          ...applicationObject,
+          created_at: admin.firestore.FieldValue.serverTimestamp(),
+          updated_at: admin.firestore.FieldValue.serverTimestamp(),
         });
+
+      console.log(
+        `Created application in new structure: ${newStructureRef.id}`
+      );
+
+      // 2. Also write to old flat structure for backward compatibility (temporary)
+      // This allows existing code to continue working during migration
+      await db
+        .collection('applications')
+        .doc(uid)
+        .set(applicationObject, { merge: true });
+
+      response.status(200).send('Application created successfully');
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      console.error('Error creating application:', error);
+      response.status(500).send('Error creating application: ' + error.message);
     }
   }
 );

src/app/applications/applicationSections.tsx

@@ -43,8 +43,15 @@ export default function ApplicationSections({
                 .map(({ label, to, icon: Icon }: NavbarItem) => (
                   <DashboardCard key={to} icon={Icon} label={label} to={to} />
                 ))}
+
+              {navItems
+                .filter((item) => item.type === 'supervised-teaching')
+                .map(({ label, to, icon: Icon }: NavbarItem) => (
+                  <DashboardCard key={to} icon={Icon} label={label} to={to} />
+                ))}
             </div>
           </div>
+
           <div>
             <h1 className="text-h6 mb-3 ">Research</h1>
             <p className="text-sm">No available applications at this time.</p>

src/app/applications/courseAssistant/page.tsx

@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ export default function Application() {
 
     // extract the specific user data from the form data into a parsable object
     const applicationData = {
+      application_type: 'course_assistant',
       firstname: formData.get('firstName') as string,
       lastname: formData.get('lastName') as string,
       email: formData.get('email') as string,