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News & Articles

Overview​

The News section publishes club announcements, event recaps, rule changes, sponsor news, and general updates. Articles are publicly accessible — no login required to read. Authenticated members can leave comments.

Workflow​

Step-by-Step: Browse News​

  1. Navigate to News (/news).
  2. Articles are displayed in a paginated grid, newest first.
  3. Use category filter chips to narrow results:
    • ANNOUNCEMENT
    • RULE_CHANGE
    • EVENT_RECAP
    • SPONSORS
    • GENERAL
  4. Click an article card to open the full article.

Step-by-Step: Comment on an Article​

  1. Open an article.
  2. Scroll to the Comments section.
  3. If logged in, type your comment and click "Post".
  4. Your comment appears immediately.

Application Properties​

PropertyDefaultDescription
(no custom properties)—News view counter uses REQUIRES_NEW transaction

Security Notes​

  • Public read — no authentication required to view news or comments.
  • MODERATOR role required to create/edit articles. Author is resolved server-side from JWT — clients cannot forge authorship.
  • ADMIN role required to delete articles.
  • View counter increments in a separate REQUIRES_NEW transaction — a downstream failure never loses the view count.

QA Checklist​

  • Visit /news without login → articles listed
  • Select category filter → list filtered correctly
  • Click article → full content displayed, view count incremented
  • Post comment while logged in → comment appears
  • Attempt to post comment while logged out → login prompt shown
  • Create news as MODERATOR → article visible publicly
  • Delete news as ADMIN → article removed