Policies admin: view a version's content, and edit it into a new draft #126

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2026-07-28T20:03:26Z

thatguygriff commented

2026-07-28 20:03:26 +00:00

Problem

The Policies admin page lists a policy's versions (number, status, published date) but gives no way to read what any of them actually says. A studio admin cannot check the wording of the currently published policy, look back at what an archived version said, or review a draft before publishing it — the only way to see the text is to query the database.

Editing is equally blind: the page offers a single empty "Add Draft Version" textarea, so revising an existing policy means retyping it from scratch.

Wanted

A View action on each version row that shows that version's content on the page, whatever its status (published, archived, or draft).
The content rendered the way students see it at booking and signup, so the viewer doubles as a preview.
The text editable from the viewer, with versioning that protects the audit trail:
- editing a published or archived version saves the text as a new draft version and leaves the original untouched — acceptances are recorded against policy_version_id, so text a student has agreed to must never be rewritten;
- editing a draft updates it in place, since nobody has accepted it and a new version number would be noise.
A version id that does not belong to the selected policy must not be viewable or editable through this page.

Notes

Admin page only. PATCH /policies/{id}/versions/{vid} already restricts in-place edits to drafts and needs no change.

## Problem The **Policies** admin page lists a policy's versions (number, status, published date) but gives no way to read what any of them actually says. A studio admin cannot check the wording of the currently published policy, look back at what an archived version said, or review a draft before publishing it — the only way to see the text is to query the database. Editing is equally blind: the page offers a single empty "Add Draft Version" textarea, so revising an existing policy means retyping it from scratch. ## Wanted - A **View** action on each version row that shows that version's content on the page, whatever its status (published, archived, or draft). - The content rendered the way students see it at booking and signup, so the viewer doubles as a preview. - The text editable from the viewer, with versioning that protects the audit trail: - editing a **published or archived** version saves the text as a **new draft version** and leaves the original untouched — acceptances are recorded against `policy_version_id`, so text a student has agreed to must never be rewritten; - editing a **draft** updates it in place, since nobody has accepted it and a new version number would be noise. - A version id that does not belong to the selected policy must not be viewable or editable through this page. ## Notes Admin page only. `PATCH /policies/{id}/versions/{vid}` already restricts in-place edits to drafts and needs no change.

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View a policy version's content, and make policy text readable

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View a policy version's content, and make policy text readable #128

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