Merge pull request 'Implemented mailbox in ConsoleUI' (#155) from finishline into main

Reviewed-on: #155

PostFundManagement.Api/Endpoints/Communications/CreateNotificationEndpoint.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using PostFundManagement.Application.Abstractions.Services;
+using PostFundManagement.Application.Extensions;
+using PostFundManagement.Application.Services.Communications;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Abstractions;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Errors;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Extensions;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Models;
+
+namespace PostFundManagement.Api.Endpoints.Communications;
+
+[ApiVersionTarget(1)]
+public sealed class CreateNotificationEndpoint : IEndpoint
+{
+    public void Map(IEndpointRouteBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.MapPost("api/communications/notifications", async (CreateNotificationRequest request,
+            HttpContext context, ICommunicationsService service, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+                await service.CreateNotificationAsync(request, context.GetUserId(), cancellationToken) switch
+                {
+                    { IsSuccess: true } => Results.Created(),
+                    var r when r.HasError<ValidationError>() => Results.BadRequest(r.Errors.ToProblems()),
+                    var r when r.HasError<CreateError>() => Results.BadRequest(r.Errors.ToProblems()),
+                    var r => Results.InternalServerError(r.Errors.ToProblems())
+                })
+            .WithDescription("Creates a new in-app or outbound notification record")
+            .RequireAuthorization(Constants.MainScope)
+            .WithName(typeof(CreateNotificationEndpoint).ToEndpointName())
+            .MapToApiVersion(new ApiVersion(1))
+            .Produces(StatusCodes.Status201Created)
+            .Produces<Problems>(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)
+            .Produces<Problems>(StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError)
+            .Produces(StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized)
+            .WithTags(EndpointTags.Communications);
+    }
+}
+

PostFundManagement.Api/Endpoints/Communications/GetUserNotificationsEndpoint.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using PostFundManagement.Application.Abstractions.Services;
+using PostFundManagement.Application.Extensions;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Abstractions;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Extensions;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Models;
+
+namespace PostFundManagement.Api.Endpoints.Communications;
+
+[ApiVersionTarget(1)]
+public sealed class GetUserNotificationsEndpoint : IEndpoint
+{
+    public void Map(IEndpointRouteBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.MapGet("api/communications/notifications/user/{userId:guid}", async (Guid userId,
+            ICommunicationsService service, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+                await service.GetUserNotificationsAsync(userId, cancellationToken) switch
+                {
+                    { IsSuccess: true, Value: var notifications } => Results.Ok(notifications),
+                    var r => Results.InternalServerError(r.Errors.ToProblems()),
+                })
+            .WithDescription("Retrieves all notifications targeted at a specific user")
+            .RequireAuthorization(Constants.MainScope)
+            .WithName(typeof(GetUserNotificationsEndpoint).ToEndpointName())
+            .MapToApiVersion(new ApiVersion(1))
+            .Produces<Notification[]>(StatusCodes.Status200OK)
+            .Produces(StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized)
+            .Produces<Problems>(StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError)
+            .WithTags(EndpointTags.Communications)
+            .CacheOutput();
+
+        builder.MapGet("api/communications/notifications/inbox", async (HttpContext context,
+            ICommunicationsService service, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+                await service.GetUserNotificationsAsync(context.GetUserId(), cancellationToken) switch
+                {
+                    { IsSuccess: true, Value: var notifications } => Results.Ok(notifications),
+                    var r => Results.InternalServerError(r.Errors.ToProblems()),
+                })
+            .WithDescription("Retrieves all in-app and system notifications targeted at the authenticated caller")
+            .RequireAuthorization(Constants.MainScope)
+            .WithName($"{typeof(GetUserNotificationsEndpoint).ToEndpointName()}Inbox")
+            .MapToApiVersion(new ApiVersion(1))
+            .Produces<Notification[]>(StatusCodes.Status200OK)
+            .Produces(StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized)
+            .Produces<Problems>(StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError)
+            .WithTags(EndpointTags.Communications)
+            .CacheOutput();
+    }
+}
+

PostFundManagement.Api/Endpoints/Communications/UpdateNotificationEndpoint.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using PostFundManagement.Application.Abstractions.Services;
+using PostFundManagement.Application.Extensions;
+using PostFundManagement.Application.Services.Communications;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Abstractions;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Errors;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Extensions;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Models;
+
+namespace PostFundManagement.Api.Endpoints.Communications;
+
+[ApiVersionTarget(1)]
+public sealed class UpdateNotificationEndpoint : IEndpoint
+{
+    public void Map(IEndpointRouteBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.MapPut("api/communications/notifications", async (UpdateNotificationRequest request,
+            ICommunicationsService service, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+                await service.UpdateNotificationAsync(request, cancellationToken) switch
+                {
+                    { IsSuccess: true } => Results.NoContent(),
+                    var r when r.HasError<NotFoundError>() => Results.NotFound(r.Errors.ToProblems()),
+                    var r when r.HasError<UpdateError>() => Results.BadRequest(r.Errors.ToProblems()),
+                    var r => Results.InternalServerError(r.Errors.ToProblems())
+                })
+            .WithDescription("Updates a notification status, delivery timestamp, or error state")
+            .RequireAuthorization(Constants.MainScope)
+            .WithName(typeof(UpdateNotificationEndpoint).ToEndpointName())
+            .MapToApiVersion(new ApiVersion(1))
+            .Produces(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)
+            .Produces<Problems>(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)
+            .Produces<Problems>(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)
+            .Produces<Problems>(StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError)
+            .Produces(StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized)
+            .WithTags(EndpointTags.Communications);
+    }
+}
+

PostFundManagement.Application/Abstractions/Services/ICommunicationsService.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using PostFundManagement.Application.Services.Communications;
+using PostFundManagement.Application.Services.Communications;
 using PostFundManagement.Domain;
 using PostFundManagement.Domain.Attributes;
 using PostFundManagement.Domain.Models;
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public interface ICommunicationsService
     [Log]
     Task<Result<Notification[]>> GetNotificationsAsync(string organisationIdHash, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 
+    [Log]
+    Task<Result<Notification[]>> GetUserNotificationsAsync(Guid userId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
     [Log]
     Task<Result<Notification>> GetNotificationAsync(string notificationIdHash, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 

PostFundManagement.Application/Services/Communications/CommunicationsCacheService.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using PostFundManagement.Application.Abstractions.Services;
+using PostFundManagement.Application.Abstractions.Services;
 using PostFundManagement.Application.Extensions;
 using PostFundManagement.Application.Services.Shared;
 using PostFundManagement.Domain;
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ public sealed class CommunicationsCacheService(CommunicationsService service, ID
             return Result.Ok(cached.FromJson<Notification[]>());
         }));
 
+    public async Task<Result<Notification[]>> GetUserNotificationsAsync(Guid userId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+        await service.GetUserNotificationsAsync(userId, cancellationToken);
+
     public async Task<Result<Invite>> SendInviteAsync(InviteRequest request, Guid userId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
         await service.SendInviteAsync(request, userId, cancellationToken);
 

PostFundManagement.Application/Services/Communications/CommunicationsService.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using PostFundManagement.Application.Abstractions.Services;
+using PostFundManagement.Application.Abstractions.Services;
 using PostFundManagement.Application.Services.Shared;
 using PostFundManagement.Domain;
 using PostFundManagement.Domain.Abstractions;
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ public sealed class CommunicationsService(IDbContextFactory<ApplicationDbContext
         {
             await using var context = await contextFactory.CreateDbContextAsync(cancellationToken);
 
+            var initialStatus = request.Status ?? (request.Platform == NotificationPlatform.InApp ? NotificationStatus.Delivered : NotificationStatus.Queued);
+
             context.Notifications.Add(new Domain.Entities.Notification
             {
                 CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ public sealed class CommunicationsService(IDbContextFactory<ApplicationDbContext
                 Subject = request.Subject,
                 Message = request.Message,
                 Platform = request.Platform,
-                Status = NotificationStatus.Queued,
+                Status = initialStatus,
                 TenantId = tenantContext.TenantId
             });
 
@@ -116,16 +118,17 @@ public sealed class CommunicationsService(IDbContextFactory<ApplicationDbContext
         {
             await using var context = await contextFactory.CreateDbContextAsync(cancellationToken);
 
-            var changedTotal = await context.Notifications
-                .Where(n => n.Id == request.NotificationId)
-                .ExecuteUpdateAsync(f => f
-                    .SetProperty(u => u.Destination, request.Destination)
-                    .SetProperty(u => u.SentAt, request.SentAt)
-                    .SetProperty(u => u.Error, request.Error)
-                    .SetProperty(u => u.UpdatedAt, DateTime.UtcNow)
-                    .SetProperty(u => u.Status, request.Status), cancellationToken);
+            var entity = await context.Notifications.FirstOrDefaultAsync(n => n.Id == request.NotificationId, cancellationToken);
+            if (entity is null)
+                return Result.Fail(NotFoundError.Create($"Notification #{request.NotificationId} not found"));
 
-            return Result.OkIf(changedTotal > 0, UpdateError.Create($"Failed to update notification: {request.NotificationId}, contact support"));
+            entity.Status = request.Status;
+            entity.UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            if (request.SentAt.HasValue) entity.SentAt = request.SentAt.Value;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Destination)) entity.Destination = request.Destination;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Error)) entity.Error = request.Error;
+
+            return Result.OkIf(await context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken) > 0, UpdateError.Create($"Failed to update notification: {request.NotificationId}, contact support"));
         }));
 
     public async Task<Result<Notification[]>> GetNotificationsAsync(string organisationIdHash, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
@@ -147,6 +150,19 @@ public sealed class CommunicationsService(IDbContextFactory<ApplicationDbContext
             return Result.Ok(notifications?.Select(i => i.Map()).ToArray() ?? []);
         }));
 
+    public async Task<Result<Notification[]>> GetUserNotificationsAsync(Guid userId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+        await Result.Try((Func<Task<Result<Notification[]>>>)(async () =>
+        {
+            await using var context = await contextFactory.CreateDbContextAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+            var notifications = await context.Notifications.AsNoTracking()
+                .Where(n => n.Recipient == userId)
+                .OrderByDescending(o => o.CreatedAt)
+                .ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+            return Result.Ok(notifications?.Select(i => i.Map()).ToArray() ?? []);
+        }));
+
     public async Task<Result<Notification>> GetNotificationAsync(string notificationIdHash, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
         await Result.Try((Func<Task<Result<Notification>>>)(async () =>
         {

PostFundManagement.Application/Services/Communications/Records.cs

@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-using PostFundManagement.Domain;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain;
 
 namespace PostFundManagement.Application.Services.Communications;
 
-public sealed record UpdateNotificationRequest([Required] long NotificationId, string? Destination,
-    [Required] NotificationStatus Status,
-    [Required] DateTime SentAt,
-    [MaxLength(TextLength)] string? Error);
+public sealed record UpdateNotificationRequest([Required] long NotificationId,
+    string? Destination = null,
+    [Required] NotificationStatus Status = NotificationStatus.Read,
+    DateTime? SentAt = null,
+    [MaxLength(TextLength)] string? Error = null);
 
 public sealed record CreateNotificationRequest([Required] long OrganisationId,
     [Required] Guid Recipient,
     [Required] NotificationPlatform Platform,
     [Required][MaxLength(LabelLength)] string? Subject,
     [Required][MaxLength(LabelLength)] string? Destination,
-    [Required][MaxLength(TextLength)] string Message);
+    [Required][MaxLength(LargeTextLength)] string Message,
+    NotificationStatus? Status = null);
 
 public sealed record InviteRequest([Required] long OrganisationId,
     [Required] long InvitedOrganisationId,

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/App.tsx

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const GrantsPage = lazy(() => import('./pages/GrantsPage').then(m => ({ default:
 const MonitoringPage = lazy(() => import('./pages/MonitoringPage').then(m => ({ default: m.MonitoringPage })));
 const TenantManagementPage = lazy(() => import('./pages/TenantManagementPage').then(m => ({ default: m.TenantManagementPage })));
 const SettingsPage = lazy(() => import('./pages/SettingsPage').then(m => ({ default: m.SettingsPage })));
+const InboxPage = lazy(() => import('./pages/InboxPage').then(m => ({ default: m.InboxPage })));
 
 const RouteLoading = () => (
   <div className="flex items-center justify-center min-h-[400px] w-full text-slate-400">
@@ -181,6 +182,8 @@ export default function App() {
                       </TenantManagementProtectedRoute>
                     }
                   />
+                  <Route path="/inbox" element={<InboxPage />} />
+                  <Route path="/mailbox" element={<InboxPage />} />
                   <Route path="/settings" element={<SettingsPage />} />
                 </Route>
 

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/components/layout/AppLayout.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { NavLink, Outlet, useNavigate, Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { NotificationBell } from './NotificationBell';
 import {
+  Inbox,
   LayoutDashboard,
   Building2,
   FolderKanban,
@@ -121,6 +123,12 @@ const navItems: NavItem[] = [
     help: 'Multi-tenant partition directory, organizational onboarding, status lifecycle controls, and system-wide isolation boundaries.',
     claim: 'tenant_management',
   },
+  {
+    name: 'Mailbox & Inbox',
+    path: '/inbox',
+    icon: Inbox,
+    help: 'In-app notifications, communications, deliverable messages, drafts, and replies across active tenant users.',
+  },
   {
     name: 'Settings & Communications',
     path: '/settings',
@@ -525,6 +533,8 @@ export const AppLayout: React.FC = () => {
 
           {/* User Profile and Controls */}
           <div className="relative flex items-center gap-3">
+            {/* Notification Bell in close proximity to username */}
+            <NotificationBell />
             <div className="text-right hidden sm:block">
               <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-1.5">
                 <p className="text-xs font-semibold text-white truncate max-w-[150px]" title={tokenUserName}>
@@ -562,6 +572,14 @@ export const AppLayout: React.FC = () => {
                   <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 mt-1">Role: <strong className="text-blue-300">{userRole}</strong></p>
                 </div>
 
+                <Link
+                  to="/inbox"
+                  onClick={() => setUserMenuOpen(false)}
+                  className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-slate-300 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800/60 rounded-xl transition"
+                >
+                  <Inbox className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-blue-400" />
+                  <span>In-App Mailbox</span>
+                </Link>
                 <Link
                   to="/"
                   onClick={() => setUserMenuOpen(false)}

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/components/layout/NotificationBell.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import {
+  Bell,
+  Mail,
+  CheckCheck,
+  ChevronRight,
+  Inbox,
+  Clock,
+  Sparkles,
+} from 'lucide-react';
+import { useInAppNotifications } from '../../hooks/useInAppNotifications';
+import { formatDate } from '../../lib/formatters';
+import { stripMarkdown } from '../../lib/markdownUtils';
+
+export const NotificationBell: React.FC = () => {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const { top5Unread, unreadCount, markAsRead, markAllAsRead } = useInAppNotifications();
+
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const leaveTimerRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  // Clear timer on unmount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      if (leaveTimerRef.current) {
+        window.clearTimeout(leaveTimerRef.current);
+      }
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleMouseEnter = () => {
+    if (leaveTimerRef.current) {
+      window.clearTimeout(leaveTimerRef.current);
+      leaveTimerRef.current = null;
+    }
+    setIsOpen(true);
+  };
+
+  const handleMouseLeave = () => {
+    leaveTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      setIsOpen(false);
+    }, 250);
+  };
+
+  const handleNotificationClick = async (id: number | string) => {
+    await markAsRead(id);
+    setIsOpen(false);
+    navigate(`/inbox?id=${id}`);
+  };
+
+  const handleViewAll = () => {
+    setIsOpen(false);
+    navigate('/inbox');
+  };
+
+  // Format relative timestamp
+  const getRelativeTime = (dateStr?: string) => {
+    if (!dateStr) return '';
+    try {
+      const now = new Date();
+      const date = new Date(dateStr);
+      const diffMs = now.getTime() - date.getTime();
+      const diffMins = Math.floor(diffMs / (1000 * 60));
+      const diffHours = Math.floor(diffMs / (1000 * 60 * 60));
+      const diffDays = Math.floor(diffMs / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+
+      if (diffMins < 1) return 'Just now';
+      if (diffMins < 60) return `${diffMins}m ago`;
+      if (diffHours < 24) return `${diffHours}h ago`;
+      if (diffDays < 7) return `${diffDays}d ago`;
+      return formatDate(dateStr);
+    } catch {
+      return '';
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      ref={containerRef}
+      className="relative"
+      onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter}
+      onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
+    >
+      {/* Bell Button */}
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() => setIsOpen(prev => !prev)}
+        id="header-notification-bell-btn"
+        className={`relative h-9 w-9 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center transition cursor-pointer ${
+          isOpen
+            ? 'bg-blue-600/30 text-white border border-blue-400/50 shadow-md shadow-blue-500/20'
+            : 'bg-slate-900/80 hover:bg-slate-800 text-slate-300 hover:text-white border border-slate-700/80 hover:border-slate-600 shadow-xs'
+        }`}
+        title={`Notifications • ${unreadCount} unread`}
+        aria-label="In-App Notifications"
+      >
+        <Bell className="w-4 h-4" />
+
+        {/* Unread Count Badge */}
+        {unreadCount > 0 && (
+          <span
+            id="notification-unread-count-badge"
+            className="absolute -top-1 -right-1 flex items-center justify-center min-w-[18px] h-[18px] px-1 rounded-full bg-rose-600 text-[10px] font-extrabold text-white shadow-lg ring-2 ring-[#0d121f] animate-pulse"
+          >
+            {unreadCount > 99 ? '99+' : unreadCount}
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </button>
+
+      {/* Floating Hover Popover */}
+      {isOpen && (
+        <div
+          id="notification-bell-dropdown"
+          className="absolute right-0 top-full mt-2 w-80 sm:w-96 bg-[#0d1322] border border-slate-700/80 rounded-2xl shadow-2xl p-0 z-50 backdrop-blur-xl animate-in fade-in slide-in-from-top-2 overflow-hidden"
+        >
+          {/* Popover Header */}
+          <div className="px-4 py-3 border-b border-slate-800 flex items-center justify-between bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-950/40 via-slate-900/40 to-slate-900/30">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <Mail className="w-4 h-4 text-blue-400" />
+              <h4 className="text-xs font-bold text-white tracking-tight">In-App Notifications</h4>
+              {unreadCount > 0 && (
+                <span className="text-[10px] font-semibold text-rose-300 bg-rose-500/20 border border-rose-500/30 px-1.5 py-0.2 rounded-full">
+                  {unreadCount} unread
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+
+            {unreadCount > 0 && (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={markAllAsRead}
+                className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300 transition cursor-pointer"
+                title="Mark all notifications as read"
+              >
+                <CheckCheck className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                <span>Mark read</span>
+              </button>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Top 5 Notifications List */}
+          <div className="max-h-80 overflow-y-auto divide-y divide-slate-800/60">
+            {top5Unread.length === 0 ? (
+              <div className="py-8 px-4 text-center">
+                <div className="w-10 h-10 mx-auto rounded-full bg-emerald-500/10 border border-emerald-500/20 flex items-center justify-center text-emerald-400 mb-2">
+                  <Sparkles className="w-5 h-5" />
+                </div>
+                <p className="text-xs font-semibold text-slate-200">All caught up!</p>
+                <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-400 mt-0.5">
+                  No unread in-app notifications at this time.
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              top5Unread.map(item => {
+                const relativeTime = getRelativeTime(item.createdAt);
+                return (
+                  <div
+                    key={item.id}
+                    onClick={() => handleNotificationClick(item.id)}
+                    className="p-3.5 hover:bg-slate-800/60 transition cursor-pointer group flex items-start gap-3 relative"
+                  >
+                    {/* Unread Accent Indicator */}
+                    <div className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-blue-500 mt-1.5 shrink-0 shadow-sm shadow-blue-500" />
+
+                    <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+                      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-1 mb-0.5">
+                        <p className="text-xs font-semibold text-white group-hover:text-blue-400 transition truncate">
+                          {item.subject || 'In-App Notification'}
+                        </p>
+                        {relativeTime && (
+                          <span className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 shrink-0 font-mono flex items-center gap-1">
+                            <Clock className="w-2.5 h-2.5" />
+                            {relativeTime}
+                          </span>
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+
+                      <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-300 line-clamp-2 leading-relaxed">
+                        {stripMarkdown(item.message || 'No additional message content.')}
+                      </p>
+
+                      {item.destination && (
+                        <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 font-mono mt-1 truncate">
+                          {item.destination}
+                        </p>
+                      )}
+                    </div>
+
+                    <ChevronRight className="w-4 h-4 text-slate-400 group-hover:text-white group-hover:translate-x-0.5 transition shrink-0 mt-1" />
+                  </div>
+                );
+              })
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Popover Footer: Open Inbox */}
+          <div className="p-2.5 border-t border-slate-800 bg-[#090d16]/90 flex items-center justify-between">
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={handleViewAll}
+              id="view-mailbox-btn"
+              className="w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 py-1.5 px-3 rounded-xl bg-blue-600/20 hover:bg-blue-600/30 text-blue-300 hover:text-white border border-blue-500/30 text-xs font-semibold transition cursor-pointer shadow-xs"
+            >
+              <Inbox className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+              <span>Go to Mailbox ({unreadCount} unread)</span>
+              <ChevronRight className="w-3 h-3 ml-0.5" />
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/components/notifications/ComposeMessageModal.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,621 @@
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import {
+  Send,
+  Save,
+  Trash2,
+  X,
+  Mail,
+  AlertCircle,
+  CheckCircle2,
+  Bold,
+  Italic,
+  Heading2,
+  List,
+  ListOrdered,
+  Quote,
+  Table,
+  Code,
+  Minus,
+  Sparkles,
+  Eye,
+  Edit3,
+  Smartphone,
+  ShieldCheck,
+} from 'lucide-react';
+import { UserSearchPicker, SelectedUser } from './UserSearchPicker';
+import { useInAppNotifications, DraftMessage } from '../../hooks/useInAppNotifications';
+import { NotificationPlatform } from '../../types';
+import { renderMarkdownToHtml, parseMarkdownToHtml, PFM_LOGO_DATA_URI } from '../../lib/markdownUtils';
+import { BrandLogo } from '../ui/BrandLogo';
+import { useAuth } from '../../auth/AuthProvider';
+
+interface ComposeMessageModalProps {
+  isOpen: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  initialRecipient?: SelectedUser;
+  initialSubject?: string;
+  initialMessage?: string;
+  initialPlatform?: NotificationPlatform;
+  draftToEdit?: DraftMessage | null;
+}
+
+export const ComposeMessageModal: React.FC<ComposeMessageModalProps> = ({
+  isOpen,
+  onClose,
+  initialRecipient,
+  initialSubject = '',
+  initialMessage = '',
+  initialPlatform = NotificationPlatform.InApp,
+  draftToEdit,
+}) => {
+  const { user, claims } = useAuth();
+  const tenantName = (claims?.tenant as string) || user?.tenant || 'Department of Science, Innovation & Technology';
+  const { sendMessage, isSending, saveDraft, deleteDraft } = useInAppNotifications();
+
+  const [selectedUsers, setSelectedUsers] = useState<SelectedUser[]>([]);
+  const [subject, setSubject] = useState('');
+  const [message, setMessage] = useState('');
+  const [platform, setPlatform] = useState<NotificationPlatform>(initialPlatform);
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<'write' | 'preview'>('write');
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [successNotice, setSuccessNotice] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
+
+  // Initialize or populate from draft or props
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (draftToEdit) {
+      setSelectedUsers(
+        draftToEdit.recipientId
+          ? [
+              {
+                id: draftToEdit.recipientId,
+                email: draftToEdit.recipientEmail,
+                name: draftToEdit.recipientName,
+              },
+            ]
+          : []
+      );
+      setSubject(draftToEdit.subject || '');
+      setMessage(draftToEdit.message || '');
+      setPlatform(NotificationPlatform.InApp);
+    } else {
+      setSelectedUsers(initialRecipient ? [initialRecipient] : []);
+      setSubject(initialSubject || '');
+      setMessage(initialMessage || '');
+      setPlatform(initialPlatform);
+    }
+    setActiveTab('write');
+    setError(null);
+    setSuccessNotice(null);
+  }, [isOpen, initialRecipient, initialSubject, initialMessage, initialPlatform, draftToEdit]);
+
+  if (!isOpen) return null;
+
+  const handleSelectUser = (user: SelectedUser) => {
+    setSelectedUsers([user]);
+    setError(null);
+  };
+
+  const handleRemoveUser = () => {
+    setSelectedUsers([]);
+  };
+
+  // Helper to insert markdown text at cursor in textarea
+  const insertMarkdown = (before: string, after: string = '', defaultText: string = '') => {
+    const textarea = textareaRef.current;
+    if (!textarea) return;
+
+    const start = textarea.selectionStart;
+    const end = textarea.selectionEnd;
+    const text = textarea.value;
+    const selection = text.substring(start, end) || defaultText;
+
+    const replacement = `${before}${selection}${after}`;
+    const newText = text.substring(0, start) + replacement + text.substring(end);
+
+    setMessage(newText);
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      textarea.focus();
+      textarea.setSelectionRange(
+        start + before.length,
+        start + before.length + selection.length
+      );
+    }, 0);
+  };
+
+  // Quick insertions for PFM branding and templates
+  const insertBrandedCallout = () => {
+    insertMarkdown(
+      `> [!NOTE]\n> **Post-Fund Management Official Notice**\n> Please verify all supporting evidence documentation before tranche disbursement sign-off.\n\n`
+    );
+  };
+
+  const insertMilestoneTable = () => {
+    insertMarkdown(
+      `| Deliverable Code | Milestone Name | Status | Due Date |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |\n| DEL-01 | Technical Architecture Review | Verified | 2026-11-15 |\n| DEL-02 | Financial Expenditure Proof | Under Review | 2026-12-01 |\n\n`
+    );
+  };
+
+  const insertPlatformLogo = () => {
+    insertMarkdown(
+      `![PFM Platform Logo](${PFM_LOGO_DATA_URI})\n\n`
+    );
+  };
+
+  const handleSaveDraft = () => {
+    if (!subject.trim() && !message.trim()) {
+      setError('Please add a subject or message to save as draft');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const firstUser = selectedUsers[0];
+    saveDraft({
+      id: draftToEdit?.id,
+      recipientId: firstUser?.id || '',
+      recipientEmail: firstUser?.email || '',
+      recipientName: firstUser?.name || '',
+      subject: subject.trim() || 'Untitled Draft',
+      message: message.trim(),
+    });
+
+    setSuccessNotice('Draft saved successfully in Drafts folder');
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      onClose();
+    }, 800);
+  };
+
+  const handleSend = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    if (selectedUsers.length === 0) {
+      setError('Please select a recipient from the tenant directory');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!subject.trim()) {
+      setError('Please enter a subject');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!message.trim()) {
+      setError('Please enter a message body');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const recipient = selectedUsers[0];
+
+      // Format payload according to chosen platform:
+      // InApp messages are saved in markdown format.
+      // Email notifications are transformed from markdown to branded executive HTML before saving.
+      const finalMessage =
+        platform === NotificationPlatform.Email
+          ? renderMarkdownToHtml(message.trim(), {
+              applyBranding: true,
+              emailFormat: true,
+              subject: subject.trim(),
+              tenantName,
+            })
+          : message.trim();
+
+      await sendMessage({
+        recipientId: recipient.id,
+        recipientEmail: recipient.email,
+        recipientName: recipient.name,
+        subject: subject.trim(),
+        message: finalMessage,
+        draftId: draftToEdit?.id,
+      });
+
+      setSuccessNotice(
+        platform === NotificationPlatform.Email
+          ? 'Email notification rendered to HTML and dispatched!'
+          : 'In-App Markdown message sent successfully!'
+      );
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        onClose();
+      }, 700);
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      setError(err?.message || 'Failed to dispatch notification');
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleDiscard = () => {
+    if (draftToEdit?.id) {
+      deleteDraft(draftToEdit.id);
+    }
+    onClose();
+  };
+
+  // Preview content based on chosen platform
+  const livePreviewHtml =
+    platform === NotificationPlatform.Email
+      ? renderMarkdownToHtml(message, {
+          applyBranding: true,
+          emailFormat: true,
+          subject: subject || 'Notice Preview',
+          tenantName,
+        })
+      : parseMarkdownToHtml(message);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4 bg-slate-950/85 backdrop-blur-md animate-in fade-in duration-150">
+      <div className="w-full max-w-3xl bg-[#0d1322] border border-slate-700/80 rounded-3xl shadow-2xl overflow-hidden flex flex-col max-h-[92vh]">
+        {/* Modal Header */}
+        <div className="px-6 py-4 border-b border-slate-800 flex items-center justify-between bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-950/50 via-slate-900/60 to-slate-900/40">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+            <BrandLogo size={28} showGlow animateOnHover={false} />
+            <div>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <h3 className="text-sm font-bold text-white tracking-tight">
+                  {draftToEdit
+                    ? 'Edit Saved Draft'
+                    : initialSubject.startsWith('Re:')
+                    ? 'Reply to Message'
+                    : 'Compose New Communication'}
+                </h3>
+                <span className="text-[10px] font-semibold text-blue-300 bg-blue-500/15 border border-blue-500/30 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full">
+                  Rich Markdown Engine
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-400">
+                Author in Markdown with live preview, SVG branding, and dual InApp / Email delivery
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <button
+            onClick={onClose}
+            className="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+          >
+            <X className="w-4 h-4" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Form Body */}
+        <form onSubmit={handleSend} className="p-6 space-y-4 overflow-y-auto flex-1">
+          {error && (
+            <div className="p-3 rounded-xl bg-rose-500/10 border border-rose-500/25 text-rose-300 text-xs flex items-center gap-2">
+              <AlertCircle className="w-4 h-4 shrink-0 text-rose-400" />
+              <span>{error}</span>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {successNotice && (
+            <div className="p-3 rounded-xl bg-emerald-500/10 border border-emerald-500/25 text-emerald-300 text-xs flex items-center gap-2">
+              <CheckCircle2 className="w-4 h-4 shrink-0 text-emerald-400" />
+              <span>{successNotice}</span>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Platform Selector (InApp vs Email) */}
+          <div className="p-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-900/60 border border-slate-800 flex flex-col sm:flex-row sm:items-center justify-between gap-3">
+            <div>
+              <label className="text-xs font-semibold text-slate-200 block">
+                Dispatch Platform Mode
+              </label>
+              <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-400">
+                Select target transmission protocol for this notification
+              </p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="flex items-center rounded-xl bg-slate-950 p-1 border border-slate-700/80">
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => setPlatform(NotificationPlatform.InApp)}
+                className={`flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-xs font-semibold transition cursor-pointer ${
+                  platform === NotificationPlatform.InApp
+                    ? 'bg-blue-600 text-white shadow-md shadow-blue-600/30'
+                    : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200'
+                }`}
+              >
+                <Smartphone className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                <span>In-App (Markdown)</span>
+              </button>
+
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => setPlatform(NotificationPlatform.Email)}
+                className={`flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-xs font-semibold transition cursor-pointer ${
+                  platform === NotificationPlatform.Email
+                    ? 'bg-emerald-600 text-white shadow-md shadow-emerald-600/30'
+                    : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200'
+                }`}
+              >
+                <Mail className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                <span>Email (HTML + Brand)</span>
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Platform Description Indicator */}
+          <div className="px-1 text-[11px]">
+            {platform === NotificationPlatform.InApp ? (
+              <span className="text-blue-300 flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                <span className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-blue-400 animate-pulse" />
+                Saved directly as <strong>Markdown</strong>. Delivered instantly to the recipient's InApp Mailbox & Notification Bell.
+              </span>
+            ) : (
+              <span className="text-emerald-300 flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                <span className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-emerald-400 animate-pulse" />
+                Composed in Markdown, transformed into <strong>Branded Executive HTML</strong> with embedded SVG logo before dispatching.
+              </span>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Recipient Picker */}
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-xs font-semibold text-slate-300 mb-1.5">
+              To (Recipient) <span className="text-rose-400">*</span>
+            </label>
+            <UserSearchPicker
+              selectedUsers={selectedUsers}
+              onSelectUser={handleSelectUser}
+              onRemoveUser={handleRemoveUser}
+              multiple={false}
+              placeholder="Search tenant users by name, email, or functional role..."
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Subject Field */}
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-xs font-semibold text-slate-300 mb-1.5">
+              Subject Line <span className="text-rose-400">*</span>
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              value={subject}
+              onChange={e => setSubject(e.target.value)}
+              placeholder="e.g. Funding Award Contract Review & Milestone Verification Notice"
+              className="w-full px-3.5 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-slate-900/90 border border-slate-700/80 hover:border-slate-600 focus:border-blue-500 text-slate-100 placeholder-slate-400 text-xs focus:outline-none transition shadow-inner font-medium"
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Markdown Editor / Preview Tabs */}
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+              <label className="text-xs font-semibold text-slate-300">
+                Message Content <span className="text-rose-400">*</span>
+              </label>
+
+              {/* Write vs Preview Tabs */}
+              <div className="flex items-center rounded-lg bg-slate-900 p-0.5 border border-slate-700/80">
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => setActiveTab('write')}
+                  className={`flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1 rounded-md text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                    activeTab === 'write'
+                      ? 'bg-blue-600 text-white font-semibold shadow-xs'
+                      : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-white'
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  <Edit3 className="w-3 h-3" />
+                  <span>Write Markdown</span>
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => setActiveTab('preview')}
+                  className={`flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1 rounded-md text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                    activeTab === 'preview'
+                      ? 'bg-blue-600 text-white font-semibold shadow-xs'
+                      : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-white'
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  <Eye className="w-3 h-3" />
+                  <span>Preview Rendered</span>
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Markdown Toolbar (Only when activeTab === 'write') */}
+            {activeTab === 'write' ? (
+              <div className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-700/80 bg-slate-900/90 overflow-hidden shadow-inner focus-within:border-blue-500 transition">
+                {/* Toolbar */}
+                <div className="px-3 py-2 border-b border-slate-800 bg-slate-950/70 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1">
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => insertMarkdown('**', '**', 'bold text')}
+                    className="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Bold (**text**)"
+                  >
+                    <Bold className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => insertMarkdown('*', '*', 'italic text')}
+                    className="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Italic (*text*)"
+                  >
+                    <Italic className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => insertMarkdown('### ', '', 'Heading Title')}
+                    className="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Heading (### )"
+                  >
+                    <Heading2 className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                  </button>
+
+                  <span className="w-px h-4 bg-slate-800 mx-1" />
+
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => insertMarkdown('- ', '', 'List item')}
+                    className="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Bullet List (- )"
+                  >
+                    <List className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => insertMarkdown('1. ', '', 'First item')}
+                    className="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Numbered List (1. )"
+                  >
+                    <ListOrdered className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => insertMarkdown('> ', '', 'Quoted text')}
+                    className="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Blockquote (> )"
+                  >
+                    <Quote className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                  </button>
+
+                  <span className="w-px h-4 bg-slate-800 mx-1" />
+
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={insertMilestoneTable}
+                    className="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Insert Deliverable Table"
+                  >
+                    <Table className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => insertMarkdown('```\n', '\n```', 'code block')}
+                    className="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Code Block (```)"
+                  >
+                    <Code className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => insertMarkdown('\n---\n')}
+                    className="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Horizontal Rule (---)"
+                  >
+                    <Minus className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                  </button>
+
+                  <span className="w-px h-4 bg-slate-800 mx-1" />
+
+                  {/* Platform Brand Insertions */}
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={insertBrandedCallout}
+                    className="flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded-lg bg-blue-500/10 hover:bg-blue-500/20 text-blue-300 text-[11px] font-medium border border-blue-500/25 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Insert official PFM callout block"
+                  >
+                    <Sparkles className="w-3 h-3 text-blue-400" />
+                    <span>PFM Notice</span>
+                  </button>
+
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={insertPlatformLogo}
+                    className="flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded-lg bg-emerald-500/10 hover:bg-emerald-500/20 text-emerald-300 text-[11px] font-medium border border-emerald-500/25 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Embed official SVG PFM logo into markdown"
+                  >
+                    <BrandLogo size={14} showGlow={false} animateOnHover={false} />
+                    <span>Embed Logo</span>
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Textarea */}
+                <textarea
+                  ref={textareaRef}
+                  rows={8}
+                  value={message}
+                  onChange={e => setMessage(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="Compose your message in Markdown... Use formatting buttons above for headings, bullet points, deliverable tables, and official PFM notices."
+                  className="w-full p-4 bg-transparent text-slate-100 placeholder-slate-400 text-xs focus:outline-none transition resize-y leading-relaxed font-mono"
+                />
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              /* Live Fully-Rendered Markdown / HTML Preview */
+              <div className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-700/80 bg-slate-950/80 p-5 overflow-y-auto max-h-72 min-h-56">
+                <div className="mb-3 pb-2 border-b border-slate-800 flex items-center justify-between text-[11px] text-slate-400">
+                  <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-blue-300 font-semibold">
+                    <ShieldCheck className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-blue-400" />
+                    Live Rendered Preview ({platform === NotificationPlatform.Email ? 'HTML Email' : 'InApp Markdown'})
+                  </span>
+                  <span className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 font-mono">
+                    Subject: {subject || 'Untitled'}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+
+                {message.trim() ? (
+                  <div
+                    className="prose prose-invert max-w-none text-xs leading-relaxed"
+                    dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: livePreviewHtml }}
+                  />
+                ) : (
+                  <div className="py-12 text-center text-slate-400 text-xs italic">
+                    Type your markdown message in the Write tab to see it live-rendered here.
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Footer Metadata */}
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-[11px] text-slate-400 px-1 pt-1">
+            <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
+              <span>Tenant Partition:</span>
+              <strong className="text-slate-300">{tenantName}</strong>
+            </span>
+            <span className="font-mono">{message.length} characters</span>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Modal Footer Action Buttons */}
+          <div className="pt-4 border-t border-slate-800 flex items-center justify-between">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={handleDiscard}
+                className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-2 rounded-xl text-slate-400 hover:text-rose-400 hover:bg-rose-950/20 text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer"
+                title="Discard draft"
+              >
+                <Trash2 className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                <span>Discard</span>
+              </button>
+
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={handleSaveDraft}
+                className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3.5 py-2 rounded-xl bg-slate-800 hover:bg-slate-700 text-slate-200 text-xs font-medium border border-slate-700 transition cursor-pointer"
+                title="Save as Draft"
+              >
+                <Save className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-blue-400" />
+                <span>Save Draft</span>
+              </button>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={onClose}
+                className="px-4 py-2 rounded-xl bg-slate-900 hover:bg-slate-800 text-slate-300 text-xs font-medium border border-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+              >
+                Cancel
+              </button>
+
+              <button
+                type="submit"
+                disabled={isSending}
+                className="flex items-center gap-2 px-5 py-2 rounded-xl bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-500 text-white text-xs font-semibold shadow-lg shadow-blue-600/30 transition disabled:opacity-50 cursor-pointer"
+              >
+                {isSending ? (
+                  <div className="w-3.5 h-3.5 border-2 border-white border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin" />
+                ) : (
+                  <Send className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                )}
+                <span>
+                  {platform === NotificationPlatform.Email
+                    ? 'Dispatch Email (HTML)'
+                    : 'Send In-App Message'}
+                </span>
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/components/notifications/MarkdownViewer.tsx

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+import React, { useState, useMemo } from 'react';
+import {
+  Code,
+  Eye,
+  Copy,
+  Check,
+  ShieldCheck,
+  ExternalLink,
+} from 'lucide-react';
+import { BrandLogo } from '../ui/BrandLogo';
+import { parseMarkdownToHtml, isHtmlContent } from '../../lib/markdownUtils';
+
+interface MarkdownViewerProps {
+  content: string;
+  subject?: string;
+  showBrandingHeader?: boolean;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export const MarkdownViewer: React.FC<MarkdownViewerProps> = ({
+  content,
+  subject,
+  showBrandingHeader = true,
+  className = '',
+}) => {
+  const [viewMode, setViewMode] = useState<'rendered' | 'raw'>('rendered');
+  const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
+
+  const isHtml = useMemo(() => isHtmlContent(content), [content]);
+
+  const renderedHtml = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!content) return '<p class="text-slate-400 italic">No content</p>';
+    if (isHtml) return content;
+    return parseMarkdownToHtml(content);
+  }, [content, isHtml]);
+
+  const handleCopy = () => {
+    navigator.clipboard.writeText(content);
+    setCopied(true);
+    setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 2000);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`flex flex-col rounded-2xl bg-slate-900/40 border border-slate-800/80 overflow-hidden ${className}`}>
+      {/* Top Controls Bar */}
+      <div className="px-4 py-2 border-b border-slate-800 bg-[#0d1322]/80 flex items-center justify-between text-xs text-slate-400">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          {showBrandingHeader && (
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-slate-300 font-semibold pr-2 border-r border-slate-700/60">
+              <BrandLogo size={18} showGlow={false} animateOnHover={false} />
+              <span className="text-[11px] tracking-tight">PFM Markdown Engine</span>
+            </div>
+          )}
+          <span className="text-[10px] text-blue-400 font-mono">
+            {isHtml ? 'Format: HTML Email' : 'Format: GitHub Flavored Markdown'}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          {/* Toggle View Mode */}
+          <div className="flex items-center rounded-lg bg-slate-950/70 p-0.5 border border-slate-800">
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setViewMode('rendered')}
+              className={`flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded-md text-[11px] font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                viewMode === 'rendered'
+                  ? 'bg-blue-600/30 text-white font-semibold shadow-xs'
+                  : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-white'
+              }`}
+            >
+              <Eye className="w-3 h-3" />
+              <span>Rendered</span>
+            </button>
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setViewMode('raw')}
+              className={`flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded-md text-[11px] font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                viewMode === 'raw'
+                  ? 'bg-blue-600/30 text-white font-semibold shadow-xs'
+                  : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-white'
+              }`}
+            >
+              <Code className="w-3 h-3" />
+              <span>Raw Source</span>
+            </button>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Copy Button */}
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={handleCopy}
+            className="flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded-lg bg-slate-800 hover:bg-slate-700 text-slate-300 hover:text-white text-[11px] font-medium transition cursor-pointer border border-slate-700/60"
+            title="Copy content to clipboard"
+          >
+            {copied ? (
+              <>
+                <Check className="w-3 h-3 text-emerald-400" />
+                <span className="text-emerald-300">Copied</span>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <Copy className="w-3 h-3" />
+                <span>Copy</span>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Content Rendering */}
+      {viewMode === 'rendered' ? (
+        <div className="p-6 overflow-x-auto text-sm leading-relaxed text-slate-200 font-sans">
+          {isHtml ? (
+            <div
+              className="prose prose-invert max-w-none"
+              dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: renderedHtml }}
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <div
+              className="prose prose-invert max-w-none [&_h1]:text-white [&_h2]:text-white [&_h3]:text-white [&_h4]:text-white [&_a]:text-blue-400 [&_a:hover]:underline [&_table]:border-collapse [&_th]:border [&_th]:border-slate-700 [&_th]:p-2 [&_td]:border [&_td]:border-slate-800 [&_td]:p-2 [&_blockquote]:border-l-4 [&_blockquote]:border-blue-500 [&_blockquote]:pl-4 [&_blockquote]:italic [&_code]:bg-slate-800 [&_code]:px-1.5 [&_code]:py-0.5 [&_code]:rounded [&_code]:text-blue-300"
+              dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: renderedHtml }}
+            />
+          )}
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <pre className="p-5 overflow-x-auto font-mono text-xs text-slate-300 bg-[#070b13] select-all whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed">
+          {content}
+        </pre>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Branded Footer Stamp */}
+      {showBrandingHeader && (
+        <div className="px-5 py-2.5 border-t border-slate-800/80 bg-[#0a0f1b] flex items-center justify-between text-[11px] text-slate-400">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+            <ShieldCheck className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-blue-400" />
+            <span>Verified PFM Secure Platform Formatting</span>
+          </div>
+          <span className="font-mono text-[10px] text-slate-400">
+            {content.length} characters
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/components/notifications/UserSearchPicker.tsx

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+import React, { useState, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import {
+  Search,
+  User as UserIcon,
+  Check,
+  X,
+  Shield,
+  Briefcase,
+  Coins,
+  ShieldAlert,
+  Users,
+  ChevronDown,
+  ChevronUp,
+} from 'lucide-react';
+import { getUsers } from '../../services/api';
+import { User, ActivityStatus } from '../../types';
+
+export interface SelectedUser {
+  id: string;
+  email: string;
+  name?: string;
+  role?: string;
+}
+
+interface UserSearchPickerProps {
+  selectedUsers: SelectedUser[];
+  onSelectUser: (user: SelectedUser) => void;
+  onRemoveUser: (userId: string) => void;
+  multiple?: boolean;
+  placeholder?: string;
+}
+
+interface UserGroup {
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  icon: React.ElementType;
+  color: string;
+  users: User[];
+}
+
+export const UserSearchPicker: React.FC<UserSearchPickerProps> = ({
+  selectedUsers,
+  onSelectUser,
+  onRemoveUser,
+  multiple = false,
+  placeholder = 'Search by name, email, or role...',
+}) => {
+  const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('');
+  const [isDropdownOpen, setIsDropdownOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [collapsedGroups, setCollapsedGroups] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+
+  // Query tenant users
+  const { data: users = [], isLoading } = useQuery<User[]>({
+    queryKey: ['users-directory'],
+    queryFn: () => getUsers(1, 200),
+    staleTime: 5 * 60 * 1000,
+  });
+
+  // Filter active users
+  const activeUsers = useMemo(() => {
+    return users.filter(u => u.status === ActivityStatus.Active && !!u.email);
+  }, [users]);
+
+  // Organize users into intuitive functional groups
+  const groupedUsers = useMemo(() => {
+    const term = searchTerm.toLowerCase().trim();
+
+    const filtered = activeUsers.filter(u => {
+      if (!term) return true;
+      const email = (u.email || '').toLowerCase();
+      const role = (u.role || '').toLowerCase();
+      return email.includes(term) || role.includes(term);
+    });
+
+    const adminUsers: User[] = [];
+    const pmUsers: User[] = [];
+    const financeUsers: User[] = [];
+    const meUsers: User[] = [];
+    const otherUsers: User[] = [];
+
+    filtered.forEach(u => {
+      const r = (u.role || '').toLowerCase();
+      if (r.includes('admin') || r.includes('executive') || r.includes('director')) {
+        adminUsers.push(u);
+      } else if (r.includes('programme') || r.includes('project') || r.includes('manager')) {
+        pmUsers.push(u);
+      } else if (r.includes('finance') || r.includes('disbursement') || r.includes('accountant') || r.includes('budget')) {
+        financeUsers.push(u);
+      } else if (r.includes('m&e') || r.includes('monitoring') || r.includes('eval') || r.includes('risk') || r.includes('compliance')) {
+        meUsers.push(u);
+      } else {
+        otherUsers.push(u);
+      }
+    });
+
+    const groups: UserGroup[] = [];
+
+    if (adminUsers.length > 0) {
+      groups.push({
+        id: 'admin',
+        label: 'Leadership & Administration',
+        icon: Shield,
+        color: 'text-amber-400 bg-amber-500/10 border-amber-500/20',
+        users: adminUsers,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (pmUsers.length > 0) {
+      groups.push({
+        id: 'pm',
+        label: 'Programme & Project Management',
+        icon: Briefcase,
+        color: 'text-blue-400 bg-blue-500/10 border-blue-500/20',
+        users: pmUsers,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (financeUsers.length > 0) {
+      groups.push({
+        id: 'finance',
+        label: 'Finance & Disbursements',
+        icon: Coins,
+        color: 'text-emerald-400 bg-emerald-500/10 border-emerald-500/20',
+        users: financeUsers,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (meUsers.length > 0) {
+      groups.push({
+        id: 'me',
+        label: 'M&E, Compliance & Risks',
+        icon: ShieldAlert,
+        color: 'text-purple-400 bg-purple-500/10 border-purple-500/20',
+        users: meUsers,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (otherUsers.length > 0) {
+      groups.push({
+        id: 'team',
+        label: 'Tenant Staff & Team Members',
+        icon: Users,
+        color: 'text-slate-400 bg-slate-500/10 border-slate-500/20',
+        users: otherUsers,
+      });
+    }
+
+    return groups;
+  }, [activeUsers, searchTerm]);
+
+  const toggleGroupCollapse = (groupId: string) => {
+    setCollapsedGroups(prev => ({
+      ...prev,
+      [groupId]: !prev[groupId],
+    }));
+  };
+
+  const isUserSelected = (userId: string) => {
+    return selectedUsers.some(u => u.id === userId);
+  };
+
+  const handleUserClick = (u: User) => {
+    if (!u.email) return;
+
+    if (isUserSelected(u.id)) {
+      onRemoveUser(u.id);
+    } else {
+      const displayName = u.email.split('@')[0].replace(/[._-]/g, ' ');
+      const formattedName = displayName
+        .split(' ')
+        .map(w => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1))
+        .join(' ');
+
+      if (!multiple) {
+        // Single selection replaces
+        onSelectUser({
+          id: u.id,
+          email: u.email,
+          name: formattedName,
+          role: u.role || 'User',
+        });
+        setIsDropdownOpen(false);
+      } else {
+        onSelectUser({
+          id: u.id,
+          email: u.email,
+          name: formattedName,
+          role: u.role || 'User',
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative w-full">
+      {/* Selected Users Chips */}
+      {selectedUsers.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5 mb-2">
+          {selectedUsers.map(su => (
+            <span
+              key={su.id}
+              className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-lg bg-blue-500/15 border border-blue-500/30 text-blue-200 text-xs font-medium shadow-xs"
+            >
+              <div className="w-4 h-4 rounded-full bg-blue-600/40 text-[9px] font-bold flex items-center justify-center text-blue-300">
+                {su.name ? su.name.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase() : su.email.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase()}
+              </div>
+              <span className="truncate max-w-[180px]">{su.name || su.email}</span>
+              {su.role && (
+                <span className="text-[10px] text-blue-400 bg-blue-900/40 px-1 py-0.2 rounded border border-blue-800/40">
+                  {su.role}
+                </span>
+              )}
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => onRemoveUser(su.id)}
+                className="text-blue-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-blue-600/30 p-0.5 rounded transition cursor-pointer"
+                title="Remove recipient"
+              >
+                <X className="w-3 h-3" />
+              </button>
+            </span>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Search Input Box */}
+      <div className="relative">
+        <div className="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 pl-3 flex items-center pointer-events-none text-slate-400">
+          <Search className="w-4 h-4" />
+        </div>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          value={searchTerm}
+          onChange={e => {
+            setSearchTerm(e.target.value);
+            if (!isDropdownOpen) setIsDropdownOpen(true);
+          }}
+          onFocus={() => setIsDropdownOpen(true)}
+          placeholder={placeholder}
+          className="w-full pl-9 pr-8 py-2 rounded-xl bg-slate-900/90 border border-slate-700/80 hover:border-slate-600 focus:border-blue-500 text-slate-100 placeholder-slate-400 text-xs focus:outline-none transition shadow-inner"
+        />
+        {searchTerm && (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setSearchTerm('')}
+            className="absolute inset-y-0 right-0 pr-3 flex items-center text-slate-400 hover:text-white"
+          >
+            <X className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+          </button>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Organized User Directory Dropdown */}
+      {isDropdownOpen && (
+        <div className="absolute left-0 right-0 top-full mt-1.5 max-h-72 overflow-y-auto bg-[#0d1322] border border-slate-700/80 rounded-2xl shadow-2xl z-50 p-2 space-y-3 backdrop-blur-md animate-in fade-in slide-in-from-top-1">
+          {isLoading ? (
+            <div className="py-6 text-center text-xs text-slate-400 flex items-center justify-center gap-2">
+              <div className="w-4 h-4 border-2 border-blue-500 border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin" />
+              <span>Loading tenant users directory...</span>
+            </div>
+          ) : groupedUsers.length === 0 ? (
+            <div className="py-6 text-center text-xs text-slate-400">
+              No matching users found for "{searchTerm}".
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            groupedUsers.map(group => {
+              const GroupIcon = group.icon;
+              const isCollapsed = collapsedGroups[group.id];
+
+              return (
+                <div key={group.id} className="space-y-1">
+                  {/* Category Header */}
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => toggleGroupCollapse(group.id)}
+                    className="w-full flex items-center justify-between px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-lg bg-slate-900/60 hover:bg-slate-800/60 text-slate-300 text-[11px] font-semibold transition cursor-pointer border border-slate-800/60"
+                  >
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                      <span className={`p-1 rounded-md border ${group.color}`}>
+                        <GroupIcon className="w-3 h-3" />
+                      </span>
+                      <span>{group.label}</span>
+                      <span className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 bg-slate-800 px-1.5 py-0.2 rounded-full border border-slate-700 font-mono">
+                        {group.users.length}
+                      </span>
+                    </div>
+                    {isCollapsed ? (
+                      <ChevronDown className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-slate-400" />
+                    ) : (
+                      <ChevronUp className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-slate-400" />
+                    )}
+                  </button>
+
+                  {/* Users inside group */}
+                  {!isCollapsed && (
+                    <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-1 pl-1 pr-1 pt-0.5">
+                      {group.users.map(u => {
+                        const selected = isUserSelected(u.id);
+                        const displayName = (u.email || '').split('@')[0].replace(/[._-]/g, ' ');
+                        const formattedName = displayName
+                          .split(' ')
+                          .map(w => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1))
+                          .join(' ');
+
+                        return (
+                          <div
+                            key={u.id}
+                            onClick={() => handleUserClick(u)}
+                            className={`flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 rounded-xl text-xs transition cursor-pointer border ${
+                              selected
+                                ? 'bg-blue-600/20 border-blue-500/40 text-white'
+                                : 'bg-slate-900/40 hover:bg-slate-800/70 border-slate-800/40 text-slate-200'
+                            }`}
+                          >
+                            <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 min-w-0">
+                              <div
+                                className={`w-7 h-7 shrink-0 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-[10px] border ${
+                                  selected
+                                    ? 'bg-blue-600 border-blue-400 text-white'
+                                    : 'bg-slate-800 border-slate-700 text-slate-300'
+                                }`}
+                              >
+                                {formattedName.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase()}
+                              </div>
+                              <div className="min-w-0">
+                                <p className="font-medium text-xs truncate text-white">{formattedName}</p>
+                                <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 font-mono truncate">{u.email}</p>
+                              </div>
+                            </div>
+
+                            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0">
+                              {u.role && (
+                                <span className="text-[10px] font-semibold text-blue-400 bg-blue-500/10 border border-blue-500/20 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded truncate max-w-[120px]">
+                                  {u.role}
+                                </span>
+                              )}
+                              <div
+                                className={`w-4 h-4 rounded-md border flex items-center justify-center ${
+                                  selected
+                                    ? 'bg-blue-600 border-blue-500 text-white'
+                                    : 'border-slate-700 bg-slate-950/60'
+                                }`}
+                              >
+                                {selected && <Check className="w-3 h-3 stroke-[3]" />}
+                              </div>
+                            </div>
+                          </div>
+                        );
+                      })}
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              );
+            })
+          )}
+
+          {/* Close button at bottom */}
+          <div className="pt-2 border-t border-slate-800 flex justify-end">
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setIsDropdownOpen(false)}
+              className="text-[11px] text-slate-400 hover:text-white px-3 py-1 rounded-lg hover:bg-slate-800 transition cursor-pointer"
+            >
+              Done Selecting
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/hooks/useInAppNotifications.ts

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+import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useState, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useAuth } from '../auth/AuthProvider';
+import {
+  getUserNotifications,
+  getNotifications,
+  createNotification,
+  markNotificationAsRead,
+  updateNotification,
+  getCurrentUserTenantId,
+} from '../services/api';
+import {
+  Notification,
+  NotificationPlatform,
+  NotificationStatus,
+  CreateNotificationRequest,
+} from '../types';
+
+export interface DraftMessage {
+  id: string;
+  recipientId: string;
+  recipientEmail: string;
+  recipientName?: string;
+  subject: string;
+  message: string;
+  platform?: NotificationPlatform;
+  updatedAt: string;
+}
+
+export function useInAppNotifications() {
+  const { user, claims } = useAuth();
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const userId = (user?.id || claims?.sub || '') as string;
+  const userEmail = (user?.email || claims?.email || '') as string;
+
+  // Local storage keys for client-side starred and drafts
+  const draftsStorageKey = `pfm_mailbox_drafts_${userId || 'default'}`;
+  const starredStorageKey = `pfm_mailbox_starred_${userId || 'default'}`;
+  const trashStorageKey = `pfm_mailbox_trash_${userId || 'default'}`;
+  const sentStorageKey = `pfm_mailbox_sent_${userId || 'default'}`;
+
+  // Starred messages set
+  const [starredIds, setStarredIds] = useState<string[]>(() => {
+    try {
+      const stored = localStorage.getItem(starredStorageKey);
+      return stored ? JSON.parse(stored) : [];
+    } catch {
+      return [];
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Trashed messages set
+  const [trashedIds, setTrashedIds] = useState<string[]>(() => {
+    try {
+      const stored = localStorage.getItem(trashStorageKey);
+      return stored ? JSON.parse(stored) : [];
+    } catch {
+      return [];
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Local drafts list
+  const [drafts, setDrafts] = useState<DraftMessage[]>(() => {
+    try {
+      const stored = localStorage.getItem(draftsStorageKey);
+      return stored ? JSON.parse(stored) : [];
+    } catch {
+      return [];
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Local sent messages history
+  const [localSent, setLocalSent] = useState<Notification[]>(() => {
+    try {
+      const stored = localStorage.getItem(sentStorageKey);
+      return stored ? JSON.parse(stored) : [];
+    } catch {
+      return [];
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Sync state to localStorage
+  useEffect(() => {
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem(starredStorageKey, JSON.stringify(starredIds));
+    } catch {}
+  }, [starredIds, starredStorageKey]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem(trashStorageKey, JSON.stringify(trashedIds));
+    } catch {}
+  }, [trashedIds, trashStorageKey]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem(draftsStorageKey, JSON.stringify(drafts));
+    } catch {}
+  }, [drafts, draftsStorageKey]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem(sentStorageKey, JSON.stringify(localSent));
+    } catch {}
+  }, [localSent, sentStorageKey]);
+
+  // Fetch notifications from backend
+  const { data: rawNotifications = [], isLoading, refetch } = useQuery<Notification[]>({
+    queryKey: ['inapp-notifications', userId],
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      // 1. Try user-specific notifications
+      let list = await getUserNotifications(userId || undefined);
+      // 2. If list is empty or fallback needed, also check organisation notifications
+      if (!list || list.length === 0) {
+        const orgList = await getNotifications();
+        if (orgList && orgList.length > 0) {
+          list = orgList;
+        }
+      }
+      return list || [];
+    },
+    // Live polling every 30 seconds
+    refetchInterval: 30000,
+    staleTime: 10000,
+  });
+
+  // InApp notifications (strictly platform === InApp 5) for Bell & Counters
+  const inAppNotifications = useMemo(() => {
+    return rawNotifications.filter(
+      n => Number(n.platform) === NotificationPlatform.InApp || n.platform === (NotificationPlatform.InApp as any)
+    );
+  }, [rawNotifications]);
+
+  // Active inbox notifications (InApp + Email for mailbox, excluding trashed and drafts)
+  const allMailboxNotifications = useMemo(() => {
+    return rawNotifications.filter(
+      n =>
+        (Number(n.platform) === NotificationPlatform.InApp || Number(n.platform) === NotificationPlatform.Email) &&
+        !trashedIds.includes(String(n.id)) &&
+        Number(n.status) !== NotificationStatus.Draft
+    );
+  }, [rawNotifications, trashedIds]);
+
+  // Active in-app notifications in inbox
+  const inboxNotifications = useMemo(() => {
+    return inAppNotifications.filter(
+      n => !trashedIds.includes(String(n.id)) && Number(n.status) !== NotificationStatus.Draft
+    );
+  }, [inAppNotifications, trashedIds]);
+
+  // Unread InApp notifications: status !== Read && status !== Draft && status !== Cancelled && status !== Failed
+  const unreadNotifications = useMemo(() => {
+    return inboxNotifications.filter(
+      n =>
+        Number(n.status) !== NotificationStatus.Read &&
+        Number(n.status) !== NotificationStatus.Cancelled &&
+        Number(n.status) !== NotificationStatus.Failed
+    );
+  }, [inboxNotifications]);
+
+  const unreadCount = unreadNotifications.length;
+  const top5Unread = useMemo(() => unreadNotifications.slice(0, 5), [unreadNotifications]);
+
+  // Starred notifications
+  const starredNotifications = useMemo(() => {
+    return rawNotifications.filter(
+      n =>
+        starredIds.includes(String(n.id)) &&
+        !trashedIds.includes(String(n.id)) &&
+        (Number(n.platform) === NotificationPlatform.InApp || Number(n.platform) === NotificationPlatform.Email)
+    );
+  }, [rawNotifications, starredIds, trashedIds]);
+
+  // Trashed notifications
+  const trashedNotifications = useMemo(() => {
+    return rawNotifications.filter(n => trashedIds.includes(String(n.id)));
+  }, [rawNotifications, trashedIds]);
+
+  // Mutation to mark notification as read
+  const markAsReadMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: async (id: number | string) => {
+      await markNotificationAsRead(id);
+    },
+    onMutate: async (id) => {
+      await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: ['inapp-notifications', userId] });
+      queryClient.setQueryData<Notification[]>(['inapp-notifications', userId], (old = []) =>
+        old.map(n => (String(n.id) === String(id) ? { ...n, status: NotificationStatus.Read } : n))
+      );
+    },
+    onSettled: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['inapp-notifications'] });
+    },
+  });
+
+  // Mark all unread as read
+  const markAllAsRead = useCallback(async () => {
+    const unread = unreadNotifications;
+    for (const item of unread) {
+      try {
+        await markNotificationAsRead(item.id);
+      } catch {}
+    }
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['inapp-notifications'] });
+  }, [unreadNotifications, queryClient]);
+
+  // Toggle star
+  const toggleStar = useCallback((id: string | number) => {
+    const strId = String(id);
+    setStarredIds(prev => (prev.includes(strId) ? prev.filter(x => x !== strId) : [...prev, strId]));
+  }, []);
+
+  // Delete message (move to trash)
+  const deleteMessage = useCallback((id: string | number) => {
+    const strId = String(id);
+    setTrashedIds(prev => (prev.includes(strId) ? prev : [...prev, strId]));
+  }, []);
+
+  // Restore from trash
+  const restoreMessage = useCallback((id: string | number) => {
+    const strId = String(id);
+    setTrashedIds(prev => prev.filter(x => x !== strId));
+  }, []);
+
+  // Permanent delete
+  const permanentDelete = useCallback((id: string | number) => {
+    const strId = String(id);
+    setTrashedIds(prev => prev.filter(x => x !== strId));
+    setLocalSent(prev => prev.filter(n => String(n.id) !== strId));
+  }, []);
+
+  // Draft management
+  const saveDraft = useCallback((draft: Omit<DraftMessage, 'id' | 'updatedAt'> & { id?: string }) => {
+    const draftId = draft.id || `draft_${Date.now()}`;
+    const newDraft: DraftMessage = {
+      ...draft,
+      id: draftId,
+      updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    };
+    setDrafts(prev => {
+      const filtered = prev.filter(d => d.id !== draftId);
+      return [newDraft, ...filtered];
+    });
+    return draftId;
+  }, []);
+
+  const deleteDraft = useCallback((id: string) => {
+    setDrafts(prev => prev.filter(d => d.id !== id));
+  }, []);
+
+  // Send new notification (InApp or Email)
+  const sendMessageMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: async (payload: {
+      recipientId: string;
+      recipientEmail: string;
+      recipientName?: string;
+      subject: string;
+      message: string;
+      platform?: NotificationPlatform;
+      draftId?: string;
+    }) => {
+      const orgId = getCurrentUserTenantId() || 1;
+      const targetPlatform = payload.platform || NotificationPlatform.InApp;
+      const formattedDestination = `To: ${payload.recipientEmail} | From: ${userEmail || 'System User'}`;
+      
+      const req: CreateNotificationRequest = {
+        organisationId: orgId,
+        recipient: payload.recipientId,
+        platform: targetPlatform,
+        subject: payload.subject,
+        destination: formattedDestination,
+        message: payload.message,
+        status: targetPlatform === NotificationPlatform.InApp ? NotificationStatus.Delivered : NotificationStatus.Queued,
+      };
+
+      await createNotification(req);
+
+      // Record in local sent messages
+      const sentItem: Notification = {
+        id: `sent_${Date.now()}`,
+        organisationId: orgId,
+        recipient: payload.recipientId,
+        platform: targetPlatform,
+        status: NotificationStatus.Sent,
+        subject: payload.subject,
+        message: payload.message,
+        destination: formattedDestination,
+        createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        sentAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      };
+
+      setLocalSent(prev => [sentItem, ...prev]);
+
+      // If sending a draft, remove the draft
+      if (payload.draftId) {
+        deleteDraft(payload.draftId);
+      }
+    },
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['inapp-notifications'] });
+    },
+  });
+
+  return {
+    rawNotifications,
+    inAppNotifications,
+    allMailboxNotifications,
+    inboxNotifications,
+    unreadNotifications,
+    unreadCount,
+    top5Unread,
+    starredNotifications,
+    trashedNotifications,
+    sentNotifications: localSent,
+    drafts,
+    starredIds,
+    trashedIds,
+    isLoading,
+    refetch,
+    markAsRead: (id: string | number) => markAsReadMutation.mutate(id),
+    markAllAsRead,
+    toggleStar,
+    deleteMessage,
+    restoreMessage,
+    permanentDelete,
+    saveDraft,
+    deleteDraft,
+    sendMessage: sendMessageMutation.mutateAsync,
+    isSending: sendMessageMutation.isPending,
+  };
+}

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/lib/formatters.ts

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export const NOTIFICATION_STATUS_OPTIONS = [
   { value: NotificationStatus.Failed, label: 'Failed' },
   { value: NotificationStatus.Cancelled, label: 'Cancelled' },
   { value: NotificationStatus.Bounced, label: 'Bounced' },
+  { value: NotificationStatus.Draft, label: 'Draft' },
 ];
 
 export const NOTIFICATION_PLATFORM_OPTIONS = [
@@ -509,6 +510,8 @@ export const getEmailStatusBadge = (status?: EmailStatuses | number | null) => {
 export const getNotificationStatusBadge = (status?: NotificationStatus | number | null) => {
   const s = Number(status);
   switch (s) {
+    case NotificationStatus.Draft:
+      return { label: 'Draft', className: 'bg-purple-50 text-purple-800 border-purple-300 font-semibold' };
     case NotificationStatus.Delivered:
     case NotificationStatus.Read:
       return { label: getNotificationStatusLabel(s), className: 'bg-emerald-50 text-emerald-800 border-emerald-300 font-semibold' };

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/lib/markdownUtils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+/**
+ * Markdown & Branded HTML Formatting Utilities for PostFundManagement (PFM)
+ */
+
+export const PFM_BRAND_LOGO_SVG = `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64" width="40" height="40" fill="none">
+  <defs>
+    <radialGradient id="pfm-ambient" cx="50%" cy="50%" r="50%">
+      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#38bdf8" stop-opacity="0.4" />
+      <stop offset="70%" stop-color="#2563eb" stop-opacity="0.1" />
+      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#1e1b4b" stop-opacity="0" />
+    </radialGradient>
+    <linearGradient id="pfm-top" x1="12" y1="8" x2="52" y2="26" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
+      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#a5b4fc" />
+      <stop offset="35%" stop-color="#6366f1" />
+      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#4338ca" />
+    </linearGradient>
+    <linearGradient id="pfm-left" x1="10" y1="22" x2="30" y2="56" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
+      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#38bdf8" />
+      <stop offset="45%" stop-color="#2563eb" />
+      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#1e40af" />
+    </linearGradient>
+    <linearGradient id="pfm-right" x1="34" y1="28" x2="54" y2="56" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
+      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#22d3ee" />
+      <stop offset="50%" stop-color="#06b6d4" />
+      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#10b981" />
+    </linearGradient>
+    <linearGradient id="pfm-core" x1="27" y1="27" x2="37" y2="37" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
+      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#ffffff" />
+      <stop offset="40%" stop-color="#e0f2fe" />
+      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#38bdf8" />
+    </linearGradient>
+  </defs>
+  <circle cx="32" cy="32" r="31" fill="#090d16" />
+  <circle cx="32" cy="32" r="30" stroke="#1e293b" stroke-width="1" />
+  <circle cx="32" cy="32" r="28" fill="url(#pfm-ambient)" />
+  <path d="M32 6.5 L53.5 19 C55 19.8 56 21.5 56 23.2 L56 40.8 C56 42.5 55 44.2 53.5 45 L32 57.5 C30.5 58.3 28.5 58.3 27 57.5 L5.5 45 C4 44.2 3 42.5 3 40.8 L3 23.2 C3 21.5 4 19.8 5.5 19 L27 6.5 C28.5 5.7 30.5 5.7 32 6.5 Z" stroke="#3b82f6" stroke-opacity="0.3" stroke-width="1.2" fill="none" />
+  <path d="M32 9 L51.5 20.2 L43 25.2 L32 18.8 L21 25.2 L12.5 20.2 Z" fill="url(#pfm-top)" />
+  <path d="M10 23 L19.2 28.4 L19.2 44.5 L30 50.8 L30 55.5 L10 43.8 Z" fill="url(#pfm-left)" />
+  <path d="M54 23 L54 43.8 L34 55.5 L34 50.8 L44.8 44.5 L44.8 28.4 Z" fill="url(#pfm-right)" />
+  <path d="M22 28.5 L32 22.8 L42 28.5 L42 35.5 L32 41.2 L22 35.5 Z" fill="#0b1120" stroke="#334155" stroke-width="1" />
+  <path d="M25 31.5 L32 27.5 L39 31.5 L32 35.5 Z" fill="url(#pfm-top)" opacity="0.9" />
+  <path d="M25 37 L32 41 L39 37 L32 33 L25 37 Z" fill="url(#pfm-right)" opacity="0.9" />
+  <polygon points="32,27 36.5,32 32,37 27.5,32" fill="url(#pfm-core)" />
+  <circle cx="32" cy="32" r="1.5" fill="#ffffff" />
+</svg>`;
+
+export const PFM_LOGO_DATA_URI = `data:image/svg+xml;utf8,${encodeURIComponent(PFM_BRAND_LOGO_SVG)}`;
+
+export interface MarkdownRenderOptions {
+  applyBranding?: boolean;
+  emailFormat?: boolean;
+  subject?: string;
+  tenantName?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the content string is formatted HTML or Markdown.
+ */
+export function isHtmlContent(content: string): boolean {
+  if (!content) return false;
+  const trimmed = content.trim();
+  return (
+    trimmed.startsWith('<!DOCTYPE') ||
+    trimmed.startsWith('<html') ||
+    trimmed.startsWith('<div') ||
+    trimmed.startsWith('<table') ||
+    trimmed.startsWith('<p>') ||
+    (trimmed.includes('</') && trimmed.includes('>'))
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extracts raw plain text from markdown or HTML for concise notification snippets.
+ */
+export function stripMarkdown(text: string): string {
+  if (!text) return '';
+  return text
+    .replace(/<[^>]*>/g, ' ') // Strip HTML tags
+    .replace(/!\[.*?\]\(.*?\)/g, '') // Strip images
+    .replace(/\[(.*?)\]\(.*?\)/g, '$1') // Extract link text
+    .replace(/#{1,6}\s+/g, '') // Strip headers
+    .replace(/(\*\*|__)(.*?)\1/g, '$2') // Strip bold
+    .replace(/(\*|_)(.*?)\1/g, '$2') // Strip italic
+    .replace(/~~(.*?)~~/g, '$1') // Strip strikethrough
+    .replace(/`{1,3}.*?`{1,3}/gs, '') // Strip code blocks
+    .replace(/^>\s+/gm, '') // Strip blockquotes
+    .replace(/^[-*+]\s+/gm, '') // Strip list markers
+    .replace(/^\d+\.\s+/gm, '') // Strip ordered list markers
+    .replace(/\|/g, ' ') // Replace table pipes
+    .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+    .trim();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parses markdown text into semantic HTML.
+ */
+export function parseMarkdownToHtml(markdown: string): string {
+  if (!markdown) return '';
+
+  let html = markdown
+    // Sanitize script tags
+    .replace(/<script\b[^<]*(?:(?!<\/script>)<[^<]*)*<\/script>/gi, '')
+    // Normalize line endings
+    .replace(/\r\n/g, '\n');
+
+  // 1. Code blocks (```lang\ncode\n```)
+  html = html.replace(/```([a-zA-Z0-9_-]*)\n([\s\S]*?)```/g, (_match, _lang, code) => {
+    const escaped = code
+      .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
+      .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+      .replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
+    return `<pre style="background:#0b1120;border:1px solid #1e293b;border-radius:12px;padding:14px;overflow-x:auto;font-family:ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;font-size:12px;color:#e2e8f0;margin:12px 0;"><code>${escaped}</code></pre>`;
+  });
+
+  // 2. Inline code (`code`)
+  html = html.replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, (_match, code) => {
+    const escaped = code
+      .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
+      .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+      .replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
+    return `<code style="background:#1e293b;color:#38bdf8;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:6px;font-family:monospace;font-size:12px;">${escaped}</code>`;
+  });
+
+  // 3. Tables (| A | B |\n|---|---|\n| C | D |)
+  html = html.replace(/((?:\|[^\n]+\|\n?)+)/g, (match) => {
+    const rows = match.trim().split('\n');
+    if (rows.length < 2) return match;
+
+    const hasSeparator = rows[1] && rows[1].includes('---');
+    if (!hasSeparator) return match;
+
+    const parseCells = (row: string) =>
+      row
+        .split('|')
+        .slice(1, -1)
+        .map((c) => c.trim());
+
+    const headers = parseCells(rows[0]);
+    const bodyRows = rows.slice(2);
+
+    let tableHtml = `<div style="overflow-x:auto;margin:14px 0;"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid #334155;border-radius:8px;font-size:12px;text-align:left;">`;
+    tableHtml += `<thead><tr style="background:#1e293b;color:#f8fafc;">`;
+    headers.forEach((h) => {
+      tableHtml += `<th style="padding:8px 12px;border:1px solid #334155;font-weight:600;">${h}</th>`;
+    });
+    tableHtml += `</tr></thead><tbody>`;
+
+    bodyRows.forEach((row, i) => {
+      const cells = parseCells(row);
+      const bg = i % 2 === 0 ? '#0f172a' : '#1e293b/40';
+      tableHtml += `<tr style="background:${bg};color:#cbd5e1;">`;
+      cells.forEach((c) => {
+        tableHtml += `<td style="padding:8px 12px;border:1px solid #334155;">${c}</td>`;
+      });
+      tableHtml += `</tr>`;
+    });
+
+    tableHtml += `</tbody></table></div>`;
+    return tableHtml;
+  });
+
+  // 4. Headers (# through ####)
+  html = html.replace(/^#### (.*?)$/gm, '<h4 style="font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#f8fafc;margin:12px 0 6px 0;">$1</h4>');
+  html = html.replace(/^### (.*?)$/gm, '<h3 style="font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#f8fafc;margin:14px 0 8px 0;">$1</h3>');
+  html = html.replace(/^## (.*?)$/gm, '<h2 style="font-size:18px;font-weight:800;color:#ffffff;margin:16px 0 8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #1e293b;padding-bottom:6px;">$1</h2>');
+  html = html.replace(/^# (.*?)$/gm, '<h1 style="font-size:22px;font-weight:800;color:#ffffff;margin:18px 0 10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #334155;padding-bottom:8px;">$1</h1>');
+
+  // 5. Blockquotes and GitHub alerts (> [!NOTE], > [!IMPORTANT], etc.)
+  html = html.replace(/^>\s*\[!NOTE\]\s*(.*?)$/gim, '<div style="background:#0c4a6e22;border-left:4px solid #0284c7;padding:10px 14px;border-radius:8px;margin:10px 0;color:#bae6fd;font-size:12px;"><strong>NOTE:</strong> $1</div>');
+  html = html.replace(/^>\s*\[!IMPORTANT\]\s*(.*?)$/gim, '<div style="background:#83184322;border-left:4px solid #db2777;padding:10px 14px;border-radius:8px;margin:10px 0;color:#fbcfe8;font-size:12px;"><strong>IMPORTANT:</strong> $1</div>');
+  html = html.replace(/^>\s*\[!WARNING\]\s*(.*?)$/gim, '<div style="background:#713f1222;border-left:4px solid #d97706;padding:10px 14px;border-radius:8px;margin:10px 0;color:#fef08a;font-size:12px;"><strong>WARNING:</strong> $1</div>');
+  html = html.replace(/^>\s*\[!TIP\]\s*(.*?)$/gim, '<div style="background:#064e3b22;border-left:4px solid #059669;padding:10px 14px;border-radius:8px;margin:10px 0;color:#a7f3d0;font-size:12px;"><strong>TIP:</strong> $1</div>');
+  html = html.replace(/^>\s*(.*?)$/gm, '<blockquote style="border-left:3px solid #3b82f6;padding-left:12px;margin:8px 0;color:#94a3b8;font-style:italic;">$1</blockquote>');
+
+  // 6. Horizontal Rules (---)
+  html = html.replace(/^(?:---|\*\*\*|___)\s*$/gm, '<hr style="border:none;border-top:1px solid #334155;margin:16px 0;" />');
+
+  // 7. Bold & Italic
+  html = html.replace(/\*\*\*(.*?)\*\*\*/g, '<strong><em>$1</em></strong>');
+  html = html.replace(/\*\*(.*?)\*\*/g, '<strong style="color:#ffffff;">$1</strong>');
+  html = html.replace(/__(.*?)__/g, '<strong style="color:#ffffff;">$1</strong>');
+  html = html.replace(/\*(.*?)\*/g, '<em style="color:#cbd5e1;">$1</em>');
+  html = html.replace(/_(.*?)_/g, '<em style="color:#cbd5e1;">$1</em>');
+  html = html.replace(/~~(.*?)~~/g, '<del style="color:#64748b;">$1</del>');
+
+  // 8. Images and Links
+  html = html.replace(/!\[(.*?)\]\((.*?)\)/g, '<img src="$2" alt="$1" style="max-width:100%;border-radius:8px;margin:10px 0;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);" />');
+  html = html.replace(/\[(.*?)\]\((.*?)\)/g, '<a href="$2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#38bdf8;text-decoration:underline;">$1</a>');
+
+  // 9. Unordered Lists (- or *)
+  html = html.replace(/^[-*+]\s+(.*?)$/gm, '<li style="margin-left:20px;list-style-type:disc;color:#cbd5e1;padding:2px 0;">$1</li>');
+
+  // 10. Ordered Lists (1. 2.)
+  html = html.replace(/^\d+\.\s+(.*?)$/gm, '<li style="margin-left:20px;list-style-type:decimal;color:#cbd5e1;padding:2px 0;">$1</li>');
+
+  // 11. Paragraphs
+  const paragraphs = html.split(/\n{2,}/);
+  html = paragraphs
+    .map((p) => {
+      const trimmed = p.trim();
+      if (!trimmed) return '';
+      if (
+        trimmed.startsWith('<h') ||
+        trimmed.startsWith('<div') ||
+        trimmed.startsWith('<table') ||
+        trimmed.startsWith('<pre') ||
+        trimmed.startsWith('<blockquote') ||
+        trimmed.startsWith('<hr') ||
+        trimmed.startsWith('<li')
+      ) {
+        return trimmed;
+      }
+      return `<p style="margin:8px 0;line-height:1.6;color:#cbd5e1;">${trimmed.replace(/\n/g, '<br />')}</p>`;
+    })
+    .join('\n');
+
+  return html;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Transforms Markdown into full branded executive HTML for email notifications.
+ */
+export function renderMarkdownToHtml(
+  markdown: string,
+  options?: MarkdownRenderOptions
+): string {
+  const contentHtml = parseMarkdownToHtml(markdown);
+
+  if (!options?.applyBranding && !options?.emailFormat) {
+    return contentHtml;
+  }
+
+  const subject = options?.subject || 'Statutory Platform Notification';
+  const tenantName = options?.tenantName || 'Post-Fund Management (PFM) Platform';
+  const dateFormatted = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-ZA', {
+    day: 'numeric',
+    month: 'short',
+    year: 'numeric',
+  });
+
+  return `<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8" />
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+  <title>${subject}</title>
+</head>
+<body style="margin:0;padding:24px 12px;background-color:#090d16;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#cbd5e1;">
+  <table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:640px;margin:0 auto;background-color:#0d1322;border:1px solid #1e293b;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 12px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);">
+    <!-- Executive Brand Header -->
+    <tr>
+      <td style="padding:20px 24px;background:linear-gradient(135deg, #0b1120 0%, #1e1b4b 50%, #0f172a 100%);border-bottom:1px solid #1e293b;">
+        <table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
+          <tr>
+            <td width="48" style="vertical-align:middle;">
+              <img src="${PFM_LOGO_DATA_URI}" alt="PFM Logo" width="40" height="40" style="display:block;border-radius:10px;" />
+            </td>
+            <td style="padding-left:14px;vertical-align:middle;">
+              <div style="font-size:14px;font-weight:800;color:#ffffff;letter-spacing:-0.02em;text-transform:uppercase;">
+                Post-Fund Management (PFM)
+              </div>
+              <div style="font-size:11px;color:#38bdf8;font-weight:600;margin-top:2px;">
+                ${tenantName}
+              </div>
+            </td>
+            <td align="right" style="vertical-align:middle;">
+              <span style="font-size:10px;font-weight:700;color:#38bdf8;background-color:rgba(56,189,248,0.12);border:1px solid rgba(56,189,248,0.25);padding:4px 8px;border-radius:20px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.04em;">
+                Official Notice
+              </span>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
+        </table>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <!-- Subject Banner -->
+    <tr>
+      <td style="padding:16px 24px;background-color:#0b101b;border-bottom:1px solid #1e293b;">
+        <h2 style="margin:0;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;line-height:1.4;">
+          ${subject}
+        </h2>
+        <div style="font-size:11px;color:#64748b;margin-top:4px;">
+          Dispatched on ${dateFormatted} • Electronic System Communication
+        </div>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <!-- Message Content Body -->
+    <tr>
+      <td style="padding:24px;font-size:13px;line-height:1.65;color:#e2e8f0;">
+        ${contentHtml}
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <!-- Executive Footer -->
+    <tr>
+      <td style="padding:18px 24px;background-color:#080c14;border-top:1px solid #1e293b;font-size:11px;color:#64748b;text-align:center;">
+        <div style="font-weight:600;color:#94a3b8;margin-bottom:4px;">
+          Post-Fund Management, Performance & Impact Governance Platform
+        </div>
+        <div>
+          This message was transmitted securely under active multi-tenant encryption. Please do not reply directly to automated dispatch notices.
+        </div>
+        <div style="margin-top:8px;font-size:10px;color:#475569;">
+          &copy; ${new Date().getFullYear()} PFM Governance Architecture. All rights reserved.
+        </div>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+</body>
+</html>`;
+}
+

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/pages/InboxPage.tsx

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+import React, { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import {
+  Inbox,
+  Send,
+  FileText,
+  Star,
+  Trash2,
+  Mail,
+  MailOpen,
+  Search,
+  PenSquare,
+  RefreshCw,
+  Reply,
+  CheckCircle2,
+  Clock,
+  RotateCcw,
+  X,
+  Smartphone,
+  Filter,
+} from 'lucide-react';
+import { useInAppNotifications, DraftMessage } from '../hooks/useInAppNotifications';
+import { ComposeMessageModal } from '../components/notifications/ComposeMessageModal';
+import { MarkdownViewer } from '../components/notifications/MarkdownViewer';
+import { formatDate } from '../lib/formatters';
+import { Notification, NotificationPlatform, NotificationStatus } from '../types';
+import { useAuth } from '../auth/AuthProvider';
+import { stripMarkdown } from '../lib/markdownUtils';
+
+type MailboxFolder = 'inbox' | 'starred' | 'sent' | 'drafts' | 'trash';
+type PlatformFilter = 'all' | 'inapp' | 'email';
+
+export const InboxPage: React.FC = () => {
+  const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
+  const targetIdParam = searchParams.get('id');
+
+  const { user, claims } = useAuth();
+  const currentUserEmail = (user?.email || claims?.email || '') as string;
+
+  const {
+    allMailboxNotifications,
+    inboxNotifications,
+    unreadCount,
+    starredNotifications,
+    trashedNotifications,
+    sentNotifications,
+    drafts,
+    starredIds,
+    isLoading,
+    refetch,
+    markAsRead,
+    toggleStar,
+    deleteMessage,
+    restoreMessage,
+    permanentDelete,
+    deleteDraft,
+    sendMessage,
+    isSending,
+  } = useInAppNotifications();
+
+  // Active folder
+  const [activeFolder, setActiveFolder] = useState<MailboxFolder>('inbox');
+  // Platform filter
+  const [platformFilter, setPlatformFilter] = useState<PlatformFilter>('all');
+  // Search query
+  const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('');
+  // Filter for unread only in Inbox
+  const [showUnreadOnly, setShowUnreadOnly] = useState(false);
+  // Selected message to view in detail
+  const [selectedMessage, setSelectedMessage] = useState<Notification | null>(null);
+  // Selected draft to edit/resume
+  const [selectedDraft, setSelectedDraft] = useState<DraftMessage | null>(null);
+
+  // Compose modal state
+  const [isComposeOpen, setIsComposeOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [composeInitialRecipient, setComposeInitialRecipient] = useState<any>(undefined);
+  const [composeInitialSubject, setComposeInitialSubject] = useState('');
+  const [composeInitialMessage, setComposeInitialMessage] = useState('');
+  const [composeInitialPlatform, setComposeInitialPlatform] = useState<NotificationPlatform>(NotificationPlatform.InApp);
+
+  // Inline quick reply state
+  const [inlineReplyText, setInlineReplyText] = useState('');
+  const [inlineReplySuccess, setInlineReplySuccess] = useState(false);
+
+  // Active folder message items
+  const folderMessages = useMemo(() => {
+    switch (activeFolder) {
+      case 'inbox':
+        return allMailboxNotifications;
+      case 'starred':
+        return starredNotifications;
+      case 'sent':
+        return sentNotifications;
+      case 'trash':
+        return trashedNotifications;
+      case 'drafts':
+        return [];
+      default:
+        return allMailboxNotifications;
+    }
+  }, [activeFolder, allMailboxNotifications, starredNotifications, sentNotifications, trashedNotifications]);
+
+  // Filtered by search, platform, and unread toggle
+  const filteredMessages = useMemo(() => {
+    return folderMessages.filter(item => {
+      // Platform filter
+      if (platformFilter === 'inapp' && Number(item.platform) !== NotificationPlatform.InApp) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (platformFilter === 'email' && Number(item.platform) !== NotificationPlatform.Email) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      // Unread only filter
+      if (activeFolder === 'inbox' && showUnreadOnly) {
+        if (Number(item.status) === NotificationStatus.Read) return false;
+      }
+      // Search term
+      if (!searchTerm.trim()) return true;
+      const term = searchTerm.toLowerCase();
+      const subject = (item.subject || '').toLowerCase();
+      const message = (item.message || '').toLowerCase();
+      const dest = (item.destination || '').toLowerCase();
+      return subject.includes(term) || message.includes(term) || dest.includes(term);
+    });
+  }, [folderMessages, platformFilter, activeFolder, showUnreadOnly, searchTerm]);
+
+  // Filtered drafts for Drafts folder
+  const filteredDrafts = useMemo(() => {
+    if (activeFolder !== 'drafts') return [];
+    if (!searchTerm.trim()) return drafts;
+    const term = searchTerm.toLowerCase();
+    return drafts.filter(
+      d =>
+        d.subject.toLowerCase().includes(term) ||
+        d.message.toLowerCase().includes(term) ||
+        d.recipientEmail.toLowerCase().includes(term)
+    );
+  }, [drafts, activeFolder, searchTerm]);
+
+  // Automatically select message when URL param ?id=... is present
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (targetIdParam) {
+      const found = folderMessages.find(m => String(m.id) === targetIdParam);
+      if (found) {
+        setSelectedMessage(found);
+        if (Number(found.status) !== NotificationStatus.Read) {
+          markAsRead(found.id);
+        }
+      }
+    } else if (!selectedMessage && folderMessages.length > 0 && activeFolder !== 'drafts') {
+      setSelectedMessage(folderMessages[0]);
+    }
+  }, [targetIdParam, folderMessages, activeFolder]);
+
+  // Handle message selection
+  const handleSelectMessage = (item: Notification) => {
+    setSelectedMessage(item);
+    setSearchParams({ id: String(item.id) });
+    if (Number(item.status) !== NotificationStatus.Read) {
+      markAsRead(item.id);
+    }
+    setInlineReplyText('');
+    setInlineReplySuccess(false);
+  };
+
+  // Open Compose Modal for a new message
+  const handleOpenCompose = (defaultPlatform: NotificationPlatform = NotificationPlatform.InApp) => {
+    setSelectedDraft(null);
+    setComposeInitialRecipient(undefined);
+    setComposeInitialSubject('');
+    setComposeInitialMessage('');
+    setComposeInitialPlatform(defaultPlatform);
+    setIsComposeOpen(true);
+  };
+
+  // Open Compose Modal for a Reply
+  const handleReplyMessage = (msg: Notification) => {
+    const rawDest = msg.destination || '';
+    let replyEmail = '';
+    if (rawDest.includes('From:')) {
+      const fromPart = rawDest.split('From:')[1]?.trim() || '';
+      replyEmail = fromPart.replace(/[<>]/g, '').trim();
+    } else if (rawDest.includes('@')) {
+      replyEmail = rawDest.trim();
+    }
+
+    const replySubject = msg.subject?.startsWith('Re:') ? msg.subject : `Re: ${msg.subject || 'Communication'}`;
+    const quotedBody = `\n\n--- Original Message (${formatDate(msg.createdAt)}) ---\n> ${stripMarkdown(msg.message || '')}`;
+
+    setSelectedDraft(null);
+    setComposeInitialRecipient(
+      replyEmail
+        ? {
+            id: String(msg.recipient),
+            email: replyEmail,
+            name: replyEmail.split('@')[0],
+          }
+        : undefined
+    );
+    setComposeInitialSubject(replySubject);
+    setComposeInitialMessage(quotedBody);
+    setComposeInitialPlatform(msg.platform as NotificationPlatform || NotificationPlatform.InApp);
+    setIsComposeOpen(true);
+  };
+
+  // Resume editing a saved draft
+  const handleEditDraft = (draft: DraftMessage) => {
+    setSelectedDraft(draft);
+    setComposeInitialRecipient(
+      draft.recipientId
+        ? {
+            id: draft.recipientId,
+            email: draft.recipientEmail,
+            name: draft.recipientName,
+          }
+        : undefined
+    );
+    setComposeInitialSubject(draft.subject);
+    setComposeInitialMessage(draft.message);
+    setComposeInitialPlatform(draft.platform || NotificationPlatform.InApp);
+    setIsComposeOpen(true);
+  };
+
+  // Send inline quick reply
+  const handleSendInlineReply = async () => {
+    if (!selectedMessage || !inlineReplyText.trim()) return;
+
+    const rawDest = selectedMessage.destination || '';
+    let replyEmail = '';
+    if (rawDest.includes('From:')) {
+      replyEmail = rawDest.split('From:')[1]?.trim().replace(/[<>]/g, '') || '';
+    } else if (rawDest.includes('@')) {
+      replyEmail = rawDest.trim();
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await sendMessage({
+        recipientId: String(selectedMessage.recipient),
+        recipientEmail: replyEmail || currentUserEmail || 'team@dsi.gov.za',
+        subject: selectedMessage.subject?.startsWith('Re:')
+          ? selectedMessage.subject
+          : `Re: ${selectedMessage.subject || 'Notification'}`,
+        message: inlineReplyText.trim(),
+        platform: selectedMessage.platform as NotificationPlatform || NotificationPlatform.InApp,
+      });
+
+      setInlineReplySuccess(true);
+      setInlineReplyText('');
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        setInlineReplySuccess(false);
+      }, 3000);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Failed to send inline reply:', err);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col h-full bg-[#090d16] text-slate-100 overflow-hidden font-sans">
+      {/* Top Mailbox Breadcrumb & Action Banner */}
+      <div className="h-14 px-6 border-b border-slate-800/80 bg-[#0d121f]/90 backdrop-blur-md flex items-center justify-between shrink-0">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-xl bg-blue-600/20 border border-blue-500/30 flex items-center justify-center text-blue-400">
+            <Mail className="w-4 h-4" />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <h1 className="text-sm font-bold text-white tracking-tight">Mailbox & Communications</h1>
+              <span className="text-[10px] font-semibold text-blue-300 bg-blue-500/10 border border-blue-500/30 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full flex items-center gap-1">
+                Markdown & Branded HTML Engine
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-400">
+              In-App markdown messaging and executive branded email notifications
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => refetch()}
+            className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-xl bg-slate-900/80 hover:bg-slate-800 border border-slate-700/80 text-xs font-medium text-slate-300 hover:text-white transition cursor-pointer shadow-xs"
+            title="Refresh mailbox messages"
+          >
+            <RefreshCw className={`w-3.5 h-3.5 ${isLoading ? 'animate-spin text-blue-400' : ''}`} />
+            <span>Refresh</span>
+          </button>
+
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => handleOpenCompose()}
+            id="compose-message-main-btn"
+            className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-1.5 rounded-xl bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-500 text-white text-xs font-semibold shadow-lg shadow-blue-600/30 transition cursor-pointer"
+          >
+            <PenSquare className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+            <span>Compose</span>
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Main Mailbox Three-Pane Layout */}
+      <div className="flex-1 flex overflow-hidden">
+        {/* ======================================================== */}
+        {/* PANE 1: Mailbox Folders Sidebar */}
+        {/* ======================================================== */}
+        <aside className="w-60 shrink-0 border-r border-slate-800/80 bg-[#0b101b]/95 p-3 flex flex-col justify-between">
+          <div className="space-y-4">
+            {/* Primary Compose Action */}
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => handleOpenCompose()}
+              className="w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-2.5 px-4 rounded-2xl bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-600 to-indigo-600 hover:from-blue-500 hover:to-indigo-500 text-white text-xs font-bold shadow-lg shadow-blue-600/25 transition cursor-pointer"
+            >
+              <PenSquare className="w-4 h-4" />
+              <span>New Message</span>
+            </button>
+
+            {/* Folder Navigation */}
+            <nav className="space-y-1">
+              {/* Inbox */}
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setActiveFolder('inbox');
+                  setSelectedDraft(null);
+                }}
+                className={`w-full flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 rounded-xl text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                  activeFolder === 'inbox'
+                    ? 'bg-blue-600/20 text-white border border-blue-500/30'
+                    : 'text-slate-300 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800/60'
+                }`}
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+                  <Inbox className="w-4 h-4 text-blue-400" />
+                  <span>Inbox</span>
+                </div>
+                {unreadCount > 0 ? (
+                  <span className="text-[10px] font-bold text-white bg-blue-600 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full shadow-xs">
+                    {unreadCount}
+                  </span>
+                ) : (
+                  <span className="text-[11px] text-slate-400 font-mono">
+                    {allMailboxNotifications.length}
+                  </span>
+                )}
+              </button>
+
+              {/* Starred */}
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setActiveFolder('starred');
+                  setSelectedDraft(null);
+                }}
+                className={`w-full flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 rounded-xl text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                  activeFolder === 'starred'
+                    ? 'bg-amber-500/20 text-white border border-amber-500/30'
+                    : 'text-slate-300 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800/60'
+                }`}
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+                  <Star className="w-4 h-4 text-amber-400" />
+                  <span>Starred</span>
+                </div>
+                <span className="text-[11px] text-slate-400 font-mono">
+                  {starredNotifications.length}
+                </span>
+              </button>
+
+              {/* Sent */}
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setActiveFolder('sent');
+                  setSelectedDraft(null);
+                }}
+                className={`w-full flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 rounded-xl text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                  activeFolder === 'sent'
+                    ? 'bg-indigo-600/20 text-white border border-indigo-500/30'
+                    : 'text-slate-300 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800/60'
+                }`}
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+                  <Send className="w-4 h-4 text-indigo-400" />
+                  <span>Sent</span>
+                </div>
+                <span className="text-[11px] text-slate-400 font-mono">
+                  {sentNotifications.length}
+                </span>
+              </button>
+
+              {/* Drafts */}
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setActiveFolder('drafts');
+                  setSelectedMessage(null);
+                }}
+                className={`w-full flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 rounded-xl text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                  activeFolder === 'drafts'
+                    ? 'bg-purple-600/20 text-white border border-purple-500/30'
+                    : 'text-slate-300 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800/60'
+                }`}
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+                  <FileText className="w-4 h-4 text-purple-400" />
+                  <span>Drafts</span>
+                </div>
+                {drafts.length > 0 && (
+                  <span className="text-[10px] font-bold text-purple-300 bg-purple-500/20 border border-purple-500/30 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full">
+                    {drafts.length}
+                  </span>
+                )}
+              </button>
+
+              {/* Trash */}
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setActiveFolder('trash');
+                  setSelectedDraft(null);
+                }}
+                className={`w-full flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 rounded-xl text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                  activeFolder === 'trash'
+                    ? 'bg-rose-600/20 text-white border border-rose-500/30'
+                    : 'text-slate-300 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800/60'
+                }`}
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+                  <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4 text-rose-400" />
+                  <span>Trash</span>
+                </div>
+                <span className="text-[11px] text-slate-400 font-mono">
+                  {trashedNotifications.length}
+                </span>
+              </button>
+            </nav>
+
+            {/* Platform Filter Buttons */}
+            <div className="pt-3 border-t border-slate-800/80 space-y-2">
+              <span className="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400 px-2 block">
+                Channel Filter
+              </span>
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => setPlatformFilter('all')}
+                  className={`w-full flex items-center justify-between px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                    platformFilter === 'all'
+                      ? 'bg-slate-800 text-white font-semibold'
+                      : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200 hover:bg-slate-900'
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <Filter className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-blue-400" />
+                    <span>All Channels</span>
+                  </div>
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => setPlatformFilter('inapp')}
+                  className={`w-full flex items-center justify-between px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                    platformFilter === 'inapp'
+                      ? 'bg-blue-600/25 text-blue-200 font-semibold border border-blue-500/30'
+                      : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200 hover:bg-slate-900'
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <Smartphone className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-blue-400" />
+                    <span>In-App Markdown</span>
+                  </div>
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => setPlatformFilter('email')}
+                  className={`w-full flex items-center justify-between px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                    platformFilter === 'email'
+                      ? 'bg-emerald-600/25 text-emerald-200 font-semibold border border-emerald-500/30'
+                      : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200 hover:bg-slate-900'
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <Mail className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-emerald-400" />
+                    <span>Email HTML</span>
+                  </div>
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Quick Filter: Unread Toggle */}
+            {activeFolder === 'inbox' && (
+              <div className="pt-2 border-t border-slate-800/80">
+                <label className="flex items-center gap-2 px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-xl hover:bg-slate-800/50 cursor-pointer text-xs text-slate-300">
+                  <input
+                    type="checkbox"
+                    checked={showUnreadOnly}
+                    onChange={e => setShowUnreadOnly(e.target.checked)}
+                    className="rounded border-slate-700 bg-slate-900 text-blue-600 focus:ring-blue-500"
+                  />
+                  <span>Unread only</span>
+                </label>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Sidebar Footer Branding */}
+          <div className="p-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-900/40 border border-slate-800/60 space-y-1 text-[11px] text-slate-400">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-slate-300 font-semibold">
+              <span className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-emerald-400" />
+              <span>Format Standards</span>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 leading-snug">
+              InApp messages are stored as Markdown. Email notifications are transformed to branded HTML.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </aside>
+
+        {/* ======================================================== */}
+        {/* PANE 2: Message List / Summary Cards */}
+        {/* ======================================================== */}
+        <section className="w-80 sm:w-96 shrink-0 border-r border-slate-800/80 bg-[#0d121f]/60 flex flex-col overflow-hidden">
+          {/* Search Box Header */}
+          <div className="p-3 border-b border-slate-800/80 bg-[#0d121f]/90 space-y-2">
+            <div className="relative">
+              <Search className="w-3.5 h-3.5 absolute left-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-slate-400" />
+              <input
+                type="text"
+                value={searchTerm}
+                onChange={e => setSearchTerm(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="Search messages by subject, sender, or text..."
+                className="w-full pl-8 pr-7 py-1.5 rounded-xl bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/80 text-xs text-slate-100 placeholder-slate-400 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition shadow-inner"
+              />
+              {searchTerm && (
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => setSearchTerm('')}
+                  className="absolute right-2.5 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-slate-400 hover:text-white"
+                >
+                  <X className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-[11px] text-slate-400 px-1">
+              <span className="capitalize font-semibold text-slate-200">
+                {activeFolder} ({activeFolder === 'drafts' ? filteredDrafts.length : filteredMessages.length})
+              </span>
+              {activeFolder === 'inbox' && unreadCount > 0 && (
+                <span className="text-blue-400 font-medium">{unreadCount} unread</span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* List of Messages or Drafts */}
+          <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto divide-y divide-slate-800/60">
+            {activeFolder === 'drafts' ? (
+              filteredDrafts.length === 0 ? (
+                <div className="py-16 px-6 text-center text-slate-400">
+                  <FileText className="w-8 h-8 mx-auto text-slate-600 mb-2" />
+                  <p className="text-xs font-semibold text-slate-300">No Drafts Saved</p>
+                  <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-400 mt-1">
+                    When you save unfinished messages, they will appear here.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                filteredDrafts.map(d => (
+                  <div
+                    key={d.id}
+                    onClick={() => handleEditDraft(d)}
+                    className="p-3.5 hover:bg-slate-800/60 transition cursor-pointer group flex flex-col gap-1.5 relative"
+                  >
+                    <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-1">
+                      <span className="text-[10px] font-bold text-purple-300 bg-purple-500/15 border border-purple-500/30 px-1.5 py-0.2 rounded">
+                        Draft (Markdown)
+                      </span>
+                      <span className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 font-mono">
+                        {formatDate(d.updatedAt)}
+                      </span>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <h4 className="text-xs font-semibold text-white group-hover:text-purple-300 transition truncate">
+                      {d.subject || 'Untitled Draft'}
+                    </h4>
+
+                    <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-300 line-clamp-2 leading-relaxed">
+                      {stripMarkdown(d.message || 'No content written yet.')}
+                    </p>
+
+                    <div className="flex items-center justify-between pt-1">
+                      <span className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 truncate">
+                        To: {d.recipientEmail || 'No recipient selected'}
+                      </span>
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={e => {
+                          e.stopPropagation();
+                          deleteDraft(d.id);
+                        }}
+                        className="text-slate-400 hover:text-rose-400 p-1 rounded transition"
+                        title="Delete draft"
+                      >
+                        <Trash2 className="w-3 h-3" />
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                ))
+              )
+            ) : filteredMessages.length === 0 ? (
+              <div className="py-16 px-6 text-center text-slate-400">
+                <MailOpen className="w-8 h-8 mx-auto text-slate-600 mb-2" />
+                <p className="text-xs font-semibold text-slate-300">No Messages Found</p>
+                <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-400 mt-1">
+                  {searchTerm
+                    ? `No messages matched "${searchTerm}"`
+                    : `No items in ${activeFolder}`}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              filteredMessages.map(item => {
+                const isSelected = selectedMessage?.id === item.id;
+                const isUnread = Number(item.status) !== NotificationStatus.Read;
+                const isStarred = starredIds.includes(String(item.id));
+                const isEmail = Number(item.platform) === NotificationPlatform.Email;
+
+                return (
+                  <div
+                    key={item.id}
+                    onClick={() => handleSelectMessage(item)}
+                    className={`p-3.5 transition cursor-pointer flex flex-col gap-1 relative ${
+                      isSelected
+                        ? 'bg-blue-600/15 border-l-4 border-l-blue-500 text-white shadow-inner'
+                        : 'hover:bg-slate-800/50 border-l-4 border-l-transparent'
+                    }`}
+                  >
+                    {/* Top line: unread dot, platform badge, star, time */}
+                    <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-1">
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 min-w-0">
+                        {isUnread && (
+                          <span
+                            className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-blue-500 shrink-0 shadow-sm shadow-blue-500 animate-pulse"
+                            title="Unread notification"
+                          />
+                        )}
+                        <span className="text-[11px] font-semibold text-slate-300 truncate">
+                          {item.destination?.includes('From:')
+                            ? item.destination.split('From:')[1]?.trim().replace(/[<>]/g, '')
+                            : item.destination || 'PFM System'}
+                        </span>
+                      </div>
+
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 shrink-0">
+                        {isEmail ? (
+                          <span className="text-[9px] font-bold text-emerald-300 bg-emerald-500/15 border border-emerald-500/30 px-1.5 py-0.2 rounded font-mono">
+                            Email
+                          </span>
+                        ) : (
+                          <span className="text-[9px] font-bold text-blue-300 bg-blue-500/15 border border-blue-500/30 px-1.5 py-0.2 rounded font-mono">
+                            InApp
+                          </span>
+                        )}
+
+                        <button
+                          type="button"
+                          onClick={e => {
+                            e.stopPropagation();
+                            toggleStar(item.id);
+                          }}
+                          className={`p-0.5 rounded transition ${
+                            isStarred ? 'text-amber-400 hover:text-amber-300' : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-300'
+                          }`}
+                          title={isStarred ? 'Unstar message' : 'Star message'}
+                        >
+                          <Star className={`w-3.5 h-3.5 ${isStarred ? 'fill-amber-400' : ''}`} />
+                        </button>
+                        <span className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 font-mono">
+                          {formatDate(item.createdAt)}
+                        </span>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    {/* Subject */}
+                    <h4
+                      className={`text-xs truncate ${
+                        isUnread ? 'font-bold text-white' : 'font-medium text-slate-300'
+                      }`}
+                    >
+                      {item.subject || 'Statutory Platform Notice'}
+                    </h4>
+
+                    {/* Snippet preview stripped of markdown syntax */}
+                    <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-400 line-clamp-2 leading-relaxed">
+                      {stripMarkdown(item.message || 'No additional details provided.')}
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                );
+              })
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        {/* ======================================================== */}
+        {/* PANE 3: Full Message Detail & Interactive Actions */}
+        {/* ======================================================== */}
+        <main className="flex-1 bg-[#090d16] flex flex-col overflow-y-auto">
+          {activeFolder === 'drafts' ? (
+            <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col items-center justify-center p-8 text-center text-slate-400">
+              <FileText className="w-12 h-12 text-slate-600 mb-3" />
+              <h3 className="text-sm font-bold text-white">Drafts Folder</h3>
+              <p className="text-xs text-slate-400 max-w-md mt-1 mb-4">
+                Click any draft on the left pane to resume composing in Markdown and dispatch your notification.
+              </p>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => handleOpenCompose()}
+                className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 rounded-xl bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-500 text-white text-xs font-semibold shadow-lg shadow-blue-600/30 transition cursor-pointer"
+              >
+                <PenSquare className="w-4 h-4" />
+                <span>Create New Message</span>
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          ) : !selectedMessage ? (
+            <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col items-center justify-center p-8 text-center text-slate-400">
+              <div className="w-16 h-16 rounded-3xl bg-slate-900 border border-slate-800 flex items-center justify-center text-slate-600 mb-4 shadow-xl">
+                <Mail className="w-8 h-8" />
+              </div>
+              <h3 className="text-sm font-bold text-white">No Message Selected</h3>
+              <p className="text-xs text-slate-400 max-w-sm mt-1 mb-4">
+                Select an in-app conversation or email notice from the list to view its rendered markdown and attachments.
+              </p>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => handleOpenCompose()}
+                className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 rounded-xl bg-slate-900 hover:bg-slate-800 text-slate-200 border border-slate-700 text-xs font-semibold transition cursor-pointer"
+              >
+                <PenSquare className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-blue-400" />
+                <span>Compose New Message</span>
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col">
+              {/* Message Header Toolbar */}
+              <div className="p-5 border-b border-slate-800/80 bg-[#0d121f]/60 flex items-center justify-between shrink-0">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => handleReplyMessage(selectedMessage)}
+                    className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-xl bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-500 text-white text-xs font-semibold shadow-md shadow-blue-600/20 transition cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Reply to message"
+                  >
+                    <Reply className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                    <span>Reply</span>
+                  </button>
+
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => toggleStar(selectedMessage.id)}
+                    className={`flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-xl border text-xs font-medium transition cursor-pointer ${
+                      starredIds.includes(String(selectedMessage.id))
+                        ? 'bg-amber-500/15 border-amber-500/30 text-amber-300'
+                        : 'bg-slate-900/80 border-slate-700/80 text-slate-300 hover:text-white'
+                    }`}
+                  >
+                    <Star
+                      className={`w-3.5 h-3.5 ${
+                        starredIds.includes(String(selectedMessage.id)) ? 'fill-amber-400' : ''
+                      }`}
+                    />
+                    <span>{starredIds.includes(String(selectedMessage.id)) ? 'Starred' : 'Star'}</span>
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  {activeFolder === 'trash' ? (
+                    <>
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => restoreMessage(selectedMessage.id)}
+                        className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-xl bg-slate-900/80 hover:bg-slate-800 border border-slate-700 text-xs text-slate-200 transition cursor-pointer"
+                        title="Restore message to Inbox"
+                      >
+                        <RotateCcw className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-emerald-400" />
+                        <span>Restore</span>
+                      </button>
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => permanentDelete(selectedMessage.id)}
+                        className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-xl bg-rose-950/40 hover:bg-rose-900/40 border border-rose-800/60 text-xs text-rose-300 transition cursor-pointer"
+                        title="Permanently erase message"
+                      >
+                        <Trash2 className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-rose-400" />
+                        <span>Delete Forever</span>
+                      </button>
+                    </>
+                  ) : (
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={() => {
+                        deleteMessage(selectedMessage.id);
+                        setSelectedMessage(null);
+                      }}
+                      className="p-2 rounded-xl text-slate-400 hover:text-rose-400 hover:bg-rose-950/20 border border-transparent hover:border-rose-900/40 transition cursor-pointer"
+                      title="Move message to Trash"
+                    >
+                      <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4" />
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              {/* Message Details & Body */}
+              <div className="p-6 space-y-6 flex-1 overflow-y-auto max-w-4xl">
+                {/* Subject Header */}
+                <div>
+                  <h2 className="text-xl font-bold text-white tracking-tight leading-tight">
+                    {selectedMessage.subject || 'In-App Notification'}
+                  </h2>
+                  <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 mt-2">
+                    {Number(selectedMessage.platform) === NotificationPlatform.Email ? (
+                      <span className="text-[10px] font-semibold text-emerald-300 bg-emerald-500/15 border border-emerald-500/30 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md flex items-center gap-1">
+                        <Mail className="w-3 h-3 text-emerald-400" />
+                        Channel: Email (Branded HTML)
+                      </span>
+                    ) : (
+                      <span className="text-[10px] font-semibold text-blue-300 bg-blue-500/15 border border-blue-500/30 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md flex items-center gap-1">
+                        <Smartphone className="w-3 h-3 text-blue-400" />
+                        Channel: InApp (Markdown)
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+
+                    <span className="text-[10px] font-mono text-slate-400 bg-slate-900 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md border border-slate-800">
+                      ID: #{selectedMessage.id}
+                    </span>
+                    <span className="text-[10px] text-slate-400">
+                      Received: {formatDate(selectedMessage.createdAt)}
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Sender & Recipient Card */}
+                <div className="p-4 rounded-2xl bg-slate-900/60 border border-slate-800 flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+                  <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                    <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-2xl bg-gradient-to-br from-blue-600 to-indigo-600 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs text-white shadow-md shadow-blue-500/20 shrink-0">
+                      {selectedMessage.destination?.includes('@')
+                        ? selectedMessage.destination.split('@')[0].slice(0, 2).toUpperCase()
+                        : 'PF'}
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <p className="text-xs font-bold text-white">
+                          {selectedMessage.destination?.includes('From:')
+                            ? selectedMessage.destination.split('From:')[1]?.trim().replace(/[<>]/g, '')
+                            : selectedMessage.destination || 'PFM Automated Dispatcher'}
+                        </p>
+                        <span className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 font-mono">
+                          ({Number(selectedMessage.platform) === NotificationPlatform.Email ? 'SMTP Protocol' : 'InApp Protocol'})
+                        </span>
+                      </div>
+                      <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-400 mt-0.5">
+                        To:{' '}
+                        <strong className="text-slate-300">
+                          {selectedMessage.destination?.includes('To:')
+                            ? selectedMessage.destination.split('To:')[1]?.split('|')[0]?.trim()
+                            : currentUserEmail || 'You'}
+                        </strong>
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+
+                  <span className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 font-mono shrink-0 flex items-center gap-1">
+                    <Clock className="w-3 h-3" />
+                    {formatDate(selectedMessage.createdAt)}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Fully-Rendered Markdown & HTML Message Body with Branding */}
+                <MarkdownViewer
+                  content={selectedMessage.message || ''}
+                  subject={selectedMessage.subject || ''}
+                  showBrandingHeader={true}
+                />
+
+                {/* Inline Quick Reply Section */}
+                <div className="pt-6 border-t border-slate-800 space-y-3">
+                  <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                    <h4 className="text-xs font-bold text-white flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                      <Reply className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-blue-400" />
+                      <span>Quick Markdown Reply</span>
+                    </h4>
+                    <span className="text-[10px] text-slate-400">
+                      Supports Markdown formatting (e.g. **bold**, - lists, `code`)
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+
+                  {inlineReplySuccess && (
+                    <div className="p-3 rounded-xl bg-emerald-500/10 border border-emerald-500/30 text-emerald-300 text-xs flex items-center gap-2">
+                      <CheckCircle2 className="w-4 h-4 text-emerald-400" />
+                      <span>Reply dispatched successfully!</span>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+
+                  <textarea
+                    rows={4}
+                    value={inlineReplyText}
+                    onChange={e => setInlineReplyText(e.target.value)}
+                    placeholder="Type your markdown reply... (e.g. **Approved** milestone deliverable proof)"
+                    className="w-full p-3.5 rounded-2xl bg-slate-900/90 border border-slate-700/80 hover:border-slate-600 focus:border-blue-500 text-slate-100 placeholder-slate-400 text-xs focus:outline-none transition shadow-inner resize-y font-mono leading-relaxed"
+                  />
+
+                  <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={() => handleReplyMessage(selectedMessage)}
+                      className="text-xs text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300 font-medium transition cursor-pointer"
+                    >
+                      Open rich compose editor with live preview
+                    </button>
+
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      disabled={isSending || !inlineReplyText.trim()}
+                      onClick={handleSendInlineReply}
+                      className="flex items-center gap-2 px-5 py-2 rounded-xl bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-500 text-white text-xs font-semibold shadow-md shadow-blue-600/30 transition disabled:opacity-40 cursor-pointer"
+                    >
+                      {isSending ? (
+                        <div className="w-3.5 h-3.5 border-2 border-white border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin" />
+                      ) : (
+                        <Send className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                      )}
+                      <span>Send Reply</span>
+                    </button>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </main>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Compose Message Modal */}
+      <ComposeMessageModal
+        isOpen={isComposeOpen}
+        onClose={() => setIsComposeOpen(false)}
+        initialRecipient={composeInitialRecipient}
+        initialSubject={composeInitialSubject}
+        initialMessage={composeInitialMessage}
+        initialPlatform={composeInitialPlatform}
+        draftToEdit={selectedDraft}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/services/api.ts

@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ import {
   Claim,
   CreateUserRequest,
   AddUserClaimRequest,
+  CreateNotificationRequest,
+  UpdateNotificationRequest,
 } from '../types';
 
 import {
@@ -1614,6 +1616,53 @@ export const getNotifications = async (organisationId?: string | number): Promis
   return [];
 };
 
+export const getUserNotifications = async (userId?: string): Promise<Notification[]> => {
+  try {
+    const url = userId ? `/v1/api/communications/notifications/user/${encodeURIComponent(userId)}` : `/v1/api/communications/notifications/inbox`;
+    const res = await apiClient.get<Notification[]>(url);
+    if (res.data && Array.isArray(res.data)) {
+      return res.data;
+    }
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    console.warn('[getUserNotifications] API error:', err);
+  }
+  return [];
+};
+
+export const createNotification = async (payload: CreateNotificationRequest): Promise<void> => {
+  const tenantId = getCurrentUserTenantId();
+  const orgId = payload.organisationId !== undefined && payload.organisationId !== '' && payload.organisationId !== null
+    ? toIntegerId(payload.organisationId)
+    : (tenantId !== null ? tenantId : 1);
+
+  await apiClient.post('/v1/api/communications/notifications', {
+    organisationId: orgId,
+    recipient: payload.recipient,
+    platform: payload.platform,
+    subject: payload.subject || null,
+    destination: payload.destination || 'In-App User Inbox',
+    message: payload.message,
+    status: payload.status !== undefined ? payload.status : undefined,
+  });
+};
+
+export const updateNotification = async (payload: UpdateNotificationRequest): Promise<void> => {
+  await apiClient.put('/v1/api/communications/notifications', {
+    notificationId: toIntegerId(payload.notificationId),
+    destination: payload.destination || undefined,
+    status: payload.status,
+    sentAt: payload.sentAt || new Date().toISOString(),
+    error: payload.error || null,
+  });
+};
+
+export const markNotificationAsRead = async (notificationId: number | string): Promise<void> => {
+  await updateNotification({
+    notificationId: toIntegerId(notificationId),
+    status: NotificationStatus.Read,
+  });
+};
+
 // ==========================================
 // 9. Governance: Tenants APIs
 // ==========================================

PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/types.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export enum NotificationStatus {
   Failed = 7,
   Cancelled = 8,
   Bounced = 9,
+  Draft = 10,
 }
 
 export enum NotificationPlatform {
@@ -856,6 +857,24 @@ export interface InviteRequest {
   platform: NotificationPlatform;
 }
 
+export interface CreateNotificationRequest {
+  organisationId: number | string;
+  recipient: string;
+  platform: NotificationPlatform;
+  subject?: string | null;
+  destination?: string | null;
+  message: string;
+  status?: NotificationStatus;
+}
+
+export interface UpdateNotificationRequest {
+  notificationId: number;
+  destination?: string | null;
+  status: NotificationStatus;
+  sentAt?: string | null;
+  error?: string | null;
+}
+
 // ==========================================
 // New OpenAPI 3.1.1 Entities & Request Models
 // ==========================================

PostFundManagement.Domain/Enums.cs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public enum NotificationStatus : int
     Failed = 7,
     Cancelled = 8,
     Bounced = 9,
+    Draft = 10,
 }
 
 public enum NotificationPlatform : int