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Update the text content of an existing comment on a task.

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Endpoint

POST /api/updateCommentFromTask

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Request Body

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comment_id
number
required
The ID of the comment to update.
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new_comment
string
required
The new text content for the comment.

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Response

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success
string
Returns "Worked!" when the comment is updated successfully.
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error
string
Returns "Invalid!" if the operation fails (e.g., comment not found).

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Example Request

curl -X POST http://localhost:5173/api/updateCommentFromTask \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "comment_id": 15,
    "new_comment": "Client requested to move the shoot to 3pm (updated)"
  }'

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Response Example

"Worked!"

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Error Response

"Invalid!"

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Behavior Notes

Updating a comment does not change its created_at timestamp. There is no updated_at field in the comment schema.
This operation does not affect the task’s amount_of_comments counter.
After successfully updating a comment, emit a database-change event via Socket.io to notify other clients. See Real-time Updates for details.

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Database Operation

The endpoint performs the following Prisma update: 
await prisma.task_comments.update({
  where: { id: comment_id },
  data: {
    id: comment_id,
    comment: new_comment
  }
});

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Common Use Cases

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Fix Typo in Comment

async function fixCommentTypo(commentId, correctedText) {
  await updateComment(commentId, correctedText);
  console.log('Comment corrected');
}

fixCommentTypo(15, 'Meeting scheduled for 3pm (not 2pm)');

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Add Timestamp to Existing Comment

async function addTimestampToComment(commentId, originalText) {
  const timestamp = new Date().toLocaleString();
  const updatedText = `[Edited ${timestamp}] ${originalText}`;
  await updateComment(commentId, updatedText);
}

addTimestampToComment(15, 'Client confirmed attendance');

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Redact Sensitive Information

async function redactComment(commentId, reason = 'redacted') {
  const redactedText = `[This comment has been ${reason}]`;
  await updateComment(commentId, redactedText);
}

redactComment(15, 'removed at client request');

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Getting Comment ID

To update a comment, you need its ID. Since there’s no dedicated endpoint to fetch comments, you’ll need to query them directly: 
// Example: Get all comments for a task
const comments = await prisma.task_comments.findMany({
  where: { task_id: taskId },
  orderBy: { created_at: 'desc' }
});

// Then update a specific comment
const commentToUpdate = comments[0];
await updateComment(commentToUpdate.id, 'New text');

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Edit History

The current schema does not track edit history. When you update a comment, the original text is permanently replaced with no record of the previous content.
If you need edit history, consider:
  • Appending “(edited)” to the comment text
  • Including edit timestamps in the comment text
  • Extending the schema to add updated_at and edit_history fields

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Source Reference

Implementation: src/routes/api/(comments)/updateCommentFromTask/+server.ts:5

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