feat(notifications): add Test button for ntfy and RSS with inline result

- POST /api/notifications/test/ntfy — sends a real push using current form
  values (not saved settings) so auth can be verified before saving; returns
  status + HTTP detail on success or error message on failure
- POST /api/notifications/test/rss — confirms the feed token exists and
  returns event count; no bill FK required
- NtfyTestRequest + NotificationTestResult schemas added
- Frontend: Test button next to Save on both ntfy and RSS sections; result
  shown inline as a green/red pill; uses current form state for ntfy so
  the user can test before committing

All future notification types should follow the same test-before-save pattern.

Authored-By: Jack Levy

backend/app/api/notifications.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 """
 Notifications API — user notification settings and per-user RSS feed.
 """
+import base64
 import secrets
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element, SubElement, tostring
 
+import httpx
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 from fastapi.responses import Response
 from sqlalchemy import select
@@ -13,7 +15,12 @@ from app.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from app.database import get_db
 from app.models.notification import NotificationEvent
 from app.models.user import User
-from app.schemas.schemas import NotificationSettingsResponse, NotificationSettingsUpdate
+from app.schemas.schemas import (
+    NotificationSettingsResponse,
+    NotificationSettingsUpdate,
+    NotificationTestResult,
+    NtfyTestRequest,
+)
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -98,6 +105,66 @@ async def reset_rss_token(
     return _prefs_to_response(user.notification_prefs or {}, user.rss_token)
 
 
+@router.post("/test/ntfy", response_model=NotificationTestResult)
+async def test_ntfy(
+    body: NtfyTestRequest,
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
+    """Send a test push notification to verify ntfy settings."""
+    url = body.ntfy_topic_url.strip()
+    if not url:
+        return NotificationTestResult(status="error", detail="Topic URL is required")
+
+    headers: dict[str, str] = {
+        "Title": "PocketVeto — Test Notification",
+        "Priority": "default",
+        "Tags": "white_check_mark",
+    }
+    if body.ntfy_auth_method == "token" and body.ntfy_token.strip():
+        headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {body.ntfy_token.strip()}"
+    elif body.ntfy_auth_method == "basic" and body.ntfy_username.strip():
+        creds = base64.b64encode(
+            f"{body.ntfy_username.strip()}:{body.ntfy_password}".encode()
+        ).decode()
+        headers["Authorization"] = f"Basic {creds}"
+
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=10) as client:
+            resp = await client.post(
+                url,
+                content="Your PocketVeto notification settings are working correctly.".encode("utf-8"),
+                headers=headers,
+            )
+            resp.raise_for_status()
+        return NotificationTestResult(status="ok", detail=f"Test notification sent (HTTP {resp.status_code})")
+    except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
+        return NotificationTestResult(status="error", detail=f"HTTP {e.response.status_code}: {e.response.text[:200]}")
+    except httpx.RequestError as e:
+        return NotificationTestResult(status="error", detail=f"Connection error: {e}")
+
+
+@router.post("/test/rss", response_model=NotificationTestResult)
+async def test_rss(
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+):
+    """Verify the user's RSS feed is reachable and return its event count."""
+    user = await db.get(User, current_user.id)
+    if not user.rss_token:
+        return NotificationTestResult(status="error", detail="RSS token not generated — save settings first")
+
+    count_result = await db.execute(
+        select(NotificationEvent).where(NotificationEvent.user_id == user.id)
+    )
+    event_count = len(count_result.scalars().all())
+
+    return NotificationTestResult(
+        status="ok",
+        detail=f"RSS feed is active with {event_count} event{'s' if event_count != 1 else ''}. Subscribe to the URL shown above.",
+        event_count=event_count,
+    )
+
+
 @router.get("/feed/{rss_token}.xml", include_in_schema=False)
 async def rss_feed(rss_token: str, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
     """Public tokenized RSS feed — no auth required."""

backend/app/schemas/schemas.py

@@ -28,6 +28,20 @@ class NotificationSettingsUpdate(BaseModel):
     ntfy_enabled: Optional[bool] = None
     rss_enabled: Optional[bool] = None
 
+
+class NtfyTestRequest(BaseModel):
+    ntfy_topic_url: str
+    ntfy_auth_method: str = "none"
+    ntfy_token: str = ""
+    ntfy_username: str = ""
+    ntfy_password: str = ""
+
+
+class NotificationTestResult(BaseModel):
+    status: str  # "ok" | "error"
+    detail: str
+    event_count: Optional[int] = None  # RSS only
+
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 

frontend/app/notifications/page.tsx

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { useQuery, useMutation } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { Bell, Rss, CheckCircle, Copy, RefreshCw } from "lucide-react";
+import { Bell, Rss, CheckCircle, Copy, RefreshCw, XCircle, FlaskConical } from "lucide-react";
-import { notificationsAPI } from "@/lib/api";
+import { notificationsAPI, type NotificationTestResult } from "@/lib/api";
 
 const AUTH_METHODS = [
   { value: "none", label: "No authentication", hint: "Public ntfy.sh topics or open self-hosted servers" },
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ export default function NotificationsPage() {
   const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
   const [ntfySaved, setNtfySaved] = useState(false);
 
+  // Test state
+  const [ntfyTesting, setNtfyTesting] = useState(false);
+  const [ntfyTestResult, setNtfyTestResult] = useState<NotificationTestResult | null>(null);
+  const [rssTesting, setRssTesting] = useState(false);
+  const [rssTestResult, setRssTestResult] = useState<NotificationTestResult | null>(null);
+
   // RSS state
   const [rssSaved, setRssSaved] = useState(false);
   const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
@@ -71,6 +77,38 @@ export default function NotificationsPage() {
     );
   };
 
+  const testNtfy = async () => {
+    setNtfyTesting(true);
+    setNtfyTestResult(null);
+    try {
+      const result = await notificationsAPI.testNtfy({
+        ntfy_topic_url: topicUrl,
+        ntfy_auth_method: authMethod,
+        ntfy_token: authMethod === "token" ? token : "",
+        ntfy_username: authMethod === "basic" ? username : "",
+        ntfy_password: authMethod === "basic" ? password : "",
+      });
+      setNtfyTestResult(result);
+    } catch {
+      setNtfyTestResult({ status: "error", detail: "Request failed — check your topic URL" });
+    } finally {
+      setNtfyTesting(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const testRss = async () => {
+    setRssTesting(true);
+    setRssTestResult(null);
+    try {
+      const result = await notificationsAPI.testRss();
+      setRssTestResult(result);
+    } catch {
+      setRssTestResult({ status: "error", detail: "Feed check failed" });
+    } finally {
+      setRssTesting(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   const rssUrl = settings?.rss_token
     ? `${typeof window !== "undefined" ? window.location.origin : ""}/api/notifications/feed/${settings.rss_token}.xml`
     : null;
@@ -185,23 +223,47 @@ export default function NotificationsPage() {
         )}
 
         {/* Actions */}
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 pt-1 border-t border-border">
+        <div className="space-y-3 pt-1 border-t border-border">
-          <button
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-            onClick={() => saveNtfy(true)}
-            disabled={!topicUrl.trim() || update.isPending}
-            className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 text-sm bg-primary text-primary-foreground rounded-md hover:bg-primary/90 disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
-          >
-            {ntfySaved ? <CheckCircle className="w-3.5 h-3.5" /> : <Bell className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />}
-            {ntfySaved ? "Saved!" : "Save & Enable"}
-          </button>
-          {settings?.ntfy_enabled && (
             <button
-              onClick={() => saveNtfy(false)}
+              onClick={() => saveNtfy(true)}
-              disabled={update.isPending}
+              disabled={!topicUrl.trim() || update.isPending}
-              className="text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+              className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 text-sm bg-primary text-primary-foreground rounded-md hover:bg-primary/90 disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
             >
-              Disable
+              {ntfySaved ? <CheckCircle className="w-3.5 h-3.5" /> : <Bell className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />}
+              {ntfySaved ? "Saved!" : "Save & Enable"}
             </button>
+            <button
+              onClick={testNtfy}
+              disabled={!topicUrl.trim() || ntfyTesting}
+              className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 text-sm bg-muted hover:bg-accent rounded-md disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
+            >
+              {ntfyTesting
+                ? <RefreshCw className="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin" />
+                : <FlaskConical className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />}
+              {ntfyTesting ? "Sending…" : "Test"}
+            </button>
+            {settings?.ntfy_enabled && (
+              <button
+                onClick={() => saveNtfy(false)}
+                disabled={update.isPending}
+                className="text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+              >
+                Disable
+              </button>
+            )}
+          </div>
+          {ntfyTestResult && (
+            <div className={`flex items-start gap-2 text-xs rounded-md px-3 py-2 ${
+              ntfyTestResult.status === "ok"
+                ? "bg-green-50 dark:bg-green-900/20 text-green-700 dark:text-green-400"
+                : "bg-red-50 dark:bg-red-900/20 text-red-700 dark:text-red-400"
+            }`}>
+              {ntfyTestResult.status === "ok"
+                ? <CheckCircle className="w-3.5 h-3.5 mt-0.5 shrink-0" />
+                : <XCircle className="w-3.5 h-3.5 mt-0.5 shrink-0" />}
+              {ntfyTestResult.detail}
+            </div>
           )}
         </div>
       </section>
@@ -245,35 +307,61 @@ export default function NotificationsPage() {
           </div>
         )}
 
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 pt-1 border-t border-border">
+        <div className="space-y-3 pt-1 border-t border-border">
-          {!settings?.rss_enabled ? (
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-            <button
+            {!settings?.rss_enabled ? (
-              onClick={() => toggleRss(true)}
+              <button
-              disabled={update.isPending}
+                onClick={() => toggleRss(true)}
-              className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 text-sm bg-primary text-primary-foreground rounded-md hover:bg-primary/90 disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
+                disabled={update.isPending}
-            >
+                className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 text-sm bg-primary text-primary-foreground rounded-md hover:bg-primary/90 disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
-              {rssSaved ? <CheckCircle className="w-3.5 h-3.5" /> : <Rss className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />}
+              >
-              {rssSaved ? "Enabled!" : "Enable RSS"}
+                {rssSaved ? <CheckCircle className="w-3.5 h-3.5" /> : <Rss className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />}
-            </button>
+                {rssSaved ? "Enabled!" : "Enable RSS"}
-          ) : (
+              </button>
-            <button
+            ) : (
-              onClick={() => toggleRss(false)}
+              <button
-              disabled={update.isPending}
+                onClick={() => toggleRss(false)}
-              className="text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+                disabled={update.isPending}
-            >
+                className="text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
-              Disable RSS
+              >
-            </button>
+                Disable RSS
-          )}
+              </button>
-          {rssUrl && (
+            )}
-            <button
+            {rssUrl && (
-              onClick={() => resetRss.mutate()}
+              <>
-              disabled={resetRss.isPending}
+                <button
-              className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+                  onClick={testRss}
-              title="Generate a new URL — old URL will stop working"
+                  disabled={rssTesting}
-            >
+                  className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 text-sm bg-muted hover:bg-accent rounded-md disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
-              <RefreshCw className="w-3 h-3" />
+                >
-              Regenerate URL
+                  {rssTesting
-            </button>
+                    ? <RefreshCw className="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin" />
+                    : <FlaskConical className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />}
+                  {rssTesting ? "Checking…" : "Test"}
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => resetRss.mutate()}
+                  disabled={resetRss.isPending}
+                  className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+                  title="Generate a new URL — old URL will stop working"
+                >
+                  <RefreshCw className="w-3 h-3" />
+                  Regenerate URL
+                </button>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </div>
+          {rssTestResult && (
+            <div className={`flex items-start gap-2 text-xs rounded-md px-3 py-2 ${
+              rssTestResult.status === "ok"
+                ? "bg-green-50 dark:bg-green-900/20 text-green-700 dark:text-green-400"
+                : "bg-red-50 dark:bg-red-900/20 text-red-700 dark:text-red-400"
+            }`}>
+              {rssTestResult.status === "ok"
+                ? <CheckCircle className="w-3.5 h-3.5 mt-0.5 shrink-0" />
+                : <XCircle className="w-3.5 h-3.5 mt-0.5 shrink-0" />}
+              {rssTestResult.detail}
+            </div>
           )}
         </div>
       </section>

frontend/lib/api.ts

@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ export interface AnalysisStats {
   remaining: number;
 }
 
+export interface NotificationTestResult {
+  status: "ok" | "error";
+  detail: string;
+  event_count?: number;
+}
+
 // Notifications
 export const notificationsAPI = {
   getSettings: () =>
@@ -173,6 +179,16 @@ export const notificationsAPI = {
     apiClient.put<NotificationSettings>("/api/notifications/settings", data).then((r) => r.data),
   resetRssToken: () =>
     apiClient.post<NotificationSettings>("/api/notifications/settings/rss-reset").then((r) => r.data),
+  testNtfy: (data: {
+    ntfy_topic_url: string;
+    ntfy_auth_method: string;
+    ntfy_token: string;
+    ntfy_username: string;
+    ntfy_password: string;
+  }) =>
+    apiClient.post<NotificationTestResult>("/api/notifications/test/ntfy", data).then((r) => r.data),
+  testRss: () =>
+    apiClient.post<NotificationTestResult>("/api/notifications/test/rss").then((r) => r.data),
 };
 
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