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PocketVeto/frontend/app/how-it-works/page.tsx
Jack Levy 48771287d3 feat: ZIP → rep lookup, member page redesign, letter improvements
ZIP lookup (GET /api/members/by-zip/{zip}):
- Two-step geocoding: Nominatim (ZIP → lat/lng) then Census TIGERweb
  Legislative identify (lat/lng → congressional district via GEOID)
- Handles at-large states (AK, DE, MT, ND, SD, VT, WY)
- Added rep_lookup health check to admin External API Health panel

congress_api.py fixes:
- parse_member_from_api: normalize state full name → 2-letter code
  (Congress.gov returns "Florida", DB expects "FL")
- parse_member_from_api: read district from top-level data field,
  not current_term (district is not inside the term object)

Celery beat: schedule sync_members daily at 1 AM UTC so chamber,
district, and contact info stay current without manual triggering

Members page redesign: photo avatars, party/state/chamber chips,
phone + website links, ZIP lookup form to find your reps

Draft letter improvements: pass rep_name from ZIP lookup so letter
opens with "Dear Representative Franklin," instead of generic salutation;
add has_document filter to bills list endpoint

UX additions: HelpTip component, How It Works page, "How it works"
sidebar nav link, collections page description copy

Authored-By: Jack Levy
2026-03-02 15:47:46 -05:00

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import Link from "next/link";
import {
Bell,
Bookmark,
Calendar,
Clock,
FileText,
Heart,
HelpCircle,
Rss,
Shield,
Share2,
Zap,
} from "lucide-react";
function Section({ id, title, icon: Icon, children }: {
id: string;
title: string;
icon: React.ElementType;
children: React.ReactNode;
}) {
return (
<section id={id} className="bg-card border border-border rounded-lg p-6 space-y-4 scroll-mt-6">
<h2 className="text-lg font-semibold flex items-center gap-2">
<Icon className="w-5 h-5 text-primary" />
{title}
</h2>
{children}
</section>
);
}
function Item({ icon: Icon, color, title, children }: {
icon: React.ElementType;
color: string;
title: string;
children: React.ReactNode;
}) {
return (
<div className="flex gap-3">
<div className={`mt-0.5 shrink-0 w-7 h-7 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center ${color}`}>
<Icon className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
</div>
<div>
<p className="text-sm font-medium">{title}</p>
<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-0.5 leading-relaxed">{children}</p>
</div>
</div>
);
}
export default function HowItWorksPage() {
return (
<div className="max-w-2xl mx-auto space-y-6">
<div>
<h1 className="text-2xl font-bold flex items-center gap-2">
<HelpCircle className="w-5 h-5" /> How it works
</h1>
<p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm mt-1">
A quick guide to PocketVeto&apos;s features.
</p>
{/* Jump links */}
<div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 mt-3">
{[
{ href: "#follow", label: "Following" },
{ href: "#collections", label: "Collections" },
{ href: "#notifications", label: "Notifications" },
{ href: "#briefs", label: "AI Briefs" },
{ href: "#bills", label: "Bills" },
].map(({ href, label }) => (
<a
key={href}
href={href}
className="text-xs px-2.5 py-1 bg-muted rounded-full hover:bg-accent transition-colors"
>
{label}
</a>
))}
</div>
</div>
{/* Following */}
<Section id="follow" title="Following bills" icon={Heart}>
<p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
Follow any bill to track it. PocketVeto checks for changes new text, amendments, status
updates and notifies you through your configured channels. Three modes let you tune the
signal to your interest level.
</p>
<div className="space-y-3">
<Item icon={Heart} color="bg-red-100 text-red-600 dark:bg-red-900/30 dark:text-red-400" title="Following (neutral)">
Alerts on all material changes: new text published, amendments filed, and status updates
like floor votes or committee referrals.
</Item>
<Item icon={Shield} color="bg-amber-100 text-amber-700 dark:bg-amber-900/30 dark:text-amber-400" title="Pocket Veto">
Alerts only when the bill advances toward becoming law new official text, floor
scheduling, or committee passage. Useful when you oppose a bill and only need to act
if it gains traction.
</Item>
<Item icon={Zap} color="bg-green-100 text-green-700 dark:bg-green-900/30 dark:text-green-400" title="Pocket Boost">
All the alerts of neutral mode, plus periodic reminders to contact your representative.
Use this when you actively support a bill and want to stay engaged.
</Item>
</div>
<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
You can also follow <strong>members</strong> (get alerts when they sponsor new bills) and{" "}
<strong>topics</strong> (get alerts when new bills matching that topic are briefed).
Member and topic follows use the neutral mode only.
</p>
</Section>
{/* Collections */}
<Section id="collections" title="Collections" icon={Bookmark}>
<p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
A collection is a named, curated group of bills like a playlist for legislation. Use
collections to track a policy area, build a watchlist for an advocacy campaign, or share
research with colleagues.
</p>
<div className="space-y-3">
<Item icon={Bookmark} color="bg-blue-100 text-blue-600 dark:bg-blue-900/30 dark:text-blue-400" title="Creating a collection">
Give it a name (e.g. &ldquo;Healthcare Watch&rdquo;) and add bills from any bill detail
page using the bookmark icon next to the Follow button.
</Item>
<Item icon={Share2} color="bg-purple-100 text-purple-600 dark:bg-purple-900/30 dark:text-purple-400" title="Sharing">
Every collection has a unique share link. Anyone with the link can view the collection
no account required. The link works whether the collection is public or private.
</Item>
</div>
<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
<strong>Public vs. private:</strong> Both have share links. Marking a collection public
signals it may appear in a future public directory; private collections are invisible to
anyone without your link.
</p>
</Section>
{/* Notifications */}
<Section id="notifications" title="Notifications" icon={Bell}>
<p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
PocketVeto delivers alerts through two independent channels use either or both.
</p>
<div className="space-y-3">
<Item icon={Bell} color="bg-blue-100 text-blue-600 dark:bg-blue-900/30 dark:text-blue-400" title="Push via ntfy">
<a href="https://ntfy.sh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" className="text-primary hover:underline">
ntfy
</a>
{" "}is a free, open-source push notification service. Configure a topic URL in{" "}
<Link href="/notifications" className="text-primary hover:underline">Notifications</Link>{" "}
and receive real-time alerts on any device with the ntfy app.
</Item>
<Item icon={Clock} color="bg-amber-100 text-amber-700 dark:bg-amber-900/30 dark:text-amber-400" title="Quiet hours">
Pause push notifications during set hours (e.g. 10 PM 8 AM). Events that arrive
during quiet hours are queued and sent as a batch when the window ends.
</Item>
<Item icon={Calendar} color="bg-green-100 text-green-700 dark:bg-green-900/30 dark:text-green-400" title="Digest mode">
Instead of one push per event, receive a single bundled summary on a daily or weekly
schedule. Your RSS feed is always real-time regardless of this setting.
</Item>
<Item icon={Rss} color="bg-orange-100 text-orange-600 dark:bg-orange-900/30 dark:text-orange-400" title="RSS feed">
A private, tokenized RSS feed of all your bill alerts. Subscribe in any RSS reader
(Feedly, NetNewsWire, etc.). Completely independent of ntfy.
</Item>
</div>
</Section>
{/* AI Briefs */}
<Section id="briefs" title="AI Briefs" icon={FileText}>
<p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
For bills with published official text, PocketVeto generates a plain-English AI brief.
</p>
<div className="space-y-3">
<Item icon={FileText} color="bg-blue-100 text-blue-600 dark:bg-blue-900/30 dark:text-blue-400" title="What's in a brief">
A plain-English summary, key policy points with references to specific bill sections
(§ chips), and a risks section that flags potential unintended consequences or contested
provisions.
</Item>
<Item icon={Share2} color="bg-purple-100 text-purple-600 dark:bg-purple-900/30 dark:text-purple-400" title="Sharing a brief">
Click the share icon in the brief panel to copy a public link. Anyone can read the
brief at that URL no login required.
</Item>
<Item icon={Zap} color="bg-green-100 text-green-700 dark:bg-green-900/30 dark:text-green-400" title="Draft a letter">
Use the Draft Letter panel (below the brief) to generate a personalised letter to your
representative based on the brief&apos;s key points.
</Item>
</div>
<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
Briefs are only generated for bills where GovInfo has published official text. Bills
without text show a &ldquo;No text&rdquo; badge on their card.
</p>
</Section>
{/* Bills */}
<Section id="bills" title="Browsing bills" icon={FileText}>
<p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
The <Link href="/bills" className="text-primary hover:underline">Bills</Link> page lists
all tracked legislation. Use the filters to narrow your search.
</p>
<div className="space-y-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
<p><strong className="text-foreground">Search</strong> matches bill ID, title, and short title.</p>
<p><strong className="text-foreground">Chamber</strong> House or Senate.</p>
<p><strong className="text-foreground">Topic</strong> AI-tagged policy area (healthcare, defense, etc.).</p>
<p><strong className="text-foreground">Has text</strong> show only bills with published official text available for AI briefing.</p>
</div>
<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
Clicking a topic tag on any bill or following page takes you directly to that filtered
view on the Bills page.
</p>
</Section>
</div>
);
}