Task 1: Internal Notification System Foundation

Demo Steps

Login as different roles to demonstrate notification delivery and isolation.

Test Cases

ID	Scenario	Expected Result	Status
T1-01	Trigger event employee_created	All HR users get internal notification
T1-02	Trigger event kpi_reviewer_assigned	Assigned reviewer gets internal notification
T1-03	Trigger event kpi_manager_review_submitted	Evaluation owner (employee) gets internal notification
T1-04	Trigger event kpi_dispute_escalated	All HR users get internal notification
T1-05	Open notifications list	User sees only own notifications (not others)
T1-06	Mark single notification as read	Item is_read=true, unread count decreases
T1-07	Mark all notifications as read	All unread become read, unread count becomes 0
T1-08	Unauthenticated request to notifications APIs	Returns 401

Demo Walkthrough

1. Login as Admin → Create a new employee → Switch to HR login → Verify notification appeared
2. Show notification bell → Click to open dropdown → Click one notification → Verify it marks as read
3. Click "Mark All as Read" → Verify unread count becomes 0
4. Open browser incognito → Hit /api/notifications without login → Show 401 response