# Phase 7 UI Integration - Implementation Tracker

## Status: IN PROGRESS

### Tasks Overview
- [ ] 1. Create Connections Management UI (researcher/connections.php)
- [ ] 2. Enhance Messages/Chat Interface (update researcher/messages-enhanced.php)
- [ ] 3. Enhance Notifications System (update researcher/notifications-enhanced.php)
- [ ] 4. Enhance Collaborations Management (update researcher/collaborations.php)
- [ ] 5. Update Sidebar Navigation
- [ ] 6. Add JavaScript for AJAX functionality
- [ ] 7. Add CSS styles for new components
- [ ] 8. Update Documentation

### Implementation Details

#### 1. Connections Management UI ⏳
**File:** researcher/connections.php (NEW)
**Features:**
- Display all connections (accepted)
- Show pending connection requests (received)
- Show sent connection requests
- Search/browse researchers to connect with
- Send connection requests
- Accept/reject incoming requests
- Remove existing connections
- Full API integration with api/connections.php

#### 2. Enhanced Messages/Chat Interface ⏳
**File:** researcher/messages-enhanced.php (UPDATE)
**Features:**
- Full integration with api/chat.php
- Real-time message updates using AJAX
- Create new conversations
- Better UI with conversation list
- Message status indicators
- Improved UX

#### 3. Enhanced Notifications System ⏳
**File:** researcher/notifications-enhanced.php (UPDATE)
**Features:**
- Real-time notification updates using AJAX
- Better notification grouping by type
- Action buttons for different notification types
- Mark as read/unread functionality
- Improved UI/UX

#### 4. Enhanced Collaborations Management ⏳
**File:** researcher/collaborations.php (UPDATE)
**Features:**
- Full integration with api/collaborators.php
- Invite collaborators to studies
- Manage collaborator roles
- Better visualization
- Study-specific management

#### 5. Sidebar Navigation Updates ⏳
**File:** researcher/sidebar.php (UPDATE)
**Changes:**
- Add "Connections" menu item
- Update links to enhanced pages
- Add notification badges

#### 6. JavaScript Enhancements ⏳
**File:** assets/js/main.js (UPDATE)
**Features:**
- AJAX functions for connections
- AJAX functions for messages
- AJAX functions for notifications
- Real-time updates
- Error handling

#### 7. CSS Styling ⏳
**File:** assets/css/style.css (UPDATE)
**Features:**
- Styles for connection cards
- Chat interface styling
- Notification styling
- Responsive design

#### 8. Documentation ⏳
**Files:** 
- PHASE7_UI_COMPLETE.md (NEW)
- Update TODO.md

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**Started:** [Current Date]
**Target Completion:** [Same Day]
**Status:** Implementation in progress
