From f4dca61631981b374d2abb705c42542881e6a490 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Emmett <jeffemmett@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 11:41:28 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: single resume prompt, silent email lookup, rename Begin
 to Restart

Remove welcome-back modal entirely. Email lookup now silently loads
server data without prompting. Only resume prompt is "Resume where you
left off" on the landing page. Rename "Begin Application" to
"Restart Application" with white/secondary button style.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 apply.html | 83 +++++++-----------------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apply.html b/apply.html
index cac3240..e92ef2b 100644
--- a/apply.html
+++ b/apply.html
@@ -500,35 +500,6 @@
 
         .next-steps-box li { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
 
-        /* ===== Welcome-back modal ===== */
-        .modal-overlay {
-            display: none;
-            position: fixed;
-            inset: 0;
-            background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
-            z-index: 200;
-            align-items: center;
-            justify-content: center;
-        }
-        .modal-overlay.visible { display: flex; }
-        .modal-box {
-            background: #fff;
-            border-radius: 12px;
-            padding: 2rem;
-            max-width: 480px;
-            width: 90%;
-            box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
-            text-align: center;
-        }
-        .modal-box h3 {
-            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
-            color: var(--forest);
-            font-size: 1.4rem;
-            margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
-        }
-        .modal-box p { font-size: 0.95rem; color: #555; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
-        .modal-actions { display: flex; gap: 0.75rem; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-        .modal-actions .btn { min-width: 160px; }
         .btn-secondary {
             display: inline-block;
             padding: 0.75rem 2rem;
@@ -585,7 +556,7 @@
                 <a href="#" onclick="startFormAndResume(); return false;" style="color: var(--forest); font-weight: 600;">Resume where you left off</a>
             </div>
 
-            <button class="btn btn-primary" onclick="startForm()" style="font-size: 1.1rem; padding: 1rem 3rem;">Begin Application</button>
+            <button class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="startForm()" style="font-size: 1.1rem; padding: 1rem 3rem;">Restart Application</button>
         </div>
 
         <div class="progress-container" id="progress-container">
@@ -593,18 +564,6 @@
             <div class="progress-text">Step <span id="progress-step">1</span> of 10 — <span id="progress-percent">10</span>%</div>
         </div>
 
-        <!-- Welcome-back modal -->
-        <div class="modal-overlay" id="welcome-back-modal">
-            <div class="modal-box">
-                <h3 id="welcome-back-heading">Welcome back!</h3>
-                <p>We found your previous application. Would you like to load it and continue where you left off?</p>
-                <div class="modal-actions">
-                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="loadExistingApplication()">Load my application</button>
-                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="closeWelcomeModal()">Cancel</button>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-
         <form id="application-form" style="display: none;">
             <!-- Step 1: Which weeks + price calculator -->
             <!-- Step 1: Contact info + how heard + referral -->
@@ -1134,9 +1093,10 @@
                                 alert('This email already has a completed (paid) application. Contact us at contact@valleyofthecommons.com if you need to make changes.');
                                 return;
                             }
-                            window._pendingLookupData = result.application;
-                            document.getElementById('welcome-back-heading').textContent = `Welcome back, ${result.application.first_name}!`;
-                            document.getElementById('welcome-back-modal').classList.add('visible');
+                            // Silently load server data over localStorage data
+                            window._existingApplicationId = result.application.id;
+                            restoreFormData(result.application);
+                            saveFormData();
                         }
                     }
                 } catch (e) {
@@ -1317,12 +1277,11 @@
 
         // State for existing application resume flow
         window._existingApplicationId = null;
-        window._pendingLookupData = null;
 
         async function nextStep() {
             if (!validateStep(currentStep)) return;
 
-            // Email check when leaving step 1
+            // Silent email check when leaving step 1 — load existing application data
             if (currentStep === 1 && !window._existingApplicationId) {
                 const email = document.getElementById('email').value.trim().toLowerCase();
                 if (email) {
@@ -1335,18 +1294,14 @@
                                     alert('This email already has a completed (paid) application. Contact us at contact@valleyofthecommons.com if you need to make changes.');
                                     return;
                                 }
-                                // Show welcome-back modal
-                                window._pendingLookupData = result.application;
-                                const heading = document.getElementById('welcome-back-heading');
-                                heading.textContent = `Welcome back, ${result.application.first_name}!`;
-                                document.getElementById('welcome-back-modal').classList.add('visible');
-                                return; // Don't advance until user decides
+                                // Silently load server data
+                                window._existingApplicationId = result.application.id;
+                                restoreFormData(result.application);
+                                saveFormData();
                             }
                         }
-                        // 404 = no existing application, continue normally
                     } catch (e) {
                         console.error('Email lookup failed:', e);
-                        // Non-blocking — continue with new application
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1358,24 +1313,6 @@
             }
         }
 
-        function loadExistingApplication() {
-            const data = window._pendingLookupData;
-            if (!data) return;
-            window._existingApplicationId = data.id;
-            restoreFormData(data);
-            saveFormData();
-            document.getElementById('welcome-back-modal').classList.remove('visible');
-            // Advance to step 2 (weeks)
-            currentStep = 2;
-            showStep(2);
-        }
-
-        function closeWelcomeModal() {
-            window._pendingLookupData = null;
-            document.getElementById('welcome-back-modal').classList.remove('visible');
-            // Stay on step 2 — user can change their email
-        }
-
         function prevStep() {
             if (currentStep > 1) {
                 currentStep--;