fix(dashboard): hide endpoint paths in recent activity UI

backend/routes/dashboard.py

@@ -377,25 +377,53 @@ def get_recent_activity():
             if not any(segment in path for segment in ["/api/quizzes", "/api/exam", "/api/coding", "/api/courses", "/api/auth"]):
                 continue
 
+            if any(noise in path for noise in ["/api/auth/verify-token", "/api/health"]):
+                continue
+
             log_type = "activity"
-            title = f"{method} {path}"
+            title = "Learning activity"
-            description = f"API activity on {path}"
+            description = "Activity recorded"
             if "/api/quizzes" in path:
                 log_type = "quiz"
-                title = "Quiz activity"
+                if "/join-room" in path:
-                description = f"{method} {path}"
+                    title = "Joined quiz room"
+                    description = "Entered a live quiz room"
+                elif "/submit-answer" in path or "/submit" in path:
+                    title = "Attempted quiz question"
+                    description = "Submitted a quiz answer"
+                else:
+                    title = "Quiz activity"
+                    description = "Interacted with quizzes"
             elif "/api/exam" in path or "/api/coding" in path:
                 log_type = "coding"
-                title = "Coding activity"
+                if "/join-exam" in path:
-                description = f"{method} {path}"
+                    title = "Joined coding exam"
+                    description = "Entered a coding exam"
+                elif "/submit" in path:
+                    title = "Submitted coding solution"
+                    description = "Submitted code for evaluation"
+                else:
+                    title = "Coding activity"
+                    description = "Interacted with coding workspace"
             elif "/api/courses" in path:
                 log_type = "course"
-                title = "Course activity"
+                if "/activity" in path:
-                description = f"{method} {path}"
+                    title = "Course activity"
+                    description = "Visited or started a course lesson"
+                elif "/complete" in path:
+                    title = "Completed lesson"
+                    description = "Marked lesson as completed"
+                else:
+                    title = "Course activity"
+                    description = "Viewed course content"
             elif "/api/auth" in path:
                 log_type = "auth_login"
-                title = "Authentication activity"
+                if "/login" in path or "/verify" in path:
-                description = f"{method} {path}"
+                    title = "Authentication activity"
+                    description = "Signed in to account"
+                else:
+                    title = "Account activity"
+                    description = "Authentication event recorded"
 
             activities.append({
                 "id": str(item.get("_id", uuid.uuid4())),

frontend/app/coding/join/page.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default function JoinExam() {
     setLoading(true)
 
     try {
-      const token = localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_jwt_token")
+      const token = localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_jwt_token") || localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_token")
       const storedUserRaw = localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_user")
       const storedUser = storedUserRaw ? JSON.parse(storedUserRaw) : null
 

frontend/app/courses/[courseId]/page.tsx

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default function CoursePage() {
 
   const logCourseActivity = async (action: "view" | "start" | "lesson_view", lessonId?: string) => {
     try {
-      const token = localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_jwt_token")
+      const token = localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_jwt_token") || localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_token")
       await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/courses/${courseId}/activity`, {
         method: "POST",
         headers: {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export default function CoursePage() {
 
   const markComplete = async () => {
     try {
-      const token = localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_jwt_token")
+      const token = localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_jwt_token") || localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_token")
       if (selectedLessonId) {
         await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/courses/${courseId}/lessons/${selectedLessonId}/complete`, {
           method: "POST",

frontend/app/dashboard/page.tsx

@@ -155,7 +155,59 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
     return fakeMarkers.some((marker) => text.includes(marker))
   }
 
-  const realActivities = recentActivity.filter((item) => !isPlaceholderActivity(item))
+  const isEndpointText = (value: string) => /^(get|post|put|patch|delete)\s+\/api\//i.test(String(value || "").trim())
+
+  const normalizeActivityForUI = (item: ActivityData): ActivityData | null => {
+    const rawTitle = String(item.title || "")
+    const rawDescription = String(item.description || "")
+    const lower = `${rawTitle} ${rawDescription}`.toLowerCase()
+
+    if (lower.includes("/api/auth/verify-token")) {
+      return null
+    }
+
+    let title = rawTitle
+    let description = rawDescription
+
+    if (isEndpointText(rawTitle) || isEndpointText(rawDescription)) {
+      if (lower.includes("/api/quizzes") && lower.includes("join-room")) {
+        title = "Joined quiz room"
+        description = "Entered a live quiz room"
+      } else if (lower.includes("/api/quizzes") && (lower.includes("submit-answer") || lower.includes("/submit"))) {
+        title = "Attempted quiz question"
+        description = "Submitted a quiz answer"
+      } else if ((lower.includes("/api/exam") || lower.includes("/api/coding")) && lower.includes("join-exam")) {
+        title = "Joined coding exam"
+        description = "Entered a coding exam"
+      } else if ((lower.includes("/api/exam") || lower.includes("/api/coding")) && lower.includes("submit")) {
+        title = "Submitted coding solution"
+        description = "Submitted code for evaluation"
+      } else if (lower.includes("/api/courses") && lower.includes("complete")) {
+        title = "Completed lesson"
+        description = "Marked lesson as completed"
+      } else if (lower.includes("/api/courses")) {
+        title = "Course activity"
+        description = "Viewed or continued course learning"
+      } else if (lower.includes("/api/auth")) {
+        title = "Authentication activity"
+        description = "Signed in to account"
+      } else {
+        title = "Learning activity"
+        description = "Activity recorded"
+      }
+    }
+
+    return {
+      ...item,
+      title,
+      description,
+    }
+  }
+
+  const realActivities = recentActivity
+    .map((item) => normalizeActivityForUI(item))
+    .filter((item): item is ActivityData => Boolean(item))
+    .filter((item) => !isPlaceholderActivity(item))
   const visibleActivities = showAllActivities ? realActivities : realActivities.slice(0, 6)
 
   const handleProfileUpdate = async () => {

frontend/app/quiz-join/page.tsx

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default function QuizJoinPage() {
 
     setLoading(true)
     try {
-      const token = localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_jwt_token")
+      const token = localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_jwt_token") || localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_token")
       const storedUserRaw = localStorage.getItem("openlearnx_user")
       const storedUser = storedUserRaw ? JSON.parse(storedUserRaw) : null