DBC22-6880: show list update indicators on first visit

Remove first-visit gating that hid Updated highlights until a browser
refresh, matching the header unread count on initial navigation.

Author: ray-oxd

src/frontend/src/pages/AdvisoriesListPage.js

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import PollingComponent from "../Components/shared/PollingComponent";
 import './AdvisoriesListPage.scss';
 
 export default function AdvisoriesListPage() {
-  const isFirstVisitRef = useRef(!sessionStorage.getItem('lastAdvisoriesVisit'));
   document.title = 'DriveBC - Advisories';
 
   // Context
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ const loadAdvisories = async () => {
 
   const isDismissed = dismissedHighlightsRef.current.has(String(advisory.id));
 
-  const isUnread = !isFirstVisitRef.current &&
+  const isUnread =
     advisory.last_notified_at &&
     !currentContext.readAdvisories.includes(
       advisory.id.toString() + '-' + advisory.last_notified_at.toString()
@@ -160,14 +159,7 @@ const loadAdvisories = async () => {
 };
 
 useEffect(() => {
-  sessionStorage.setItem(
-    'lastAdvisoriesVisit',
-    new Date().toISOString()
-  );
-}, []);
-
-useEffect(() => {
-  if (!advisories?.length || isFirstVisitRef.current) return;
+  if (!advisories?.length) return;
 
   const initialTracked = advisories.reduce((acc, advisory) => {
     const isDismissed = dismissedHighlightsRef.current.has(String(advisory.id));
@@ -329,4 +321,4 @@ useEffect(() => {
       <Footer />
     </div>
   );
-}
+}

src/frontend/src/pages/BulletinsListPage.js

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
 import './BulletinsListPage.scss';
 
 export default function BulletinsListPage() {
-  const isFirstVisitRef = useRef(!sessionStorage.getItem('lastBulletinsVisit'));
   document.title = 'DriveBC - Bulletins';
 
   // Context
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ export default function BulletinsListPage() {
   const dismissedHighlightsRef = useRef(
     new Set(JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem('dismissedBulletinHighlights') || '[]'))
   );
-  
+
 
   // States
   const [showLoader, setShowLoader] = useState(true);
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ export default function BulletinsListPage() {
       );
     }
 
-      const isUnread = !isFirstVisitRef.current &&
+      const isUnread =
         bulletin.last_notified_at &&
         !currentContext.readBulletins.includes(
           bulletin.id.toString() + '-' + bulletin.last_notified_at.toString()
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ export default function BulletinsListPage() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     cmsContextRef.current = cmsContext;
-  
+
     if (isFirstMount.current) {
       isFirstMount.current = false;
       loadBulletins();
@@ -222,13 +221,6 @@ useEffect(() => {
   bulletinsRef.current = bulletins;
 }, [bulletins]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    sessionStorage.setItem(
-      'lastBulletinsVisit',
-      new Date().toISOString()
-    );
-  }, []);
-
   const scrollToNextHighlightedHandler = (direction) => {
     const offset = 58 + 48;
     const sortedRefs = Object.entries(bulletinRefs.current)
@@ -296,4 +288,4 @@ useEffect(() => {
       <Footer />
     </div>
   );
-}
+}