refactor UI backend calls to python endpoints

test/ui/test_ui_notifications.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Notifications Page UI Tests
+Tests notification table, mark as read, delete operations
+"""
+
+import time
+from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
+from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
+from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
+
+from test_helpers import BASE_URL, api_get
+
+
+def test_notifications_page_loads(driver):
+    """Test: Notifications page loads successfully"""
+    driver.get(f"{BASE_URL}/userNotifications.php")
+    WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
+        EC.presence_of_element_located((By.TAG_NAME, "body"))
+    )
+    time.sleep(2)
+    assert "notification" in driver.page_source.lower(), "Page should contain notification content"
+
+
+def test_notifications_table_present(driver):
+    """Test: Notifications table is rendered"""
+    driver.get(f"{BASE_URL}/userNotifications.php")
+    time.sleep(2)
+    table = driver.find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "table, #notificationsTable")
+    assert len(table) > 0, "Notifications table should be present"
+
+
+def test_notification_action_buttons_present(driver):
+    """Test: Notification action buttons are visible"""
+    driver.get(f"{BASE_URL}/userNotifications.php")
+    time.sleep(2)
+    buttons = driver.find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "button[id*='notification'], .notification-action")
+    assert len(buttons) > 0, "Notification action buttons should be present"
+
+
+def test_unread_notifications_api(api_token):
+    """Test: Unread notifications API endpoint works"""
+    response = api_get("/messaging/in-app/unread", api_token)
+    assert response.status_code == 200, "API should return 200"
+
+    data = response.json()
+    assert isinstance(data, (list, dict)), "API should return list or dict"