Task 008 implement boundary questions loop

apps/frontend/tests/article_dashboard.test.mjs

@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ const rows = buildDashboardRows(
 
 assert.equal(rows.length, 1, "one row should be built");
 assert.equal(rows[0].targetSiteName, "Editorial site", "target site name should map");
-assert.equal(rows[0].nextAction, "Create plan", "next action should match status mapping");
+assert.equal(rows[0].nextAction, "Run boundary questions", "next action should match status mapping");
 assert.equal(rows[0].assignedEditor, "Unassigned", "missing editor id should render Unassigned");

apps/frontend/tests/boundary_questions.model.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+import ts from "typescript";
+
+const testDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const sourcePath = path.resolve(
+  testDir,
+  "../src/features/boundary-questions/model.ts",
+);
+const source = readFileSync(sourcePath, "utf8");
+const compiled = ts.transpileModule(source, {
+  compilerOptions: { module: ts.ModuleKind.CommonJS, target: ts.ScriptTarget.ES2022 },
+});
+
+const moduleExports = {};
+new Function("exports", compiled.outputText)(moduleExports);
+
+const { buildBoundaryQuestionRows, validateRequiredAnswers } = moduleExports;
+
+const rows = buildBoundaryQuestionRows([
+  {
+    id: "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111",
+    article_id: "22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222",
+    sort_order: 1,
+    category: "audience",
+    question: "Audience?",
+    answer: "",
+    is_required: true,
+    created_at: "2026-05-21T00:00:00Z",
+    updated_at: "2026-05-21T00:00:00Z",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333",
+    article_id: "22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222",
+    sort_order: 2,
+    category: "visual_expectations",
+    question: "Visuals?",
+    answer: "",
+    is_required: false,
+    created_at: "2026-05-21T00:00:00Z",
+    updated_at: "2026-05-21T00:00:00Z",
+  },
+]);
+
+assert.equal(rows[0].stateLabel, "Required");
+assert.equal(rows[1].stateLabel, "Optional");
+
+const errors = validateRequiredAnswers(rows);
+assert.equal(errors["11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"], "Required answer");
+assert.equal(errors["33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333"], undefined);