internal/app/server/recipe_handler_v2.go

@@ -96,15 +96,6 @@ func (s *Server) SearchRecipeHandlerV2(ctx *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) CreateRecipeHandlerV2(ctx *gin.Context) {
-	userId := getUserId(ctx)
-	if userId == nil {
-		ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
-			"status":  http.StatusBadRequest,
-			"message": "[ERROR] User must be logged in to create a recipe.",
-		})
-		return
-	}
-
 	recipe, err := s.deps.RecipeService.CreateRecipe(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
@@ -114,15 +105,6 @@ func (s *Server) CreateRecipeHandlerV2(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	_, err = s.deps.EngagementService.UserCreateRecipe(*userId, recipe.Id)
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
-			"status":  http.StatusBadRequest,
-			"message": fmt.Sprintf("[ERROR] Failed to create recipe engagement. %s", err.Error()),
-		})
-		return
-	}
-
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
 		"status":  http.StatusOK,
 		"message": "[OK] Successfully created new recipe.",

internal/app/service/engagement_service.go

@@ -122,34 +122,6 @@ func (s *EngagementService) UserShareRecipe(userId, recipeId int) (domain.Engage
 	return s.engagementRepository.AddUserEntityEngagement(userId, recipeId, message, domain.EngagementShared)
 }
 
-// UserCreateRecipe requires a user ID and a recipe ID to create an engagement record in the database.
-// A message will be generated using the recipe data and then used to add a make engagement to the
-// database.
-func (s *EngagementService) UserCreateRecipe(userId, recipeId int) (domain.Engagement, error) {
-	recipe, err := s.recipeRepository.GetRecipe(recipeId, &userId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return domain.Engagement{}, err
-	}
-
-	message := fmt.Sprintf("Created \"%s\"", recipe.Title)
-
-	return s.engagementRepository.AddUserEntityEngagement(userId, recipeId, message, domain.EngagementCreated)
-}
-
-// UserDeleteRecipe requires a user ID and a recipe ID to create an engagement record in the database.
-// A message will be generated using the recipe data and then used to add a make engagement to the
-// database.
-func (s *EngagementService) UserDeleteRecipe(userId, recipeId int) (domain.Engagement, error) {
-	recipe, err := s.recipeRepository.GetRecipe(recipeId, &userId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return domain.Engagement{}, err
-	}
-
-	message := fmt.Sprintf("Deleted \"%s\"", recipe.Title)
-
-	return s.engagementRepository.AddUserEntityEngagement(userId, recipeId, message, domain.EngagementDeleted)
-}
-
 // GetUserEngagement returns a list of the users most recent engagement entries. The number of records
 // is determined by the limit passed into this function. The results are sorted, newest-to-oldest.
 func (s *EngagementService) GetUserEngagement(userId, limit int) ([]domain.Engagement, error) {

internal/domain/engagement/engagement.go

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ const (
 	EngagementShared   EngagementType = "shared"
 	EngagementReviewed EngagementType = "reviewed"
 	EngagementRated    EngagementType = "rated"
-	EngagementCreated  EngagementType = "created"
-	EngagementDeleted  EngagementType = "deleted"
 )
 
 // Engagement is the database model of a user engagement. There is no need to map to a different

internal/domain/engagement/service.go

@@ -7,7 +7,5 @@ type EngagementService interface {
 	UserFavoriteRecipe(userId, recipeId int) (Engagement, error)
 	UserMakeRecipe(userId, recipeId int) (Engagement, error)
 	UserShareRecipe(userId, recipeId int) (Engagement, error)
-	UserCreateRecipe(userId, recipeId int) (Engagement, error)
-	UserDeleteRecipe(userId, recipeId int) (Engagement, error)
 	GetUserEngagement(userId, limit int) ([]Engagement, error)
 }

internal/infrastructure/database/migrations/011_update_engagement_enum.sql

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-
--- Author: Hayden Hargreaves (hhargreaves2006@gmail.com)
--- Desc:   Updated the E_ENGAGEMENT enum to contain created and deleted.
--- Date:   01/10/2026
-
-BEGIN;
-
-ALTER TYPE E_ENGAGEMENT
-  ADD VALUE IF NOT EXISTS 'created'; -- created recipe
-
-ALTER TYPE E_ENGAGEMENT
-  ADD VALUE IF NOT EXISTS 'deleted'; -- deleted recipe
-
-COMMIT;

internal/infrastructure/database/migrations/100_init_database.sh

@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@ psql -h "$PSQL_HOST" -U "$PSQL_USERNAME" -d "$PSQL_DATABASE" -f ./internal/infra
 psql -h "$PSQL_HOST" -U "$PSQL_USERNAME" -d "$PSQL_DATABASE" -f ./internal/infrastructure/database/migrations/008_create_favorites_table.sql
 psql -h "$PSQL_HOST" -U "$PSQL_USERNAME" -d "$PSQL_DATABASE" -f ./internal/infrastructure/database/migrations/009_create_recipe_of_the_week_table.sql
 psql -h "$PSQL_HOST" -U "$PSQL_USERNAME" -d "$PSQL_DATABASE" -f ./internal/infrastructure/database/migrations/010_create_recipe_of_the_week_procedure.sql
-psql -h "$PSQL_HOST" -U "$PSQL_USERNAME" -d "$PSQL_DATABASE" -f ./internal/infrastructure/database/migrations/011_update_engagement_enum.sql