internal/app/server/recipe_handler_v2.go

@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ 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{
@@ -105,6 +114,15 @@ 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

@@ -122,6 +122,34 @@ 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

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ 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

@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ 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

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+-- 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

@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ 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