fix: notify the backoffice of new booking

apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-lifecycle-notifier.service.ts

@@ -253,6 +253,19 @@ export class BookingLifecycleNotifierService {
 
   // ── Staff-facing (backoffice inbox) ────────────────────────────────────────
 
+  /**
+   * A booking was created under a contract. Contract drawdowns never pass
+   * through submit, so this is the only point at which staff learn the booking
+   * exists — {@link submittedToStaff} covers the direct-booking flow instead.
+   */
+  createdToStaff(b: Booking): void {
+    this.inAppStaff(
+      b,
+      'New booking created',
+      `Booking ${this.ref(b)} was created under a contract and has entered the pipeline.`,
+    );
+  }
+
   /** Customer submitted a booking for review. */
   submittedToStaff(b: Booking): void {
     this.inAppStaff(

apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.completion.spec.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('ContractBookingService — quantity-cap completion', () => {
       {} as never, // workflowService
       {} as never, // invoiceService
       {} as never, // clearanceFeeService
+      { createdToStaff: jest.fn() } as never, // bookingNotifier
       {} as never, // dataSource
       {} as never, // trainSchedulingService
       {} as never, // bookingBatchService

apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.consolidation.spec.ts

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ describe('ContractBookingService — drawdown consolidation gate', () => {
       {} as never, // workflowService
       invoiceService as never,
       {} as never, // clearanceFeeService
+      { createdToStaff: jest.fn() } as never, // bookingNotifier
       {} as never, // dataSource
       {} as never, // trainSchedulingService
       {} as never, // bookingBatchService

apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { BookingContainerUnit } from '../bookings/entities/booking-container-uni
 import { BookingsRepository } from '../bookings/bookings.repository';
 import { BookingPricingService } from '../bookings/booking-pricing.service';
 import { BookingTransitionService } from '../bookings/booking-transition.service';
+import { BookingLifecycleNotifierService } from '../bookings/booking-lifecycle-notifier.service';
 import { ConsolidationService } from '../bookings/consolidation.service';
 import { PriceLineItemDto } from '../bookings/dto/generate-price-response.dto';
 import { BookingInvoiceService } from '../bookings/booking-invoice.service';
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
     private readonly workflowService: ClearanceWorkflowService,
     private readonly invoiceService: BookingInvoiceService,
     private readonly clearanceFeeService: ClearanceFeeService,
+    private readonly bookingNotifier: BookingLifecycleNotifierService,
     private readonly dataSource: DataSource,
     @Inject(forwardRef(() => TrainSchedulingService))
     private readonly trainSchedulingService: TrainSchedulingService,
@@ -352,6 +354,12 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
     const withContainers = await this.bookingsRepository.findByIdWithFiles(
       booking.id,
     );
+
+    // Tell staff the booking exists. Placed after the zero-price rollback (which
+    // hard-deletes the row) and before the consolidation gate, so it fires
+    // exactly once whether the booking parks for a partner or finalizes inline.
+    this.bookingNotifier.createdToStaff(withContainers ?? booking);
+
     const intendedStatus =
       generalCustoms || generalSelfClear
         ? 'AWAITING_DOCUMENTS'
@@ -481,6 +489,7 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
     );
 
     const result = await this.bookingsRepository.findByIdWithFiles(booking.id);
+    this.bookingNotifier.createdToStaff(result ?? booking);
     return { booking: result ?? booking, warnings: [] };
   }
 
@@ -568,7 +577,10 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
       await this.clearanceFeeService.issueForBooking(booking, contract);
     }
 
-    return (await this.bookingsRepository.findByIdWithFiles(booking.id)) ?? booking;
+    const created =
+      (await this.bookingsRepository.findByIdWithFiles(booking.id)) ?? booking;
+    this.bookingNotifier.createdToStaff(created);
+    return created;
   }
 
   /**