From 1dac6d342bf56e88d789016c1a591fc49669cfd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Gullickson <16152721+ericgullickson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:43:00 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: evaluate copyright year in email footer template (refs
 #221)

Add missing $ prefix to template literal expression so the year
renders as "2026" instead of literal "{new Date().getFullYear()}".

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .../features/notifications/domain/email-layout/base-layout.ts   | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/src/features/notifications/domain/email-layout/base-layout.ts b/backend/src/features/notifications/domain/email-layout/base-layout.ts
index 5ecdec1..d6bc21c 100644
--- a/backend/src/features/notifications/domain/email-layout/base-layout.ts
+++ b/backend/src/features/notifications/domain/email-layout/base-layout.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function renderEmailLayout(content: string): string {
                       <a href="https://motovaultpro.com/settings" style="${EMAIL_STYLES.footerLink}" target="_blank">Manage Email Preferences</a>
                     </p>
                     <p style="${EMAIL_STYLES.copyright}">
-                      &copy; {new Date().getFullYear()} MotoVaultPro. All rights reserved.
+                      &copy; ${new Date().getFullYear()} MotoVaultPro. All rights reserved.
                     </p>
                   </td>
                 </tr>