fix(issues): route ordering and delete method

- Move stats endpoint before {issue_id} routes to prevent UUID parsing errors
- Use remove() instead of soft_delete() since Issue model lacks deleted_at column

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

backend/app/api/routes/issues.py

@@ -350,6 +350,58 @@ async def list_issues(
         raise
 
 
+# ===== Issue Statistics Endpoint =====
+# NOTE: This endpoint MUST be defined before /{issue_id} routes
+# to prevent FastAPI from trying to parse "stats" as a UUID
+
+
+@router.get(
+    "/projects/{project_id}/issues/stats",
+    response_model=IssueStats,
+    summary="Get Issue Statistics",
+    description="Get aggregated issue statistics for a project",
+    operation_id="get_issue_stats",
+)
+@limiter.limit(f"{60 * RATE_MULTIPLIER}/minute")
+async def get_issue_stats(
+    request: Request,
+    project_id: UUID,
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    Get aggregated statistics for issues in a project.
+
+    Returns counts by status and priority, along with story point totals.
+
+    Args:
+        request: FastAPI request object
+        project_id: Project UUID
+        current_user: Authenticated user
+        db: Database session
+
+    Returns:
+        Issue statistics including counts by status/priority and story points
+
+    Raises:
+        NotFoundError: If project not found
+        AuthorizationError: If user lacks access
+    """
+    # Verify project access
+    await verify_project_ownership(db, project_id, current_user)
+
+    try:
+        stats = await issue_crud.get_project_stats(db, project_id=project_id)
+        return IssueStats(**stats)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(
+            f"Error getting issue stats for project {project_id}: {e!s}",
+            exc_info=True,
+        )
+        raise
+
+
 @router.get(
     "/projects/{project_id}/issues/{issue_id}",
     response_model=IssueResponse,
@@ -535,7 +587,7 @@ async def update_issue(
     "/projects/{project_id}/issues/{issue_id}",
     response_model=MessageResponse,
     summary="Delete Issue",
-    description="Soft delete an issue",
+    description="Delete an issue permanently",
     operation_id="delete_issue",
 )
 @limiter.limit(f"{30 * RATE_MULTIPLIER}/minute")
@@ -547,10 +599,9 @@ async def delete_issue(
     db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
 ) -> Any:
     """
-    Soft delete an issue.
+    Delete an issue permanently.
 
-    The issue will be marked as deleted but retained in the database.
-    This preserves historical data and allows potential recovery.
+    The issue will be permanently removed from the database.
 
     Args:
         request: FastAPI request object
@@ -585,15 +636,16 @@ async def delete_issue(
         )
 
     try:
-        await issue_crud.soft_delete(db, id=issue_id)
+        issue_title = issue.title
+        await issue_crud.remove(db, id=issue_id)
         logger.info(
             f"User {current_user.email} deleted issue {issue_id} "
-            f"('{issue.title}') from project {project_id}"
+            f"('{issue_title}') from project {project_id}"
         )
 
         return MessageResponse(
             success=True,
-            message=f"Issue '{issue.title}' has been deleted",
+            message=f"Issue '{issue_title}' has been deleted",
         )
 
     except Exception as e:
@@ -887,53 +939,3 @@ async def sync_issue(
         message=f"Sync triggered for issue '{issue.title}'. "
         f"Status will update when complete.",
     )
-
-
-# ===== Issue Statistics Endpoint =====
-
-
-@router.get(
-    "/projects/{project_id}/issues/stats",
-    response_model=IssueStats,
-    summary="Get Issue Statistics",
-    description="Get aggregated issue statistics for a project",
-    operation_id="get_issue_stats",
-)
-@limiter.limit(f"{60 * RATE_MULTIPLIER}/minute")
-async def get_issue_stats(
-    request: Request,
-    project_id: UUID,
-    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
-    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
-) -> Any:
-    """
-    Get aggregated statistics for issues in a project.
-
-    Returns counts by status and priority, along with story point totals.
-
-    Args:
-        request: FastAPI request object
-        project_id: Project UUID
-        current_user: Authenticated user
-        db: Database session
-
-    Returns:
-        Issue statistics including counts by status/priority and story points
-
-    Raises:
-        NotFoundError: If project not found
-        AuthorizationError: If user lacks access
-    """
-    # Verify project access
-    await verify_project_ownership(db, project_id, current_user)
-
-    try:
-        stats = await issue_crud.get_project_stats(db, project_id=project_id)
-        return IssueStats(**stats)
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(
-            f"Error getting issue stats for project {project_id}: {e!s}",
-            exc_info=True,
-        )
-        raise