9. Changelog & Roadmap

9.1. Version History

Version 2.0.0 (Development)

1. Unreleased Changes (Pull Request) Released: 2025-02-11

Features & Improvements:

• Core Updates:
  • Upgraded Strapi CMS to the latest version.
  • Updated dependencies, including @strapi/provider-upload-local and @strapi/utils.
• Environment Configuration:
  • Refined .dockerignore and updated .gitignore and .prettierrc files.
  • Modified and added environment variables (DOMAINNAME, FRONTEND_DOMAINNAME, BACKEND_DOMAINNAME, BACKEND_PORT, FRONTEND_PORT, NEXT_PUBLIC_FRONTEND_PORT, NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_PORT).
• Server Configuration:
  • Added cron job to delete old export files (config/cront-tasks.ts).
  • Updated CORS configuration and added daas-auth middleware (middlewares.ts).
  • Added upload plugin configuration with a size limit of 250 MB (backend/config/plugins.ts).
  • Updated server.ts with configurations for application settings, domains, URLs, JWT secret, Stripe, Google, email, cron, and proxy.
• Database Schema and Content Types:
  • Added siteLogo, allowDemo, and onlyDemo fields to the config content type.
  • Added email_templates collection type.
  • Updated popular search content type.
  • Updated product schema with new fields.
  • Added stripe_errors and stripe_events collection types.
  • Added subscription information fields to the user schema.
• API and Controller Logic:
  • Added tierConfig function to api/config/controllers/config.ts.
  • Updated backend/src/api/config/routes/config.ts with a custom router function and a new route for GET /me/tier-config.
  • Updated database.ts controller with tier settings, max record limits, and filtering options.
  • Updated and moved popular search and product controllers.
  • Updated webhook.ts with new constants, utility functions, and logic for handling webhook events.
• Services and Policies:
  • Added tier-check.ts middleware.
  • Added hasFeatureAccess policy.
  • Updated database.ts with new policies and middlewares.
  • Updated popular search and product services.
  • Updated stripe.ts webhook policy.
• Data Handling and Export:
  • Added modules and functions for data exports in database.ts.
• API Endpoints:
  • Added api/docs/[slug].ts endpoint.
  • Updated api/search/free.ts endpoint.
• Next.js Configuration:
  • Updated next.config.js with new port setting and image remote pattern.
• Docker Configuration:
  • Updated docker-compose.local.yml and docker-compose.yml.
  • Updated Dockerfile.
• Other Updates:
  • Updated manifest.json.
  • Added seed-email-templates.js script.
• New Features:
  • Email Templates
  • Tier-Based Settings
  • Documentation Collection Type
  • Database Sync Plugin
  • New Components
  • useCopyBlocker Hook
  • Mailpit Integration
  • Stripe Integration
  • daas-auth Middleware
  • Webhook Rate Limiting

Migration Guide

Important Considerations Before Migrating:

• Backup Your Data
• Environment Variables: Consult the .env.example file for new formamt.
• Database Seeding: DO NOT execute seed commands if you have existing data
  • set SEED=false on backend/.env and ./.env
• Check setup.sh , it will add any needed variables

Ref. @migration.md

Version 1.0.0 (Latest)

1. Initial Release

   Released: 2024-02-01
   
   Features:
   - Complete database access management system
   - Stripe integration for payments
   - User authentication and authorization
   - Search and export functionality
   - Docker-based deployment
   
   Breaking Changes:
   - N/A (Initial Release)
   

2. Known Issues

   - Large dataset imports (>100MB) may timeout
   - Search performance degrades with complex queries
   - Some UI elements need RTL support
   

[!NOTE] 📸 Screenshot Needed: Version history and release notes interface

Version 0.9.0 (Beta)

1. Features & Improvements

Released: 2024-01-15

Added:
- Beta testing of core features
- Initial documentation
- Basic deployment scripts

Fixed:
- Database connection stability
- Authentication edge cases
- Docker compose configurations

2. Migration Guide

# Backup existing data
./scripts/backup.sh

# Update dependencies
yarn install

# Run migrations
yarn migrate:up

9.2. Upcoming Features

Short-term Goals

1. Performance Improvements

• Implement Redis caching
• Optimize database queries
• Add connection pooling
• Improve search response time

2. Feature Enhancements

• Multi-language support
• Advanced search filters
• Bulk data operations
• Enhanced export options

[!NOTE] 📊 Diagram Needed: Feature roadmap timeline

Mid-term Goals (Q2-Q3 2024)

1. Platform Extensions

• API rate limiting system
• Custom plugin architecture
• Enhanced analytics dashboard
• Automated backup system

2. Integration Expansions

• Additional payment providers
• OAuth provider integration
• External API connectors
• Enhanced webhook system

Long-term Vision

1. Major Features

• Machine learning integration
• Real-time data synchronization
• Advanced visualization tools
• Custom reporting engine

2. Infrastructure

• Multi-region deployment
• Enhanced security features
• Automated scaling
• Disaster recovery system

9.4. Release Process

Release Checklist

1. Pre-release

- [ ] All tests passing
- [ ] Documentation updated
- [ ] Change log prepared
- [ ] Performance benchmarks
- [ ] Security audit

3. Post-release

- [ ] Deploy to production
- [ ] Monitor metrics
- [ ] Update status page
- [ ] Notify users

[!NOTE] 📊 Diagram Needed: Release process workflow