- Reduced api_crud.py (1843 -> 143 lines) by extracting V1 registry and logic.
- Reduced hosted_file.py (1596 -> 361 lines) by moving storage and media logic to methods.
- Created lib_media.py for specialized video/image processing.
- Created api_crud_methods.py for legacy template handlers.
- Created legacy_v1.py for the legacy object registry.
- Fixed subdirectory_path bug in Hosted File creation.
- Verified full File Lifecycle via consolidated E2E suite.
- Combined 10+ one-off tests into 4 primary functional suites (Search, Auth, Lifecycle, Vision).
- Archived original scripts to tests/archive/.
- Updated README with the new standardized inventory.
- Applied clean output formatting across the new suite.
- Moved legacy/redundant tests to tests/archive/.
- Relocated root-level debug scripts to tests/integration/.
- Updated tests/README.md with final organized inventory.
- Cleaned up root directory from one-off reproduction scripts.
- Added id_random, account_id_random, created_on, and updated_on to searchable whitelists.
- Standardized field coverage for Core and Other (Archive/HostedFile) modules.
- Added Developer Handshake comments to prevent future whitelist/model desync.
- Verified via new E2E registry test suite.
- Introduced WS_Message_V3 standardized Pydantic model and WS_Manager_V3.
- Implemented /v3/ws/ endpoint with granular Redis routing to solve "noisy neighbor" scaling issues.
- Added presence tracking using Redis Sets for group coordination.
- Comprehensive test suite added (unit and integration) covering models, manager, and routing logic.
- Documentation: Created V3 Frontend WebSocket Guide and Project design spec.
- Updated main Frontend API guide and tests README with new standards.
- Migrated event_device and event_session models to the V3 Vision ID pattern (string-based public IDs).
- Added root_validator for automatic id_random mapping and integer stripping.
- Implemented fields_to_exclude_from_db to protect database updates from convenience/view fields.
- Fixed description_json type in Journal_Base for correct JSON parsing.
- Added E2E verification tests for event_device and event_session V3 endpoints.
- Update GET /v3/data_store/code/{code} to support 'limit' query parameter.
- Refactor return logic: returns single object if limit=1, otherwise returns a list.
- Clean up formatting in GUIDE__V3_FRONTEND_API.md and sync to agents_sync.
- Finalize unified E2E test script: tests/e2e/test_e2e_v3_data_store_lookup.py.
- Added GET /v3/data_store/code/{code} with hierarchical context-aware fallback.
- Implemented ID Vision standard in Data_Store_Base (string IDs, internal int exclusion).
- Enhanced Data_Store_Base robustness to handle stringified 'NULL' values from the database.
- Fixed legacy router bugs by removing undefined parameters (inc_event_cfg, inc_event_location).
- Corrected type hints and resolved UnboundLocalError in data_store methods.
- Updated Frontend Integration Guide with Section 8: Data Store V3.
- Added unified E2E test script: tests/e2e/test_e2e_v3_data_store_lookup.py.
- Overhauled README.md to serve as a unified system index and WIP tracker.
- Standardized documentation filenames (ARCH__, GUIDE__, PLAN__) for better discoverability.
- Archived completed project plans and scopes.
- Fixed regressions in unit tests (errors, models, email) caused by V3 architectural updates.
- Ensured unit tests remain non-destructive and environment-independent via mocking.
- Refactor SQL CRUD to use engine.connect() context managers for thread safety
- Optimize connection pooling in lib_sql_core
- Clean up app/routers/api.py to fix duplicate definitions and OpenAPI KeyError
- Add 'default_qry_str' to searchable_fields for Event, Session, Presentation, Presenter, Badge, and Journal
- Add 'event_location_name' to searchable_fields for Event Session
- Verified 20/20 E2E success via repro_intermittent_errors.py
- Add POST /api/authenticate_passcode to verify site access codes
- Refactor sign_jwt to support arbitrary role flags (super, admin, etc.)
- Update dependencies_v3 to extract role flags from JWT payloads
- Add E2E test for passcode auth verification
- Patched request_jwt to strip privileged IDs when signing with public keys
- Updated AccountContext and V3 dependencies to preserve JWT payloads for guests
- Whitelisted Archive, Post, Event, and other core objects for public read access
- Added 'default_qry_str' to Event searchable fields
- Added test_e2e_jwt_guest_auth.py for security verification
- Created LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT_GUIDE.md and DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE_MANUAL.md from legacy txt files.
- Migrated country/time_zone data and requirements.txt to documentation/reference_data/.
- Removed redundant admin/documentation/ and admin/data_files/ directories.
- Enhanced app/lib_schema_v3.py to explicitly capture 'required' fields from DB 'NOT NULL' constraint.
- Added verification tests for schema logic and standalone DB connectivity.
- Moved scattered Python test scripts from root and 'admin/development/' to 'tests/'.
- Beautified the HTML email body for account creation links in 'app/methods/person_methods.py' with a modern responsive design.
- Fixed a bug where missing 'id=0' in the 'cfg' table caused SMTP authentication to fail by defaulting to placeholder credentials.
- Updated 'app/lib_email.py' to explicitly validate SMTP server and port settings before connecting, preventing crashes with 'please run connect() first'.
- Added email fallback logic in 'app/methods/person_methods.py' to use 'user_email' or 'primary_email' if the primary contact email is missing.
- Aligned 'app/config.py.default' with the production structure, explicitly re-adding 'SMTP' and 'FILES_PATH' dictionaries.
- Added comprehensive unit tests in 'tests/test_email_configuration.py' to verify configuration handling.
- Added 'x-ae-ignore-extra-fields' header to support stripping unknown fields in POST/PATCH.
- Added automatic resolution of '*_id_random' strings to integer IDs in 'sanitize_payload'.
- Refactored 'post_obj' to return structured (field -> message) validation errors in 'meta.details'.
- Updated 'mk_resp' to support non-string 'details' in response metadata.
- Added 'tests/verify_feedback_fixes.py' to validate logic changes.
Ref: V3 API Refinement Feedback from mcp_agent.
- Updated app/db_sql.py to capture SQL exceptions in thread-local storage for later retrieval.
- Implemented format_db_error() in app/lib_api_crud_v3.py to clean up raw MariaDB error strings.
- Added POST /v3/crud/{obj_type}/validate endpoint for dry-run payload validation.
- Updated main and nested routers to bubble up validation and database errors into the response 'meta.details' field.
- Added tests/test_v3_error_bubbling.py to verify formatting logic.
- Added validators to Person_Base, Journal_Base, Journal_Entry_Base, Address_Base, and Contact_Base to handle null values and unsafe lookups.
- Implemented 'fields_to_exclude_from_db' ClassVar in Journal models to prevent view-only fields from causing DB errors.
- Updated Contact object map to align with DB schema.
- Added comprehensive test suite in 'tests/' directory (model validation, filtering logic).
- Updated GEMINI.md with progress.
