refactor: A complete flutter+Dependency+Code Upgrade

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -30,3 +30,18 @@ updates:
         update-types:
           - "minor"
           - "patch"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
+    directory: "/transcriberapp/android"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      day: "monday"
+      time: "06:00"
+      timezone: "UTC"
+    groups:
+      android-deps:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
 ## Description
 
 - Summarize the changes and the intent.
+- Explain the motivation and context.
 
 ## Type of change
 
-- [ ] Bug fix
-- [ ] Feature
-- [ ] Refactor
-- [ ] Chore/CI
-- [ ] Documentation
+- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+- [ ] Feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
+- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
+- [ ] Refactor (code restructuring)
+- [ ] Chore/CI (updating configurations, dependencies, etc.)
+- [ ] Documentation update
 
-## Testing
+## Testing Checklist
 
-- [ ] `flutter analyze` (or CI green)
-- [ ] `dart format --set-exit-if-changed .`
-- [ ] `flutter test`
-- [ ] `flutter build apk --release`
-- [ ] No breaking changes introduced
+- [ ] `flutter analyze` passes locally
+- [ ] `dart format --set-exit-if-changed .` passes locally
+- [ ] `flutter test` passes locally
+- [ ] New unit tests have been added to cover the changes (if applicable)
+- [ ] `flutter build apk --release` succeeds locally without errors
 
 ## Screenshots (if UI changes)
 
-If applicable, add screenshots or screen recordings.
+| Before | After |
+| ------ | ----- |
+| [Screenshot] | [Screenshot] |
 
 ## Linked issue
 

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: Build Android
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - release/*
+
+jobs:
+  build_android:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: transcriberapp
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: '21'
+
+      - name: Setup Flutter
+        uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
+        with:
+          channel: stable
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: flutter pub get
+
+      - name: Cache Gradle
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.gradle/caches
+            ~/.gradle/wrapper
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('transcriberapp/android/**/*.gradle*', 'transcriberapp/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-
+
+      - name: Build APK
+        run: flutter build apk --release
+
+      - name: Build App Bundle
+        run: flutter build appbundle --release
+
+      - name: Upload APK
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-apk
+          path: transcriberapp/build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/app-release.apk
+
+      - name: Upload AAB
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-aab
+          path: transcriberapp/build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab

.github/workflows/flutter_ci.yml → .github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -2,11 +2,20 @@ name: Flutter CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - develop
   pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - develop
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  build_and_test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -22,27 +31,31 @@ jobs:
           channel: stable
 
       - name: Cache pub dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.pub-cache
-            ~/.flutter-plugins
-            ~/.flutter-plugin-cache
+            transcriberapp/.dart_tool
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-pub-${{ hashFiles('transcriberapp/pubspec.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-pub-
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: flutter pub get
 
-      - name: Analyze
-        run: flutter analyze
-
       - name: Check formatting
         run: dart format --set-exit-if-changed .
 
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: flutter test
+      - name: Analyze
+        run: flutter analyze
 
-      - name: Build APK (release)
-        run: flutter build apk --release
+      - name: Run tests with coverage
+        run: flutter test --coverage
+
+      - name: Check Code Coverage
+        uses: VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_coverage@v3
+        with:
+          path: transcriberapp/coverage/lcov.info
+          # Currently set to 0 to avoid breaking CI since there are no tests yet.
+          # Change to 80 when ready.
+          min_coverage: 0

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 4 * * 1'
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: [ 'java-kotlin' ]
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+
+    - name: Setup Java
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        distribution: 'zulu'
+        java-version: '21'
+
+    - name: Setup Flutter
+      uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
+      with:
+        channel: stable
+
+    - name: Flutter build (for java-kotlin compilation)
+      run: |
+        cd transcriberapp
+        flutter pub get
+        flutter build apk --release
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      with:
+        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

.github/workflows/commit-lint.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+name: Lint Commit Messages
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  commitlint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v6

.github/workflows/dependency_review.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: 'Dependency Review'
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main", "develop" ]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  dependency-review:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Checkout repository'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: 'Dependency Review'
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v4
+        with:
+          # Optional: Block PRs introducing dependencies with GPL/AGPL licenses
+          deny-licenses: GPL-1.0-or-later, GPL-2.0-or-later, GPL-3.0-or-later, AGPL-1.0-or-later, AGPL-3.0-or-later
+          fail-on-severity: high

.github/workflows/dependency_staleness.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Dependency Staleness Check
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 5 * * 1' # Runs at 05:00 UTC on Mondays
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  check-staleness:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: transcriberapp
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Flutter
+        uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
+        with:
+          channel: stable
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: flutter pub get
+
+      - name: Check Outdated Packages
+        id: check_outdated
+        run: |
+          OUTDATED=$(flutter pub outdated)
+          echo "$OUTDATED"
+
+          # We can create a simple check. If there are resolvable updates, we might want to flag them.
+          # Here we just output it to a file for the next step.
+          echo "$OUTDATED" > outdated_report.txt
+
+      - name: Create Issue if highly outdated
+        uses: peter-evans/create-issue-from-file@v5
+        if: success()
+        with:
+          title: "Weekly Dependency Staleness Report"
+          content-filepath: transcriberapp/outdated_report.txt
+          labels: "dependencies, maintenance"

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: transcriberapp
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: '21'
+
+      - name: Setup Flutter
+        uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
+        with:
+          channel: stable
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: flutter pub get
+
+      - name: Build APK
+        run: flutter build apk --release
+
+      - name: Build App Bundle
+        run: flutter build appbundle --release
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: |
+            transcriberapp/build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/app-release.apk
+            transcriberapp/build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab

CODEOWNERS

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# CODEOWNERS
+# Use this file to require reviews from maintainers for specific directories or files.
+
+*                   @MabelMoncy
+/transcriberapp/    @MabelMoncy
+/android/           @MabelMoncy