3.0.0-Beta

chore(release): v3.0.0 - [CU-869bebnqf] (#188)

2.0.0

Release Notes

Authentication & Registration

• Standardized error messages and introduced consistent error codes across authentication and user-related endpoints.
• Global structured logging added using Winston for both development and production environments.

User Profiles & Settings

• Consolidated banner/avatar updates into a single Update Profile endpoint (replacing 4 separate endpoints).
• Implemented posts and replies tabs with cursor-pagination.
• Refactored Settings module with expanded unit test coverage.

Tweets, Media & Interactions

• Implemented endpoints for:

  • Tweet creation with centralized parsing for hashtags & mentions
  • Replies & quote tweets
  • Detailed tweet retrieval (quotes, likes, retweets, replies)

• Added new media upload workflow:

  • Image & video upload endpoints
  • “Pending media” state added to DB
  • Pre-upload image compression & resizing (~80% faster uploads)

Social Graph (Follows, Blocks, Mutes)

• Implemented cursor-paginated followers, followings & mutual followers endpoints.
• Added block list and mute list endpoints for authenticated users.

Messaging & Real-Time

• Messages module.
• Preparing backend support for SSE/socket features requested by frontend & CP teams.

Quality & Reliability

• Unified backend folder structure and removed duplicates.
• Expanded unit tests across tweet creation, tweet interactions, likes, quotes, and replies endpoints.
• Stress tests initiated for backend endpoints.

1.0.0

Release Notes

Authentication & User Accounts

• Full authentication system completed (email/password + OAuth via Google and GitHub)

• Implemented registration flow with OTP email verification (via SMTP)

• Added resend OTP with cooldown control

• Password recovery, reset, and email confirmation implemented

• Account settings endpoints completed:

  • Change username, password, and email

• Backend validation for all account updates

• OAuth credentials configured for development, staging, and production environments

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User Profiles

• Implemented profile retrieval and update endpoints (bio, location, website, etc.)
• Added upload and update endpoints for profile pictures and banners (S3 integrated)
• Delete profile picture endpoint in progress
• User profile data integrated with FE and CP flows

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Tweets & Interactions

• Tweet creation endpoint under review and optimization
• Replies and timeline endpoints partially implemented
• Basic “Following” timeline functional (requires caching and optimization)
• Like/Unlike endpoints fully implemented and integrated
• Follow/Unfollow endpoints completed and pending review
• Search and “For You” feed endpoints under design
• Delete Tweet not yet started

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Notifications & Explore

• Basic notification system backend in place
• Explore and trends endpoints not started
• Initial plans for personalization services finalized

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DevOps and Infrastructure

CI/CD Pipeline

• Added GitHub Actions workflows for:

  • Format, lint, and unit test checks
  • Conventional commit and branch name enforcement
  • PR title validation (includes ClickUp tag requirement)
  • Unit test coverage reporting as PR comment
  • Swagger diff between base and PR branches (to list new/modified endpoints)

• E2E test stage prepared (testing team in progress)

• Automated semantic version bump (minor/major) upon merge

• Docker build and push to DockerHub (versioned image)

• Watchtower-based auto-deployment for staging and production