# Changelog

All notable changes to the Sufee Admin Dashboard Template will be documented in this file.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

## [2.2.0] - 2025-10-02

### Updated
- **Dependencies**: Updated all dependencies to their latest versions
  - **Bootstrap**: 5.3.7 → 5.3.8 (latest stable release)
  - **Font Awesome**: 6.7.2 → 7.1.0 (major version upgrade with new icons and features)
  - **ESLint**: 9.32.0 → 9.36.0 (improved JavaScript linting)
  - **Vite**: 7.0.6 → 7.1.8 (enhanced build performance)
  - **Sass**: 1.89.2 → 1.93.2 (updated SCSS compiler)
  - **@vitejs/plugin-legacy**: 7.1.0 → 7.2.1 (improved browser compatibility)
  - **eslint-plugin-prettier**: 5.5.3 → 5.5.4 (better formatting integration)
  - **vite-plugin-static-copy**: 3.1.2 → 3.1.3 (enhanced static file handling)

### Performance
- **Build System**: Latest Vite version provides faster builds and improved HMR
- **SCSS Compilation**: Updated Sass compiler for better performance
- **Code Quality**: Latest ESLint version with improved rule performance

### Security
- **Zero Vulnerabilities**: All dependency updates maintain zero security vulnerabilities
- **Latest Patches**: All packages updated to include latest security fixes

### Notes
- Font Awesome 7.x introduces new icon library structure - all existing icons remain compatible
- Bootstrap 5.3.8 includes minor bug fixes and improvements from 5.3.7
- All breaking changes tested and verified - no code changes required

## [2.1.0] - 2025-08-05

### Added
- **ESLint & Prettier Integration**: Comprehensive code quality and formatting setup
  - ESLint 9 with modern flat configuration format
  - Prettier with customized formatting rules for HTML, SCSS, JS, and Markdown
  - Integrated ESLint-Prettier workflow preventing conflicts
  - NPM scripts for linting (`npm run lint`, `npm run format`, `npm run quality:fix`)
  - Development and production-ready code quality standards
- **Professional Error Pages**: User-friendly error handling system
  - Custom 404 "Page Not Found" page with helpful navigation suggestions
  - Custom 500 "Internal Server Error" page with status monitoring
  - Consistent Sufee theme styling and branding
  - Interactive elements (back buttons, home links, error reporting)
  - Accessibility features (keyboard navigation, screen reader support)
- **Global Error Handler Utility**: Centralized error management system
  - Automatic JavaScript error and promise rejection handling
  - HTTP error interception and routing (404, 500, network errors)
  - Toast notification system for user-friendly error messages
  - Development vs production error display modes
  - Offline detection and connection restoration notifications
- **Self-Hosted Font System**: Privacy-focused local font hosting
  - Complete Open Sans font family (300, 400, 600, 700, 800 + italics)
  - WOFF2 format for optimal performance and compression
  - @font-face declarations with `font-display: swap` for better loading
  - Eliminated Google Fonts CDN dependency for GDPR compliance
  - Improved performance with reduced external DNS lookups

### Changed
- **Build Process Improvements**: Enhanced Vite configuration
  - Error pages included in production build pipeline
  - Updated Vite input configuration for new error pages
  - Optimized bundle splitting and code organization
- **Main Application Entry**: Enhanced error handling integration
  - Global error handler initialization
  - Development debugging tools exposure
  - Improved error boundary implementation
- **Font Loading Strategy**: Migrated from CDN to local fonts
  - Removed Google Fonts CDN links from all HTML templates
  - Integrated local fonts into SCSS build process
  - Updated `main.scss` with proper font import structure
- **Code Quality Standards**: Enforced consistent formatting
  - All JavaScript files formatted with Prettier
  - Consistent quote style, semicolon usage, and indentation
  - Modern ES6+ syntax enforcement with ESLint rules

### Fixed
- **CDN Dependencies**: Eliminated external CDN usage
  - Removed Google Fonts CDN from `head-common.html`
  - Removed Leaflet CDN from `maps-vector.html`, using local npm package
  - Converted all external script/style dependencies to local imports
- **HTML Template Consistency**: Standardized partials usage
  - Fixed `ui-progressbar.html` to use proper partials system
  - Corrected inconsistent `main.js` import paths across templates
  - Converted inline `<script>` tags to `type="module"` for consistency
- **SCSS Import Structure**: Organized style imports
  - Added proper fonts directory structure in SCSS architecture
  - Updated documentation to reflect new font system organization

### Developer Experience
- **Code Quality Tools**: Comprehensive development workflow
  - Real-time error detection and automatic fixes
  - Consistent code formatting across the entire codebase
  - Pre-configured rules for modern JavaScript and web standards
- **Error Debugging**: Enhanced development experience
  - Detailed error logging and stack traces in development mode
  - Toast notifications for non-critical errors
  - Global error handler accessible via browser console
- **Documentation Updates**: Comprehensive font system documentation
  - Detailed instructions for using different font weights
  - Guide for adding custom fonts to the system
  - Benefits and implementation details of local font hosting

### Security & Privacy
- **GDPR Compliance**: Eliminated third-party data collection
  - No external font loading from Google servers
  - Removed all CDN dependencies that could track users
  - Self-hosted assets ensure no data leakage to external services
- **Error Handling Security**: Safe error information disclosure
  - Different error detail levels for development vs production
  - Secure error ID generation for support ticket correlation
  - No sensitive information exposed in client-side error messages

### Performance
- **Font Loading Optimization**: Improved page load performance
  - WOFF2 format reduces font file sizes by ~30% vs WOFF
  - Local hosting eliminates external DNS lookups and requests
  - `font-display: swap` prevents invisible text during font load
- **Bundle Optimization**: Enhanced build output
  - Error pages included in optimized production build
  - Proper code splitting for error handling utilities
  - Reduced main bundle size through better module organization

## [2.0.0] - 2025-07-31

### Added
- **Vite Build System**: Modern development experience with Hot Module Replacement
- **Partials System**: Dynamic HTML component loading to eliminate code duplication
- **ES6 Modules**: Proper JavaScript module imports and exports
- **Breadcrumb Component**: Dynamic breadcrumb generation via data attributes
- **Active Navigation**: Automatic sidebar highlighting based on current page
- **Collapsed Sidebar**: Proper mini logo display when sidebar is collapsed
- **Smooth Animations**: Fixed submenu animations with proper timing functions
- **TypeScript Support**: Ready for TypeScript integration (optional)
- **Source Maps**: Enhanced debugging experience in development

### Changed
- **Bootstrap 5**: Complete migration from Bootstrap 4 to Bootstrap 5
  - Updated all utility classes (spacing, text, display, etc.)
  - Migrated data attributes (`data-toggle` → `data-bs-toggle`)
  - Updated form controls to Bootstrap 5 syntax
  - Replaced deprecated components
- **Build System**: Migrated from Grunt/Bower to Vite/NPM
  - Removed Bower dependencies
  - Consolidated all packages in package.json
  - Modern SCSS compilation with dart-sass
- **File Structure**: Reorganized for better maintainability
  - Source files now in `src/` directory
  - Public assets in `public/` directory
  - Build output in `dist/` directory
- **JavaScript Architecture**: Modular component-based approach
  - Main App class for application lifecycle
  - Individual component classes
  - Utility functions separated
- **Sidebar Navigation**: Complete rewrite for Bootstrap 5
  - Native Bootstrap collapse functionality
  - Smooth animations using CSS transitions
  - Proper active state management
- **Dependencies**: Updated all libraries to latest versions
  - Chart.js 4.x (from 2.x)
  - Removed jQuery completely (100% vanilla JavaScript)
  - Font Awesome 6.x (from 4.x)
  - DataTables 1.13.x with Bootstrap 5 integration

### Removed
- **Internet Explorer Support**: Dropped IE 11 compatibility
- **Legacy Files**: Cleaned up old build artifacts
  - Removed `vendors/` directory
  - Removed `assets/` directory
  - Removed duplicate HTML files
- **Console Logging**: Removed all debug console statements
- **Grunt/Bower**: Replaced with modern tooling
- **jQuery**: Completely removed - all code now uses vanilla JavaScript
- **jQuery UI**: Removed in favor of Bootstrap 5 components
- **Redundant Code**: Eliminated duplicate headers/sidebars across pages

### Fixed
- **Sidebar Animation**: Resolved submenu jumping issues
- **Active Menu Items**: Fixed blue dot indicator removal
- **Icon Spacing**: Improved menu icon alignment and spacing
- **Collapsed State**: Fixed logo display and centering in collapsed sidebar
- **Responsive Behavior**: Enhanced mobile navigation experience
- **Build Warnings**: Resolved SCSS deprecation warnings

### Security
- **Dependencies**: Updated all packages to latest secure versions
- **Build Process**: Modern build tools with security updates

## [1.1.0] - Previous Release

### Changed
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
- Updated documentation

## [1.0.0] - Initial Release

### Added
- Bootstrap 4 Admin Dashboard Template
- Multiple dashboard variations
- UI Components and widgets
- Chart integrations
- Form components
- Authentication pages
- Grunt build system
- SCSS styling
- jQuery-based functionality