V1.0.0 - Initial Release

V1.0.0 - Initial Release: SE10 Social Network Backend

Description:

This first official release of the SE10 Social Network Backend delivers a fully functional API, complete with essential features and robust security for a modern social network platform. This version includes:

• Core Entity and DTO Implementations:

  • Entities for User, Post, Notification, and Inspire to handle user interactions, notifications, and social engagement.
  • DTOs structured for efficient data transfer in controllers, leveraging Hibernate Validator for input validation.

• Comprehensive Controller and Endpoint Setup:

  • RegistrationController for user registration and authentication-related endpoints, supporting actions like sign-in, sign-up, OTP requests, and password reset without requiring JWT.
  • UserController, NotificationController, and InspireController for managing user profiles, notifications, and social interactions, protected by JWT-based security.
  • Each endpoint designed as RESTful, with detailed comments for easy navigation and understanding.

• Business Logic in Service Layer:

  • JWT-based authorization to ensure secure, role-based access to features.
  • Custom error handling with precise response codes for better debugging and user feedback.
  • Automated email notifications for user activities such as OTP requests, password resets, and account deactivation.

• Optimized Repository Layer:

  • Enhanced data access through JPA repository and custom queries for efficient database interactions.

• Performance and Code Quality Improvements:

  • Refactored code for readability, removing redundant lines, optimizing syntax, and ensuring the codebase is production-ready.
  • Extensive logging for tracking and debugging actions and errors.

This release is the culmination of all foundational backend features, tested and verified to be ready for production use. We welcome feedback and contributions to further improve and enhance the platform.