|
| 1 | +# 🚀 Refactor Platform v1.0.0-beta1 |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +**First Public Beta Release** |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +We're excited to announce the first public beta release of the Refactor Coaching & Mentorship Platform! This Rust-based backend provides a comprehensive web API for coaching and mentoring software engineers, designed for professional coaches, informal mentors, and engineering leaders. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +## 🎯 What's New |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +### 🏗️ **Core Platform Architecture** |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +- **Layered Architecture**: Clean separation between web, domain, entity API, and data layers |
| 12 | +- **Domain-Driven Design**: Business logic centralized in the domain layer with clear entity relationships |
| 13 | +- **Repository Pattern**: Abstracted database operations through the entity API layer |
| 14 | +- **RESTful API**: Comprehensive HTTP API with OpenAPI documentation |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +### 👥 **User Management & Authentication** |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +- **Session-based Authentication**: Secure cookie-based user sessions with `axum-login` |
| 19 | +- **Role-based Access Control**: Admin and user roles with granular permissions |
| 20 | +- **User Profiles**: Complete user management with profile updates and password changes |
| 21 | +- **Organization Membership**: Users can belong to multiple organizations |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +### 🏢 **Organization Management** |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +- **Multi-tenant Architecture**: Support for multiple coaching organizations |
| 26 | +- **Organization Administration**: Create, update, and manage coaching organizations |
| 27 | +- **User Assignment**: Add and remove users from organizations |
| 28 | +- **Hierarchical Permissions**: Organization-scoped access controls |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +### 🤝 **Coaching Relationship Management** |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +- **Coach-Coachee Relationships**: Formal relationship tracking between coaches and coachees |
| 33 | +- **Relationship Lifecycle**: Create, manage, and archive coaching relationships |
| 34 | +- **Cross-organizational Support**: Relationships can span multiple organizations |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +### 📝 **Coaching Session Management** |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +- **Session Tracking**: Schedule and document coaching sessions |
| 39 | +- **Session Notes**: Rich text note-taking with TipTap integration for collaborative editing |
| 40 | +- **Session History**: Complete timeline of coaching interactions |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +### 🎯 **Goal & Action Management** |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +- **Overarching Goals**: Long-term objectives for coaching relationships |
| 45 | +- **Action Items**: Specific, trackable commitments and next steps |
| 46 | +- **Status Tracking**: Monitor progress with customizable status workflows (Not Started, In Progress, Completed, Won't Do) |
| 47 | +- **Due Date Management**: Time-bound action items with deadline tracking |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +### 📋 **Agreements & Documentation** |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +- **Coaching Agreements**: Formal agreements and contracts management |
| 52 | +- **Document Lifecycle**: Create, update, and manage coaching documentation |
| 53 | +- **Structured Data**: Consistent data models across all coaching artifacts |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +### 🔗 **External Integrations** |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +- **TipTap Cloud**: Real-time collaborative document editing |
| 58 | +- **JWT Token Generation**: Secure token-based authentication for external services |
| 59 | +- **API Versioning**: Built-in support for API evolution and backward compatibility |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +## 🛠️ **Technical Highlights** |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +### 🦀 **Modern Rust Stack** |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +- **Axum Web Framework**: High-performance async web server |
| 66 | +- **SeaORM**: Type-safe database operations with PostgreSQL |
| 67 | +- **Tokio Runtime**: Efficient async/await concurrency |
| 68 | +- **UUID-based IDs**: Globally unique identifiers for all entities |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +### 📊 **Database & Migrations** |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +- **PostgreSQL Backend**: Robust relational database with full ACID compliance |
| 73 | +- **Schema Migrations**: Versioned database schema with rollback support |
| 74 | +- **Connection Pooling**: Efficient database connection management |
| 75 | +- **SSL Support**: Secure database connections for production environments |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +### 🚀 **Production-Ready Deployment** |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +- **Docker Containerization**: Multi-stage builds for optimized container images |
| 80 | +- **Docker Compose**: Complete local development and production deployment setup |
| 81 | +- **Health Checks**: Built-in health monitoring and service dependencies |
| 82 | +- **Environment Configuration**: Comprehensive environment variable management |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +### 🔒 **Security Features** |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +- **HTTPS/TLS**: Secure communication with SSL certificate management |
| 87 | +- **CORS Configuration**: Configurable cross-origin resource sharing |
| 88 | +- **Input Validation**: Comprehensive request validation and sanitization |
| 89 | +- **Error Handling**: Structured error responses with proper HTTP status codes |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +### 📚 **API Documentation** |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +- **OpenAPI/Swagger**: Auto-generated API documentation with RapiDoc |
| 94 | +- **Type Safety**: Full TypeScript-compatible API schemas |
| 95 | +- **Interactive Documentation**: Built-in API explorer and testing interface |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +### 🔧 **Development Experience** |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +- **Hot Reload**: Fast development iteration with cargo watch |
| 100 | +- **Database Seeding**: Test data generation for development |
| 101 | +- **Comprehensive Logging**: Structured logging with configurable levels |
| 102 | +- **Debug Tools**: Built-in debugging and diagnostic endpoints |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +## 🚀 **Deployment & Infrastructure** |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +### ☁️ **Cloud-Ready Architecture** |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +- **DigitalOcean Integration**: Automated deployment to DigitalOcean infrastructure |
| 109 | +- **Tailscale Networking**: Secure private networking for deployments |
| 110 | +- **GitHub Actions**: Automated CI/CD with comprehensive testing |
| 111 | +- **Multi-Environment Support**: Separate staging and production environments |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +### 🐳 **Container Orchestration** |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +- **Multi-Service Setup**: Coordinated deployment of backend, frontend, and database |
| 116 | +- **Nginx Reverse Proxy**: Load balancing and SSL termination |
| 117 | +- **Database Migrations**: Automated schema migrations on deployment |
| 118 | +- **Environment Variables**: Comprehensive configuration management |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +## 📖 **Documentation** |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +This release includes comprehensive documentation: |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +- **Architecture Diagrams**: Visual system overview and component relationships |
| 125 | +- **API Documentation**: Complete endpoint reference with examples |
| 126 | +- **Deployment Guides**: Step-by-step deployment instructions |
| 127 | +- **Development Setup**: Local development environment configuration |
| 128 | +- **Database Schema**: Entity-relationship diagrams and migration guides |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +## 🧪 **What's Beta About This Release** |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +This beta release is feature-complete for core coaching workflows but may have: |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | +- Minor API changes before v1.0.0 stable |
| 135 | +- Additional configuration options and fine-tuning |
| 136 | +- Performance optimizations based on real-world usage |
| 137 | +- Extended test coverage and edge case handling |
| 138 | + |
| 139 | +## 🔮 **What's Next** |
| 140 | + |
| 141 | +Looking ahead to v1.0.0 stable: |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +- **Enhanced Reporting**: Analytics and progress tracking dashboards |
| 144 | +- **Notification System**: Email and in-app notifications for important events |
| 145 | +- **Advanced Permissions**: Fine-grained access controls and custom roles |
| 146 | +- **API Rate Limiting**: Production-scale request throttling |
| 147 | +- **Audit Logging**: Comprehensive activity tracking for compliance |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +## 🚀 **Getting Started** |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +### Prerequisites |
| 152 | + |
| 153 | +- Docker & Docker Compose |
| 154 | +- PostgreSQL (local or remote) |
| 155 | +- Rust 1.70+ (for local development) |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | +### Quick Start |
| 158 | + |
| 159 | +```bash |
| 160 | +git clone https://github.com/refactor-group/refactor-platform-rs.git |
| 161 | +cd refactor-platform-rs |
| 162 | +docker-compose --env-file .env.local up --build |
| 163 | +``` |
| 164 | + |
| 165 | +Visit `http://localhost:4000/rapidoc` for interactive API documentation. |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +### Configuration |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | +All configuration is managed through environment variables. See our [Environment Variables Guide](docs/runbooks/adding_new_environment_variables_backend.md) for complete configuration options. |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | +## 🤝 **Contributing** |
| 172 | + |
| 173 | +We welcome contributions! Please see our contributing guidelines and check out our [good first issues](https://github.com/refactor-group/refactor-platform-rs/labels/good%20first%20issue). |
| 174 | + |
| 175 | +## 📞 **Support** |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +- **Documentation**: [docs/](docs/) |
| 178 | +- **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/refactor-group/refactor-platform-rs/issues) |
| 179 | +- **Discussions**: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/refactor-group/refactor-platform-rs/discussions) |
| 180 | + |
| 181 | +--- |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | +**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/refactor-group/refactor-platform-rs/commits/1.0.0-beta1 |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +_This beta release represents months of development creating a robust, scalable platform for coaching and mentoring software engineers. We're excited to get feedback from the community as we work toward our stable 1.0.0 release!_ |
0 commit comments