# LocalPort v0.3.7 Release Notes

**Release Date**: January 5, 2025  
**Version**: 0.3.7  
**Status**: Beta Release

## 🎉 Major Features

### Cluster Health Monitoring
Complete cluster health monitoring system for Kubernetes environments with real-time connectivity monitoring and automatic cluster discovery.

### New CLI Commands
- `localport cluster status` - Show detailed cluster health information
- `localport cluster events` - Show recent cluster events with time filtering  
- `localport cluster pods` - Show pod status for active services

### Enhanced Status Command
The `localport status` command now automatically includes a cluster health section with color-coded indicators and real-time connectivity status.

### Graceful Shutdown Infrastructure
Enterprise-grade cooperative task management system with optimized shutdown performance (2.84s average on macOS).

## 🚀 Key Improvements

### Mac Stability
Significantly improved service stability on macOS with enhanced daemon lifecycle management and better handling of system sleep/wake cycles.

### Configuration System
Enhanced configuration validation with per-cluster overrides via `cluster_contexts` section.

### CLI User Experience
Consistent error messages, helpful guidance, and beautiful Rich formatting throughout.

## 🔧 Configuration

### Cluster Health Configuration
```yaml
defaults:
  cluster_health:
    enabled: true
    interval: 240
    timeout: 30
    retry_attempts: 2
    failure_threshold: 3
    commands:
      cluster_info: true
      pod_status: true
      node_status: false
      events_on_failure: true

cluster_contexts:
  minikube:
    cluster_health:
      interval: 180
```

## 📋 Usage Examples

### Enhanced Status
```bash
# Shows both service status AND cluster health
localport status
```

### Cluster Commands
```bash
# Show cluster health dashboard
localport cluster status

# Show recent events
localport cluster events --since 1h

# Filter by cluster
localport cluster events --context minikube

# JSON output for automation
localport cluster status --output json
```

## 🔄 Upgrade Guide

### From v0.3.6
- No breaking changes
- New cluster health features are opt-in
- Existing configurations work unchanged
- Enhanced status command includes cluster health automatically

## 🛠️ Technical Details

### Architecture
- Clean hexagonal architecture with proper separation of concerns
- Comprehensive async/await implementation
- Robust error handling with graceful degradation

### Performance
- Optimized for low resource usage and fast startup times
- Lightweight status checks that don't impact performance
- Smart configuration integration with automatic cluster discovery

### Testing
- Comprehensive unit and integration test coverage
- Manual testing completed for all new features
- Integration points verified with existing systems

## 📚 Documentation

### Updated Documentation
- Complete CLI reference with cluster commands
- Configuration examples and troubleshooting guides
- Comprehensive changelog with version history

### New Documentation
- [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) - Detailed release notes and version history
- Enhanced CLI reference with cluster commands
- Configuration examples for cluster health monitoring

## 🎯 Impact

This release transforms LocalPort from a simple port forwarding tool into a comprehensive cluster-aware development platform that provides:

- **Real-time cluster health visibility**
- **Proactive issue detection** through event monitoring  
- **Seamless integration** with existing development workflows
- **Enterprise-grade reliability** with graceful error handling

## 🔗 Resources

- [Full Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)
- [CLI Reference](docs/cli-reference.md)
- [Configuration Guide](docs/configuration.md)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/dawsonlp/localport)

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