# Changelog

All notable changes to UUID-Forge will be documented in this file.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

## [Unreleased]

### Added

- Initial implementation of deterministic UUID generation
- Support for UUID versions 3, 4, and 5
- Comprehensive configuration system
- Command-line interface with full feature support
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Extensive documentation and examples

### Changed

- N/A (initial release)

### Deprecated

- N/A (initial release)

### Removed

- N/A (initial release)

### Fixed

- N/A (initial release)

### Security

- N/A (initial release)

## [0.1.0] - 2024-01-15

### Added

- **Core UUID Generation**

  - Deterministic UUID generation from various input types
  - Support for strings, dictionaries, and custom objects
  - Configurable namespace support for entity isolation
  - Multiple UUID versions (3, 4, 5) with version 5 as default

- **Configuration System**

  - Environment variable configuration support
  - Configuration file support (YAML/JSON)
  - Hierarchical configuration with precedence rules
  - Runtime configuration validation

- **Command-Line Interface**

  - Full-featured CLI with typer and rich for enhanced UX
  - Batch processing capabilities
  - Multiple output formats (hex, urn, bytes)
  - Configuration management commands
  - UUID validation and verification tools

- **Developer Experience**

  - Comprehensive type hints throughout codebase
  - Extensive test suite with >95% coverage
  - Pre-commit hooks for code quality
  - Detailed documentation with MkDocs
  - Performance benchmarks and optimization

- **Documentation**
  - Getting started guide with quick setup
  - Comprehensive API reference
  - Use case examples for microservices, multi-storage, testing
  - Best practices and optimization guides
  - CLI reference with all commands and options

### Technical Implementation

- **Core Architecture**: Clean separation between core logic, configuration, and CLI
- **Type Safety**: Full type annotations with mypy validation
- **Testing**: Unit tests, integration tests, and property-based testing
- **Performance**: Optimized for both single UUID generation and batch processing
- **Security**: Secure random salt generation and validation
- **Compatibility**: Python 3.11+ support with backwards compatibility considerations

### Quality Assurance

- **Linting**: Black, isort, ruff for code formatting and linting
- **Type Checking**: mypy for static type analysis
- **Testing**: pytest with coverage reporting
- **Documentation**: MkDocs with material theme and API documentation
- **CI/CD**: GitHub Actions for automated testing and deployment

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## Template for Future Releases

Use this template when creating new changelog entries:

```markdown
## [X.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD

### Added

- New features and functionality

### Changed

- Changes to existing functionality

### Deprecated

- Features marked for removal in future versions

### Removed

- Features removed in this version

### Fixed

- Bug fixes

### Security

- Security-related changes
```

### Change Categories

- **Added**: New features
- **Changed**: Changes in existing functionality
- **Deprecated**: Soon-to-be removed features
- **Removed**: Now removed features
- **Fixed**: Any bug fixes
- **Security**: Security improvements or fixes
