Smooth Component Mounting: Added logic to Container to ensure smoother component mounting throughout the application.
Favorite Pattern Functionality: Implemented the ability for users to favorite patterns, improving personalization and user experience.
Re-render Optimizations: Reduced unnecessary re-renders across the application (e.g., reduced 6+ re-renders in one component) to improve performance. No UI flickering—verified via React Profiler.
Modal & PDF Integration: Added modal functionality and integrated PDF display from S3 for pattern files, enhancing pattern display functionality.
2. Authentication & Authorization Enhancements:
Expanded AuthProvider: Refactored AuthProvider to store additional author data, including favorite patterns and authored comments.
Ban User Functionality: Implemented ban functionality, allowing admins to restrict access to problematic users.
Author Verification Middleware: Added middleware to verify and manage author access and permissions.
Logging Functionality: Integrated logging functionality on select routes, accessible to admins.
3. Backend & State Management Overhaul:
Pattern Data Refactor: The backend now returns patterns with embedded tags, reducing redundant fetches and improving data access efficiency.
Server-Side Caching: Implemented server-side caching to improve performance for frequently accessed data.
Consolidated Page States: Unified page states into a single state object for better state management across views, reducing complexity in component logic.
Enhanced CRUD Operations: Expanded backend support for handling CRUD operations for comments, authors, and searches.
4. Search Functionality Enhancements:
Search by Author: Implemented functionality to allow users to search for patterns by author.
Search Debouncer: Added useSearchDebouncer hook for better handling of search inputs and improved responsiveness, chaining into useFetchData.
5. Componentization & Code Refactors:
Componentization of Key Features: Broke down large views into smaller, reusable components, such as AllTagContainer, AssociatedTagsList, FavIcon, LockIcon, CommentForm, and search panels.
File System Reorganization: Reorganized components into their respective feature-based directories for better maintainability and clarity.
Utility Consolidation: Moved reusable functions and types into utility modules to ensure cleaner and more consistent code.
6. Additions to Admin Functionality:
Admin Panel Expansion: Added key desired features to the Admin Panel, including user management and logging visibility for admins.
7. Style & UI Enhancements:
Improved Styling: Enhanced overall styling across the application, including the addition of paid pattern indicators with tooltips for better user understanding.
8. Code Quality Improvements:
ESLint & Prettier Integration: Added ESLint and Prettier for consistent code formatting and linting.
TypeScript Refactors: Centralized state types, cleaned up type definitions, and exported them to a utility file for better maintainability.
9. Removed Toast Notifications:
Toast Notifications Removal: Removed all toast notifications due to unresolved issues.
Summary of Major Functionality Changes
1. UI & Component Logic Improvements:
Containerto ensure smoother component mounting throughout the application.2. Authentication & Authorization Enhancements:
AuthProviderto store additional author data, including favorite patterns and authored comments.3. Backend & State Management Overhaul:
4. Search Functionality Enhancements:
useSearchDebouncerhook for better handling of search inputs and improved responsiveness, chaining intouseFetchData.5. Componentization & Code Refactors:
AllTagContainer,AssociatedTagsList,FavIcon,LockIcon,CommentForm, and search panels.6. Additions to Admin Functionality:
7. Style & UI Enhancements:
8. Code Quality Improvements:
9. Removed Toast Notifications: