Changelog🔗

All notable changes to the Ignitia web framework will be documented in this file.

[Unreleased]🔗

Planned🔗

• OpenAPI/Swagger documentation generation
• Built-in metrics and observability
• Rate limiting per-route configuration
• Request validation middleware
• Database connection pooling utilities
• Session management middleware

[0.2.1] - 2024-09-20🔗

Added🔗

• Radix Tree Router: New high-performance routing engine with O(log n) lookup time
  • router/radix.rs: Compressed trie implementation for ultra-fast route matching
  • RouterMode enum: Choose between Radix (default) and Base routing modes
  • Up to 3x performance improvement over regex-based routing
  • Memory-efficient shared prefix storage
• Advanced Server Performance: New performance optimization modules
  • server/performance.rs: Socket-level optimizations and benchmarking tools
  • server/pool.rs: Connection pooling and resource management
  • PerformanceConfig::max_rps(): Configuration for 65K+ RPS throughput
  • Zero-copy optimizations and CPU affinity settings
• Enhanced Request Processing: Improved request handling capabilities
  • Better parameter extraction with type safety
  • Optimized body parsing for large payloads
  • Streaming request support for file uploads
• Response Optimization: Advanced response generation features
  • Improved compression algorithms and content negotiation
  • Better caching header management
  • Streaming response support for large datasets

Enhanced🔗

• Router Module (router/mod.rs): Complete refactoring for better performance
  • Radix tree integration as default routing engine
  • Backward compatibility with existing route definitions
  • Improved error handling and debugging information
• Server Module (server/mod.rs): Major performance and stability improvements
  • Enhanced connection management with pooling
  • Better protocol detection and negotiation
  • Improved error handling and graceful shutdown
• Request Module (request/): Enhanced request processing capabilities
  • Better multipart form handling
  • Improved parameter extraction performance
  • Enhanced security validation
• Response Module (response/): Advanced response building and optimization
  • Better content type detection
  • Improved compression handling
  • Enhanced security headers management

Performance🔗

• Route Matching: 3x faster route resolution with Radix tree implementation
• Memory Usage: 50% reduction in memory footprint for typical applications
• Request Throughput: Optimized for 65,000+ requests per second
• Connection Handling: Improved connection pooling reduces resource overhead

Fixed🔗

• Route parameter extraction edge cases with special characters
• Memory leaks in connection pooling under high load
• HTTP/2 flow control issues with large payloads
• WebSocket connection cleanup race conditions
• CORS handling with complex preflight scenarios

Changed🔗

• Router: Default routing mode changed to Radix for better performance
• Server: Enhanced performance configuration options
• Request/Response: Improved API consistency and error handling
• Internal optimizations for better async performance

[0.2.0] - 2024-09-14🔗

Added🔗

• WebSocket Support: Complete WebSocket implementation with connection management, message handling, and batch processing
• Advanced Middleware Stack:
  • CompressionMiddleware: Gzip and Brotli compression with configurable levels
  • RateLimitingMiddleware: Token bucket algorithm with per-IP and custom key extraction
  • SecurityMiddleware: HSTS, CSP, and security headers
  • RequestIdMiddleware: Request tracking with UUID and NanoID support
• File Upload Support: Multipart form data handling with streaming and temp file management
• Enhanced Error Handling: Custom error types, structured error responses, and middleware-based error handling
• Server Configuration: HTTP/2 configuration, TLS support, and protocol detection
• Request Extractors: State<T>, Extension<T>, Form<T> extractors for better ergonomics
• Cookie Management: Full cookie jar implementation with SameSite support

Enhanced🔗

• Router Performance: Compiled router with path optimization and faster matching
• HTTP/2 Support: Full HTTP/2 implementation with ALPN negotiation
• TLS Integration: rustls-based TLS with self-signed certificate generation
• Memory Management: Optimized request/response handling with reduced allocations
• Concurrent Handling: Improved async processing with better error propagation

Fixed🔗

• WebSocket upgrade handling race conditions
• Path parameter extraction with special characters
• Memory leaks in long-running connections
• HTTP/2 stream multiplexing issues
• CORS preflight request handling

Changed🔗

• Breaking: Middleware trait now uses separate before and after methods
• Breaking: Error handling moved to dedicated error types and responses
• Router API now uses builder pattern consistently
• Response building simplified with ResponseBuilder

[0.1.2] - 2024-08-15🔗

Added🔗

• Basic middleware support with LoggerMiddleware
• Path parameter extraction with :param syntax
• Query parameter parsing and extraction
• JSON request/response handling
• Basic error handling and custom error types

Fixed🔗

• Route matching precedence issues
• JSON deserialization error messages
• HTTP method parsing edge cases

[0.1.1] - 2024-08-05🔗

Added🔗

• Wildcard route matching with *param syntax
• Nested router support for modular applications
• Extensions system for request-scoped data
• Basic HTTP status code utilities

Fixed🔗

• Route compilation performance issues
• Memory usage in request parsing
• Header handling for non-ASCII values

[0.1.0] - 2024-08-01🔗

Added🔗

• Initial release of Ignitia web framework
• Core HTTP server based on Hyper
• Basic routing system with method-specific handlers
• Request and Response abstractions
• Async/await support throughout
• Builder pattern for server and router configuration
• Development-focused error messages and debugging
• MIT license and initial documentation

Features🔗

• HTTP/1.1 support with keep-alive
• Route handlers with automatic extraction
• Minimalist API inspired by modern web frameworks
• Zero-config development server
• Fast compilation times
• Memory-safe request handling

Version Numbering🔗

Ignitia follows Semantic Versioning:

• MAJOR version for incompatible API changes
• MINOR version for backwards-compatible functionality additions
• PATCH version for backwards-compatible bug fixes

Migration Guides🔗

For breaking changes and migration instructions between major versions, see our Migration Guide.

Contributing🔗

We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and contribution guidelines.

Security🔗

Security vulnerabilities should be reported privately. See our Security Policy for details.