v1.18.1

• Fix: commit cmake/VixVendoredDeps.cmake (prevents install/configure failures)
• Fix: .gitignore no longer blocks required CMake files
• Bump: cli submodule (adds -- passthrough for CMake args)

v1.18.0

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

---

[Unreleased]

v1.18.0 — Modular networking & secure P2P foundation

Highlights

• Major architectural cleanup and modular extraction
• P2P stack now fully decoupled from core
• Cache, net, and sync promoted to first-class modules
• Clear dependency layering across the ecosystem

---

🧩 New Modules

• net
  Low-level networking primitives and reachability utilities
  (connectivity probing, network helpers).

• cache
  Standalone HTTP cache engine with pluggable stores
  (memory, LRU, file-based).

• sync
  Offline-first synchronization engine
  (WAL, outbox, retries, sync workers).

---

🧠 Core

• Removed embedded cache and sync implementations
• Core now focuses strictly on:
  • HTTP server
  • routing
  • request / response lifecycle
  • sessions & configuration
• Much cleaner public surface and faster compile times

---

🧱 Middleware

• Explicit dependency on cache (no implicit coupling)
• JSON and utils remain optional
• Scoped strictly to HTTP middleware pipeline
• Extensive smoke test coverage restored and stabilized

---

🌐 P2P

Integrated v0.5.1 (latest)

P2P v0.5.1 — Latest

• Removed dependency on vix::core
• Requires vix::net only
• sync, cache, and utils are optional
• Cleaner, modular build
• Internal refactors (discovery, node, router)

P2P v0.5.0

• Complete secure transport layer (Phase 6)
• Encrypted envelopes with AEAD
• Per-peer session keys derived from handshake
• Replay protection using nonce counters
• Decrypt-before-dispatch logic
• Handshake & control messages kept plaintext
• Foundation for secure WAL / Outbox sync (Phase 6.6)

P2P v0.4.0

• AEAD support (encrypt + authenticate)
• Extended envelope format (nonce + auth tag)
• Session key storage per peer
• Secure channels with nonce tracking
• NullCrypto implementation for development

P2P v0.3.0

• HTTP bootstrap service for peer discovery
• Bootstrap.hpp and BootstrapHttp.cpp
• Extended node lifecycle for bootstrap integration
• Manual test registry added

net
├─ cache
├─ sync
└─ p2p
└─ (optional sync integration)

core
└─ middleware
└─ cache (required)

This release establishes a clean, scalable foundation for:

• offline-first sync
• secure edge routing
• future P2P + WAL integration
• long-term maintainability

---

📐 Architectural State (v1.18.0)

v1.17.7 — Build & Run Reliability Improvements

🐛 Fixed

• CLI (run): Reuse the last successful build preset instead of defaulting to
  dev-ninja, ensuring consistent behavior between vix build and vix run.
• CLI (run): Cleaned up script build error handling to provide clearer and
  more actionable diagnostics.
• CLI (run): Improved logging of environment declarations during script
  execution for better debugging and transparency.

🛠 Improvements

• More predictable run flow after builds across presets.
• Smoother iterative workflows (build → run) with fewer surprises.

✅ Notes

No breaking changes. This release focuses on stability and correctness of the
CLI build/run pipeline.

v1.17.6 — CLI Stability & Toolchain Fixes

🐛 Fixed

• CLI: Fixed --linker lld|mold integration.

  • Fast linker flags are now applied via CMAKE_*_LINKER_FLAGS
    (EXE, SHARED, MODULE) to ensure the selected linker is reliably
    used at link time.
  • Removed incorrect propagation of linker flags through
    CMAKE_C_FLAGS / CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS, preventing CMake
    “unused variables” warnings and inconsistent behavior.

• CLI: Improved run / build flow integration.

  • Unified preset and build-directory resolution across
    RunDetail, RunFlow, and RunCommand.
  • Fixed edge cases that could lead to missing helper symbols
    or mismatched build state during execution.

🛠 Internal

• Cleaner and more predictable linker configuration under CMake.
• Improved robustness of the CLI execution pipeline.
• No breaking changes.

✅ Notes

This release focuses on CLI correctness, toolchain reliability, and
a more stable execution model when using fast linkers and advanced build
configurations.

v1.17.5 — Performance & CLI Stability Release

🚀 Performance

• core: remove logger context and console synchronization from HTTP access logs, reducing contention under load
• utils: snapshot spdlog logger instances to avoid global mutex contention and improve logging throughput

🖥️ CLI & Tooling

• cli(run): remove capture-based configure phase and switch to live execution for more predictable runtime behavior
• cli: clean and stabilize CMake output during configure while keeping build and run steps intact
• cli: remove dead helpers left after the build UX rewrite

🧹 Maintenance

• Internal cleanup across cli, core, and utils modules
• No breaking changes

✅ Notes

This release focuses on runtime performance, log scalability, and CLI robustness, especially under high load and iterative development workflows.

v1.17.4 — 2026-01-02

🔧 Fixed

• CMake / Packaging

  • Fixed find_package(Vix) failures caused by missing Boost::filesystem / Boost::system targets.
  • Ensured all required dependencies are resolved before loading VixTargets.cmake.
  • Removed deprecated FindBoost behavior in exported configs (CMP0167-safe).
  • Stabilized consumer builds on macOS (AppleClang + Homebrew Boost) and Linux.

• Core

  • Removed Boost::filesystem from vix::core public link interface.
  • Restricted Boost dependency to Boost::system only (Asio / Beast).
  • Updated HTTP server internals and headers accordingly.
  • Prevented Boost symbols from leaking into consumer CMake targets.

• WebSocket

  • Cleaned vix::websocket exported link interface.
  • Fixed missing Boost::system target errors in downstream applications.
  • Improved module behavior with modern CMake dependency resolution.

✨ Improved

• More robust umbrella CMake configuration for multi-module installs.
• Clearer separation between internal dependencies and public API surface.
• Better cross-platform developer experience when using:

  find_package(Vix CONFIG REQUIRED)

v1.17.3

Added

• vix build --target <triple>: cross-compilation support with auto-generated CMake toolchain.

  • Automatically generates vix-toolchain.cmake
  • Passes CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE and VIX_TARGET_TRIPLE
  • Cache-safe: reuses build directories when configuration is unchanged
  • Compatible with --preset, --static, --clean

• Optional --sysroot <path> support for cross builds

  • Enables proper discovery of target libraries (e.g. zlib)
  • Designed for real cross environments (ARM, embedded, SBCs)

Improved

• Smarter build directory reuse via configuration signatures
• More explicit error messages when cross toolchains or sysroots are missing

v1.17.0

Added

• vix install command to install/setup a Vix project or .vixpkg artifact.
• Middleware integrated into the default Vix runtime (works out-of-the-box).
• A full set of middleware-focused examples:
  • Auth (API key, JWT, RBAC)
  • CORS (basic/strict)
  • CSRF (strict + demos)
  • Rate limiting (servers + pipeline demos)
  • IP filtering (servers + pipeline demos)
  • Body limit
  • Compression
  • HTTP cache
  • ETag
  • Security headers
  • Static files
  • JSON/form/multipart parsing
  • Group builder examples

Changed

• Updated CMake configuration and VixConfig.cmake to expose the middleware stack correctly for downstream projects.
• Updated README/docs to reflect the new install workflow and middleware usage.

Notes

• No breaking changes expected.

v1.16.1 — REPL Isolation & Stability

✨ Improvements

• Fully isolated the REPL from CLI commands (build, run, check, tests, verify)
• Disabled execution of CLI commands and flags inside the REPL
• Removed CLI flags from REPL autocompletion to avoid misleading suggestions
• Disabled help <command> and CLI command listing inside the REPL
• Improved REPL UX consistency with a sandboxed, Bun/Deno-like experience

🧠 Behavior Changes

• The REPL is now a pure interactive sandbox for:
  • math expressions
  • variables
  • JSON literals
  • print / println
  • Vix API (cd, cwd, env, args, exit, etc.)
• All project-related CLI commands must now be executed outside the REPL

🛠 Internal

• Removed remaining runtime dependencies between the REPL and the CLI dispatcher
• Simplified REPL command completion logic

---

1.16.0 — 2025-01-XX

🚀 Highlights

• REPL is now the default mode
  Running vix starts the interactive shell automatically
  (no more vix repl).

• Modern runtime experience
  Behavior aligned with Python, Node.js, and Deno.

---

✨ Added

• Default interactive REPL when running vix
• Dedicated README_REPL.md with:
  • Math expressions
  • Variables
  • JSON usage
  • print / println
  • Built-in Vix API examples
• Improved CLI documentation (docs/modules/cli.md)

---

🧠 Improved

• REPL argument evaluation:
  • Correct handling of string literals
  • Math expressions with variables
  • Mixed arguments (println("x =", x+1))
• REPL execution flow stability
• Error messages clarity in interactive mode
• Overall CLI UX consistency

---

🧹 Changed

• Removed vix repl as a required entry point
• REPL is now the primary interaction mode
• CLI documentation updated to reflect new behavior

---

🔧 Internal

• REPL flow refactoring and cleanup
• Better separation between CLI dispatcher and REPL runtime
• Documentation structure improvements

---

⚠️ Notes

• JSON literals must be **strictly valid ...

v1.17.7

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

---

[Unreleased]

v1.17.7 — Build & Run Reliability Improvements

🐛 Fixed

• CLI (run): Reuse the last successful build preset instead of defaulting to
  dev-ninja, ensuring consistent behavior between vix build and vix run.
• CLI (run): Cleaned up script build error handling to provide clearer and
  more actionable diagnostics.
• CLI (run): Improved logging of environment declarations during script
  execution for better debugging and transparency.

🛠 Improvements

• More predictable run flow after builds across presets.
• Smoother iterative workflows (build → run) with fewer surprises.

✅ Notes

No breaking changes. This release focuses on stability and correctness of the
CLI build/run pipeline.

v1.17.6 — CLI Stability & Toolchain Fixes

🐛 Fixed

• CLI: Fixed --linker lld|mold integration.

  • Fast linker flags are now applied via CMAKE_*_LINKER_FLAGS
    (EXE, SHARED, MODULE) to ensure the selected linker is reliably
    used at link time.
  • Removed incorrect propagation of linker flags through
    CMAKE_C_FLAGS / CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS, preventing CMake
    “unused variables” warnings and inconsistent behavior.

• CLI: Improved run / build flow integration.

  • Unified preset and build-directory resolution across
    RunDetail, RunFlow, and RunCommand.
  • Fixed edge cases that could lead to missing helper symbols
    or mismatched build state during execution.

🛠 Internal

• Cleaner and more predictable linker configuration under CMake.
• Improved robustness of the CLI execution pipeline.
• No breaking changes.

✅ Notes

This release focuses on CLI correctness, toolchain reliability, and
a more stable execution model when using fast linkers and advanced build
configurations.

v1.17.5 — Performance & CLI Stability Release

🚀 Performance

• core: remove logger context and console synchronization from HTTP access logs, reducing contention under load
• utils: snapshot spdlog logger instances to avoid global mutex contention and improve logging throughput

🖥️ CLI & Tooling

• cli(run): remove capture-based configure phase and switch to live execution for more predictable runtime behavior
• cli: clean and stabilize CMake output during configure while keeping build and run steps intact
• cli: remove dead helpers left after the build UX rewrite

🧹 Maintenance

• Internal cleanup across cli, core, and utils modules
• No breaking changes

✅ Notes

This release focuses on runtime performance, log scalability, and CLI robustness, especially under high load and iterative development workflows.

v1.17.4 — 2026-01-02

🔧 Fixed

• CMake / Packaging

  • Fixed find_package(Vix) failures caused by missing Boost::filesystem / Boost::system targets.
  • Ensured all required dependencies are resolved before loading VixTargets.cmake.
  • Removed deprecated FindBoost behavior in exported configs (CMP0167-safe).
  • Stabilized consumer builds on macOS (AppleClang + Homebrew Boost) and Linux.

• Core

  • Removed Boost::filesystem from vix::core public link interface.
  • Restricted Boost dependency to Boost::system only (Asio / Beast).
  • Updated HTTP server internals and headers accordingly.
  • Prevented Boost symbols from leaking into consumer CMake targets.

• WebSocket

  • Cleaned vix::websocket exported link interface.
  • Fixed missing Boost::system target errors in downstream applications.
  • Improved module behavior with modern CMake dependency resolution.

✨ Improved

• More robust umbrella CMake configuration for multi-module installs.
• Clearer separation between internal dependencies and public API surface.
• Better cross-platform developer experience when using:

  find_package(Vix CONFIG REQUIRED)

v1.17.3

Added

• vix build --target <triple>: cross-compilation support with auto-generated CMake toolchain.

  • Automatically generates vix-toolchain.cmake
  • Passes CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE and VIX_TARGET_TRIPLE
  • Cache-safe: reuses build directories when configuration is unchanged
  • Compatible with --preset, --static, --clean

• Optional --sysroot <path> support for cross builds

  • Enables proper discovery of target libraries (e.g. zlib)
  • Designed for real cross environments (ARM, embedded, SBCs)

Improved

• Smarter build directory reuse via configuration signatures
• More explicit error messages when cross toolchains or sysroots are missing

v1.17.0

Added

• vix install command to install/setup a Vix project or .vixpkg artifact.
• Middleware integrated into the default Vix runtime (works out-of-the-box).
• A full set of middleware-focused examples:
  • Auth (API key, JWT, RBAC)
  • CORS (basic/strict)
  • CSRF (strict + demos)
  • Rate limiting (servers + pipeline demos)
  • IP filtering (servers + pipeline demos)
  • Body limit
  • Compression
  • HTTP cache
  • ETag
  • Security headers
  • Static files
  • JSON/form/multipart parsing
  • Group builder examples

Changed

• Updated CMake configuration and VixConfig.cmake to expose the middleware stack correctly for downstream projects.
• Updated README/docs to reflect the new install workflow and middleware usage.

Notes

• No breaking changes expected.

v1.16.1 — REPL Isolation & Stability

✨ Improvements

• Fully isolated the REPL from CLI commands (build, run, check, tests, verify)
• Disabled execution of CLI commands and flags inside the REPL
• Removed CLI flags from REPL autocompletion to avoid misleading suggestions
• Disabled help <command> and CLI command listing inside the REPL
• Improved REPL UX consistency with a sandboxed, Bun/Deno-like experience

🧠 Behavior Changes

• The REPL is now a pure interactive sandbox for:
  • math expressions
  • variables
  • JSON literals
  • print / println
  • Vix API (cd, cwd, env, args, exit, etc.)
• All project-related CLI commands must now be executed outside the REPL

🛠 Internal

• Removed remaining runtime dependencies between the REPL and the CLI dispatcher
• Simplified REPL command completion logic

---

1.16.0 — 2025-01-XX

🚀 Highlights

• REPL is now the default mode
  Running vix starts the interactive shell automatically
  (no more vix repl).

• Modern runtime experience
  Behavior aligned with Python, Node.js, and Deno.

---

✨ Added

• Default interactive REPL when running vix
• Dedicated README_REPL.md with:
  • Math expressions
  • Variables
  • JSON usage
  • print / println
  • Built-in Vix API examples
• Improved CLI documentation (docs/modules/cli.md)

---

🧠 Improved

• REPL argument evaluation:
  • Correct handling of string literals
  • Math expressions with variables
  • Mixed arguments (println("x =", x+1))
• REPL execution flow stability
• Error messages clarity in interactive mode
• Overall CLI UX consistency

---

🧹 Changed

• Removed vix repl as a required entry point
• REPL is now the primary interaction mode
• CLI documentation updated to reflect new behavior

---

🔧 Internal

• REPL flow refactoring and cleanup
• Better separation between CLI dispatcher and REPL runtime
• Documentation structure improvements

---

⚠️ Notes

• JSON literals must be strictly valid JSON
  ({"key":"value"}, not {key, value})

[1.15.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.15.0 — 2025-12-20

Added

• vix check: validate a project or compile a single .cpp file without execution.
• vix tests: run project tests (alias of vix check --tests).
• vix verify: verify packaged artifacts and signatures.
• CLI reference documentation (docs/vix-cli-help.md).
• Pull Request template to standardize contributions.

Changed

• Improved global CLI help output formatting and readability.
• Updated README with clearer CLI usage and script mode examples.
• Updated security testing documentation with realistic, tool-based practices.
• Improved contributing guidelines and code of conduct.

Removed

• Deprecated SECURITY.md in favor of a more accurate security testing guide.

Notes

• This release significantly improves CLI usability, testing workflow, and project governance.
• Recommended upgrade for all users relying on the Vix CLI.

[1.14.7] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.7 — CLI Packaging Stability Update

Fixed

• Fixed vix pack potentially blocking when minisign required interactive input.
• Prevented unintended blocking behavior when signing is auto-detected.

Added

• Integrated new CLI signing modes from vix-cli v1.9.2:
  • --sign=auto (default, non-blocking)
  • --sign=never
  • --sign=required (fail-fast, explicit)

Improved

• More predictable and professional packaging workflow.
• Clear separation between optional and mandatory cryptographic signing.
• Improved developer experience for CI/CD and non-interactive environments.

[1.14.6] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

1.14.6 — 2025-XX-XX

CLI

• Updated modules/cli to the latest version.
• Improved vix pack user experience:
  • Minisign password prompt is now visible when --verbose is enabled.
  • Prevents silent blocking during package signing.
• Added vix verify command:
  • Manifest v2 validation.
  • Payload digest verification.
  • Optional minisign signature verification.
  • Auto-detection of dist/<name>@<version> packages.
• Improved CLI help output:
  • Clearer command grouping.
  • Better descriptions for pack and verify.
  • More pra...

v1.17.6

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

---

[Unreleased]

v1.17.6 — CLI Stability & Toolchain Fixes

🐛 Fixed

• CLI: Fixed --linker lld|mold integration.

  • Fast linker flags are now applied via CMAKE_*_LINKER_FLAGS
    (EXE, SHARED, MODULE) to ensure the selected linker is reliably
    used at link time.
  • Removed incorrect propagation of linker flags through
    CMAKE_C_FLAGS / CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS, preventing CMake
    “unused variables” warnings and inconsistent behavior.

• CLI: Improved run / build flow integration.

  • Unified preset and build-directory resolution across
    RunDetail, RunFlow, and RunCommand.
  • Fixed edge cases that could lead to missing helper symbols
    or mismatched build state during execution.

🛠 Internal

• Cleaner and more predictable linker configuration under CMake.
• Improved robustness of the CLI execution pipeline.
• No breaking changes.

✅ Notes

This release focuses on CLI correctness, toolchain reliability, and
a more stable execution model when using fast linkers and advanced build
configurations.

v1.17.5 — Performance & CLI Stability Release

🚀 Performance

• core: remove logger context and console synchronization from HTTP access logs, reducing contention under load
• utils: snapshot spdlog logger instances to avoid global mutex contention and improve logging throughput

🖥️ CLI & Tooling

• cli(run): remove capture-based configure phase and switch to live execution for more predictable runtime behavior
• cli: clean and stabilize CMake output during configure while keeping build and run steps intact
• cli: remove dead helpers left after the build UX rewrite

🧹 Maintenance

• Internal cleanup across cli, core, and utils modules
• No breaking changes

✅ Notes

This release focuses on runtime performance, log scalability, and CLI robustness, especially under high load and iterative development workflows.

v1.17.4 — 2026-01-02

🔧 Fixed

• CMake / Packaging

  • Fixed find_package(Vix) failures caused by missing Boost::filesystem / Boost::system targets.
  • Ensured all required dependencies are resolved before loading VixTargets.cmake.
  • Removed deprecated FindBoost behavior in exported configs (CMP0167-safe).
  • Stabilized consumer builds on macOS (AppleClang + Homebrew Boost) and Linux.

• Core

  • Removed Boost::filesystem from vix::core public link interface.
  • Restricted Boost dependency to Boost::system only (Asio / Beast).
  • Updated HTTP server internals and headers accordingly.
  • Prevented Boost symbols from leaking into consumer CMake targets.

• WebSocket

  • Cleaned vix::websocket exported link interface.
  • Fixed missing Boost::system target errors in downstream applications.
  • Improved module behavior with modern CMake dependency resolution.

✨ Improved

• More robust umbrella CMake configuration for multi-module installs.
• Clearer separation between internal dependencies and public API surface.
• Better cross-platform developer experience when using:

  find_package(Vix CONFIG REQUIRED)

v1.17.3

Added

• vix build --target <triple>: cross-compilation support with auto-generated CMake toolchain.

  • Automatically generates vix-toolchain.cmake
  • Passes CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE and VIX_TARGET_TRIPLE
  • Cache-safe: reuses build directories when configuration is unchanged
  • Compatible with --preset, --static, --clean

• Optional --sysroot <path> support for cross builds

  • Enables proper discovery of target libraries (e.g. zlib)
  • Designed for real cross environments (ARM, embedded, SBCs)

Improved

• Smarter build directory reuse via configuration signatures
• More explicit error messages when cross toolchains or sysroots are missing

v1.17.0

Added

• vix install command to install/setup a Vix project or .vixpkg artifact.
• Middleware integrated into the default Vix runtime (works out-of-the-box).
• A full set of middleware-focused examples:
  • Auth (API key, JWT, RBAC)
  • CORS (basic/strict)
  • CSRF (strict + demos)
  • Rate limiting (servers + pipeline demos)
  • IP filtering (servers + pipeline demos)
  • Body limit
  • Compression
  • HTTP cache
  • ETag
  • Security headers
  • Static files
  • JSON/form/multipart parsing
  • Group builder examples

Changed

• Updated CMake configuration and VixConfig.cmake to expose the middleware stack correctly for downstream projects.
• Updated README/docs to reflect the new install workflow and middleware usage.

Notes

• No breaking changes expected.

v1.16.1 — REPL Isolation & Stability

✨ Improvements

• Fully isolated the REPL from CLI commands (build, run, check, tests, verify)
• Disabled execution of CLI commands and flags inside the REPL
• Removed CLI flags from REPL autocompletion to avoid misleading suggestions
• Disabled help <command> and CLI command listing inside the REPL
• Improved REPL UX consistency with a sandboxed, Bun/Deno-like experience

🧠 Behavior Changes

• The REPL is now a pure interactive sandbox for:
  • math expressions
  • variables
  • JSON literals
  • print / println
  • Vix API (cd, cwd, env, args, exit, etc.)
• All project-related CLI commands must now be executed outside the REPL

🛠 Internal

• Removed remaining runtime dependencies between the REPL and the CLI dispatcher
• Simplified REPL command completion logic

---

1.16.0 — 2025-01-XX

🚀 Highlights

• REPL is now the default mode
  Running vix starts the interactive shell automatically
  (no more vix repl).

• Modern runtime experience
  Behavior aligned with Python, Node.js, and Deno.

---

✨ Added

• Default interactive REPL when running vix
• Dedicated README_REPL.md with:
  • Math expressions
  • Variables
  • JSON usage
  • print / println
  • Built-in Vix API examples
• Improved CLI documentation (docs/modules/cli.md)

---

🧠 Improved

• REPL argument evaluation:
  • Correct handling of string literals
  • Math expressions with variables
  • Mixed arguments (println("x =", x+1))
• REPL execution flow stability
• Error messages clarity in interactive mode
• Overall CLI UX consistency

---

🧹 Changed

• Removed vix repl as a required entry point
• REPL is now the primary interaction mode
• CLI documentation updated to reflect new behavior

---

🔧 Internal

• REPL flow refactoring and cleanup
• Better separation between CLI dispatcher and REPL runtime
• Documentation structure improvements

---

⚠️ Notes

• JSON literals must be strictly valid JSON
  ({"key":"value"}, not {key, value})

[1.15.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.15.0 — 2025-12-20

Added

• vix check: validate a project or compile a single .cpp file without execution.
• vix tests: run project tests (alias of vix check --tests).
• vix verify: verify packaged artifacts and signatures.
• CLI reference documentation (docs/vix-cli-help.md).
• Pull Request template to standardize contributions.

Changed

• Improved global CLI help output formatting and readability.
• Updated README with clearer CLI usage and script mode examples.
• Updated security testing documentation with realistic, tool-based practices.
• Improved contributing guidelines and code of conduct.

Removed

• Deprecated SECURITY.md in favor of a more accurate security testing guide.

Notes

• This release significantly improves CLI usability, testing workflow, and project governance.
• Recommended upgrade for all users relying on the Vix CLI.

[1.14.7] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.7 — CLI Packaging Stability Update

Fixed

• Fixed vix pack potentially blocking when minisign required interactive input.
• Prevented unintended blocking behavior when signing is auto-detected.

Added

• Integrated new CLI signing modes from vix-cli v1.9.2:
  • --sign=auto (default, non-blocking)
  • --sign=never
  • --sign=required (fail-fast, explicit)

Improved

• More predictable and professional packaging workflow.
• Clear separation between optional and mandatory cryptographic signing.
• Improved developer experience for CI/CD and non-interactive environments.

[1.14.6] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

1.14.6 — 2025-XX-XX

CLI

• Updated modules/cli to the latest version.
• Improved vix pack user experience:
  • Minisign password prompt is now visible when --verbose is enabled.
  • Prevents silent blocking during package signing.
• Added vix verify command:
  • Manifest v2 validation.
  • Payload digest verification.
  • Optional minisign signature verification.
  • Auto-detection of dist/<name>@<version> packages.
• Improved CLI help output:
  • Clearer command grouping.
  • Better descriptions for pack and verify.
  • More practical usage examples.

Packaging & Security

• Clear separation between signed and unsigned packages.
• Environment-based key discovery:
  • VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY for package signing.
  • VIX_MINISIGN_PUBKEY for signature verification.
• More robust verification feedback and strict modes.

Developer Experience

• Smoother packaging and verification workflow.
• More predictable CLI behavior with explicit output.
• Improved diagnostics in verbose mode.

---

This release focuses on polishing the CLI, strengthening package security,
and delivering a professional packaging & verification workflow for Vix.

[1.14.5] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.5 — 2025-01-1...

v1.17.5

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

---

[Unreleased]

v1.17.5 — Performance & CLI Stability Release

🚀 Performance

• core: remove logger context and console synchronization from HTTP access logs, reducing contention under load
• utils: snapshot spdlog logger instances to avoid global mutex contention and improve logging throughput

🖥️ CLI & Tooling

• cli(run): remove capture-based configure phase and switch to live execution for more predictable runtime behavior
• cli: clean and stabilize CMake output during configure while keeping build and run steps intact
• cli: remove dead helpers left after the build UX rewrite

🧹 Maintenance

• Internal cleanup across cli, core, and utils modules
• No breaking changes

✅ Notes

This release focuses on runtime performance, log scalability, and CLI robustness, especially under high load and iterative development workflows.

v1.17.4 — 2026-01-02

🔧 Fixed

• CMake / Packaging

  • Fixed find_package(Vix) failures caused by missing Boost::filesystem / Boost::system targets.
  • Ensured all required dependencies are resolved before loading VixTargets.cmake.
  • Removed deprecated FindBoost behavior in exported configs (CMP0167-safe).
  • Stabilized consumer builds on macOS (AppleClang + Homebrew Boost) and Linux.

• Core

  • Removed Boost::filesystem from vix::core public link interface.
  • Restricted Boost dependency to Boost::system only (Asio / Beast).
  • Updated HTTP server internals and headers accordingly.
  • Prevented Boost symbols from leaking into consumer CMake targets.

• WebSocket

  • Cleaned vix::websocket exported link interface.
  • Fixed missing Boost::system target errors in downstream applications.
  • Improved module behavior with modern CMake dependency resolution.

✨ Improved

• More robust umbrella CMake configuration for multi-module installs.
• Clearer separation between internal dependencies and public API surface.
• Better cross-platform developer experience when using:

  find_package(Vix CONFIG REQUIRED)

v1.17.3

Added

• vix build --target <triple>: cross-compilation support with auto-generated CMake toolchain.

  • Automatically generates vix-toolchain.cmake
  • Passes CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE and VIX_TARGET_TRIPLE
  • Cache-safe: reuses build directories when configuration is unchanged
  • Compatible with --preset, --static, --clean

• Optional --sysroot <path> support for cross builds

  • Enables proper discovery of target libraries (e.g. zlib)
  • Designed for real cross environments (ARM, embedded, SBCs)

Improved

• Smarter build directory reuse via configuration signatures
• More explicit error messages when cross toolchains or sysroots are missing

v1.17.0

Added

• vix install command to install/setup a Vix project or .vixpkg artifact.
• Middleware integrated into the default Vix runtime (works out-of-the-box).
• A full set of middleware-focused examples:
  • Auth (API key, JWT, RBAC)
  • CORS (basic/strict)
  • CSRF (strict + demos)
  • Rate limiting (servers + pipeline demos)
  • IP filtering (servers + pipeline demos)
  • Body limit
  • Compression
  • HTTP cache
  • ETag
  • Security headers
  • Static files
  • JSON/form/multipart parsing
  • Group builder examples

Changed

• Updated CMake configuration and VixConfig.cmake to expose the middleware stack correctly for downstream projects.
• Updated README/docs to reflect the new install workflow and middleware usage.

Notes

• No breaking changes expected.

v1.16.1 — REPL Isolation & Stability

✨ Improvements

• Fully isolated the REPL from CLI commands (build, run, check, tests, verify)
• Disabled execution of CLI commands and flags inside the REPL
• Removed CLI flags from REPL autocompletion to avoid misleading suggestions
• Disabled help <command> and CLI command listing inside the REPL
• Improved REPL UX consistency with a sandboxed, Bun/Deno-like experience

🧠 Behavior Changes

• The REPL is now a pure interactive sandbox for:
  • math expressions
  • variables
  • JSON literals
  • print / println
  • Vix API (cd, cwd, env, args, exit, etc.)
• All project-related CLI commands must now be executed outside the REPL

🛠 Internal

• Removed remaining runtime dependencies between the REPL and the CLI dispatcher
• Simplified REPL command completion logic

---

1.16.0 — 2025-01-XX

🚀 Highlights

• REPL is now the default mode
  Running vix starts the interactive shell automatically
  (no more vix repl).

• Modern runtime experience
  Behavior aligned with Python, Node.js, and Deno.

---

✨ Added

• Default interactive REPL when running vix
• Dedicated README_REPL.md with:
  • Math expressions
  • Variables
  • JSON usage
  • print / println
  • Built-in Vix API examples
• Improved CLI documentation (docs/modules/cli.md)

---

🧠 Improved

• REPL argument evaluation:
  • Correct handling of string literals
  • Math expressions with variables
  • Mixed arguments (println("x =", x+1))
• REPL execution flow stability
• Error messages clarity in interactive mode
• Overall CLI UX consistency

---

🧹 Changed

• Removed vix repl as a required entry point
• REPL is now the primary interaction mode
• CLI documentation updated to reflect new behavior

---

🔧 Internal

• REPL flow refactoring and cleanup
• Better separation between CLI dispatcher and REPL runtime
• Documentation structure improvements

---

⚠️ Notes

• JSON literals must be strictly valid JSON
  ({"key":"value"}, not {key, value})

[1.15.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.15.0 — 2025-12-20

Added

• vix check: validate a project or compile a single .cpp file without execution.
• vix tests: run project tests (alias of vix check --tests).
• vix verify: verify packaged artifacts and signatures.
• CLI reference documentation (docs/vix-cli-help.md).
• Pull Request template to standardize contributions.

Changed

• Improved global CLI help output formatting and readability.
• Updated README with clearer CLI usage and script mode examples.
• Updated security testing documentation with realistic, tool-based practices.
• Improved contributing guidelines and code of conduct.

Removed

• Deprecated SECURITY.md in favor of a more accurate security testing guide.

Notes

• This release significantly improves CLI usability, testing workflow, and project governance.
• Recommended upgrade for all users relying on the Vix CLI.

[1.14.7] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.7 — CLI Packaging Stability Update

Fixed

• Fixed vix pack potentially blocking when minisign required interactive input.
• Prevented unintended blocking behavior when signing is auto-detected.

Added

• Integrated new CLI signing modes from vix-cli v1.9.2:
  • --sign=auto (default, non-blocking)
  • --sign=never
  • --sign=required (fail-fast, explicit)

Improved

• More predictable and professional packaging workflow.
• Clear separation between optional and mandatory cryptographic signing.
• Improved developer experience for CI/CD and non-interactive environments.

[1.14.6] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

1.14.6 — 2025-XX-XX

CLI

• Updated modules/cli to the latest version.
• Improved vix pack user experience:
  • Minisign password prompt is now visible when --verbose is enabled.
  • Prevents silent blocking during package signing.
• Added vix verify command:
  • Manifest v2 validation.
  • Payload digest verification.
  • Optional minisign signature verification.
  • Auto-detection of dist/<name>@<version> packages.
• Improved CLI help output:
  • Clearer command grouping.
  • Better descriptions for pack and verify.
  • More practical usage examples.

Packaging & Security

• Clear separation between signed and unsigned packages.
• Environment-based key discovery:
  • VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY for package signing.
  • VIX_MINISIGN_PUBKEY for signature verification.
• More robust verification feedback and strict modes.

Developer Experience

• Smoother packaging and verification workflow.
• More predictable CLI behavior with explicit output.
• Improved diagnostics in verbose mode.

---

This release focuses on polishing the CLI, strengthening package security,
and delivering a professional packaging & verification workflow for Vix.

[1.14.5] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.5 — 2025-01-18

Added

• New CLI command: vix pack.
• Package a Vix project into dist/<name>@<version>/.
• Optional .vixpkg archive generation.
• Manifest v2 (vix.manifest.v2) with:
  • Package metadata (name, version, kind, license).
  • ABI detection (OS, architecture).
  • Toolchain information (C++ compiler, standard, CMake).
  • Layout flags (include, src, lib, modules, README).
  • Exports and dependencies from vix.toml.

Security

• Payload integrity via SHA256 content digest.
• Stable payload hashing excluding generated files.
• Optional Ed25519 signature using minisign:
  • meta/payload.digest
  • meta/payload.digest.minisig
  • Secret key via VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY.

Changed

• CLI help updated to include vix pack.
• Internal CLI and middleware refactoring to support packaging flow.

Notes

• Signing is optional and enabled only when minisign is available.
• Manifest generation avoids self-referential hashing.

[1.14.4] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.4

Fixed

• ...

v1.17.4

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

---

[Unreleased]

v1.17.4 — 2026-01-02

🔧 Fixed

• CMake / Packaging

  • Fixed find_package(Vix) failures caused by missing Boost::filesystem / Boost::system targets.
  • Ensured all required dependencies are resolved before loading VixTargets.cmake.
  • Removed deprecated FindBoost behavior in exported configs (CMP0167-safe).
  • Stabilized consumer builds on macOS (AppleClang + Homebrew Boost) and Linux.

• Core

  • Removed Boost::filesystem from vix::core public link interface.
  • Restricted Boost dependency to Boost::system only (Asio / Beast).
  • Updated HTTP server internals and headers accordingly.
  • Prevented Boost symbols from leaking into consumer CMake targets.

• WebSocket

  • Cleaned vix::websocket exported link interface.
  • Fixed missing Boost::system target errors in downstream applications.
  • Improved module behavior with modern CMake dependency resolution.

✨ Improved

• More robust umbrella CMake configuration for multi-module installs.
• Clearer separation between internal dependencies and public API surface.
• Better cross-platform developer experience when using:

  find_package(Vix CONFIG REQUIRED)

v1.17.3

Added

• vix build --target <triple>: cross-compilation support with auto-generated CMake toolchain.

  • Automatically generates vix-toolchain.cmake
  • Passes CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE and VIX_TARGET_TRIPLE
  • Cache-safe: reuses build directories when configuration is unchanged
  • Compatible with --preset, --static, --clean

• Optional --sysroot <path> support for cross builds

  • Enables proper discovery of target libraries (e.g. zlib)
  • Designed for real cross environments (ARM, embedded, SBCs)

Improved

• Smarter build directory reuse via configuration signatures
• More explicit error messages when cross toolchains or sysroots are missing

v1.17.0

Added

• vix install command to install/setup a Vix project or .vixpkg artifact.
• Middleware integrated into the default Vix runtime (works out-of-the-box).
• A full set of middleware-focused examples:
  • Auth (API key, JWT, RBAC)
  • CORS (basic/strict)
  • CSRF (strict + demos)
  • Rate limiting (servers + pipeline demos)
  • IP filtering (servers + pipeline demos)
  • Body limit
  • Compression
  • HTTP cache
  • ETag
  • Security headers
  • Static files
  • JSON/form/multipart parsing
  • Group builder examples

Changed

• Updated CMake configuration and VixConfig.cmake to expose the middleware stack correctly for downstream projects.
• Updated README/docs to reflect the new install workflow and middleware usage.

Notes

• No breaking changes expected.

v1.16.1 — REPL Isolation & Stability

✨ Improvements

• Fully isolated the REPL from CLI commands (build, run, check, tests, verify)
• Disabled execution of CLI commands and flags inside the REPL
• Removed CLI flags from REPL autocompletion to avoid misleading suggestions
• Disabled help <command> and CLI command listing inside the REPL
• Improved REPL UX consistency with a sandboxed, Bun/Deno-like experience

🧠 Behavior Changes

• The REPL is now a pure interactive sandbox for:
  • math expressions
  • variables
  • JSON literals
  • print / println
  • Vix API (cd, cwd, env, args, exit, etc.)
• All project-related CLI commands must now be executed outside the REPL

🛠 Internal

• Removed remaining runtime dependencies between the REPL and the CLI dispatcher
• Simplified REPL command completion logic

---

1.16.0 — 2025-01-XX

🚀 Highlights

• REPL is now the default mode
  Running vix starts the interactive shell automatically
  (no more vix repl).

• Modern runtime experience
  Behavior aligned with Python, Node.js, and Deno.

---

✨ Added

• Default interactive REPL when running vix
• Dedicated README_REPL.md with:
  • Math expressions
  • Variables
  • JSON usage
  • print / println
  • Built-in Vix API examples
• Improved CLI documentation (docs/modules/cli.md)

---

🧠 Improved

• REPL argument evaluation:
  • Correct handling of string literals
  • Math expressions with variables
  • Mixed arguments (println("x =", x+1))
• REPL execution flow stability
• Error messages clarity in interactive mode
• Overall CLI UX consistency

---

🧹 Changed

• Removed vix repl as a required entry point
• REPL is now the primary interaction mode
• CLI documentation updated to reflect new behavior

---

🔧 Internal

• REPL flow refactoring and cleanup
• Better separation between CLI dispatcher and REPL runtime
• Documentation structure improvements

---

⚠️ Notes

• JSON literals must be strictly valid JSON
  ({"key":"value"}, not {key, value})

[1.15.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.15.0 — 2025-12-20

Added

• vix check: validate a project or compile a single .cpp file without execution.
• vix tests: run project tests (alias of vix check --tests).
• vix verify: verify packaged artifacts and signatures.
• CLI reference documentation (docs/vix-cli-help.md).
• Pull Request template to standardize contributions.

Changed

• Improved global CLI help output formatting and readability.
• Updated README with clearer CLI usage and script mode examples.
• Updated security testing documentation with realistic, tool-based practices.
• Improved contributing guidelines and code of conduct.

Removed

• Deprecated SECURITY.md in favor of a more accurate security testing guide.

Notes

• This release significantly improves CLI usability, testing workflow, and project governance.
• Recommended upgrade for all users relying on the Vix CLI.

[1.14.7] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.7 — CLI Packaging Stability Update

Fixed

• Fixed vix pack potentially blocking when minisign required interactive input.
• Prevented unintended blocking behavior when signing is auto-detected.

Added

• Integrated new CLI signing modes from vix-cli v1.9.2:
  • --sign=auto (default, non-blocking)
  • --sign=never
  • --sign=required (fail-fast, explicit)

Improved

• More predictable and professional packaging workflow.
• Clear separation between optional and mandatory cryptographic signing.
• Improved developer experience for CI/CD and non-interactive environments.

[1.14.6] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

1.14.6 — 2025-XX-XX

CLI

• Updated modules/cli to the latest version.
• Improved vix pack user experience:
  • Minisign password prompt is now visible when --verbose is enabled.
  • Prevents silent blocking during package signing.
• Added vix verify command:
  • Manifest v2 validation.
  • Payload digest verification.
  • Optional minisign signature verification.
  • Auto-detection of dist/<name>@<version> packages.
• Improved CLI help output:
  • Clearer command grouping.
  • Better descriptions for pack and verify.
  • More practical usage examples.

Packaging & Security

• Clear separation between signed and unsigned packages.
• Environment-based key discovery:
  • VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY for package signing.
  • VIX_MINISIGN_PUBKEY for signature verification.
• More robust verification feedback and strict modes.

Developer Experience

• Smoother packaging and verification workflow.
• More predictable CLI behavior with explicit output.
• Improved diagnostics in verbose mode.

---

This release focuses on polishing the CLI, strengthening package security,
and delivering a professional packaging & verification workflow for Vix.

[1.14.5] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.5 — 2025-01-18

Added

• New CLI command: vix pack.
• Package a Vix project into dist/<name>@<version>/.
• Optional .vixpkg archive generation.
• Manifest v2 (vix.manifest.v2) with:
  • Package metadata (name, version, kind, license).
  • ABI detection (OS, architecture).
  • Toolchain information (C++ compiler, standard, CMake).
  • Layout flags (include, src, lib, modules, README).
  • Exports and dependencies from vix.toml.

Security

• Payload integrity via SHA256 content digest.
• Stable payload hashing excluding generated files.
• Optional Ed25519 signature using minisign:
  • meta/payload.digest
  • meta/payload.digest.minisig
  • Secret key via VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY.

Changed

• CLI help updated to include vix pack.
• Internal CLI and middleware refactoring to support packaging flow.

Notes

• Signing is optional and enabled only when minisign is available.
• Manifest generation avoids self-referential hashing.

[1.14.4] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.4

Fixed

• Fixed ORM migrator build after driver abstraction refactor.
• Replaced deprecated MySQL connection APIs with the factory-based Connection interface.
• Fixed CI failures caused by abstract Connection instantiation.
• Ensured the migrator compiles correctly when database drivers are disabled.

[1.14.3] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.3 — 2025-12-17

Fixed

• Fixed JSON umbrella integration: <vix.hpp> now reliably exposes vix::json builders (o, a, kv).
• Fixed missing OrderedJson type in core RequestHandler.
• Fixed compilation errors in examples relying on implicit JSON availability.
• Fixed vix_json CMake include paths for both build-tree and install-tree usage.

Internal

• Improved Core ↔ JSON module boundary consistency.
• Stabilized umbrella build (vix::vix) dependency propagation.

Compatibil...

v1.17.3

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

---

[Unreleased]

v1.17.3

Added

• vix build --target <triple>: cross-compilation support with auto-generated CMake toolchain.

  • Automatically generates vix-toolchain.cmake
  • Passes CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE and VIX_TARGET_TRIPLE
  • Cache-safe: reuses build directories when configuration is unchanged
  • Compatible with --preset, --static, --clean

• Optional --sysroot <path> support for cross builds

  • Enables proper discovery of target libraries (e.g. zlib)
  • Designed for real cross environments (ARM, embedded, SBCs)

Improved

• Smarter build directory reuse via configuration signatures
• More explicit error messages when cross toolchains or sysroots are missing

v1.17.0

Added

• vix install command to install/setup a Vix project or .vixpkg artifact.
• Middleware integrated into the default Vix runtime (works out-of-the-box).
• A full set of middleware-focused examples:
  • Auth (API key, JWT, RBAC)
  • CORS (basic/strict)
  • CSRF (strict + demos)
  • Rate limiting (servers + pipeline demos)
  • IP filtering (servers + pipeline demos)
  • Body limit
  • Compression
  • HTTP cache
  • ETag
  • Security headers
  • Static files
  • JSON/form/multipart parsing
  • Group builder examples

Changed

• Updated CMake configuration and VixConfig.cmake to expose the middleware stack correctly for downstream projects.
• Updated README/docs to reflect the new install workflow and middleware usage.

Notes

• No breaking changes expected.

v1.16.1 — REPL Isolation & Stability

✨ Improvements

• Fully isolated the REPL from CLI commands (build, run, check, tests, verify)
• Disabled execution of CLI commands and flags inside the REPL
• Removed CLI flags from REPL autocompletion to avoid misleading suggestions
• Disabled help <command> and CLI command listing inside the REPL
• Improved REPL UX consistency with a sandboxed, Bun/Deno-like experience

🧠 Behavior Changes

• The REPL is now a pure interactive sandbox for:
  • math expressions
  • variables
  • JSON literals
  • print / println
  • Vix API (cd, cwd, env, args, exit, etc.)
• All project-related CLI commands must now be executed outside the REPL

🛠 Internal

• Removed remaining runtime dependencies between the REPL and the CLI dispatcher
• Simplified REPL command completion logic

---

1.16.0 — 2025-01-XX

🚀 Highlights

• REPL is now the default mode
  Running vix starts the interactive shell automatically
  (no more vix repl).

• Modern runtime experience
  Behavior aligned with Python, Node.js, and Deno.

---

✨ Added

• Default interactive REPL when running vix
• Dedicated README_REPL.md with:
  • Math expressions
  • Variables
  • JSON usage
  • print / println
  • Built-in Vix API examples
• Improved CLI documentation (docs/modules/cli.md)

---

🧠 Improved

• REPL argument evaluation:
  • Correct handling of string literals
  • Math expressions with variables
  • Mixed arguments (println("x =", x+1))
• REPL execution flow stability
• Error messages clarity in interactive mode
• Overall CLI UX consistency

---

🧹 Changed

• Removed vix repl as a required entry point
• REPL is now the primary interaction mode
• CLI documentation updated to reflect new behavior

---

🔧 Internal

• REPL flow refactoring and cleanup
• Better separation between CLI dispatcher and REPL runtime
• Documentation structure improvements

---

⚠️ Notes

• JSON literals must be strictly valid JSON
  ({"key":"value"}, not {key, value})

[1.15.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.15.0 — 2025-12-20

Added

• vix check: validate a project or compile a single .cpp file without execution.
• vix tests: run project tests (alias of vix check --tests).
• vix verify: verify packaged artifacts and signatures.
• CLI reference documentation (docs/vix-cli-help.md).
• Pull Request template to standardize contributions.

Changed

• Improved global CLI help output formatting and readability.
• Updated README with clearer CLI usage and script mode examples.
• Updated security testing documentation with realistic, tool-based practices.
• Improved contributing guidelines and code of conduct.

Removed

• Deprecated SECURITY.md in favor of a more accurate security testing guide.

Notes

• This release significantly improves CLI usability, testing workflow, and project governance.
• Recommended upgrade for all users relying on the Vix CLI.

[1.14.7] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.7 — CLI Packaging Stability Update

Fixed

• Fixed vix pack potentially blocking when minisign required interactive input.
• Prevented unintended blocking behavior when signing is auto-detected.

Added

• Integrated new CLI signing modes from vix-cli v1.9.2:
  • --sign=auto (default, non-blocking)
  • --sign=never
  • --sign=required (fail-fast, explicit)

Improved

• More predictable and professional packaging workflow.
• Clear separation between optional and mandatory cryptographic signing.
• Improved developer experience for CI/CD and non-interactive environments.

[1.14.6] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

1.14.6 — 2025-XX-XX

CLI

• Updated modules/cli to the latest version.
• Improved vix pack user experience:
  • Minisign password prompt is now visible when --verbose is enabled.
  • Prevents silent blocking during package signing.
• Added vix verify command:
  • Manifest v2 validation.
  • Payload digest verification.
  • Optional minisign signature verification.
  • Auto-detection of dist/<name>@<version> packages.
• Improved CLI help output:
  • Clearer command grouping.
  • Better descriptions for pack and verify.
  • More practical usage examples.

Packaging & Security

• Clear separation between signed and unsigned packages.
• Environment-based key discovery:
  • VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY for package signing.
  • VIX_MINISIGN_PUBKEY for signature verification.
• More robust verification feedback and strict modes.

Developer Experience

• Smoother packaging and verification workflow.
• More predictable CLI behavior with explicit output.
• Improved diagnostics in verbose mode.

---

This release focuses on polishing the CLI, strengthening package security,
and delivering a professional packaging & verification workflow for Vix.

[1.14.5] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.5 — 2025-01-18

Added

• New CLI command: vix pack.
• Package a Vix project into dist/<name>@<version>/.
• Optional .vixpkg archive generation.
• Manifest v2 (vix.manifest.v2) with:
  • Package metadata (name, version, kind, license).
  • ABI detection (OS, architecture).
  • Toolchain information (C++ compiler, standard, CMake).
  • Layout flags (include, src, lib, modules, README).
  • Exports and dependencies from vix.toml.

Security

• Payload integrity via SHA256 content digest.
• Stable payload hashing excluding generated files.
• Optional Ed25519 signature using minisign:
  • meta/payload.digest
  • meta/payload.digest.minisig
  • Secret key via VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY.

Changed

• CLI help updated to include vix pack.
• Internal CLI and middleware refactoring to support packaging flow.

Notes

• Signing is optional and enabled only when minisign is available.
• Manifest generation avoids self-referential hashing.

[1.14.4] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.4

Fixed

• Fixed ORM migrator build after driver abstraction refactor.
• Replaced deprecated MySQL connection APIs with the factory-based Connection interface.
• Fixed CI failures caused by abstract Connection instantiation.
• Ensured the migrator compiles correctly when database drivers are disabled.

[1.14.3] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.3 — 2025-12-17

Fixed

• Fixed JSON umbrella integration: <vix.hpp> now reliably exposes vix::json builders (o, a, kv).
• Fixed missing OrderedJson type in core RequestHandler.
• Fixed compilation errors in examples relying on implicit JSON availability.
• Fixed vix_json CMake include paths for both build-tree and install-tree usage.

Internal

• Improved Core ↔ JSON module boundary consistency.
• Stabilized umbrella build (vix::vix) dependency propagation.

Compatibility

• No breaking API changes.
• Existing applications continue to work without modification.

[1.14.2] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.2 — 2025-12-17

Fixed

• core/http: fixed RequestHandler build failures by using the local OrderedJson alias and preventing name lookup from resolving to POSIX ::send() (now uses this->send() internally).
• json: improved unified include header vix/json.hpp and ensured OrderedJson exposure is consistent across the JSON module.

[1.14.1] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.1 — Stability, Cache & Build Hygiene Release

Release date: 2025-12-17

✨ Highlights

• Finalized HTTP GET cache system across core and middleware.
• Integrated cache as a first-class middleware in the request pipeline.
• Added comprehensive cache and middleware tests.
• Achieved strict warning-free builds (-Weffc++) across all modules.

---

🧱 Core & Middleware

• Completed HTTP cache implementation (Memory, File, LRU stores).
• Introduced cache utilities (CacheKey, HTTP header helpers).
• Clean integration with HTTPServer, Router, and `S...

v1.17.2

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

---

[Unreleased]

v1.17.0

Added

• vix install command to install/setup a Vix project or .vixpkg artifact.
• Middleware integrated into the default Vix runtime (works out-of-the-box).
• A full set of middleware-focused examples:
  • Auth (API key, JWT, RBAC)
  • CORS (basic/strict)
  • CSRF (strict + demos)
  • Rate limiting (servers + pipeline demos)
  • IP filtering (servers + pipeline demos)
  • Body limit
  • Compression
  • HTTP cache
  • ETag
  • Security headers
  • Static files
  • JSON/form/multipart parsing
  • Group builder examples

Changed

• Updated CMake configuration and VixConfig.cmake to expose the middleware stack correctly for downstream projects.
• Updated README/docs to reflect the new install workflow and middleware usage.

Notes

• No breaking changes expected.

v1.16.1 — REPL Isolation & Stability

✨ Improvements

• Fully isolated the REPL from CLI commands (build, run, check, tests, verify)
• Disabled execution of CLI commands and flags inside the REPL
• Removed CLI flags from REPL autocompletion to avoid misleading suggestions
• Disabled help <command> and CLI command listing inside the REPL
• Improved REPL UX consistency with a sandboxed, Bun/Deno-like experience

🧠 Behavior Changes

• The REPL is now a pure interactive sandbox for:
  • math expressions
  • variables
  • JSON literals
  • print / println
  • Vix API (cd, cwd, env, args, exit, etc.)
• All project-related CLI commands must now be executed outside the REPL

🛠 Internal

• Removed remaining runtime dependencies between the REPL and the CLI dispatcher
• Simplified REPL command completion logic

---

1.16.0 — 2025-01-XX

🚀 Highlights

• REPL is now the default mode
  Running vix starts the interactive shell automatically
  (no more vix repl).

• Modern runtime experience
  Behavior aligned with Python, Node.js, and Deno.

---

✨ Added

• Default interactive REPL when running vix
• Dedicated README_REPL.md with:
  • Math expressions
  • Variables
  • JSON usage
  • print / println
  • Built-in Vix API examples
• Improved CLI documentation (docs/modules/cli.md)

---

🧠 Improved

• REPL argument evaluation:
  • Correct handling of string literals
  • Math expressions with variables
  • Mixed arguments (println("x =", x+1))
• REPL execution flow stability
• Error messages clarity in interactive mode
• Overall CLI UX consistency

---

🧹 Changed

• Removed vix repl as a required entry point
• REPL is now the primary interaction mode
• CLI documentation updated to reflect new behavior

---

🔧 Internal

• REPL flow refactoring and cleanup
• Better separation between CLI dispatcher and REPL runtime
• Documentation structure improvements

---

⚠️ Notes

• JSON literals must be strictly valid JSON
  ({"key":"value"}, not {key, value})

[1.15.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.15.0 — 2025-12-20

Added

• vix check: validate a project or compile a single .cpp file without execution.
• vix tests: run project tests (alias of vix check --tests).
• vix verify: verify packaged artifacts and signatures.
• CLI reference documentation (docs/vix-cli-help.md).
• Pull Request template to standardize contributions.

Changed

• Improved global CLI help output formatting and readability.
• Updated README with clearer CLI usage and script mode examples.
• Updated security testing documentation with realistic, tool-based practices.
• Improved contributing guidelines and code of conduct.

Removed

• Deprecated SECURITY.md in favor of a more accurate security testing guide.

Notes

• This release significantly improves CLI usability, testing workflow, and project governance.
• Recommended upgrade for all users relying on the Vix CLI.

[1.14.7] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.7 — CLI Packaging Stability Update

Fixed

• Fixed vix pack potentially blocking when minisign required interactive input.
• Prevented unintended blocking behavior when signing is auto-detected.

Added

• Integrated new CLI signing modes from vix-cli v1.9.2:
  • --sign=auto (default, non-blocking)
  • --sign=never
  • --sign=required (fail-fast, explicit)

Improved

• More predictable and professional packaging workflow.
• Clear separation between optional and mandatory cryptographic signing.
• Improved developer experience for CI/CD and non-interactive environments.

[1.14.6] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

1.14.6 — 2025-XX-XX

CLI

• Updated modules/cli to the latest version.
• Improved vix pack user experience:
  • Minisign password prompt is now visible when --verbose is enabled.
  • Prevents silent blocking during package signing.
• Added vix verify command:
  • Manifest v2 validation.
  • Payload digest verification.
  • Optional minisign signature verification.
  • Auto-detection of dist/<name>@<version> packages.
• Improved CLI help output:
  • Clearer command grouping.
  • Better descriptions for pack and verify.
  • More practical usage examples.

Packaging & Security

• Clear separation between signed and unsigned packages.
• Environment-based key discovery:
  • VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY for package signing.
  • VIX_MINISIGN_PUBKEY for signature verification.
• More robust verification feedback and strict modes.

Developer Experience

• Smoother packaging and verification workflow.
• More predictable CLI behavior with explicit output.
• Improved diagnostics in verbose mode.

---

This release focuses on polishing the CLI, strengthening package security,
and delivering a professional packaging & verification workflow for Vix.

[1.14.5] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.5 — 2025-01-18

Added

• New CLI command: vix pack.
• Package a Vix project into dist/<name>@<version>/.
• Optional .vixpkg archive generation.
• Manifest v2 (vix.manifest.v2) with:
  • Package metadata (name, version, kind, license).
  • ABI detection (OS, architecture).
  • Toolchain information (C++ compiler, standard, CMake).
  • Layout flags (include, src, lib, modules, README).
  • Exports and dependencies from vix.toml.

Security

• Payload integrity via SHA256 content digest.
• Stable payload hashing excluding generated files.
• Optional Ed25519 signature using minisign:
  • meta/payload.digest
  • meta/payload.digest.minisig
  • Secret key via VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY.

Changed

• CLI help updated to include vix pack.
• Internal CLI and middleware refactoring to support packaging flow.

Notes

• Signing is optional and enabled only when minisign is available.
• Manifest generation avoids self-referential hashing.

[1.14.4] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.4

Fixed

• Fixed ORM migrator build after driver abstraction refactor.
• Replaced deprecated MySQL connection APIs with the factory-based Connection interface.
• Fixed CI failures caused by abstract Connection instantiation.
• Ensured the migrator compiles correctly when database drivers are disabled.

[1.14.3] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.3 — 2025-12-17

Fixed

• Fixed JSON umbrella integration: <vix.hpp> now reliably exposes vix::json builders (o, a, kv).
• Fixed missing OrderedJson type in core RequestHandler.
• Fixed compilation errors in examples relying on implicit JSON availability.
• Fixed vix_json CMake include paths for both build-tree and install-tree usage.

Internal

• Improved Core ↔ JSON module boundary consistency.
• Stabilized umbrella build (vix::vix) dependency propagation.

Compatibility

• No breaking API changes.
• Existing applications continue to work without modification.

[1.14.2] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.2 — 2025-12-17

Fixed

• core/http: fixed RequestHandler build failures by using the local OrderedJson alias and preventing name lookup from resolving to POSIX ::send() (now uses this->send() internally).
• json: improved unified include header vix/json.hpp and ensured OrderedJson exposure is consistent across the JSON module.

[1.14.1] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.1 — Stability, Cache & Build Hygiene Release

Release date: 2025-12-17

✨ Highlights

• Finalized HTTP GET cache system across core and middleware.
• Integrated cache as a first-class middleware in the request pipeline.
• Added comprehensive cache and middleware tests.
• Achieved strict warning-free builds (-Weffc++) across all modules.

---

🧱 Core & Middleware

• Completed HTTP cache implementation (Memory, File, LRU stores).
• Introduced cache utilities (CacheKey, HTTP header helpers).
• Clean integration with HTTPServer, Router, and Session.
• Added HTTP cache middleware for transparent GET caching.
• Added periodic middleware support for timed/background tasks.
• Middleware pipeline refined and stabilized.

---

🛠️ Build & Quality

• Enforced strict warning hygiene with -Weffc++.
• Fixed:
  • sign-conversion warnings
  • ignored return values (chdir, setenv, etc.)
  • [[nodiscard]] API misuse in examples
• Isolated GCC/libstdc++ false positives (std::regex) without masking project warnings.
• Improved and unified CMake configuration across all modules.

---

🧪 Tests

• Added and stabilized HTTP cache smoke tests.
• Added middleware-level tests validating cache behavior.
• Improved t...

v1.17.1

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

---

[Unreleased]

v1.16.1 — REPL Isolation & Stability

✨ Improvements

• Fully isolated the REPL from CLI commands (build, run, check, tests, verify)
• Disabled execution of CLI commands and flags inside the REPL
• Removed CLI flags from REPL autocompletion to avoid misleading suggestions
• Disabled help <command> and CLI command listing inside the REPL
• Improved REPL UX consistency with a sandboxed, Bun/Deno-like experience

🧠 Behavior Changes

• The REPL is now a pure interactive sandbox for:
  • math expressions
  • variables
  • JSON literals
  • print / println
  • Vix API (cd, cwd, env, args, exit, etc.)
• All project-related CLI commands must now be executed outside the REPL

🛠 Internal

• Removed remaining runtime dependencies between the REPL and the CLI dispatcher
• Simplified REPL command completion logic

---

1.16.0 — 2025-01-XX

🚀 Highlights

• REPL is now the default mode
  Running vix starts the interactive shell automatically
  (no more vix repl).

• Modern runtime experience
  Behavior aligned with Python, Node.js, and Deno.

---

✨ Added

• Default interactive REPL when running vix
• Dedicated README_REPL.md with:
  • Math expressions
  • Variables
  • JSON usage
  • print / println
  • Built-in Vix API examples
• Improved CLI documentation (docs/modules/cli.md)

---

🧠 Improved

• REPL argument evaluation:
  • Correct handling of string literals
  • Math expressions with variables
  • Mixed arguments (println("x =", x+1))
• REPL execution flow stability
• Error messages clarity in interactive mode
• Overall CLI UX consistency

---

🧹 Changed

• Removed vix repl as a required entry point
• REPL is now the primary interaction mode
• CLI documentation updated to reflect new behavior

---

🔧 Internal

• REPL flow refactoring and cleanup
• Better separation between CLI dispatcher and REPL runtime
• Documentation structure improvements

---

⚠️ Notes

• JSON literals must be strictly valid JSON
  ({"key":"value"}, not {key, value})

[1.15.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.15.0 — 2025-12-20

Added

• vix check: validate a project or compile a single .cpp file without execution.
• vix tests: run project tests (alias of vix check --tests).
• vix verify: verify packaged artifacts and signatures.
• CLI reference documentation (docs/vix-cli-help.md).
• Pull Request template to standardize contributions.

Changed

• Improved global CLI help output formatting and readability.
• Updated README with clearer CLI usage and script mode examples.
• Updated security testing documentation with realistic, tool-based practices.
• Improved contributing guidelines and code of conduct.

Removed

• Deprecated SECURITY.md in favor of a more accurate security testing guide.

Notes

• This release significantly improves CLI usability, testing workflow, and project governance.
• Recommended upgrade for all users relying on the Vix CLI.

[1.14.7] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.7 — CLI Packaging Stability Update

Fixed

• Fixed vix pack potentially blocking when minisign required interactive input.
• Prevented unintended blocking behavior when signing is auto-detected.

Added

• Integrated new CLI signing modes from vix-cli v1.9.2:
  • --sign=auto (default, non-blocking)
  • --sign=never
  • --sign=required (fail-fast, explicit)

Improved

• More predictable and professional packaging workflow.
• Clear separation between optional and mandatory cryptographic signing.
• Improved developer experience for CI/CD and non-interactive environments.

[1.14.6] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

1.14.6 — 2025-XX-XX

CLI

• Updated modules/cli to the latest version.
• Improved vix pack user experience:
  • Minisign password prompt is now visible when --verbose is enabled.
  • Prevents silent blocking during package signing.
• Added vix verify command:
  • Manifest v2 validation.
  • Payload digest verification.
  • Optional minisign signature verification.
  • Auto-detection of dist/<name>@<version> packages.
• Improved CLI help output:
  • Clearer command grouping.
  • Better descriptions for pack and verify.
  • More practical usage examples.

Packaging & Security

• Clear separation between signed and unsigned packages.
• Environment-based key discovery:
  • VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY for package signing.
  • VIX_MINISIGN_PUBKEY for signature verification.
• More robust verification feedback and strict modes.

Developer Experience

• Smoother packaging and verification workflow.
• More predictable CLI behavior with explicit output.
• Improved diagnostics in verbose mode.

---

This release focuses on polishing the CLI, strengthening package security,
and delivering a professional packaging & verification workflow for Vix.

[1.14.5] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.5 — 2025-01-18

Added

• New CLI command: vix pack.
• Package a Vix project into dist/<name>@<version>/.
• Optional .vixpkg archive generation.
• Manifest v2 (vix.manifest.v2) with:
  • Package metadata (name, version, kind, license).
  • ABI detection (OS, architecture).
  • Toolchain information (C++ compiler, standard, CMake).
  • Layout flags (include, src, lib, modules, README).
  • Exports and dependencies from vix.toml.

Security

• Payload integrity via SHA256 content digest.
• Stable payload hashing excluding generated files.
• Optional Ed25519 signature using minisign:
  • meta/payload.digest
  • meta/payload.digest.minisig
  • Secret key via VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY.

Changed

• CLI help updated to include vix pack.
• Internal CLI and middleware refactoring to support packaging flow.

Notes

• Signing is optional and enabled only when minisign is available.
• Manifest generation avoids self-referential hashing.

[1.14.4] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.4

Fixed

• Fixed ORM migrator build after driver abstraction refactor.
• Replaced deprecated MySQL connection APIs with the factory-based Connection interface.
• Fixed CI failures caused by abstract Connection instantiation.
• Ensured the migrator compiles correctly when database drivers are disabled.

[1.14.3] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.3 — 2025-12-17

Fixed

• Fixed JSON umbrella integration: <vix.hpp> now reliably exposes vix::json builders (o, a, kv).
• Fixed missing OrderedJson type in core RequestHandler.
• Fixed compilation errors in examples relying on implicit JSON availability.
• Fixed vix_json CMake include paths for both build-tree and install-tree usage.

Internal

• Improved Core ↔ JSON module boundary consistency.
• Stabilized umbrella build (vix::vix) dependency propagation.

Compatibility

• No breaking API changes.
• Existing applications continue to work without modification.

[1.14.2] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.2 — 2025-12-17

Fixed

• core/http: fixed RequestHandler build failures by using the local OrderedJson alias and preventing name lookup from resolving to POSIX ::send() (now uses this->send() internally).
• json: improved unified include header vix/json.hpp and ensured OrderedJson exposure is consistent across the JSON module.

[1.14.1] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.1 — Stability, Cache & Build Hygiene Release

Release date: 2025-12-17

✨ Highlights

• Finalized HTTP GET cache system across core and middleware.
• Integrated cache as a first-class middleware in the request pipeline.
• Added comprehensive cache and middleware tests.
• Achieved strict warning-free builds (-Weffc++) across all modules.

---

🧱 Core & Middleware

• Completed HTTP cache implementation (Memory, File, LRU stores).
• Introduced cache utilities (CacheKey, HTTP header helpers).
• Clean integration with HTTPServer, Router, and Session.
• Added HTTP cache middleware for transparent GET caching.
• Added periodic middleware support for timed/background tasks.
• Middleware pipeline refined and stabilized.

---

🛠️ Build & Quality

• Enforced strict warning hygiene with -Weffc++.
• Fixed:
  • sign-conversion warnings
  • ignored return values (chdir, setenv, etc.)
  • [[nodiscard]] API misuse in examples
• Isolated GCC/libstdc++ false positives (std::regex) without masking project warnings.
• Improved and unified CMake configuration across all modules.

---

🧪 Tests

• Added and stabilized HTTP cache smoke tests.
• Added middleware-level tests validating cache behavior.
• Improved test CMake configuration for consistency.

---

📦 Modules Updated

• core
• middleware
• cli
• websocket
• orm
• utils
• json

---

🔒 Stability & Compatibility

• No breaking API changes.
• Focus on correctness, performance, and long-term maintainability.
• Stable foundation for upcoming offline-first and sync/WAL features.

[1.14.0] - 2025-12-14

Added

Changed

Removed

ORM Migrations & CLI Stabilization

Added

• New ORM migrations engine with file-based .up.sql / .down.sql support
• Internal migrator tool (vix_orm_migrator) used by the CLI
• vix orm command with subcommands:
  • migrate
  • rollback
  • status
• Support for CLI flags:
  • --db, --dir, --host, --user, --pass, --steps
• Environment-based...

v1.17.0

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

---

[Unreleased]

v1.16.1 — REPL Isolation & Stability

✨ Improvements

• Fully isolated the REPL from CLI commands (build, run, check, tests, verify)
• Disabled execution of CLI commands and flags inside the REPL
• Removed CLI flags from REPL autocompletion to avoid misleading suggestions
• Disabled help <command> and CLI command listing inside the REPL
• Improved REPL UX consistency with a sandboxed, Bun/Deno-like experience

🧠 Behavior Changes

• The REPL is now a pure interactive sandbox for:
  • math expressions
  • variables
  • JSON literals
  • print / println
  • Vix API (cd, cwd, env, args, exit, etc.)
• All project-related CLI commands must now be executed outside the REPL

🛠 Internal

• Removed remaining runtime dependencies between the REPL and the CLI dispatcher
• Simplified REPL command completion logic

---

1.16.0 — 2025-01-XX

🚀 Highlights

• REPL is now the default mode
  Running vix starts the interactive shell automatically
  (no more vix repl).

• Modern runtime experience
  Behavior aligned with Python, Node.js, and Deno.

---

✨ Added

• Default interactive REPL when running vix
• Dedicated README_REPL.md with:
  • Math expressions
  • Variables
  • JSON usage
  • print / println
  • Built-in Vix API examples
• Improved CLI documentation (docs/modules/cli.md)

---

🧠 Improved

• REPL argument evaluation:
  • Correct handling of string literals
  • Math expressions with variables
  • Mixed arguments (println("x =", x+1))
• REPL execution flow stability
• Error messages clarity in interactive mode
• Overall CLI UX consistency

---

🧹 Changed

• Removed vix repl as a required entry point
• REPL is now the primary interaction mode
• CLI documentation updated to reflect new behavior

---

🔧 Internal

• REPL flow refactoring and cleanup
• Better separation between CLI dispatcher and REPL runtime
• Documentation structure improvements

---

⚠️ Notes

• JSON literals must be strictly valid JSON
  ({"key":"value"}, not {key, value})

[1.15.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.15.0 — 2025-12-20

Added

• vix check: validate a project or compile a single .cpp file without execution.
• vix tests: run project tests (alias of vix check --tests).
• vix verify: verify packaged artifacts and signatures.
• CLI reference documentation (docs/vix-cli-help.md).
• Pull Request template to standardize contributions.

Changed

• Improved global CLI help output formatting and readability.
• Updated README with clearer CLI usage and script mode examples.
• Updated security testing documentation with realistic, tool-based practices.
• Improved contributing guidelines and code of conduct.

Removed

• Deprecated SECURITY.md in favor of a more accurate security testing guide.

Notes

• This release significantly improves CLI usability, testing workflow, and project governance.
• Recommended upgrade for all users relying on the Vix CLI.

[1.14.7] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.7 — CLI Packaging Stability Update

Fixed

• Fixed vix pack potentially blocking when minisign required interactive input.
• Prevented unintended blocking behavior when signing is auto-detected.

Added

• Integrated new CLI signing modes from vix-cli v1.9.2:
  • --sign=auto (default, non-blocking)
  • --sign=never
  • --sign=required (fail-fast, explicit)

Improved

• More predictable and professional packaging workflow.
• Clear separation between optional and mandatory cryptographic signing.
• Improved developer experience for CI/CD and non-interactive environments.

[1.14.6] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

1.14.6 — 2025-XX-XX

CLI

• Updated modules/cli to the latest version.
• Improved vix pack user experience:
  • Minisign password prompt is now visible when --verbose is enabled.
  • Prevents silent blocking during package signing.
• Added vix verify command:
  • Manifest v2 validation.
  • Payload digest verification.
  • Optional minisign signature verification.
  • Auto-detection of dist/<name>@<version> packages.
• Improved CLI help output:
  • Clearer command grouping.
  • Better descriptions for pack and verify.
  • More practical usage examples.

Packaging & Security

• Clear separation between signed and unsigned packages.
• Environment-based key discovery:
  • VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY for package signing.
  • VIX_MINISIGN_PUBKEY for signature verification.
• More robust verification feedback and strict modes.

Developer Experience

• Smoother packaging and verification workflow.
• More predictable CLI behavior with explicit output.
• Improved diagnostics in verbose mode.

---

This release focuses on polishing the CLI, strengthening package security,
and delivering a professional packaging & verification workflow for Vix.

[1.14.5] - 2025-12-19

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.5 — 2025-01-18

Added

• New CLI command: vix pack.
• Package a Vix project into dist/<name>@<version>/.
• Optional .vixpkg archive generation.
• Manifest v2 (vix.manifest.v2) with:
  • Package metadata (name, version, kind, license).
  • ABI detection (OS, architecture).
  • Toolchain information (C++ compiler, standard, CMake).
  • Layout flags (include, src, lib, modules, README).
  • Exports and dependencies from vix.toml.

Security

• Payload integrity via SHA256 content digest.
• Stable payload hashing excluding generated files.
• Optional Ed25519 signature using minisign:
  • meta/payload.digest
  • meta/payload.digest.minisig
  • Secret key via VIX_MINISIGN_SECKEY.

Changed

• CLI help updated to include vix pack.
• Internal CLI and middleware refactoring to support packaging flow.

Notes

• Signing is optional and enabled only when minisign is available.
• Manifest generation avoids self-referential hashing.

[1.14.4] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.4

Fixed

• Fixed ORM migrator build after driver abstraction refactor.
• Replaced deprecated MySQL connection APIs with the factory-based Connection interface.
• Fixed CI failures caused by abstract Connection instantiation.
• Ensured the migrator compiles correctly when database drivers are disabled.

[1.14.3] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.3 — 2025-12-17

Fixed

• Fixed JSON umbrella integration: <vix.hpp> now reliably exposes vix::json builders (o, a, kv).
• Fixed missing OrderedJson type in core RequestHandler.
• Fixed compilation errors in examples relying on implicit JSON availability.
• Fixed vix_json CMake include paths for both build-tree and install-tree usage.

Internal

• Improved Core ↔ JSON module boundary consistency.
• Stabilized umbrella build (vix::vix) dependency propagation.

Compatibility

• No breaking API changes.
• Existing applications continue to work without modification.

[1.14.2] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.2 — 2025-12-17

Fixed

• core/http: fixed RequestHandler build failures by using the local OrderedJson alias and preventing name lookup from resolving to POSIX ::send() (now uses this->send() internally).
• json: improved unified include header vix/json.hpp and ensured OrderedJson exposure is consistent across the JSON module.

[1.14.1] - 2025-12-17

Added

Changed

Removed

v1.14.1 — Stability, Cache & Build Hygiene Release

Release date: 2025-12-17

✨ Highlights

• Finalized HTTP GET cache system across core and middleware.
• Integrated cache as a first-class middleware in the request pipeline.
• Added comprehensive cache and middleware tests.
• Achieved strict warning-free builds (-Weffc++) across all modules.

---

🧱 Core & Middleware

• Completed HTTP cache implementation (Memory, File, LRU stores).
• Introduced cache utilities (CacheKey, HTTP header helpers).
• Clean integration with HTTPServer, Router, and Session.
• Added HTTP cache middleware for transparent GET caching.
• Added periodic middleware support for timed/background tasks.
• Middleware pipeline refined and stabilized.

---

🛠️ Build & Quality

• Enforced strict warning hygiene with -Weffc++.
• Fixed:
  • sign-conversion warnings
  • ignored return values (chdir, setenv, etc.)
  • [[nodiscard]] API misuse in examples
• Isolated GCC/libstdc++ false positives (std::regex) without masking project warnings.
• Improved and unified CMake configuration across all modules.

---

🧪 Tests

• Added and stabilized HTTP cache smoke tests.
• Added middleware-level tests validating cache behavior.
• Improved test CMake configuration for consistency.

---

📦 Modules Updated

• core
• middleware
• cli
• websocket
• orm
• utils
• json

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🔒 Stability & Compatibility

• No breaking API changes.
• Focus on correctness, performance, and long-term maintainability.
• Stable foundation for upcoming offline-first and sync/WAL features.

[1.14.0] - 2025-12-14

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ORM Migrations & CLI Stabilization

Added

• New ORM migrations engine with file-based .up.sql / .down.sql support
• Internal migrator tool (vix_orm_migrator) used by the CLI
• vix orm command with subcommands:
  • migrate
  • rollback
  • status
• Support for CLI flags:
  • --db, --dir, --host, --user, --pass, --steps
• Environment-based...