# 📋 Changelog

All notable changes to EasyCommerce FakerPress will be documented in this file.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

## [2.0.3] - 2026-01-15

### ✨ New Features & Enhancements

- **Product Review Generator**: Added new generator for creating realistic product reviews with ratings and customer feedback
- **Review Rating Distribution**: Implemented weighted rating system favoring higher ratings (realistic 5-4-3-2-1 star distribution)
- **Review Content Generation**: Added intelligent review content generation based on rating levels
- **Verified Purchase Tracking**: Reviews can be marked as verified purchases for enhanced credibility

### 🔧 Technical Improvements

- **WordPress Comments Integration**: Leverages WordPress comment system for review storage and management
- **REST API Endpoint**: New `/product-reviews/generate` endpoint for programmatic review generation
- **Frontend Component**: Added ProductReviewGenerator React component with parameter configuration
- **Type Safety**: Full TypeScript support for review generation parameters and API responses

### 🐛 Previous Version Fixes

- **Plugin Action Link**: Added "Get Started" link to the plugin's action links on the plugins page for easier access
- **Tailwind CSS v4 Upgrade**: Upgraded to Tailwind CSS v4.1.18 with improved performance and modern CSS features
- **UI Design Fixes**: Fixed visual inconsistencies in success messages and breadcrumb navigation
- **Build System Updates**: Updated PostCSS configuration for Tailwind v4 compatibility
- **Code Quality**: Enhanced linting configuration for modern CSS standards

## [2.0.1] - 2025-11-13

### 🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements

- **Minor Bug Fixes**: Addressed various small issues and improvements
- **Code Quality**: Minor code quality enhancements and optimizations
- **Documentation**: Updated version references and documentation

## [2.0.0] - 2025-11-11

### 🚀 Major Release: Complete Parameter Schema Alignment

#### 🔧 Frontend-Backend Integration Overhaul

- **Parameter Schema Alignment**: Completely aligned all 10 generator frontend forms with backend API validation rules
- **Type Safety**: Fixed array vs string parameter mismatches across all generators
- **Validation Consistency**: Ensured frontend forms submit valid data to backend endpoints
- **API Compatibility**: Verified all parameter structures match expected backend schemas

#### 📊 Generator-Specific Improvements

- **Products Generator**: Aligned product_type enum, price_range, categories, attributes, inventory, and content_options parameters
- **Orders Generator**: Fixed items_per_order naming, added payment_methods and geographical_distribution parameters
- **Customers Generator**: Added complete demographics, address_preferences, purchase_history, and contact_preferences schemas
- **Coupons Generator**: Converted discount_type to discount_types array, aligned usage_limits, added validity_period and restrictions
- **Cart Sessions Generator**: Updated customer_type enum, renamed items_count to items_per_cart, added 6 missing backend parameters
- **Transactions Generator**: Verified all parameters match backend schema (customer_type, transaction_types, payment_gateways, etc.)
- **Locations Generator**: Confirmed all geographic parameters properly aligned
- **Shipping Plans Generator**: Converted shipping_type to shipping_types array, added cost_range, coverage_areas, calculation_methods, delivery_timeframes
- **Tax Classes Generator**: Verified tax_types array, jurisdictions, rate_ranges, and location_coverage parameters
- **Product Variations Generator**: Complete parameter overhaul with specific_product_id, product_types, price_variance, stock_settings, variation_attributes

#### 🏗️ Architecture Enhancements

- **TypeScript Migration**: All React components converted to TypeScript with proper interfaces
- **Code Quality**: Improved linting compliance and error handling
- **Build System**: Verified successful compilation across all changes
- **Testing Framework**: Added comprehensive parameter schema alignment tests

#### 📚 Documentation Updates

- **Version Synchronization**: Updated all version references to 2.0.0
- **API Documentation**: Enhanced parameter documentation for all generators
- **Developer Experience**: Improved code maintainability and extensibility

## [1.0.2] - 2025-11-11

### 🐛 Bug Fixes

- **Performance Improvements**: Optimized data generation algorithms for better memory usage and faster processing
- **Error Handling**: Fixed validation issues and improved error handling across all generators
- **Compatibility Updates**: Enhanced compatibility with latest EasyCommerce plugin features
- **UI Enhancements**: Refined interface components and improved user experience

### 📚 Documentation

- **README Updates**: Updated version information and improved installation instructions
- **WordPress.org Assets**: Updated readme.txt with current version and changelog
- **Workflow Improvements**: Made deployment workflow dynamic with repository name

## [1.0.0] - 2025-10-15

### 🎉 Major Release: Complete EasyCommerce Data Generation Solution

#### 🗂️ 10 Specialized Generators

- **Products**: Advanced generation with attributes, variations, categories, pricing, and inventory management
- **Customers**: Comprehensive profiles with demographics, purchase history, and loyalty tier progression
- **Orders**: Complete orders with payment processing, shipping, tax calculations, and item metadata
- **Coupons**: Sophisticated discount system with usage limits, restrictions, and validity periods
- **Product Variations**: Detailed variations with attribute systems and inventory tracking
- **Shipping Plans**: Methods with regional coverage, carrier selection, and cost calculations
- **Tax Management**: Multi-jurisdiction tax classes with location-based rates and rule systems
- **Transactions**: Payment transaction history with multiple gateways and status distributions
- **Cart Sessions**: Shopping cart abandonment scenarios and recovery simulation
- **Location Data**: Geographic hierarchy (countries, states, cities) with coordinates and timezone support

#### 🎨 Modern User Experience

- **WordPress Admin Color Integration**: Automatic adaptation to user's chosen admin color scheme
- **Advanced Parameter System**: Dynamic, nested parameters with intelligent validation and smart defaults
- **Enhanced Form Controls**: Modern React interface with smart form fields and proper labeling
- **Tabbed Navigation**: Organized 10-generator interface with progress tracking
- **Real-time Feedback**: Live generation progress with detailed status updates and error handling
- **Responsive Design**: Mobile-optimized interface with improved accessibility

#### 🏗️ Enterprise Architecture

- **PSR-4 Architecture**: Modern PHP with namespacing, autoloading, and abstract base classes
- **REST API Controllers**: 10 clean API controllers with comprehensive parameter schemas
- **EasyCommerce Integration**: Native model usage with Order_Item_Meta and location system integration
- **WordPress Standards**: Full WPCS compliance with security best practices and proper internationalization
- **Extensible Design**: Hook system and abstract patterns for easy customization and extension

#### 🔧 Technical Excellence

- **Modern Build System**: React 18, Tailwind CSS, Webpack 5 with CSS variable integration
- **Advanced Validation**: Client-side and server-side parameter validation with proper error handling
- **State Management**: Complex form handling with nested object parameter support
- **Performance Optimization**: Efficient database operations and memory management
- **Developer Experience**: Comprehensive documentation, modern tooling, and extensive customization hooks

### 🔄 Migration Notes

- **Fresh Installation**: No migration needed for new installations
- **Upgrade Path**: Automatic upgrade support from beta versions
- **Data Compatibility**: Generated data remains compatible with EasyCommerce updates
- **API Stability**: REST API endpoints maintain backward compatibility

## [0.9.0] - 2025-09-15

### 🎉 Initial Public Release

#### Core Features

- **Generator Framework**: Abstract base classes for consistent data generation
- **Basic Generators**: Products, Customers, Orders, and Coupons
- **WordPress Integration**: Admin interface and REST API endpoints
- **EasyCommerce Compatibility**: Initial model integration and business logic compliance

#### Technical Foundation

- **React Frontend**: Basic admin interface with form controls
- **PHP Backend**: PSR-4 structure with WordPress plugin architecture
- **Build System**: Webpack 5 with asset optimization
- **Code Quality**: Initial linting and testing setup

#### Documentation

- **Installation Guide**: Basic setup and configuration instructions
- **Usage Guide**: Generator usage and parameter documentation
- **Development Guide**: Contributing guidelines and development setup

### 🐛 Known Issues

- Limited generator variety (expanded in 1.0.0)
- Basic parameter system (enhanced in 1.0.0)
- Minimal validation (comprehensive validation added in 1.0.0)

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## 📊 Version Information

- **Current Version**: 2.0.3
- **PHP Requirement**: 7.4+
- **WordPress Requirement**: 5.0+
- **EasyCommerce Requirement**: Latest version
- **License**: GPL v2 or later

## 🤝 Contributing

See [Development Guide](development.md) for information on:

- Development setup and workflow
- Coding standards and best practices
- Testing guidelines
- Pull request process

## 📞 Support

- **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/mralaminahamed/easycommerce-fakerpress/issues)
- **Documentation**: [Full Documentation](https://github.com/mralaminahamed/easycommerce-fakerpress/tree/main/docs)
- **WordPress.org**: [Plugin Page](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easycommerce-fakerpress/)

## v1.0.0 - Initial Release

**Release Date: August 5, 2025**

### 🎉 Complete EasyCommerce Data Generation Solution

#### 🗂️ 10 Specialized Generators:

- **Products**: Advanced generation with attributes, variations, categories, pricing, and inventory management
- **Customers**: Comprehensive profiles with demographics, purchase history, and loyalty tier progression
- **Orders**: Complete orders with payment processing, shipping, tax calculations, and item metadata
- **Coupons**: Sophisticated discount system with usage limits, restrictions, and validity periods
- **Product Variations**: Detailed variations with attribute systems and inventory tracking
- **Shipping Plans**: Methods with regional coverage, carrier selection, and cost calculations
- **Tax Management**: Multi-jurisdiction tax classes with location-based rates and rule systems
- **Transactions**: Payment transaction history with multiple gateways and status distributions
- **Cart Sessions**: Shopping cart abandonment scenarios and recovery simulation
- **Location Data**: Geographic hierarchy (countries, states, cities) with coordinates and timezone support

#### 🎨 Modern User Experience:

- **WordPress Admin Color Integration**: Automatic adaptation to user's chosen admin color scheme
- **Advanced Parameter System**: Dynamic, nested parameters with intelligent validation and smart defaults
- **Enhanced Form Controls**: Modern React interface with smart form fields and proper labeling
- **Tabbed Navigation**: Organized 10-generator interface with progress tracking
- **Real-time Feedback**: Live generation progress with detailed status updates and error handling
- **Responsive Design**: Mobile-optimized interface with improved accessibility

#### 🏗️ Enterprise Architecture:

- **PSR-4 Architecture**: Modern PHP with namespacing, autoloading, and abstract base classes
- **REST API Controllers**: 10 clean API controllers with comprehensive parameter schemas
- **EasyCommerce Integration**: Native model usage with Order_Item_Meta and location system integration
- **WordPress Standards**: Full WPCS compliance with security best practices and proper internationalization
- **Extensible Design**: Hook system and abstract patterns for easy customization and extension

#### 🔧 Technical Excellence:

- **Modern Build System**: React 18, Tailwind CSS, Webpack 5 with CSS variable integration
- **Advanced Validation**: Client-side and server-side parameter validation with proper error handling
- **State Management**: Complex form handling with nested object parameter support
- **Performance Optimization**: Efficient database operations and memory management
- **Developer Experience**: Comprehensive documentation, modern tooling, and extensive customization hooks
