v0.5.0

Breaking Changes

• Zhixue passwords and cookies are now encrypted. A new ENCRYPTION_KEY environment variable is required to start the application.

Migration Guide

1. Back up your database before upgrading:

docker compose exec db pg_dump -U zhixuelite zhixuelite > backup.sql

2. Generate an encryption key and add it to your .env file:

python -c "from cryptography.fernet import Fernet; print(Fernet.generate_key().decode())"

Features

• Implemented encrypted storage for Zhixue passwords and cookies using Fernet symmetric encryption.
• Persisted login method in session cookie for automatic re-login.
• Added email format validation during registration and login.
• Added secure cookie settings (HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite).

Bug Fixes

• Migrated cookie serialization to JSON format with domain info preservation.

Chores

• Bumped gunicorn from 25.0.3 to 25.1.0.
• Bumped Flask from 3.1.2 to 3.1.3.

Full Changelog: v0.4.2...v0.5.0

v0.4.2

Bug Fixees

• Increased maximum items per page from 10 to 20.

Full Changelog: v0.4.1...v0.4.2

v0.4.1

Bug Fixes

• Added minimum and maximum value constraints for pagination parameters.

Chores

• Fixed test cases for exam instance.

Full Changelog: v0.4.0...v0.4.1

v0.4.0

Features

• Added participant counts to score endpoint.
• Added admin ability to change email verification status.
• Replaced in-memory pagination with database-level LIMIT/OFFSET.

Bug Fixes

• Added checks to prevent index out of range in exam data.
• Added class participant counts to score endpoint.
• Used enqueue for logger thread safety.
• Removed deprecated database fields.
• Dropped unnecessary indexes and updated index definitions.

Chores

• Bumped gunicorn from 23.0.0 to 25.0.3
• Bumped pillow from 12.1.0 to 12.1.1

Full Changelog: v0.3.0...v0.4.0

v0.3.0

Features

• Added support for rate limiting.
• Added support for statistics caching.
• Added /statistics endpoint for system statistics.
• Added school_has_teacher field to zhixue_info for better teacher account management.
• Added support for su_info in user data response.
• Added is_calculated field to Score model.
• Automatic use zhixue method login for digital usernames and fixed agreement handling.
• Standardized JSON error responses for all HTTP exceptions.
• Updated log file names and remove retention settings.

Bug Fixes

• Removed exposed ports for DB/Redis in Docker setup.
• Fixed SQLAlchemy connection pool issues and score-retrieval KeyErrors.
• Fixed query conditions for saved exams and school listing permissions.

Chores

• Updated dependencies.
• Updated testing session type to use cachelib.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/amakerlife/ZhiXue-Lite-backend/commits/v0.3.0