chore(release): v0.3.9 - iced 0.14.0 migration and CI improvements

Release v0.3.9 includes:

## GUI Framework Upgrade
- Complete migration from iced 0.13.1 to iced 0.14.0
- Resolved 82+ breaking API changes including:
  - Space widget API migration
  - Application API builder pattern
  - Checkbox builder pattern
  - Scrollable ID and operations updates
  - Style struct snap field additions
  - Pixels type updates

## CI/CD Improvements
- Added checks:write permission for security-audit workflow
- Fixed artifact naming (matrix.os -> runner.os)
- Migrated from deprecated codecov/test-results-action@v1 to codecov/codecov-action@v5

## Tech Debt Remediation
- Fixed criterion::black_box deprecation (7 occurrences)
- Updated tokio 1.48 -> 1.49
- Applied clippy fixes (unused imports, derive Default)
- Rewrote benchmarks for async StateManager API

## Repository Cleanup
- Closed superseded PRs (#27, #32)
- Pruned 20+ stale remote branches
- Added Claude Code memory bank patterns to .gitignore

## Quality Assurance
- Zero compilation errors
- Zero clippy warnings
- All 62 tests passing

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: doublegate

.gitignore

@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ CLAUDE.local.md
 !docs/
 !to-dos/
 
+# Claude Code memory bank files (auto-generated context files)
+.github/CLAUDE.md
+.github/workflows/CLAUDE.md
+crates/*/CLAUDE.md
+crates/*/src/CLAUDE.md
+
 # CI/CD artifacts
 .github/workflows/*.local.yml
 artifacts/

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to RustIRC 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).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [0.3.9] - 2026-01-10 (iced 0.14.0 Migration & CI Improvements)
+
+### Summary
+Complete GUI framework upgrade from iced 0.13.1 to iced 0.14.0 with 82+ breaking API changes resolved, along with CI/CD improvements and tech debt remediation. This release modernizes the GUI framework while maintaining full backward compatibility with existing functionality.
 
-### Changed - 2026-01-10 (Iced 0.14.0 Migration)
+### Changed
 
-#### GUI Framework Upgrade: Iced 0.13.1 to 0.14.0
+#### GUI Framework Upgrade: iced 0.13.1 to 0.14.0
 - **Major Version Upgrade**: Complete migration from iced 0.13.1 to iced 0.14.0 with 82+ breaking API changes resolved
 - **Key Features**: Reactive rendering improvements, time-travel debugging, and enhanced API design
 
@@ -25,7 +28,29 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - **Style Structs**: Added required `snap: bool` field to `button::Style` and `container::Style`
 - **Pixels Type**: Updated return types from `u16` to `f32` for Pixels trait bounds
 
-#### Files Modified (19 total)
+### Fixed
+
+#### CI/CD Improvements
+- **Security Audit Permissions**: Added `checks: write` permission for proper security-audit workflow execution
+- **Artifact Naming**: Fixed matrix.os to runner.os for consistent artifact naming across platforms
+- **Codecov Migration**: Updated from deprecated codecov/test-results-action@v1 to codecov/codecov-action@v5
+
+#### Tech Debt Remediation
+- **Benchmark Deprecation**: Fixed criterion::black_box to std::hint::black_box (7 occurrences)
+- **Tokio Update**: Updated tokio from 1.48 to 1.49
+- **Clippy Fixes**: Applied clippy recommendations (unused imports, derive Default)
+- **Benchmark Rewrites**: Updated benchmarks for async StateManager API
+
+### Dependencies
+- iced: 0.13.1 -> 0.14.0 (major version with breaking changes)
+- tokio: 1.48 -> 1.49
+
+### Repository Cleanup
+- Closed superseded PRs (#27, #32)
+- Dropped obsolete stashes
+- Pruned 20+ stale remote branches
+
+### Files Modified (19 GUI files)
 - `Cargo.toml` - Version bump to iced 0.14.0
 - `crates/rustirc-gui/src/app.rs` - Application API and rule widget
 - `crates/rustirc-gui/src/dialogs.rs` - Space, checkbox, and max_width APIs
@@ -43,22 +68,33 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `crates/rustirc-gui/src/components/organisms/responsive_layout.rs` - Space widget and Pixels type
 - `crates/rustirc-gui/src/components/organisms/rich_text_editor.rs` - text_input::Status patterns
 
-#### Quality Assurance
+### Quality Assurance
 - **Build Status**: Zero compilation errors
 - **Clippy**: Zero warnings with -D warnings flag
-- **Tests**: All 131 tests passing (unit + doctests)
+- **Tests**: All 62 tests passing (unit tests)
 - **Compatibility**: Full backward compatibility with existing GUI functionality
 
-### Added - 2025-08-26 (Material Design 3 Integration + Dependency Updates)
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Planned for Next Release (Phase 5: Advanced Features)
+- DCC support for file transfers and direct chats
+- Enhanced IRCv3 features (message-tags, server-time, batch)
+- Proxy support (SOCKS5, HTTP)
+- Native desktop notifications
+- Advanced channel management features
+
+## [0.3.8] - 2025-08-26 (Material Design 3 Integration + Dependency Updates)
+
+### Added
 
-#### Material Design 3 Branch Integration Complete (2025-08-26 11:56 PM EDT)
+#### Material Design 3 Branch Integration (2025-08-26)
 - **Branch Merge Success**: Successfully merged `impr_gui` → `main` with comprehensive technical documentation
 - **51 Files Integrated**: 8,475 insertions of Material Design 3 implementation with zero conflicts
 - **Production Deployment**: Complete Material Design 3 implementation now available in main branch
 - **Branch Cleanup**: Removed `impr_gui` branch both locally and remotely after successful integration
 - **Version Tag Update**: v0.3.8 tag updated with comprehensive release notes and technical achievements
 
-#### Comprehensive Dependency Security Updates (2025-08-26 11:52 PM EDT)
+#### Comprehensive Dependency Security Updates
 - **actions/checkout@v5**: Upgraded from v4 with Node.js 24 runtime and enhanced security posture
   - Research via Context7 confirmed zero API breaking changes
   - GitHub-hosted runners fully compatible with minimum runner version v2.327.1
@@ -74,11 +110,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - **Research Methodology**: Each PR analyzed via Context7 + Brave Search for comprehensive security verification
 - **Zero Breaking Changes**: All updates confirmed safe with detailed workflow compatibility analysis
 
-### Previous Additions - 2025-08-25 (GUI Framework Explorations)
+#### GUI Framework Explorations (2025-08-25)
 
-#### New Feature Branches
+##### New Feature Branches
 - **impr_gui branch**: Material Design 3 components for Iced v0.13.1
-  - Comprehensive atomic design architecture (atoms → molecules → organisms)
+  - Comprehensive atomic design architecture (atoms -> molecules -> organisms)
   - Material Design 3 theme with full color system and typography scale
   - Advanced components: RichTextEditor with IRC formatting, ResponsiveLayout, MaterialSidebar
   - Fixed Unicode escape sequences for IRC control characters
@@ -94,13 +130,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Infrastructure
 - Installed system libraries for Dioxus support (webkit2gtk4.1-devel, libsoup3-devel, atk-devel, gtk3-devel)
 
-### Planned for Next Release (Phase 5: Advanced Features)
-- DCC support for file transfers and direct chats
-- Enhanced IRCv3 features (message-tags, server-time, batch)
-- Proxy support (SOCKS5, HTTP)
-- Native desktop notifications
-- Advanced channel management features
-
 ## [0.4.0] - 2025-11-18 (Phase 4 Scripting & Plugins - COMPLETE)
 
 ### Release Highlights 🎉

CLAUDE.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The project prioritizes full compatibility with IRC standards including IRCv3 ex
 
 ## Development Status
 
-**v0.3.8 Enhanced Iced Material Design GUI** (2025-08-26 10:48 PM EDT - Released with Material Demo Fix)
+**v0.3.9 iced 0.14.0 Migration & CI Improvements** (2026-01-10)
 
 - **Phase 1**: Research & Setup ✅ (Complete 2025-08-14)
 - **Phase 2**: Core IRC Engine ✅ (Complete 2025-08-17)
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ The project prioritizes full compatibility with IRC standards including IRCv3 ex
 - **Advanced Interface Features**: Tab completion, key handling, command routing ✅ (Complete 2025-08-21 9:18 PM EDT)
 - **100% Full Implementation**: All code complete with no stubs or placeholders ✅ (Complete 2025-08-21 10:55 PM EDT)
 - **v0.3.5 GitHub Actions Resilience**: Comprehensive sccache HTTP 400 fallback, cross-platform timeout compatibility ✅ (Complete 2025-08-24 1:35 AM EDT)
-- **v0.3.8 Material Design 3 GUI**: Enhanced Iced implementation on impr_gui branch ✅ (100% COMPLETE - ZERO ERRORS!)
-- **GUI Framework**: Material Design 3 with complete serialization architecture
+- **v0.3.8 Material Design 3 GUI**: Enhanced Iced implementation merged to main ✅ (100% COMPLETE - ZERO ERRORS!)
+- **v0.3.9 iced 0.14.0 Migration**: Complete GUI framework upgrade with 82+ breaking API changes resolved ✅
+- **GUI Framework**: Material Design 3 with iced 0.14.0 - reactive rendering, time-travel debugging
 - **Working Features**: typography, input, chip, plus major fixes in 7+ other components (0 errors)
-- **Implementation Complete**: SerializableColor wrapper, Iced 0.13.1 API migration, lifetime management, ALL components fully functional
-- **Current Status**: 100% functional MD3 implementation achieved with production-ready code quality - ZERO errors, ZERO warnings
-- **Interface Status**: Main branch stable, impr_gui branch COMPLETE with 100% functional Material Design 3
+- **Implementation Complete**: SerializableColor wrapper, iced 0.14.0 API migration, lifetime management, ALL components fully functional
+- **Current Status**: 100% functional MD3 implementation with iced 0.14.0 - ZERO errors, ZERO warnings
+- **Interface Status**: Main branch stable with iced 0.14.0 and Material Design 3 integration
 
 The repository now contains:
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ The repository now contains:
 
 - **Language**: Rust
 - **Async Runtime**: Tokio for network I/O
-- **GUI Framework**: Iced 0.13.1 (functional API implementation)
+- **GUI Framework**: Iced 0.14.0 (functional API implementation)
 - **TUI Framework**: ratatui
 - **TLS**: rustls
 - **Scripting**: mlua for Lua integration
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ cargo test
 cargo test -- --nocapture  # Show println! output
 
 # Run the client (multiple modes available)
-cargo run                    # GUI mode (simplified Iced 0.13.1 interface)
+cargo run                    # GUI mode (Iced 0.14.0 interface)
 cargo run -- --cli          # CLI prototype mode for testing
 cargo run -- --tui          # TUI mode with ratatui
 cargo run -- --config path/to/config.toml  # With custom config
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ RustIRC/
 When addressing GUI issues in RustIRC:
 
 1. **IRC Protocol Verification**: Always check field names against protocol definitions (e.g., WHOIS uses `targets` not `target/nickmasks`)
-2. **Iced 0.13.1 Styling**: Use proper border syntax with `0.0.into()` for radius, container styling for pane dividers
+2. **Iced 0.14.0 Styling**: Use proper border syntax with `0.0.into()` for radius, container styling for pane dividers
 3. **Case-Sensitive Filtering**: Handle both "System" and "system" message senders in filtering logic
 4. **State Synchronization**: Use getter methods like `get_filter_state()` to sync UI checkmarks with actual filter states
 

Cargo.lock

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ clap = { version = "4.5.53", features = ["derive"] }
 
 [package]
 name = "rustirc"
-version = "0.3.8"
+version = "0.3.9"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.75.0"
 authors = ["RustIRC Contributors"]

Cargo.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 ![RustIRC Logo](images/RustIRC_Logo.png)
 
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.4.0-blue.svg)](CHANGELOG.md)
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.3.9-blue.svg)](CHANGELOG.md)
 [![Rust Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-1.75%2B-orange.svg)](https://www.rust-lang.org)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT%2FApache--2.0-blue.svg)](LICENSE-MIT)
 [![Tests](https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-62%20passing-success.svg)](.github/workflows/ci.yml)
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 [![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Windows%20%7C%20macOS%20%7C%20Linux-lightgrey.svg)](https://github.com/doublegate/RustIRC)
 [![IRC Protocol](https://img.shields.io/badge/IRC-RFC1459%2F2812-green.svg)](docs/specs/irc-protocol.md)
 [![IRCv3](https://img.shields.io/badge/IRCv3-Full%20Support-brightgreen.svg)](docs/specs/ircv3-extensions.md)
-[![GUI Framework](https://img.shields.io/badge/GUI-Enhanced%20Iced%200.13.1-purple.svg)](docs/architecture-guide.md)
+[![GUI Framework](https://img.shields.io/badge/GUI-Enhanced%20Iced%200.14.0-purple.svg)](docs/architecture-guide.md)
 [![Scripting](https://img.shields.io/badge/scripting-Lua%205.4-blueviolet.svg)](scripts/README.md)
 
 A powerful, modern IRC client built in Rust with an enhanced Material Design 3 interface and comprehensive Lua scripting
 
-**Last Updated**: 2025-11-18 | **Branch**: main - v0.4.0 Phase 4 Scripting Complete
+**Last Updated**: 2026-01-10 | **Branch**: main - v0.3.9 iced 0.14.0 Migration & CI Improvements
 
 [Features](#-features) • [Documentation](#-documentation) • [Development Plan](#-development-plan) • [Architecture](#️-architecture) • [Contributing](#-contributing)
 
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ Built with Rust for memory safety, performance, and cross-platform reliability.
 
 ## 📦 Latest Release
 
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.4.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/doublegate/RustIRC/releases/tag/v0.4.0)
-[![Release Date](https://img.shields.io/badge/released-November%2018%2C%202025-green.svg)](https://github.com/doublegate/RustIRC/releases/tag/v0.4.0)
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.3.9-blue.svg)](https://github.com/doublegate/RustIRC/releases/tag/v0.3.9)
+[![Release Date](https://img.shields.io/badge/released-January%2010%2C%202026-green.svg)](https://github.com/doublegate/RustIRC/releases/tag/v0.3.9)
 
-**Version 0.4.0** - Phase 4 Scripting & Automation Complete
+**Version 0.3.9** - iced 0.14.0 Migration & CI Improvements
 
 ### 📜 Lua Scripting System Highlights
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Built with Rust for memory safety, performance, and cross-platform reliability.
 
 ## 🏗️ Current Development Status
 
-**Last Updated**: November 18, 2025 - v0.4.0 Phase 4 Scripting Complete
+**Last Updated**: January 10, 2026 - v0.3.9 iced 0.14.0 Migration
 
 ### ✅ **Phase 1: Research & Setup** - **COMPLETE** (100%)
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ RustIRC is being developed in 7 carefully planned phases over 24-26 weeks:
 │  │  └─ Feedback (Ripples, Progress, Toasts)                ││
 │  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
 │  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
-│  │  Iced 0.13.1 Enhanced Runtime                           ││
+│  │  Iced 0.14.0 Enhanced Runtime                           ││
 │  │  ├─ WGPU GPU Acceleration                               ││
 │  │  ├─ Custom Shader Pipeline                              ││
 │  │  ├─ Animation Engine (Spring Physics)                   ││
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ RustIRC is being developed in 7 carefully planned phases over 24-26 weeks:
 
 - **Language**: Rust (Edition 2021, MSRV 1.75.0)
 - **Async Runtime**: Tokio (multi-threaded, work-stealing)
-- **GUI Framework**: Enhanced Iced 0.13.1 with Material Design 3
+- **GUI Framework**: Enhanced Iced 0.14.0 with Material Design 3
   - WGPU backend for GPU acceleration
   - Custom shader support
   - Spring-based animation system
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ RustIRC is being developed in 7 carefully planned phases over 24-26 weeks:
 
 ## 🚦 Current Status
 
-**Version**: 0.4.0 - Phase 4 Scripting Complete
+**Version**: 0.3.9 - iced 0.14.0 Migration & CI Improvements
 **Phase**: Phases 1-4 Complete ✅ | Lua Scripting Production Ready 📜
 **Build Status**: All 6 crates compile successfully, 62 tests passing
 **Total Tasks**: 249+ across 7 phases | Phase 4 Lua Scripting 100% complete
@@ -359,7 +359,20 @@ RustIRC is being developed in 7 carefully planned phases over 24-26 weeks:
 - ✅ **Phase 3: User Interface Enhanced** - Iced Material Design 3, TUI (ratatui), CLI prototype, advanced features
 - ✅ **Phase 4: Lua Scripting** - Complete Lua 5.4 engine with 50+ API functions, event hooks, built-in scripts
 
-### 🆕 v0.3.8 Enhanced Iced Material Design Features (August 25, 2025 10:23 PM EDT)
+### 🆕 v0.3.9 iced 0.14.0 Migration & CI Improvements (January 10, 2026)
+
+#### GUI Framework Upgrade
+- **iced 0.14.0**: Complete migration from iced 0.13.1 with 82+ breaking API changes resolved
+- **Key Features**: Reactive rendering improvements, time-travel debugging, enhanced API design
+- **Breaking Changes Fixed**: Space widget API, Application API, checkbox builder pattern, scrollable IDs/operations, text input status, button/container style structs
+
+#### CI/CD Improvements
+- **Security Audit Permissions**: Added `checks: write` for proper security-audit workflow
+- **Artifact Naming**: Fixed matrix.os to runner.os for consistent artifact naming
+- **Codecov Migration**: Updated from deprecated codecov/test-results-action@v1 to codecov/codecov-action@v5
+- **Tech Debt**: Fixed criterion::black_box deprecation, tokio 1.48 to 1.49, clippy fixes
+
+### Previous v0.3.8 Enhanced Iced Material Design Features (August 25, 2025 10:23 PM EDT)
 
 #### Material Design 3 Components Implemented
 
@@ -513,7 +526,7 @@ RustIRC maintains three active development branches exploring different GUI para
 
 #### 🏠 **main Branch** - Stable Iced Implementation
 
-- Iced 0.13.1 functional API
+- Iced 0.14.0 functional API
 - Production-ready GUI
 - Proven stability
 - Full IRC functionality

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustirc-core"
-version = "0.3.8"
+version = "0.3.9"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["RustIRC Contributors"]
 description = "Core functionality for RustIRC client"

crates/rustirc-core/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustirc-gui"
-version = "0.3.8"
+version = "0.3.9"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["RustIRC Contributors"]
 description = "GUI implementation for RustIRC"

crates/rustirc-gui/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustirc-plugins"
-version = "0.3.8"
+version = "0.3.9"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["RustIRC Contributors"]
 description = "Plugin system for RustIRC"

crates/rustirc-plugins/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustirc-protocol"
-version = "0.3.8"
+version = "0.3.9"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["RustIRC Contributors"]
 description = "IRC protocol implementation for RustIRC"