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title: Community bonding
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author: Harshit Gandhi
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<!--
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SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
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SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Harshit Gandhi <gandhiharshit716@gmail.com>
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## Meeting 1: Introductory Call
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**Date:** May 12, 2025
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**Attendees:**
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- Entire FOSSology community
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### Summary:
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- The first community bonding call for GSoC 2025 was conducted.
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- All participants — including organization admins, mentors, and fellow contributors — introduced themselves.
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- We discussed overall expectations, summer goals, communication channels, and collaboration practices for the duration of the project.
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> _Note: I haven't begun my project contributions yet, as I'm awaiting a one-on-one meeting with Shaheem to gain clearer insights into the project scope and direction._
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## Meeting 2
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**Date:** May 22, 2025
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**Attendees:**
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- [Harshit Gandhi](https://github.com/harshitg927)
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- [Shaheem Azmal M MD](https://github.com/shaheemazmalmmd)
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### Summary:
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- Discussed and clarified the overall project scope, requirements, and objectives.
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- Resolved questions regarding the existing MONK BULK agent.
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- Gained clarity on the structure and purpose of the new database table that needs to be created.
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- Established initial development milestones — starting with the UI implementation, followed by backend development.
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- Explored potential programming languages for the new agent to improve performance.
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title: Week 1
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author: Harshit Gandhi
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tags: [gsoc25]
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SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
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SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Harshit Gandhi <gandhiharshit716@gmail.com>
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# Week 1
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_(June 2, 2025 - June 9, 2025)_
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## Meeting 1
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Meeting for this week didn't take place
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## Progress
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- I connect with my assigned mentors and gained more clarity about FOSSology's codebase architecture.
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- I created some wireframes of how the text management page should look like where the user will be able to perform CRUD operations on the custom text phrases.
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title: Week 2
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author: Harshit Gandhi
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tags: [gsoc25]
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SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
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SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Harshit Gandhi <gandhiharshit716@gmail.com>
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# Week 2
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_(June 10, 2025 - June 16, 2025)_
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## Meeting 1
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Meeting for this week didn't happen because I was busy with my end semester examinations
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## Progress
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Didn't make much progress this week because of my end semester examinations, but still got some work done this week.
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- Created a new page under Admin --> Text Management to allow the user to perform CRUD operations for the custom text phrases he want to add.
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- For this, I created a new table called custom_phrase table and made the creation of this table with the existing build process of FOSSology.
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- Tested everything with both docker build process and bare metal installation setup of FOSSology.
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### Implementation of the new page
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I divided the implementation of the new page into 4 steps.
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- Database Foundation
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- Backend Logic
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- User Interface
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- Comprehensive Test Coverage
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## Feature Architecture
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The implementation follows FOSSology's plugin architecture and MVC pattern:
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├── Database Layer (PostgreSQL)
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│ ├── custom_phrase table
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│ └── Migration scripts
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├── Backend Layer (PHP)
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│ ├── AdminCustomTextManagement controller
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│ └── Database operations
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├── Frontend Layer (Twig Templates + JavaScript)
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│ ├── Management interface
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│ ├── Edit/Add forms
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│ └── Ajax interactions
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└── Testing Layer
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└── Unit tests for functionality
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```
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### Key Features Implemented
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- **Full CRUD Operations**: Create, read, update, and delete custom text phrases
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- **License Association**: Link custom text to specific licenses in the system
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- **User Tracking**: Track who created and manages each custom text entry
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- **Status Management**: Active/inactive toggle for text entries
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- **Ajax-powered Interface**: Responsive UI with real-time updates
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- **Form Validation**: Comprehensive input validation and error handling
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- **DataTables Integration**: Professional table interface with sorting, pagination, and search
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## Implementation Steps
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#### 1st Step taken: Database Foundation
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- **Database Migration**: Created migration from version 4.3.0 to 4.4.0
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- **Table Structure**: Implemented `custom_phrase` table with complete schema
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- **Performance Optimization**: Added strategic indexes
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- **Permissions Setup**: Configured proper database permissions
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#### 2nd Step taken: Backend Logic
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- **Controller Implementation**: Full CRUD operations
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- **Security Integration**: Admin permission checks
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- **Ajax Endpoints**: Real-time data operations
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- **Form Validation**: Input validation and error handling
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#### 3rd Step taken: User Interface
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- **Management Interface**: Professional DataTables-based listing
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- **Form Interface**: User-friendly add/edit forms
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- **Responsive Design**: Mobile-friendly interface
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- **Ajax Integration**: Seamless user experience
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#### 4th Step taken: Comprehensive Test Coverage
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- **Unit Tests**: Comprehensive test coverage
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- **Access Testing**: Admin privilege verification
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- **Form Testing**: UI element validation
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- **Smoke Testing**: Basic functionality verification
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## Technical Implementation Details
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### Database Schema
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The `custom_phrase` table was designed with the following structure:
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```sql
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CREATE TABLE custom_phrase (
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cp_pk SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, -- Auto-incrementing primary key
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rf_fk INTEGER REFERENCES license_ref(rf_pk), -- Foreign key to license
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user_fk INTEGER, -- User who created the entry
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group_fk INTEGER, -- Group association
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text TEXT NOT NULL, -- Main custom text content
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acknowledgement TEXT, -- Acknowledgement text
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comments TEXT, -- Additional comments
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created_date TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, -- Creation timestamp
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is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE -- Active/inactive status
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);
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```
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**Key Design Features:**
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- Foreign key relationship to `license_ref` for data integrity
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- Audit trail with user tracking and timestamps
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- Soft delete mechanism using `is_active` flag
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- Performance indexes on commonly queried fields
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### Backend Controller Features
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The `AdminCustomTextManagement` controller implements:
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**Core Functionality:**
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- Full CRUD operations with proper validation
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- Admin-only access with authentication checks
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- Ajax endpoints for real-time operations
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- POST-redirect-GET pattern to prevent duplicate submissions
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**Security Implementation:**
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- Input validation and sanitization
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- SQL injection prevention with parameterized queries
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- XSS protection using proper output escaping
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- CSRF protection and admin access control
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**Ajax Endpoints:**
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```php
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GET ?action=get_phrases // Data retrieval for DataTables
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POST ?action=delete // Phrase deletion
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POST ?action=toggle // Status toggle
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```
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### Frontend User Interface
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**Management Interface Features:**
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- Professional DataTables-based listing with sorting and pagination
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- Ajax-powered data loading for better performance
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- Real-time operations (delete/status toggle) without page refresh
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- Responsive design for different screen sizes
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**Form Interface Features:**
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- User-friendly add/edit forms with proper validation
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- Context-aware submit buttons (Save/Update)
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- License dropdown integration
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- Text truncation for better readability in table view
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**User Experience Enhancements:**
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- Confirmation dialogs for destructive operations
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- Loading states and visual feedback
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- Full internationalization support
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- Scrollable content for overflow handling
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```javascript
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// Key functionality implementation
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function createBrowseTable() {
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{ sTitle: "Edit", sClass: "center", bSearchable: false },
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{ sTitle: "Text", sClass: "left", bSearchable: true },
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// ... more columns
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];
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function deletePhrase(phraseId) {
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/* Ajax deletion with confirmation */
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function togglePhraseStatus(phraseId, currentStatus) {
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/* Status toggle via Ajax */
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### Testing Implementation
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**Test Coverage Areas:**
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- Admin access control verification
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- Page navigation and element presence
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- Form functionality and field rendering
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- Basic smoke testing for core features
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**Test Methods Implemented:**
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```php
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function testAdminCustomTextManagementAccess() {
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// Verify admin can access the management page
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// Check for proper page elements and navigation
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function testAddCustomText() {
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// Ensure validation elements are present
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```
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**Testing Framework:**
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- Built on FOSSology's `fossologyTestCase` extension
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- Browser automation for UI testing
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- Custom assertion methods for validation
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## Week Summary
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### What was accomplished:
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- **Full-Stack Feature**: Complete implementation from database to user interface
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- **Security Focus**: Comprehensive security measures including input validation, XSS protection, and admin access control
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- **Professional UI**: DataTables integration with Ajax-powered interface
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- **Test Coverage**: Basic smoke tests for critical functionality
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- **Performance**: Strategic database indexing and efficient query design
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### Technical Highlights:
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- Database migration system integration
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- POST-redirect-GET pattern for form security
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- Real-time Ajax operations without page refresh
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- Responsive design with mobile-friendly interface
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- Proper error handling and validation throughout
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### Security Implementation:
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```php
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```
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### Files Modified/Created:
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1. `install/db/dbmigrate_4.3-4.4.php` - Database migration
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2. `src/www/ui/core-schema.dat` - Schema update
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3. `src/www/ui/page/AdminCustomTextManagement.php` - Main controller (357 lines)
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4. `src/www/ui/template/admin_custom_text_management.html.twig` - Management interface
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5. `src/www/ui/template/admin_custom_text_edit.html.twig` - Add/edit form
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6. `src/www/ui_tests/BasicTests/AdminCustomTextManagementTest.php` - Unit tests
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### Testing Status:
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- Basic functionality tests passing
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- Admin access control verified
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- Form rendering and navigation tested
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- Ready for integration with FOSSology build process
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### Future Enhancements Planned:
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- Bulk operations for multiple entries
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- Rich text editor integration
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- Advanced search and filtering
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- API endpoints for external integrations

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