New Features and Code Improvements
New Features
1. Password Protection Support
- Password Detection Module: Implemented password detection functionality for ZIP, RAR, and 7z formats
- Secure Password Dialog: Added secure password input interface with comprehensive error handling
- Protected File Handling: Enhanced capability for processing password-protected archive files
2. Update Management System
- GitHub PAT Integration: Implemented secure storage and validation of GitHub Personal Access Tokens (PAT)
- Automatic Update Mechanism: Added automatic update detection, download, and installation workflow
- Backup and Recovery: Implemented seamless backup and recovery functionality during update processes
3. Theme System
- Automatic Theme Switching: Implemented system theme detection and synchronization
- Dark/Light Mode Support: Added complete dark and light theme support
- Theme Persistence: User theme selections persist across application restarts
4. Settings Management System
- Real-time Auto-save: Implemented real-time automatic saving for settings dialogs
- Status Label Display: Added visual feedback for save status
- Settings Validation: Implemented validation for configuration items
5. Archive Management Tools
- ZIP Processing Tools: Added complete ZIP file creation, extraction, and modification functionality
- Progress Tracking: Added detailed progress display for archive operations
- Content Listing: Implemented archive file content viewing functionality
Code Improvements
1. Architecture Refactoring
- Modular Design: Refactored code into a more modular architecture for improved maintainability
- Component Separation: Achieved clear separation between UI components and business logic
- Dependency Injection: Improved dependency relationship management between components
2. UI Framework Migration
- wxPython to PySide6 Migration: Completed full migration from wxPython to PySide6 (Qt6)
- Modernized UI: Implemented a more modern, fluid user interface design
- Responsive Layout: Improved interface layout responsiveness and adaptability
3. Error Handling and Logging
- Comprehensive Error Handling: Implemented complete exception catching and handling mechanisms
- Structured Logging System: Added structured logging system
- User-Friendly Error Messages: Improved user-friendliness of error messages
4. Performance Optimization
- Asynchronous Operations: Converted time-consuming operations to asynchronous execution for better UI responsiveness
- Memory Management: Optimized memory usage and reduced memory leak risks
- Resource Loading: Improved resource loading and management methods
5. Security Enhancements
- Secure Storage: Implemented secure credential storage using macOS Keychain
- Input Validation: Added comprehensive input validation and sanitization mechanisms
- Permission Management: Improved application permission management and requests
6. Build System Improvements
- Dual Architecture Support: Implemented dual architecture builds for ARM64 and Intel Macs
- Dependency Management: Improved dependency management and version control during build processes
- Automated CI/CD: Enhanced GitHub Actions workflow automation
7. Code Quality Enhancement
- Type Hints: Added comprehensive Python type hints
- Docstrings: Improved function and class documentation strings
- Code Standards: Unified code style and naming conventions
Summary
These new features and code improvements collectively constitute a comprehensive upgrade from version 1.0.0 pre2 to the current 2.0.0 version, not only enhancing application functionality but also significantly improving code quality and user experience.
The most significant changes include:
- Complete UI framework migration from wxPython to PySide6 (Qt6)
- Implementation of password protection and secure credential management
- Addition of automatic update management system
- Enhanced theme system with automatic switching
- Improved build system supporting dual architecture (ARM64 and Intel)
- Comprehensive code refactoring for better maintainability and performance