Release 0.7.3

Major Features and Improvements

• New Feature:
  • Rename project name to 'TeachLink'
  • Introduced a :core:analytics module and integrated Firebase to facilitate better data analytics and user engagement tracking.
• Codebase Refactor:
  • Optimized module dependencies, reducing build complexity and enhancing maintenance and performance. (fixes #101)
• UI Refinements:
  • integrate FakeRetrofitAtNetwork for API mock (fixes #114)

Bug Fixes and Other Changes

• CI/CD:
  • Integrate tl.android.lint plugin for unified Lint configurations across modules (#122)
  • Add :core:data-test module for replacing fake objects during Testing
  • Implement automated dependency updates

Release 0.7.0

Major Features and Improvements

• New Feature:

  • Launched the HomeScreen page, offering a personalized homepage display.

• Testing Paradigm Enhanced:

  • UI Test: Introduced UI tests for the NavigationUi and AtAppStateTest to ensure their proper functionality.
  • End To End Test: Implemented comprehensive End To End Testing for the Navigation flow, ensuring seamless user experience and functionality across the application.

• UI Refinements:

  • Added navigation text string resources in Chinese to cater to a wider audience and improve app localization.
  • Enhanced contrast between the WelcomeScreen slogan and the background image (#29).
  • Incorporated Gilroy font as the app's default font.
  • Adjusted app font sizes and related design elements to ensure readability and a visually pleasing interface across various devices and screen sizes.

Bug Fixes and Other Changes

• Bug Fixes:

  • Resolved an issue with misalignment and color discrepancies of the WelcomeScreen slogan on tablets in portrait mode. (#26)

• CI/CD:

  • Implemented a spotless check job to ensure code cleanliness and consistency.
  • Added a lint check job to automatically identify potential bugs and improve code quality.
  • Integrated screenshot testing to capture and review UI appearances for various screen sizes and configurations.

• Chore:

  • Added GitHub templates for PR, bug reporting, project setup improvement, and feature requests to streamline development processes and enhance collaboration.

Release 0.6.0

Major Features and Improvements

• Testing Paradigm Enhanced:

  • UI Test: Introduced UI tests for the ContactMeScreen to ensure its proper functionality.
  • Integration Test: Performed integration tests across the app to ensure seamless navigation and user experience.

• UI Refinements:

  • Implemented Edge-to-Edge design for a more immersive user experience.
  • Revamped the WelcomeScreen to offer a contemporary and refreshing user interface.
  • Refined the app's color scheme for improved visual coherence and aesthetics.
  • Implemented adaptive layouts, ensuring the app's interface adjusts to various screen sizes.

• New Feature:

  • Launched the ContactMeScreen page, offering a dedicated space for users to reach out.
  • Introduced a SplashScreen to greet users during app startup, enhancing the initial user experience.
  • Deployed a popup dialog to notify users when certain functionalities are unavailable.
  • Added an App Bottom Bar for Compact Screen Size devices.
  • Added an App Navigation Rail for Medium Screen Size devices.
  • Added an App Navigation Drawer for Expanded Screen Size devices.

Bug Fixes and Other Changes

• CI/CD:
  • Initiated a Continuous Integration (CI) process, facilitating more efficient and streamlined development workflows.
• Chore:
  • Refined module dependency management for improved code maintenance.
  • Added DataStore as a local lightweight storage solution, e.g., user preferences.

Release 0.5.0

Breaking Changes

• Gradle Evolution: Migrated to Android Gradle Plugin version 8.1.0-rc01. If you're using an older version of Android Studio, ensure you check for compatibility issues.

Major Features and Improvements

• Testing Paradigm Enhanced:

  • UI Test - Robot Pattern: Adopted the Robot Pattern for UI testing to enhance test readability and maintainability.
  • Unit Testing: Expanded the unit test suite to cover core functionality, ensuring software robustness.

• UI Refinements:

  • Introduced subtle tweaks in various UI components.
  • Enhanced user experience on the ScheduleScreen page with intuitive textual indicators such as "Loading..." and the "🛠️ LoadFailed" status message, providing real-time feedback to users.

• Codebase Refactor: Undertook a comprehensive refactoring of the feature:teacherschedule screen, promoting modularity and scalability.

Bug Fixes and Other Changes

• Performance Tuning: Fine-tuned the UI performance of the ScheduleScreen page. Significantly reduced the recomposition occurrences of the TimeListItem Compose during scroll operations, ensuring a smoother user experience.

Release.Compose.v2

Tag：Release.Compose.v2

這個版本沒有新增甚麼功能，主要是 Chore 相關調整。
回退 AGP 版本使得當前 Android Studio 正式版(Flamingo) 得以建構。

• Chore: 遷移 Gradle groovy to kts。
• Chore: #2 Roll back Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) to v7.4.2

Release.Compose

Tag：Release.Compose

基於 Release.MVI 迭代，特點：

• 遵循 Google 官方最新架構指南 Modern Android Development (現代 Android 開發方法) 。
• View：View 完全遷移至 Compose UI
• Jetpack：Navigation 遷移至 Compose Navigation
• DesignSystem： Material 2 遷移至 Material 3 ，並提供暗黑主題。
• 完全捨棄 Fragment

Release.MVVM

Tag：Release.MVVM

特點：

• 模組化結構
• Single Activity
• Kotlin：Flow, Coroutines
• Network：Retrofit2
• Jetpack：Navigation
• Jetpack：LifeCycle
• DI：Hilt
• Architecture：MVVM

Release.MVI

Tag：Release.MVI

基於 Release.MVVM 迭代，特點：

• Architecture：MVVM 遷移至 MVI，遵循 Android 官方應用架構指南。