Changelog

21 May 2026

User search and registration fixes

• Fixed user search functionality and improved search accuracy
• Prevented users from registering with usernames of deleted accounts

17 May 2026

Event posts engagement

• Users can now like and comment on event posts, enabling social engagement on timeline events

Enhanced profile statistics

• Added monthly average statistics to provide better usage insights
• Improved timesince display for more human-readable timestamps
• Fixed toys owned count calculation

Code improvements and cleanup

• Removed default toy assignment logic for cleaner session tracking
• Extracted and reorganized statistics code for better maintainability
• Added pagination URL generation utility
• Removed deprecated profile properties and database migrations

15 May 2026

Session and profile fixes

• Fixed session deletion flow in "My Sessions" so deleted entries refresh correctly
• Updated toy list thumbnails in "My Sessions" to use optimized thumbnail images

UI and readability improvements

• Added a loading state when switching dashboard tabs and when navigating tab history
• Improved long-word wrapping in feed posts to prevent layout overflow
• Adjusted dashboard session table header colors for better theme consistency

14 May 2026

Profile stats enhancements

• Added "Avg. session duration" stat — average time per session
• Added "Avg. daily usage" stat — average daily usage since first toy usage
• Improved variable naming for better template maintainability

Profile view fixes

• Fixed anonymous visitors seeing HTMX navbar requests for authenticated content
• Corrected template context shadowing bug that broke navbar authentication checks
• Removed redundant database query in profile view

10 May 2026

HTMX-powered tabs

• Tabs across the app now load content on demand instead of rendering all tabs at once
• Dashboard, profile, and toy detail pages all use the new tab system
• Browser back/forward buttons navigate between tabs correctly
• Tab state is preserved in the URL via query parameters (?tab=, ?page=)
• Sharing a URL with tab parameters opens directly to that tab

Feed pagination

• Feed on the dashboard and profile pages now uses page-number pagination
• Current page position is tracked in the URL for easy sharing and navigation

Chat improvements

• Chat now fills the full available screen height and scrolls to the latest messages
• Switching away from the chat tab properly closes the connection

Profile stats

• User profiles now show "Last user activity" with a human-readable timestamp
• Fixed toys owned count to only include DIY toys that are also owned by the user

Static assets

• Switched to compressed manifest-based static file storage to avoid browser cache issues

9 May 2026

Navigation drawer

• Replaced the dropdown user menu with a right-side drawer for easier navigation
• Navigation menu is now accessible to all visitors, not just logged-in users
• Anonymous visitors can browse toys, search users, and access the changelog

User search improvements

• Added pagination to the user search results
• Added sorting options (by username, last activity)
• Faster search with improved debounce timing

Running session indicators

• Users with an active session now show a live indicator on their profile and in search results
• Running session advice displayed on user profiles
• Indicator tooltip shows additional context

Image thumbnails

• Thumbnails now properly fit the specified dimensions instead of stretching

8 May 2026

Dependencies update

• Updated all Python dependencies to their latest versions
• Updated CI/CD GitHub Actions packages
• Applied code formatting with Ruff

8 April 2026

Security improvements

• Added HTML sanitization (nh3) to protect against XSS in user-submitted content
• Improved security settings and vulnerability fixes
• Added exception capturing in models for better error tracking

Infrastructure

• Switched WebSocket channels backend to Redis for improved reliability
• Moved browser reload middleware to debug-only

7 April 2026

Redis caching

• Added Redis as a caching layer for faster page loads
• Improved performance on the dashboard (active sessions), feed, user search, and toy search

Code cleanup

• Removed deprecated stats app and unused legacy code
• Consolidated text utilities into the shared utils module
• Cleaned up unused imports, template tags, and shell commands

2 April 2026

Structured error handling

• Unified error response format across the entire application
• Errors now show field names and error codes for clearer feedback
• Added request correlation IDs for easier debugging and support
• Frontend error modal updated to display structured messages
• Fixed a bug where duplicate timestamp errors were silently ignored

1 April 2026

Timeline events

• New event posts in the feed: users can create timeline events tied to their active session
• Event creation requires an active session with a toy — disabled otherwise
• Event types dropdown auto-reloads when starting or stopping a session
• Full CRUD support: create, edit timestamp, and delete event posts
• Comprehensive test suite (13 tests) for active session validation

31 March 2026

Improved image blur

• Reworked the NSFW image blur system using Alpine.js for smoother toggling
• Blur toggle now works consistently across all pages (feed, search, toys, profiles)
• Non-logged-in users can now toggle blur on images
• Centralized blur component for easier maintenance

Toy at timestamp

• New service that finds which toy a user was using at any given moment
• Feed posts now show the toy being used when the post was created
• 11 new tests covering all edge cases (paused sessions, multiple toys, etc.)

29 March 2026

Post following

• Added a management command to create following relations for existing posts

24 March 2026

Feed refactor

• Extracted reusable feed components (post card, empty state, load more button)
• Eliminated duplicated template code across feed views
• Added dedicated JavaScript for feed form interactions

User profile feed

• User profiles now show their feed posts in a dedicated tab

23 March 2026

Edit text posts

• Users can now edit their text posts after publishing
• Added text formatting support with mention parsing