daily-notification-plugin/docs/progress/01-CHANGELOG-WORK.md

Development Changelog

Purpose: Development changelog tracking work-in-progress changes, refactors, and improvements (not the release CHANGELOG.md).
Owner: Development Team
Last Updated: 2025-12-23 (ChatGPT feedback response - Priority 1 & 2.2 complete)
Status: active

For release notes, see CHANGELOG.md.

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2025-12-22

P3 Complete — Performance, Observability & Developer Experience

• 2025-12-22 — P3.1 COMPLETE: Performance optimization & metrics
  • Created metrics contract infrastructure (src/core/metrics.ts) with PerformanceMetric interface, MetricsCollector interface, and InMemoryMetricsCollector class
  • Instrumented recovery paths (Android ReactivationManager.kt + iOS DailyNotificationReactivationManager.swift) with timing
  • Instrumented database operations (Android ReactivationManager.kt) with timing and slow query warnings (> 100ms)
  • Created performance characteristics documentation (docs/PERFORMANCE.md) with expected performance benchmarks
  • Verification: All instrumentation non-invasive, CI passes, performance docs linked in index
• 2025-12-22 — P3.2 COMPLETE: Enhanced observability
  • Expanded event coverage: Added 9 new event codes (RECOVERY_START, RECOVERY_COMPLETE, RECOVERY_ERROR, DB_QUERY_START, DB_QUERY_COMPLETE, DB_QUERY_ERROR, STATE_TRANSITION, BACKGROUND_TASK_START, BACKGROUND_TASK_COMPLETE, BACKGROUND_TASK_ERROR)
  • Implemented structured metrics export: exportMetrics() (JSON export) and getMetricsSummary() (lightweight summary)
  • Enhanced error context: logError() method with structured error data including DailyNotificationError codes and stack traces
  • Added opt-in diagnostic mode: enableDiagnosticMode(), disableDiagnosticMode(), isDiagnosticMode(), getDiagnosticInfo() methods
  • Enhanced error serialization: Added toJSON() method to DailyNotificationError class
  • Verification: All observability enhancements non-invasive, CI passes, no breaking changes
• 2025-12-22 — P3.3 COMPLETE: Developer experience improvements
  • Enhanced error messages: Added ERROR_GUIDANCE constant with actionable guidance and platform hints for all error codes
  • Added NOT_SUPPORTED error code for platform-specific operations
  • Updated web.ts to use DailyNotificationError instead of plain Error
  • Debug helpers: Added getDebugState() method to web.ts (throws NOT_SUPPORTED for web)
  • Type tightening: Enhanced ScheduleWithStatus with status field ('active' | 'paused' | 'error')
  • Integration examples: Created docs/examples/QUICK_START.md and docs/examples/COMMON_PATTERNS.md
  • Verification: All changes non-breaking, CI passes, examples linked in index
• 2025-12-22 — P3.4 COMPLETE: Documentation polish
  • Enhanced public API JSDoc: Improved documentation for createSchedule(), updateSchedule(), deleteSchedule(), enableSchedule() with parameter details, examples, and error documentation
  • Created troubleshooting guide: docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md covering CI failures, packaging, platform tests, build, permissions, recovery, performance
  • Created getting started guide: docs/GETTING_STARTED.md with installation, platform setup, and basic usage
  • Updated documentation index: Linked all new documentation in docs/00-INDEX.md
  • Verification: All documentation follows established structure with drift guards, CI passes
• 2025-12-22 — TypeScript Error Fix: Fixed JSDoc parse error in definitions.ts
  • Root Cause: The */ sequence in cron expression '0 0 */6 * *' inside JSDoc example was being interpreted by TypeScript as the end of a JSDoc comment, causing parse errors
  • Fix: Changed cron expression from '0 0 */6 * *' to '0 0,6,12,18 * * *' (same meaning - every 6 hours) to avoid the */ sequence
  • Additional Fixes: Removed problematic JSDoc example from saveContentCache() and changed template literal in getSchedulesWithStatus() example to string concatenation
  • Verification: TypeScript compiles successfully (0 errors), build passes, all JSDoc examples remain functional

ChatGPT Feedback Response (2025-12-23)

• 2025-12-23 — Priority 1 Complete: Quick wins addressing ChatGPT code review feedback
  • Version Unification: Normalized all version headers to match package.json (1.0.11)
    • Updated README.md: 2.2.0 → 1.0.11
    • Updated src/definitions.ts: 2.0.0 → 1.0.11
    • Created scripts/check-version-consistency.sh for automated validation
    • Integrated version check into scripts/verify.sh
    • Documented package.json as source of truth
  • Repo Hygiene: Strengthened .gitignore and removed tracked build artifacts
    • Added *.tar.gz, build/reports/, .gradle/nb-cache/ to .gitignore
    • Removed tracked .gradle/ files from git (4 files)
    • Strengthened Android .gradle/ exclusions
  • Documentation: Created docs/FEEDBACK-RESPONSE-PLAN.md with prioritized action plan
  • Verification: Version check passes, repo hygiene improved, all changes committed
• 2025-12-23 — Priority 2.2 Complete: TODO classification and inventory
  • Classification Complete: Classified all 34 TODOs into actionable categories
    • Must Ship: 7 items (rolling window logic, TTL validation, database operations)
    • Nice-to-Have: 2 items (performance metrics/statistics)
    • Future (Phase 2/3): 19 items (explicitly deferred features)
    • TypeScript Stubs: 3 items (iOS-specific stubs, may be intentional)
    • Android: 0 TODOs found (all TODOs are in iOS code)
  • Documentation: Created docs/TODO-CLASSIFICATION.md with detailed inventory
  • Next Steps: Create GitHub issues for 7 Must Ship items, document Phase 2 features
  • Verification: All TODOs classified, critical items identified, documentation complete
• 2025-12-23 — Priority 3 Complete: CI/CD infrastructure
  • GitHub Actions Workflows: Created .github/workflows/ci.yml with three jobs
    • Node/TS job: Lint, typecheck, build, local CI (./ci/run.sh), package check
    • Android job: Tests and lint with graceful fallbacks for standalone plugin context
    • iOS job: Build and tests on macOS runner with graceful fallbacks
  • Graceful Fallbacks: All jobs handle missing gradlew/workspace gracefully (expected in standalone context)
  • Verification: Workflow file created, follows GitHub Actions best practices, ready for merge gates
• 2025-12-23 — Priority 4 Complete: Packaging fixes
  • Workspace Package Dist: Added packages/*/dist/ and packages/*/build/ to .gitignore
  • Verification: No dist/ artifacts are tracked in git, prevents future commits
• 2025-12-23 — Priority 5 Complete: Documentation consolidation
  • README Enhancement: Added Quick Start section with entry point links
    • Links to Getting Started guide, Quick Start examples, Common Patterns, Troubleshooting
  • Compatibility Matrix: Added comprehensive compatibility information
    • Capacitor versions table with status indicators
    • Android requirements (minSdk 23, targetSdk 35, permissions)
    • iOS requirements (iOS 13.0+)
    • Electron requirements (20+)
    • Platform support summary table
  • Behavioral Contracts: Added section documenting guaranteed vs best-effort behaviors
    • Guaranteed: Monotonic watermark, idempotency, TTL semantics, schedule persistence, recovery
    • Best-effort: Delivery in Doze mode, background fetch timing, battery optimization
  • Verification: README structure improved, all requested documentation added

Changed

• 2025-12-22 — P2.6 COMPLETE: Type safety cleanup — eliminated all any usages except documented TypeScript mixin limitation
  • Batch 1: Replaced any return types in src/vite-plugin.ts with concrete types (UserConfig, { code: string; map: null })
  • Audit Result: Codebase already follows type safety best practices; all external boundaries use unknown, all data payloads use Record<string, unknown>
  • Remaining Exception: src/utils/PlatformServiceMixin.ts:258 — any[] required for TypeScript mixin pattern (documented with inline comment)
  • Verification: rg '\bany\b' src/ returns zero matches except documented exception; TypeScript compilation passes
  • CI Status: All checks pass (./ci/run.sh); P2.6 closed out in progress docs
• 2025-12-22 — P2.7 COMPLETE: Created docs/SYSTEM_INVARIANTS.md — single authoritative document naming and explaining all enforced invariants
• 2025-12-22 — P2.1 COMPLETE: Schema versioning strategy — iOS explicit version tracking in CoreData metadata
  • Implementation: Added SCHEMA_VERSION constant and checkSchemaVersion() method in PersistenceController
  • Approach: Version stored in NSPersistentStore metadata (non-intrusive, observability contract)
  • Behavior: Version logged on store load; mismatches logged as warnings (not blocked)
  • Documentation: Added schema versioning strategy section to ios/Plugin/README.md with migration contract
  • Parity: iOS now has explicit version tracking matching Android's Room versioning approach
  • Verification: CI passes; version logging verified; parity matrix updated
• 2025-12-22 — P2.2 COMPLETE: Combined edge case tests — added 3 resilience test scenarios
  • Scenario A: DST boundary + duplicate delivery + cold start (must-have)
    • Tests recovery idempotency under DST transitions
    • Verifies only one logical delivery recorded after dedupe
    • Validates next notification time is DST-consistent
  • Scenario B: Rollover + duplicate delivery + cold start (must-have)
    • Tests rollover idempotency under re-entry
    • Verifies duplicate delivery doesn't double-apply state transitions
    • Validates cold start reconciliation produces correct state
  • Scenario C: Schema version metadata + cold start recovery (nice-to-have)
    • Confirms P2.1 schema version metadata is present and logged
    • Verifies version check doesn't interfere with recovery
  • Implementation: Added to ios/Tests/DailyNotificationRecoveryTests.swift
  • Test Labels: All tests labeled with @resilience @combined-scenarios comments
  • Verification: Tests runnable via xcodebuild on macOS; skipped on Linux CI (expected)
• 2025-12-22 — P2.3 COMPLETE: Android combined edge case tests — achieved parity with iOS P2.2
  • P2.3.1: Enabled Android test infrastructure
    • Added AndroidX test dependencies (JUnit, Robolectric, Room testing, coroutines-test)
    • Enabled unit tests in android/build.gradle (removed disabled test configuration)
    • Created test directory structure: android/src/test/java/com/timesafari/dailynotification/
  • P2.3.2: Created test infrastructure helpers
    • Created TestDBFactory.kt with in-memory Room database factory
    • Added data injection helpers: invalid schedules, duplicate schedules, DST boundary, past schedules
    • Similar to iOS TestDBFactory.swift but uses Room in-memory databases
  • P2.3.3: Implemented 3 combined test scenarios
    • Scenario A: test_combined_dst_boundary_duplicate_delivery_cold_start() - DST + duplicate + cold start
    • Scenario B: test_combined_rollover_duplicate_delivery_cold_start() - Rollover + duplicate + cold start
    • Scenario C: test_combined_schema_version_cold_start_recovery() - Schema version + cold start
  • Parity: Android now has automated combined edge case tests matching iOS P2.2 intent
  • Implementation: Added to android/src/test/java/com/timesafari/dailynotification/DailyNotificationRecoveryTests.kt
  • Test Labels: All tests labeled with @resilience @combined-scenarios comments
  • Verification: Tests runnable via ./gradlew test on Android environment
• 2025-12-22 — P1.5b COMPLETE: Moved iOS/App test harness out of published tree
  • Action: Moved ios/App/ to test-apps/ios-app-legacy/ (legacy test harness)
  • Rationale: Test harness should not be in published package tree
  • Active Test App: test-apps/ios-test-app/ remains the active test app
  • Verification: Confirmed ios/App no longer appears in npm pack --dry-run output
  • Impact: Cleaner package structure, test harness clearly separated from library code
• P1.5 COMPLETE: Documentation consolidation phase finished
  • Step 1: Updated docs/00-INDEX.md to elevate contracts and progress docs as authoritative
  • Step 2: Added drift guards (Purpose, Owner, Last Updated, Status) to all progress docs
  • Step 3: Archived consolidation artifacts to docs/_archive/2025-12-16-consolidation/
  • Step 4: Archived legacy iOS checklist; added cross-references to testing, integration, and deployment docs
  • Step 5: Documented CI contracts as policy-as-code in ci/README.md; standardized archive directory to docs/_archive/
• Fixed exports["./web"] paths in package.json (now points to actual built files: dist/esm/web.{js,d.ts})
• Tightened package.json "files" field to exclude ios/App/ and Xcode user state files
• Enhanced verify.sh forbidden files check to include ios/App/ pattern and additional editor/macOS junk files
• Moved GitHub Actions workflow to docs/_reference/ (reference only, not used)
• Established local CI as single source of truth (./ci/run.sh)
• P1.4: Created shared core types module (src/core/)
  • Migrated observability.ts to use core/events (EVENT_CODES, EventLog)
  • Migrated definitions.ts to re-export core contracts/enums instead of duplicating
  • Migrated web.ts to use canonical types from core
• P1.4: Enhanced verify.sh with core module purity enforcement
  • Platform import blocking: comprehensive regex detects Node builtins + Capacitor/React
  • Export validation: Node-based check for package.json.exports['./core']
  • Split checks: source validation (pre-build) + artifact validation (post-build)

Added

• ci/run.sh - Local CI entrypoint (wraps ./scripts/verify.sh)
• ci/README.md - Local CI documentation
• githooks/pre-push - Git hook to run CI before push
• Makefile - Convenience targets (make ci runs local CI)
• P1.4: src/core/errors.ts - ErrorCode enum, DailyNotificationError class
• P1.4: src/core/enums.ts - PermissionState, ScheduleKind, HistoryKind, etc.
• P1.4: src/core/contracts.ts - Schedule, ContentCache, Config, Callback, History interfaces
• P1.4: src/core/events.ts - EventLog with schemaVersion, EVENT_CODES constants
• P1.4: src/core/guards.ts - Runtime validators
• P1.4: src/core/index.ts - Curated public exports
• P1.4: package.json.exports["./core"] - Core module export path
• P2.3: android/src/test/java/com/timesafari/dailynotification/TestDBFactory.kt - Test database factory with in-memory Room databases
• P2.3: android/src/test/java/com/timesafari/dailynotification/DailyNotificationRecoveryTests.kt - Combined edge case tests (3 scenarios)

Fixed

• P0.5: Packaging now excludes xcuserdata/, *.xcuserstate, DerivedData/, and ios/App/ from npm package
• P0.6: Fixed broken exports["./web"] paths that would have caused import failures
• P1.4: Eliminated duplicate type definitions (EVENT_CODES, EventLog, Schedule, Config, etc.)

Notes

• Package is now publish-safe with correct exports and no forbidden files
• verify.sh now hard-fails if forbidden files are detected in npm pack --dry-run
• P0 Phase Complete: All publish safety and CI hardening work finished
  • Packaging correctness (whitelist-based, forbidden files check)
  • Export correctness (exports["./web"] paths fixed)
  • CI correctness (local CI as single source of truth)
  • CI debuggability (failure output preserved)
  • Documentation alignment (all progress docs match reality)
• P1.4 Phase Complete: Shared core types module implemented
  • Core module is single source of truth for shared types
  • Consumers migrated (observability, definitions, web)
  • Core purity enforced via verify.sh (platform import blocking, export validation)
  • No behavior changes - only type consolidation

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2025-12-16

Changed

• Documentation structure consolidated (139 files organized)
• Created progress tracking system (docs/progress/)
• Removed native Java code from src/android/ (21 files removed)
• Fixed podspec reference in package.json (DailyNotificationPlugin.podspec → CapacitorDailyNotification.podspec)
• Fixed markdown lint script paths (doc/*.md → docs/**/*.md)
• Updated parity matrix to reflect actual iOS persistence (CoreData + SQLite)
• Updated .npmignore to be more defensive (added iOS-specific exclusions, *.tgz, etc.)
• Updated verify.sh to run iOS tests when xcodebuild is available

Added

• docs/progress/ directory with tracking documents
• docs/00-INDEX.md - Documentation index
• docs/CONSOLIDATION_SOURCE_MAP.md - File mapping audit trail
• docs/CONSOLIDATION_COMPLETE.md - Consolidation summary
• scripts/verify.sh - Single verification entrypoint (with build + pack checks + iOS tests)
• ci/run.sh - Local CI entrypoint (wraps verify.sh)
• ci/README.md - Local CI documentation
• src/web.ts - Web platform implementation (throws "not supported" errors)
• .npmignore - Belt-and-suspenders safety net for npm packaging
• ios/Tests/TestDBFactory.swift - Test helper for creating test databases and injecting invalid data
• ios/Tests/DailyNotificationRecoveryTests.swift - iOS recovery tests (equivalent to Android TEST 4)
  • Invalid records handling
  • Duplicate delivery deduplication
  • Rollover idempotency
  • Cold start recovery
  • Migration safety

Removed

• src/android/*.java - 21 Java files (duplicates of code in android/src/main/java/)
  • These were old copies not used in the build process
  • Actual native code remains in android/src/main/java/

Notes

• PHASE 1 (Repo Hygiene) ✅ Complete
• PHASE 3 (Verification Entrypoint) ✅ Complete
• P0 Build/Publish Safety ✅ Complete
  • Build now succeeds (npm run build works)
  • Package includes correct podspec (npm pack --dry-run verified)
  • Verify script includes build and pack checks
  • Added .npmignore as belt-and-suspenders safety net
• Parity Matrix Correction ✅ Complete
  • iOS rollover is actually implemented (NotificationCenter pattern)
  • iOS persistence confirmed (CoreData + SQLite)
• iOS Recovery Testing ✅ Complete
  • Added automated recovery tests equivalent to Android TEST 4
  • Tests cover invalid data, duplicate delivery, rollover idempotency, cold start, migration safety
  • Tests require macOS with Xcode to run (skipped on Linux CI)
• TypeScript config files (timesafari-android-config.ts, timesafari-ios-config.ts) kept as they are legitimate TS files
• verify.sh script includes checks for native code in src/ directories, build, pack validation, and iOS tests

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2025-12-23

Changed:

• android/src/main/java/com/timesafari/dailynotification/DailyNotificationPlugin.kt:
  • Added service instance variables (statusChecker, permissionManager, channelManager)
  • Updated load() method to initialize services with correct dependencies
  • Refactored checkStatus() to delegate to NotificationStatusChecker.getComprehensiveStatus()
  • Refactored getNotificationStatus() to delegate to NotificationStatusChecker.getNotificationStatus()
  • Refactored checkPermissionStatus() to delegate to PermissionManager.checkPermissionStatus()
  • Deferred getExactAlarmStatus() refactoring (requires complex service initialization)

Added:

• docs/progress/P2.1-BATCH-A-STATE.md - State directive for reconstituting work on another machine

Notes:

• P2.1 Batch A refactoring in progress (3 of ~10 methods completed)
• Reduced plugin class complexity by ~130 lines
• Services already exist - this is delegation, not extraction
• getExactAlarmStatus() deferred due to DailyNotificationExactAlarmManager requiring AlarmManager and DailyNotificationScheduler for initialization

Related Commits/PRs:

• P2.1 Batch A refactoring (in progress)

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Last Updated: 2025-12-23