Release v0.2.0

Release Notes - v0.2.0

Release Date: 2023-08-15

AeonSync 0.2.0 brings significant enhancements to the backup and restore functionality, improves code quality, and introduces new features for a more robust and user-friendly experience. This release focuses on improving modularity, enhancing the CLI, and expanding test coverage.

✨ Highlights

Enhanced Restore Functionality

Introduced interactive restore process, file version selection, and diff/preview capabilities for a more versatile restoration experience. 🔄

Improved Backup Options

Added daily backup option and sequence numbering for more flexible backup scheduling. 📅

Refactored Core Architecture

Restructured the codebase for improved modularity, maintainability, and easier future enhancements. 🏗️

Enhanced CLI with Rich Library

Integrated Rich library for a more visually appealing and informative command-line interface. 💄

Improved Configuration Management

Implemented a new ConfigManager for centralized, TOML-based configuration handling. 🔧

🚀 New Features

• Introduced daily backup option and sequence numbering for backups
• Added interactive restore process with file version selection
• Implemented file preview and diff functionality for restores
• Integrated Rich library for improved CLI output
• Added ConfigManager for centralized configuration management

🔧 Improvements

• Refactored core functionality into modular structure (AeonSync, AeonBackup, AeonRestore, ListBackups)
• Enhanced backup metadata handling and duration formatting
• Improved error handling and logging across all modules
• Updated README with comprehensive feature list and usage details
• Implemented more robust CLI functionality with better source validation

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed incremental backup link-dest path for correct reference to previous backups
• Resolved issue with missing or empty backup sources

🧪 Testing and Quality Assurance

• Added comprehensive unit tests for core functionalities
• Implemented CI/CD workflow with GitHub Actions
• Added linting (pylint and mypy) to the development workflow

📚 Documentation

• Added LICENSE file (GNU General Public License v3.0)
• Updated README with new features, usage examples, and development guidelines

🔧 Upgrade Notes

• This version introduces a new configuration management system. Users should review their existing configurations and update them according to the new TOML-based format.
• The CLI interface has been enhanced with Rich library integration. Users may notice changes in the output formatting and should refer to the updated documentation for any new options.

📊 Metrics

• Total Commits: 39
• Files Changed: 132
• Insertions: 7713
• Deletions: 2944