Changelog

All notable changes to the National Assembly platform are documented here.

April 2026#

API Management Dashboard#

• New Developer → API Keys section in the admin panel
• Generate scoped API keys with expiry dates
• Per-key rate limiting and usage logging (90-day retention)
• AuthenticateWithApiKey middleware — supports Authorization: Bearer naas_... and X-API-Key headers
• 65 granular scopes across 5 categories (Content, Parliament, Jobs, Administration)
• CI workflow: auto-regenerate API docs on push to main/staging

Documentation Portal#

• New /docs hub with searchable homepage
• User Guide, Developer Guide, API Reference (Scalar), Roadmap, Changelog sections
• Live search across all Markdown documentation

Evaluation Criteria#

• Evaluation criteria can now be attached to job vacancies with weighted scoring
• Live weight counter with ≤ 100% total validation in the job form

UI Improvements#

• Full CRUD icons (View, Edit, Delete) on all 37 Filament resource tables
• Visit Website → Visit Site with external link icon across all panels
• Scroll-reveal animations applied to all 27 public pages

March 2026#

Authentication & Security#

• Two-factor authentication (TOTP, email OTP, recovery codes)
• Magic link / passwordless login for admin panel
• Panel login rate limiting (5 attempts)
• Honeypot spam protection on all 8 public forms

Performance & Quality#

• Model::shouldBeStrict() in production
• Dashboard query caching and composite DB indexes
• Laravel Telescope (admin-gated) and Laravel Health monitoring
• declare(strict_types=1) across all 475 PHP files

Production Deployment#

• Laravel Forge, domain/SSL, AWS S3, MySQL
• Real parliamentary data seeded

February 2026#

Core Features#

• REST API with 150+ endpoints, Sanctum authentication, full CRUD with permissions
• Applicant self-service portal (registration, login, status tracking)
• Digital signatures for document approval (RSA 2048 + SHA-256)
• In-app notification centre across all panels
• SMS communication gateway (Africa's Talking, Twilio, Log drivers)
• Multilingual support (EN/FR/AR/PT) with locale-aware response caching
• RSS feeds for news and press releases