Category: Development

In this release, we fix a long-standing issue with the API. The item categories route is plural; however, nothing else in the API supports multiple category assignments existing. We have added a category and subcategory limit, which is definable per item-type. Added We have added an item-subtype table; the subtypes will allow us to customise…

In this release, we update the App to support the recent change to the Costs to Expect API to allow multiple categories. Added We have added a help section which details the behaviour of each item subtype; the helper will show below the create resource form to allow a more informed choice. We have added…

In this release, we update the website to support the latest changes to the Costs to Expect API. Changed We have updated all our dependencies, front-end and back-end. We have updated the website to handle the new format of categories from the Costs to Expect API. We have slightly tweaked the look of categories in…

In this release, we tweak our cache, stop invalid requests and improve the UX. Changed We have updated the size and spacing between the control buttons for all layout sizes. We have updated our back-end dependencies. We continue to tweak the default cache TTL whilst we try to find the ‘right’ value We have set…

In this release, we have updated the App to support v2.140 of the Costs to Expect API, specifically, support for multiple currencies. Added We have updated the App to use the latest version of the Costs to Expect API; the App now supports multiple currencies. Changed We have made a minor tweak to the layout…

In this release, we have added support for multiple currencies; our API no longer assumes you are a resident of the UK. We are starting with GBP, USD and EUR; we will add support for other currencies as necessary. Added We have updated the API to support multiple currencies, we are starting with GBP, USD…

For this release, we fix a couple of nasty bugs which are causing our cache invalidation to fail. Changed We have changed the cache which gets cleared when we create or delete a resource. We have added a delay for the job which clears the cache on creation or deletion of a resource type and…

In this release, we move cache invalidation requests to a separate process. We have decided to utilise Laravel queues, so far, the API is more performant, and the minor delay in clearing cache is not causing any issues. Added We have added support for queues; we clear all cache via queues. Changed We have updated…

In this release we fix a few small bugs and make another tiny change to out cache management system. For the next release we are going to move all cache clear requests to queues. Added We have added additional tests to our POSTMAN test collection to ensure allowed values exist where expected. We have updated…

In this release, we have reworked the majority of the code responsible for handling the different item type. As we added additional item types, it became clear we had a problem. We have reworked the system to be more configuration driven ready for version 3 of the API. Added We have reworked our item configuration;…