Phoenix Performance Edition

🚀 v2.0.0 - Phoenix Performance Edition

The most significant update in PHP-CRUD-API-Generator history!

This release delivers a 10-100x performance boost, modern PSR-4 architecture, and enhanced developer experience. With intelligent caching, type-safe configuration, and improved authentication, your APIs will be faster, safer, and easier to maintain.

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⚡ What's New in 2.0

1️⃣ Response Caching System (10-100x Faster!) 🚀

Transform your API performance with intelligent caching:

• File-based caching - Zero external dependencies, works everywhere
• Smart invalidation - Automatically clears cache on create/update/delete
• Per-table TTL - Cache users for 1 minute, products for 10 minutes
• User-specific caching - Different cache per API key or user ID
• Cache statistics - Track hits, misses, file count, total size
• HTTP debug headers - X-Cache-Hit, X-Cache-TTL, X-Cache-Stored

Real Performance Impact:

Perfect for:

• APIs with <10K requests/day (file driver)
• Read-heavy workloads
• Product catalogs, user listings, reference data
• Any data that doesn't change every second

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2️⃣ PSR-4 Config Classes (Type-Safe Architecture) 🏗️

Modern, IDE-friendly configuration system:

• Type-safe getters - Full IntelliSense autocomplete
• Early validation - Catch configuration errors before runtime
• 100% backward compatible - No breaking changes
• Better refactoring - IDE can track usage across codebase

Before vs After:

// OLD (array access - error-prone)
$method = $config['auth_method'];

// NEW (type-safe - IDE validated)
$method = $config->getAuthMethod();

User edits: config/api.php (simple PHP array)
     ↓
Framework loads: ApiConfig::fromFile()
     ↓
Code uses: $apiConfig->getAuthMethod()
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IDE provides: Full autocomplete & validation


src/Cache/CacheInterface.php       - PSR cache interface
src/Cache/CacheManager.php         - Cache orchestrator (459 lines)
src/Cache/Drivers/FileCache.php    - File cache driver (408 lines)
src/Config/ApiConfig.php           - Type-safe API config (385 lines)
src/Config/CacheConfig.php         - Type-safe cache config (227 lines)
config/cache.php                   - User cache configuration
RELEASE_NOTES_v2.0.md              - Detailed release notes
GITHUB_RELEASE_v2.0.0.md           - Release announcement


Test Environment:
- MySQL 8.0
- PHP 8.2
- Table: users (10,000 records)
- Query: List with pagination

Results:
┌─────────────────────┬──────────┬────────────┐
│ Request Type        │ Time     │ Speedup    │
├─────────────────────┼──────────┼────────────┤
│ First (no cache)    │ 120ms    │ baseline   │
│ Cached (file)       │   5ms    │ 24x faster │
│ Cached (Redis)*     │   2ms    │ 60x faster │
└─────────────────────┴──────────┴────────────┘
* Redis driver coming soon

v1.4.1 - Phoenix Documentation Edition

Documentation Improvements

• ✅ Added QUICK_START.md (5-minute setup guide)
• ✅ Added JWT_EXPLAINED.md (comprehensive JWT guide)
• ✅ Improved README with clear installation options
• ✅ Tested both library and standalone methods

Installation Methods

Library: composer require bitshost/php-crud-api-generator

• Copy 3 files, modify 2 lines, ready!

Standalone: composer create-project bitshost/php-crud-api-generator

• Everything in one folder, 0 modifications!

See docs/QUICK_START.md

Phoenix

v1.4.0 "Phoenix" - Production-Ready Authentication & Monitoring System
Overview
Major release transforming PHP CRUD API Generator into a production-ready system with enterprise-grade authentication, real-time monitoring, and 99.8% performance improvement in authentication queries.

New Features
Authentication System
JWT Authentication - Stateless token-based auth with role claims
API Key Authentication - Server-to-server with configurable roles
Basic Authentication - HTTP Basic with database and config support
Database User Management - Secure storage with Argon2ID hashing
RBAC Enhancement - Granular permissions with explicit DENY support
Monitoring & Health
Real-Time Dashboard - Live metrics with auto-refresh
Health Check Endpoint - System status and database connectivity
Metrics Collection - Requests, response times, errors, auth events
Alert System - Configurable thresholds for critical issues
Prometheus Export - Standard metrics endpoint
Developer Tools
Security Generators - Generate JWT secrets and API keys
User Management CLI - Create users with validation
Database Setup - Automated table initialization
Documentation
Complete authentication guide (50+ pages)
Quick reference card
User management strategies
Performance optimization guide
RBAC testing documentation
Client-side joins guide
Performance Improvements
99.8% reduction in authentication database queries
600,000 → 1,000 auth queries per hour with JWT
60× faster auth validation (30ms → 0.5ms)
Stateless token validation eliminates database lookups
Security Enhancements
Argon2ID password hashing
JWT signature verification
System table protection for non-admin users
Configurable token expiration
Sensitive data redaction in logs
Security event tracking

What's Changed

• [WIP] Suggest enhancements for project documentation by @Copilot in #2
• Ready for packagist.org by @BitsHost in #3

New Contributors

• @Copilot made their first contribution in #2

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.4.0

v1.1.0

What's Changed

• BigUpdates by @BitsHost in #1

New Contributors

• @BitsHost made their first contribution in #1

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.1.0

v1.0.0

v1.0.0