v1.0.8 — Repository Layer Foundation & Unified RepositoryInterface

🧾 Release Notes — v1.0.8

⭐ Repository Layer Foundation (Phase 16)

This release introduces the core repository contract for the entire Maatify.dev backend ecosystem.
A new RepositoryInterface has been added to standardize CRUD and pagination operations across all adapters
(MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, DBAL) and prepare the architecture for the upcoming maatify/data-repository package.

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🚀 What's New

✔ Added

• RepositoryInterface defining unified CRUD operations:

  • find(int|string $id): ?array
  • findAll(array $filters = []): array
  • insert(array $data): int|string
  • update(int|string $id, array $data): bool
  • delete(int|string $id): bool
  • paginate(int $page, int $perPage, array $filters = []): PaginationResultDTO

• New Phase 16 documentation:

  • docs/phases/README.phase16.md

• Repository section added to:

  • README.md
  • README.full.md

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🛠 Updated

• CHANGELOG.md updated with full v1.0.8 entry
• VERSION bumped from 1.0.7 → 1.0.8

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🔧 Compatibility

• Fully backward compatible
• No breaking changes introduced
• Works with all existing adapters
• Serves as the base for the upcoming repository layer library (maatify/data-repository)

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🧪 Tests

• All existing tests passed successfully
• No repository tests added yet (first tests will appear in Phase 17)
• No behavioral changes to existing modules

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📦 Summary

v1.0.8 finalizes the internal architecture for repository operations, enabling clean data access layers, unified patterns, and future repository abstractions across the Maatify backend ecosystem.

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