TradeX v1.2.0

TradeX v1.2.0 - Security & Feature Enhancements

Release Highlights

This release introduces significant security improvements, enhanced logging functionality, and streamlined credential management for a better and more secure user experience.

🔒 Security Enhancements

• Credential Management Update:
  • .env.example now requires credentials to be generated dynamically using generate_credentials.py instead of hardcoded values.
  • FLASK_SECRET_KEY and DASHBOARD_PASSWORD are now securely generated.
  • Default password handling is removed from config.py.
• Password Hashing:
  • Passwords are now stored and verified using bcrypt.
  • Secure authentication implemented in dashboard_app.py.

🚀 New Features & Improvements

• Log Management:
  • New /logs API endpoint added to fetch logs dynamically.
  • Users can now view logs directly in the dashboard.
  • Added UI elements in dashboard.html for log selection and display.
• Improved Error Handling & Validation:
  • Enhanced error logging for missing or invalid signal fields in signal_handler.py.
  • Numeric validations added for QUANTITY and PRICE fields.
• Automated Secret Generation:
  • generate_credentials.py added to generate secure environment variables.
  • Users are prompted to input a password, which is securely hashed.

📈 Dependency Updates

• New Dependencies Added:
  • bcrypt for secure password handling.
  • Various Python packages updated in requirements.txt and requirements-dev.txt for improved stability and security.

🛠️ Bug Fixes

• Fixed missing .gitignore entries for logs/ and ideas.txt.
• Minor UI fixes in dashboard.html.