v1.0.1

[1.0.1] - 2026-09-16

Added

• Added a reference to the W3Schools Northwind sample database used by the
  application.

Changed

• Expanded the README with setup requirements, database configuration, API
  endpoints, JWT usage, development commands and security notes.
• Documented the current v1.0 release and MIT license in the README.

v1.0

[1.0.0] - 2026-09-16

Changed

• Migrated all solution projects from .NET 6 to .NET 10.
• Updated dependencies for .NET 10 compatibility:
  • Autofac 9.3.2
  • Autofac.Extensions.DependencyInjection 11.0.2
  • Autofac.Extras.DynamicProxy 8.1.0
  • FluentValidation 12.1.1
  • FluentValidation.AspNetCore 11.3.1
  • Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer 10.0.12
  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer 10.0.12
  • Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration 10.0.12
  • Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens 8.22.0
  • System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt 8.22.0
  • Swashbuckle.AspNetCore 10.2.3
  • log4net 3.4.0
  • Newtonsoft.Json 13.0.4
• Added global.json to pin the solution to the .NET 10.0.401 SDK feature band.
• Preserved the existing Core, Entities, DataAccess, Business, WebAPI and
  ConsoleUI architecture and project references.

Fixed

• Removed nullable-reference warnings across the core, business and entity
  layers by defining safe defaults and explicit null handling.
• Preserved exception stack traces in TransactionScopeAspect by using bare
  throw re-throws.
• Hardened dependency resolution and configuration validation for cache,
  logging, validation, JWT and HTTP context services.
• Removed the vulnerable log4net version and updated to the current package
  release.

Verification

• Restore completed successfully.
• Release build completed successfully with zero errors and zero warnings.
• WebAPI startup and Swagger endpoint smoke test completed successfully.
• No automated test projects are currently included in the solution.