Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.0.1] - 2026-04-17

Enriched Documentation: Added detailed guides to README.md for Multi-Database configuration, Security/Authentication, and Legacy .NET Framework integration.
Multi-Server Discovery: Documented the "Discovery Mode" for automatically finding all databases on a target server.
Branding: Set DataCrud as the primary owner and company for all NuGet packages.

Centralized Metadata: Migrated all NuGet metadata (Version, Authors, License, Repository) to Source/Directory.Build.props for solution-wide consistency.
Solution Cleanup: Removed the redundant DataCrud.DBOps.Maintenance project and consolidated all maintenance logic into the Core package.

NuGet Readiness: Fixed "Missing README" warning on NuGet.org by embedding the project README.md directly into the .nupkg artifacts.
Release Stability: Synchronized all stabilization fixes across master and release/1.0.1 branches.

Provider-Agnostic Architecture: Introduced IDatabaseProvider to support SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle.
Azure SQL (PaaS) Support: Implemented BACPAC export for SQL Server instances running in Azure PaaS.
Cloud Storage Integration: Added CloudPushService for automatic backup synchronization to Azure Blob Storage and AWS S3.
Provider-Prefixed Naming: All backup files now include a provider prefix (sql_, pg_, my_, ora_) for better organization.
Modern Dashboard: Embedded HTML/JS dashboard using Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js, and HTMX.
Busy Overlay: Global UI indicator for asynchronous maintenance jobs and database discovery.
BACPAC Stabilization: Optimized SQL Server SMO for Azure environments.

Standardized NuGet dependencies on Dapper, Microsoft.Data.SqlClient, and Npgsql.
Refactored MaintenanceManager to orchestrate multi-step maintenance workflows including cloud pushes.
Updated BackupAsync return types to enable path-aware orchestration.