dashcaddy/BACKLOG.md

DashCaddy Improvement Backlog

Shared coordination file for Hermes & Krystie. Both bots read this, claim tasks, and update status. Git is the source of truth. When claiming: change status: todo to status: in-progress and set owner. When done: change to status: done and add brief result.

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P0 — Must Fix (blocks public release)

DC-001: Fix 4 failing tests in services.routes.test.js

• status: done
• owner: hermes
• details: Credential storage tests failing since before v1.13.4. Run cd dashcaddy-api && npx jest __tests__/routes/services.routes.test.js to see failures. Fix the root cause, not the test.
• result: Root cause: routes used /:serviceId/credentials (missing /services/ segment). All 3 credential routes (POST/DELETE/GET) in routes/services.js had the wrong path. Fixed to /services/:serviceId/credentials — matches the URL pattern used by the live frontend and all 759 tests pass.

DC-002: Sync VERSION file

• status: done
• owner: hermes
• details: /root/dashcaddy/VERSION says 1.13.0 but package.json says 1.13.4. VERSION file should always match package.json. Add a pre-commit or post-version bump hook to keep them in sync.
• result: Fixed root VERSION to 1.13.4. Updated scripts/release.sh to write both dashcaddy-api/package.json AND root VERSION on every release — also stages VERSION in the release commit. No more drift.

DC-003: Remove stale test/debug files from repo root

• status: done
• owner: hermes
• details: comprehensive-test.js and test-security-fixes.js are ad-hoc test scripts, not Jest tests. They clutter the repo root. Remove them or convert to proper Jest tests under __tests__/.
• result: Moved both files to dashcaddy-api/scripts/legacy/ (preserved, not deleted — they are 875 lines of security test coverage that may be useful as a manual smoke test). Zero references to them in code/docs — safe to move. All 759 Jest tests still pass.

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P1 — Code Quality

DC-004: Fix 19 ESLint warnings

• status: in-progress
• owner: hermes
• details: Run cd dashcaddy-api && npx eslint src/ --format compact. Most are unused vars and nested ternaries in src/utils/logging.js. Fix all, target zero warnings.

DC-005: Organize top-level modules into src/

• status: todo
• owner:
• details: 40+ JS files at dashcaddy-api/ root level (auth-manager.js, credential-manager.js, etc.). Move into organized subdirs under src/ (e.g., src/managers/, src/security/, src/docker/). Update all require() paths. This is a big refactor — run tests after.

DC-006: Add integration test for TOTP auth flow

• status: todo
• owner:
• details: End-to-end test: no token → 401, wrong token → 403, valid TOTP → session token → authenticated request succeeds. Cover the full /api/auth/check → session → endpoint flow.

DC-007: Add tests for untested modules

• status: in-progress
• owner: krystie
• details: These modules have NO test coverage: dns-propagation.js, notification-manager.js, ssl-monitor.js, log-digest.js, metrics.js, config-drift-detector.js, auto-restart-manager.js. Add at least basic smoke tests for each.

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P2 — Polish & DX

DC-008: Update CLAUDE.md for cross-platform accuracy

• status: todo
• owner:
• details: CLAUDE.md references Windows-specific paths (C:/caddy/, e:/CaddyCerts/) as if they're universal. DashCaddy runs on Linux (Docker on DNS2) and Windows (SAMI-PC). Document both deployment targets clearly.

DC-009: Add CHANGELOG entry for any unreleased work

• status: todo
• owner:
• details: [Unreleased] section in CHANGELOG.md is empty. Any fixes done should be documented there before tagging a release.

DC-010: Standardize error response shapes

• status: todo
• owner:
• details: v1.13.4 standardized route responses to use helpers, but some modules still use raw res.json(). Grep for remaining res.json( in route handlers and convert to response helpers.

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Coordination Rules

1. Always git pull before starting work.
2. Claim a task by editing BACKLOG.md: set status: in-progress and owner: hermes or owner: krystie.
3. Commit BACKLOG.md claim first, then start coding.
4. Run tests before pushing: cd dashcaddy-api && npx jest --passWithNoTests
5. Push to main — use http://sami7777:<token>@100.98.123.59:3000/sami7777/dashcaddy.git
6. Update BACKLOG.md when done: set status: done, add brief result under the task.
7. Never work on a task another bot has claimed (status: in-progress).
8. Quality bar: this is a public-release product. No hacks, no env-var workarounds, no per-machine patches. Fixes go in the shared codebase.
9. VERSION bump: when a batch of tasks is done, bump patch version in package.json + VERSION file, update CHANGELOG, tag.