v2.4.0

Added support for choosing a random restaurant from the "Places" tab. Also created a new page experience for users when they log out from the website.

Here are the specific changes:

• Add page for Django's builtin LogoutView
• Add page for redirecting users to a random restaurant
• More documentation updates
• Remove redundant Django application settings

v2.3.2

Here are key changes from this patch bump:

• Fix URL path for user profile updates
• Add better debugging/output utilities for all models
• Add tests for Profile model
• Update contributions section of documentation
• Use get_user_model in place of settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL

v2.3.1

Here are key changes from this patch bump:

• Change "profile edit" to "profile update" for UX consistency
• Change foreign key relationships in places
• Update homepage to mention profile fields
• Add new test users john and jane
• Add another test restaurant

v2.3.0

Updated dependencies and added support for profile edits.

• Updated dependencies for web interface
• Updated dependencies for Django application
• Implemented profile edit page for current user
• Replaced custom forms with crispy forms

v2.2.0

Updated dependencies, configuration and documentation. Added Docker artifacts for simpler setup.

• Updated dependencies for web interface
• Updated dependencies for Django application
• Provided environment variable input for SECRET_KEY
• Simplified LOGGING configuration
• Added instructions for creating test data
• Create Docker artifacts for the project for easy setup

v2.1.0

Added a view for managing profiles. Other than that, mostly incremental changes.

Some notable changes since last release:

• Add profile edit page
• Manage redirects behind authentication workflows
• Implement views for error page handling
• Configure logging

v2.0.0

This was a complete rewrite from the Rails framework to Django framework. The rationale behind this transition was familiarity with Python and its builtin support for authentication. It also has a strong user base - over 30k stars.

The CSS framework has also been changed from Foundation to Bootstrap. The rationale behind this transition was familiarity with Bootstrap and its mobile-first methodology. It also has a strong user base - over 120k stars.

Some notable changes since last release:

• Rename from ciscochef to chowist
• Lacks Docker artifacts
• Lacks Google Maps
• Add robust unit tests for views
• Add unit tests for models and forms
• Introduce portal application
• Introduce places application
• Complete first draft of backend rewrite
• Complete first draft of frontend rewrite
• Use CircleCI instead of Travis CI

v1.6.5

Some notable changes since last release:

• Fix Maps issue
• Expand MongoDB connections

Maintenance work:

• Refine README content
• Update Yard documentation
• Refine app and spec folders using Rubocop

Build optimization:

• Update package dependencies
• Add Docker functionality
• Add Vagrant functionality

v1.0.0

This is our first-ever production release!

Supported features in production:

• REST API GET calls
• Google Maps within iframe
• App monitoring
• Logging service

Continuous Integration progress:

• Travis CI passing builds
• Updated gem dependencies
• Code coverage with Coveralls

Technologies utilized:

• Heroku PaaS platform (first)
• OpenShift PaaS platform (second)
• Google Maps API v3 utilized
• HAML templates
• ZURB Foundation
• MongoHQ backend