Changelog

All notable changes to PulseGen.

Table of contents

  1. Versioning
  2. Unreleased
    1. Added
    2. Changed
    3. Fixed
  3. 1.0.0 - 2024-12-31
    1. Added
    2. Security
    3. Infrastructure
  4. Migration Guides
    1. Upgrading to 1.0.0
  5. Roadmap
    1. v1.1.0
    2. v1.2.0
    3. v2.0.0
  6. Contributing

Versioning

PulseGen follows Semantic Versioning:

  • MAJOR: Breaking changes
  • MINOR: New features (backward compatible)
  • PATCH: Bug fixes (backward compatible)

Unreleased

Added

  • Comprehensive documentation site with GitHub Pages
  • New “Create Survey with AI” page with Quick Generate and Guided Wizard options
  • Enhanced dark theme throughout the application

Changed

  • Updated hero image in README to reflect actual application UI

Fixed

  • Various UI improvements and bug fixes

1.0.0 - 2024-12-31

Added

  • Survey Builder
    • Drag-and-drop question builder
    • 24 question types
    • Smart logic (skip logic, branching, piping)
    • Multi-page surveys
    • Custom themes and branding
  • Response Collection
    • Public, private, and password-protected surveys
    • Save and continue functionality
    • QR code generation
    • Embed options (iframe, JavaScript)
    • Response quotas
  • Analytics Dashboard
    • Real-time response tracking
    • Completion rate monitoring
    • Question-level analytics
    • Cross-tabulation
    • Trend analysis
  • AI Features
    • Survey generation from natural language
    • Question optimization suggestions
    • Sentiment analysis
    • Theme extraction
    • Multi-language translation (12+ languages)
  • Export Options
    • CSV export
    • Excel export
    • PDF reports
    • JSON export
  • User Management
    • Role-based access control (Admin, Manager, Viewer)
    • Workspace organization
    • API key management
    • OAuth support (Google, GitHub, Microsoft)
  • Developer Features
    • REST API with comprehensive endpoints
    • Webhook notifications
    • API documentation
    • Rate limiting

Security

  • JWT authentication with refresh tokens
  • AES-256 encryption for sensitive data
  • Rate limiting and brute force protection
  • CORS configuration
  • Input sanitization and XSS protection

Infrastructure

  • Docker and Docker Compose support
  • Automated setup scripts (Linux, macOS, Windows)
  • PostgreSQL database
  • Optional Redis caching
  • Nginx reverse proxy configuration
  • SSL/TLS support

Migration Guides

Upgrading to 1.0.0

If you’re upgrading from a pre-release version:

  1. Backup your database 
    1

    docker-compose exec postgres pg_dump -U postgres pulsegen > backup.sql
  2. Pull latest changes 
    1

    git pull origin main
  3. Update environment variables 
    1
2
3

    cp .env.example .env.new
# Merge your existing settings into .env.new
mv .env.new .env
  4. Rebuild and restart 
    1
2

    docker-compose down
docker-compose up -d --build
  5. Run migrations 
    1

    docker-compose exec backend npx prisma migrate deploy

Roadmap

Planned features for future releases:

v1.1.0

  • Survey templates library
  • Advanced skip logic visual builder
  • Response notifications
  • Bulk response import

v1.2.0

  • Multi-tenant workspaces
  • Custom CSS themes
  • Advanced analytics charts
  • Scheduled survey publishing

v2.0.0

  • Plugin system
  • Custom question types
  • Mobile app (React Native)
  • Advanced AI analysis

Contributing

Found a bug or want to request a feature?