- Refactored all `password reset` and `auth dependency` tests to utilize async patterns for compatibility with async database sessions.
- Enhanced test fixtures with `pytest-asyncio` to support asynchronous database operations.
- Improved user handling with async context management for `test_user` and `async_mock_user`.
- Introduced `await` syntax for route calls, token generation, and database transactions in test cases.
- Introduced `CRUDBaseAsync` for reusable async operations.
- Configured async database connection using SQLAlchemy 2.0 patterns with `asyncpg`.
- Added `deleted_at` column and soft delete functionality to the `User` model, including related Alembic migration.
- Optimized queries by adding composite indexes for common user filtering scenarios.
- Extended tests: added cases for token-based security utilities and user management endpoints.
