- Migrated database sessions and operations to `AsyncSession` for full async support.
- Updated all service methods and dependencies (`get_db` to `get_async_db`) to support async logic.
- Refactored admin, user, organization, session-related CRUD methods, and routes with await syntax.
- Improved consistency and performance with async SQLAlchemy patterns.
- Enhanced logging and error handling for async context.
- Introduced endpoints for user management, including CRUD operations, pagination, and password management.
- Added new schema validations for user updates, password strength, pagination, and standardized error responses.
- Integrated custom exception handling for a consistent API error experience.
- Refined CORS settings: restricted methods and allowed headers, added header exposure, and preflight caching.
- Optimized database: added indexes on `is_active` and `is_superuser` fields, updated column types, enforced constraints, and set defaults.
- Updated `Dockerfile` to improve security by using a non-root user and adding a health check for the application.
- Enhanced tests for database initialization, user operations, and exception handling to ensure better coverage.
- Introduced `docker-compose.deploy.yml` for deployment scenarios with pre-built Docker images.
- Added `auth_test_utils.py` to simplify authentication testing in FastAPI.
- Implemented `security.py` for token-based operations like file uploads and password resets.
- Created `init_db.py` for database initialization and superuser creation during startup.
- Updated dependencies and tests to support optional authentication in FastAPI.
- Enhanced entrypoint script to handle database initialization.
