pen-tracker/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

0.5.2 - 2026-06-17

Added

• Date fields now default to today's date when left blank during user entry
  • Date-Purchased defaults to today when creating a new pen
  • Inked-date defaults to today when creating a new pen
  • Purchased defaults to today when creating a new ink
• Automatic Inked-date update when changing ink during pen edit
  • When a user changes the current ink in a pen, Inked-date automatically updates to today's date

Changed

• Improved date field handling in interactive CLI mode
• Enhanced ink change workflow to maintain accurate ink date tracking

0.5.1 - 2026-04-15

Added

• Migrated storage backend from CSV to SQLite database
• Ink history tracking with timestamps
  • New pen_ink_history table tracks all ink changes for each pen
  • Includes when and what ink was changed to
• Project documentation (PROJECT_DOCUMENTATION.md) for developers and AI reference
• XDG Base Directory compliance for data storage
  • Default storage path: ~/.local/share/pen-tracker/pen_tracker.db
  • Environment override: PEN_TRACKER_DB variable

Changed

• Storage format now uses SQLite instead of CSV
• Improved data persistence and querying capabilities
• Better ink tracking across pen collection

Removed

• TUI (Text User Interface) display has been removed
• CLI is now the primary interface

0.3.0 - 2025-11-20

Added

• Ink tracking support and collection management
  • Add new inks with vendor, name, color, size, and notes
  • View all inks in collection
  • Select inks when creating or editing pens
• CLI commands for ink management
  • add-ink — add a new ink
  • list-inks — list all saved inks

Changed

• Updated storage file handling to support multiple CSV files
  • Pens stored in pens.csv
  • Inks stored in inks.csv
• Improved display formatting for pen and ink collections

Fixed

• Fixed loading of ink.csv from XDG storage directory
• Fixed display of pen inventory with proper formatting

0.2.0 - 2025-10-15

Added

• Initial CLI and TUI implementation for the Fountain Pen Tracker
• Interactive menu system for managing fountain pens
• Command-line interface with commands: add, list, export
• Full CRUD operations for pen collection
• Field support: make, model, nib, nib material, body, cap, postable, vendor, current ink, inked date, notes
• Date validation for purchase and ink dates (YYYY-MM-DD format)
• JSON export functionality

Changed

• Improved UI/UX for interactive menu navigation

0.1.0 - 2025-09-10

Added

• Initial project setup
• Basic data model for fountain pens
• Foundation for CLI tooling
• CSV storage support
• Test framework with basic engine tests