December 2024: Delivered a targeted API enhancement for the foodplanner API by adding a Child Information Retrieval by ID endpoint, with service and repository methods and role-based access control via TeacherPolicy. This improves precise data access for teachers, reduces data exposure, and strengthens security. Minor enhancements and no reported major bugs.

November 2024 focused on strengthening admin governance, user lifecycle, and API reliability across the foodplanner repos. Delivered admin endpoints for child/user management, modernized user lifecycle with UserDTO and archivable flag, expanded profile and current-user endpoints for improved UX, and reinforced security and API quality through role-based authorization, endpoint conventions, and token naming standardization. The work lays a scalable foundation for future features and reduces manual admin overhead, while improving data integrity and cross-team collaboration.

2024-10 monthly summary for aau-giraf/foodplanner-api: Delivered core backend improvements in authentication, PIN security, and API structure. Enhanced login flow with JWT-based user ID extraction, hardened HasPinCode endpoint with GET-based boolean checks and hashing, and simplified parent/child API surface via a new ParentAccount DTO and removal of redundant GetAll. These changes improve security, frontend integration, and maintainability, enabling faster feature delivery and clearer ownership.