WebSocket Connections and Azure DevOps Integration

New Features

• Support for WebSocket Connections
  • Added support for WebSocket connections by including the WebSockets package. This allows for real-time communication and updates within the application.
• Web Process Startup Improvements
  • Improved web process startup by using workers for better performance, enhancing the overall efficiency and responsiveness of the application.
• Task Data Enhancements
  • Added a "title" field to task-related data, enhancing task descriptions and organization for better clarity and management.
• Azure DevOps Integration
  • Added mappings for bug/product backlog items to board columns in Azure DevOps (ADO), improving task categorization and workflow management.
• Generic Client for Workflow Statuses
  • Implemented a generic client approach for fetching workflow statuses based on service type, providing more flexible and robust status handling.
• Jira Integration Enhancements
  • Updated Jira integration to handle different states for external systems, improving compatibility and data accuracy.
  • Added new API endpoints and methods for Jira integration for retrieving data and pagination, facilitating better data management and access.
• OpenAI Model Update
  • Updated OpenAI model for chat completions and added a parameter for response format, enhancing AI-driven interactions and outputs.

Enhancements

• Jira Epic Filtering
  • Improved filtering for fetching Jira epics, now based on project ID and issue type, providing more precise data retrieval.
• Jira Description Retrieval
  • Enhanced description retrieval logic in Jira integration to handle data from different sources for better accuracy.
• Server Configuration
  • Updated server configuration to bind the web process, ensuring the application listens on all network interfaces.
• Workflow Status Handling
  • Enhanced workflow status handling to fetch default statuses when the task board is not customized, improving flexibility and user experience.

Updates

• API Endpoint Change
  • Changed the API endpoint for retrieving Jira epics to a new path, ensuring compatibility with updated Jira API standards.

Bug Fixes

• Financials Page Cleanup
  • Cleaned up the values containing more than 5 digits that overlap each other in the ‘Last’ and ‘Average’ columns in the ‘Costs vs output for {portfolio name}’ section on the Financials page, improving readability and accuracy.

Chores

• Package Updates
  • Updated requirements to reflect the latest package versions and dependencies, ensuring the application stays current and secure.
• Web Process Command Simplification
  • Simplified the web process startup command to improve reliability and maintainability, enhancing overall system stability.

Refactors

• Parameter Value Adjustments
  • Increased parameter values in the categorize_jira_statuses function, optimizing performance and accuracy in status categorization.

Completed Features

• Client Side Deletions Check
  • Completed the client_side_deletions_check method that identifies projects with 404 status codes, sending an email to customer success with a list of these projects.
  • Added this check to the nightly queue to ensure regular updates and monitoring.
• Nightly Email Refinement
  • Added a minor refinement to the subjects of the nightly 'Out-of-date' and 'Never-Updated' projects emails to customer success, improving clarity and communication.

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