- Updated the language configuration to use a single source of truth from `DEFAULT_LANGUAGE` for the bot, API, and Mini App, eliminating auto-detection from user settings.
- Refactored the `get_lang` function to always return `DEFAULT_LANGUAGE`, ensuring consistent language usage throughout the application.
- Modified the handling of language in various components, including API responses and UI elements, to reflect the new language management approach.
- Enhanced documentation and comments to clarify the changes in language handling.
- Added unit tests to verify the new language handling behavior and ensure coverage for the updated functionality.
- Introduced a new `normalize_lang` function to standardize language codes across the application, ensuring consistent handling of user language preferences.
- Refactored date handling utilities by adding `parse_utc_iso` and `parse_utc_iso_naive` functions for better parsing of ISO 8601 date strings, enhancing timezone awareness.
- Updated various modules to utilize the new language normalization and date parsing functions, improving code clarity and maintainability.
- Enhanced error handling in date validation to raise specific `DateRangeValidationError` exceptions, providing clearer feedback on validation issues.
- Improved test coverage for date range validation and language normalization functionalities, ensuring robustness and reliability.
- Created a new `CHANGELOG.md` file to document all notable changes to the project, adhering to the Keep a Changelog format.
- Updated `CONTRIBUTING.md` to include instructions for building and previewing documentation using MkDocs.
- Added `mkdocs.yml` configuration for documentation generation, including navigation structure and theme settings.
- Enhanced various documentation files, including API reference, architecture overview, configuration reference, and runbook, to provide comprehensive guidance for users and developers.
- Included new sections in the README for changelog and documentation links, improving accessibility to project information.
- Added functionality to normalize phone numbers for comparison, ensuring only digits are stored and checked.
- Updated configuration to include optional phone number allowlists for users and admins in the environment settings.
- Enhanced authentication logic to allow access based on normalized phone numbers, in addition to usernames.
- Introduced new helper functions for parsing and validating phone numbers, improving code organization and maintainability.
- Added unit tests to validate phone normalization and access control based on phone numbers.
- Introduced a new i18n module for managing translations and language normalization, supporting both Russian and English.
- Updated various handlers and services to utilize the new translation functions for user-facing messages, improving user experience based on language preferences.
- Enhanced error handling and response messages to be language-aware, ensuring appropriate feedback is provided to users in their preferred language.
- Added tests for the i18n module to validate language detection and translation functionality.
- Updated the example environment file to include a default language configuration.
- Updated `.dockerignore` to exclude test and development artifacts, optimizing the Docker image size.
- Refactored `main.py` to delegate execution to `duty_teller.run.main()`, simplifying the entry point.
- Introduced a new `duty_teller` package to encapsulate core functionality, improving modularity and organization.
- Enhanced `pyproject.toml` to define a script for running the application, streamlining the execution process.
- Updated README documentation to reflect changes in project structure and usage instructions.
- Improved Alembic environment configuration to utilize the new package structure for database migrations.
