- 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.
- 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.
