- Added a TTLCache class for in-memory caching of duty-related data, improving performance by reducing database queries.
- Integrated caching into the group duty pin functionality, allowing for efficient retrieval of message text and next shift end times.
- Introduced new methods to invalidate caches when relevant data changes, ensuring data consistency.
- Created a new Alembic migration to add indexes on the duties table for improved query performance.
- Updated tests to cover the new caching behavior and ensure proper 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.
