v2.0.0

🚀 Highlights

This release represents a major evolution of MediDesk:

• 🚀 Migration from .NET Framework 4.7.2 (ASP.NET MVC) → .NET 8 (ASP.NET Core)
• 🏗️ Clear separation between API and Web projects for better scalability
• 📦 Modernized, modular, and maintainable architecture
• 📊 Enhanced database setup and organization
• 🌐 Improved developer experience with external configs and cleaner structure

🆕 What's New

• Solution Structure Redesign

  • Api/ → REST API (Swagger, Repository Pattern)
  • Web/ → ASP.NET Core MVC frontend
  • Shared/ → Shared DTOs & models
  • Database/ → Centralized scripts with init.sql

• Database Enhancements

  • Unified init.sql for complete setup (schema + seed + procedures)
  • Clear folder structure for procedures

• Reporting

  • Migration to iText7 for PDF

🔧 Technology Stack

• Backend API: ASP.NET Core 8
• Frontend: ASP.NET Core MVC (Razor Views, Bootstrap, jQuery, DataTables)
• Database: SQL Server
• Storage: Cloudinary
• Reports: iText7, ClosedXML

What's Changed

• ✨ feat(api): add initial repository and controller for Doctor and Specialty entities by @jaycodev in #37
• Para Patient y Schedule Se realizo la creacion e implementacion de su… by @XDRiderXtremeXD in #38
• Implementacion de metodos CRUD para User, Inyeccion de dependencia by @Gonsalo07 in #39
• ✨ feat(api): add initial repository and controller for Appointment an… by @JuanB5 in #40
• ✨ feat(api): finish RestController implementation in Doctor and Specialty by @jaycodev in #42
• ✨ feat(api): implement initial controller functions for Schedule and … by @XDRiderXtremeXD in #43
• ✨ feat(web): add views for Doctor entity connected to API by @jaycodev in #44
• ✨ feat(web): add views for Specialty entity connected to API by @jaycodev in #45
• ♻️ refactor(layout): move bootstrap-validation.js to ValidationScripts partial view by @jaycodev in #46
• 🔧 chore(sidebar): show all items in sidebar for testing by @jaycodev in #47
• 🔧 chore(middleware): add lowercase URL middleware by @jaycodev in #48
• Add User domain with full CRUD methods by @Gonsalo07 in #49
• Add user listing and creation features by @Gonsalo07 in #50
• ♻️ refactor(routing): remove LowercaseUrlMiddleware and enable LowercaseUrls in routes by @jaycodev in #51
• Add update methods to assign doctor role by @Gonsalo07 in #52
• ♻️ refactor(patient): move business logic from controller to repository by @XDRiderXtremeXD in #53
• ♻️ refactor(repository): replace generic methods with specific CRUD m… by @XDRiderXtremeXD in #54
• ♻️ refactor(appointment,notification): move models to Domains and replace generic repo with specific repos by @JuanB5 in #55
• Add methods for Excel and PDF reports by @Gonsalo07 in #56
• 🔧 chore: remove unused contract folder by @jaycodev in #57
• 🐛 fix(user-crud): remove password from GROUP BY in User_CRUD procedure by @jaycodev in #58
• 🔧 chore(contract): remove leftover using statements from deleted contract folder by @jaycodev in #59
• ✨ feat(appointments): finish AllAppointments list with styled view and DTO by @jaycodev in #60
• ✨ feat(appointments): implement MyAppointments endpoint in API and view in Web by @jaycodev in #61
• ✨ feat(appointments): implement Pending endpoint in API and view in Web by @jaycodev in #62
• ✨ feat(appointments): implement Historial endpoint in API and view in Web by @jaycodev in #63
• ✨ feat(sidebar): change active role to doctor in _SidebarContent by @jaycodev in #64
• Implement views Patient - pending fix work method create by @XDRiderXtremeXD in #65
• Implement view schedule by @XDRiderXtremeXD in #66
• fix erros in alerts view Schedule by @XDRiderXtremeXD in #67
• ✨ feat(appointments): complete appointment booking functionality in API and Web by @jaycodev in #68
• 🎨 style(detail): update styles and layout for better readability in Detail view by @jaycodev in #69
• ✨ feat(appointments): implement views for updating appointment statuses by @jaycodev in #70
• fix view create PATIENT (Validations) by @XDRiderXtremeXD in #71
• ✨ feat(appointments): complete Home view in API and Web by @jaycodev in #72
• ✨ feat(session): implement session logic with route filters by @jaycodev in #73
• ✨ feat(account): add register view in web by @jaycodev in #74
• Fix patient update methods and implement role change to patient by @Gonsalo07 in #75
• 🔧 chore(project): rename repository to medidesk by @jaycodev in #76
• ✨ feat(notification): implement notification functionality for API and web by @jaycodev in #77
• 🧹 chore(layout): remove _Layout.cshtml.css without usage by @jaycodev in #78
• ✨ feat(appointments): add export to PDF and Excel functionality by @jaycodev in #79
• 🔧 chore(config): add local example appsettings files for development by @jaycodev in #80
• Implement profile by @XDRiderXtremeXD in #81
• 🐛 fix(patients): resolve bugs in web and API implementations by @jaycodev in #82

New Contributors

• @JuanB5 made their first contribution in #40

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v2.0.0

v1.0.0

This is the first stable release of the complete medical appointment management system.

🏥 About this release

Medical Appointment System is a modern, responsive, and secure web application designed for administrators, doctors, and patients to manage medical appointments.

It is built with ASP.NET MVC on .NET Framework 4.7.2 and includes the following features:

• 🔐 Role-based access (Administrator, Doctor, Patient)
• 🗓️ Appointment scheduling with an interactive calendar
• ☁️ Cloudinary integration for image uploads and management
• 📁 Export reports in PDF and Excel formats
• 🌙 Light/Dark mode toggle for better user experience
• 📊 Dashboard with real-time statistics
• 📱 Fully responsive interface for mobile devices

📁 External configuration files

For enhanced security, external config files are used for Cloudinary and database connection settings, which are not included in the repository.

🛠️ Technology stack

• Backend: ASP.NET MVC (.NET Framework 4.7.2)
• Frontend: Razor Views, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (jQuery, DataTables)
• Database: SQL Server
• Authentication: ASP.NET Identity with role-based authorization
• PDF Generation: iTextSharp
• Excel Export: ClosedXML and DocumentFormat.OpenXml

Coming soon: version 2.0.0 will be based on .NET Core with a modernized architecture and major improvements.