Release v1.18.0

[GaspardKirira]

v1.18.0 — Modular networking & secure P2P foundation

Highlights

• Major architectural cleanup and modular extraction
• P2P stack now fully decoupled from core
• Cache, net, and sync promoted to first-class modules
• Clear dependency layering across the ecosystem

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🧩 New Modules

• net
  Low-level networking primitives and reachability utilities
  (connectivity probing, network helpers).

• cache
  Standalone HTTP cache engine with pluggable stores
  (memory, LRU, file-based).

• sync
  Offline-first synchronization engine
  (WAL, outbox, retries, sync workers).

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🧠 Core

• Removed embedded cache and sync implementations
• Core now focuses strictly on:
  • HTTP server
  • routing
  • request / response lifecycle
  • sessions & configuration
• Much cleaner public surface and faster compile times

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🧱 Middleware

• Explicit dependency on cache (no implicit coupling)
• JSON and utils remain optional
• Scoped strictly to HTTP middleware pipeline
• Extensive smoke test coverage restored and stabilized

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🌐 P2P

Integrated v0.5.1 (latest)

P2P v0.5.1 — Latest

• Removed dependency on vix::core
• Requires vix::net only
• sync, cache, and utils are optional
• Cleaner, modular build
• Internal refactors (discovery, node, router)

P2P v0.5.0

• Complete secure transport layer (Phase 6)
• Encrypted envelopes with AEAD
• Per-peer session keys derived from handshake
• Replay protection using nonce counters
• Decrypt-before-dispatch logic
• Handshake & control messages kept plaintext
• Foundation for secure WAL / Outbox sync (Phase 6.6)

P2P v0.4.0

• AEAD support (encrypt + authenticate)
• Extended envelope format (nonce + auth tag)
• Session key storage per peer
• Secure channels with nonce tracking
• NullCrypto implementation for development

P2P v0.3.0

• HTTP bootstrap service for peer discovery
• Bootstrap.hpp and BootstrapHttp.cpp
• Extended node lifecycle for bootstrap integration
• Manual test registry added

net
├─ cache
├─ sync
└─ p2p
└─ (optional sync integration)

core
└─ middleware
└─ cache (required)

This release establishes a clean, scalable foundation for:

• offline-first sync
• secure edge routing
• future P2P + WAL integration
• long-term maintainability