╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║           Media Downloader Version 6.27.0 Release             ║
║                    Release Date: 2025-11-13                   ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

RELEASE SUMMARY
===============

This release includes comprehensive cleanup, versioning, and the following
enhancements from the development session:

1. LIGHTBOX METADATA ENHANCEMENTS
   ✓ Added resolution display (width x height) in Details panel
   ✓ Added face recognition status with person name and confidence
   ✓ Redesigned metadata panel as beautiful sliding card
   ✓ Fixed metadata toggle button click event handling
   ✓ All endpoints now return width/height from metadata cache

2. CONFIGURATION PAGE IMPROVEMENTS
   ✓ Added Reference Face Statistics section
   ✓ Shows total references: 39 (Eva Longoria)
   ✓ Displays first and last added dates
   ✓ Auto-refreshes every 30 seconds
   ✓ New API endpoint: GET /api/face/reference-stats

3. FACE RECOGNITION BUG FIXES
   ✓ Fixed path handling for special characters (spaces, Unicode)
   ✓ Added temp file workaround for DeepFace processing
   ✓ Made face_recognition import optional to prevent crashes
   ✓ Fixed API field name consistency (person → person_name)
   ✓ Enhanced API error message handling

4. CODEBASE CLEANUP
   ✓ Removed 3,077 .pyc files
   ✓ Removed 844 __pycache__ directories
   ✓ Removed 480 old log files (>7 days)
   ✓ Removed 22 old debug screenshots (>7 days)
   ✓ Removed 4 empty database files
   ✓ Total items cleaned: 4,427 files

5. VERSION MANAGEMENT
   ✓ Updated VERSION file: 6.26.0 → 6.27.0
   ✓ Updated README.md version references
   ✓ Updated frontend version in Login.tsx, App.tsx, Configuration.tsx
   ✓ Updated package.json version
   ✓ Created changelog entry in data/changelog.json
   ✓ Updated docs/CHANGELOG.md with detailed release notes
   ✓ Rebuilt frontend with new version
   ✓ Created version backup: 6.27.0-20251112-212600

FILES MODIFIED
==============

Backend (Python):
- modules/face_recognition_module.py (path handling, optional imports)
- web/backend/api.py (metadata endpoints, reference stats, field names)

Frontend (TypeScript/React):
- web/frontend/src/components/EnhancedLightbox.tsx (metadata panel)
- web/frontend/src/lib/api.ts (error handling, reference stats)
- web/frontend/src/pages/Configuration.tsx (reference stats section)
- web/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx (version number)
- web/frontend/src/App.tsx (version number)
- web/frontend/package.json (version number)

Documentation:
- VERSION (6.27.0)
- README.md (version references)
- data/changelog.json (new entry)
- docs/CHANGELOG.md (detailed release notes)

SCRIPTS EXECUTED
================

1. scripts/update-all-versions.sh 6.27.0
   - Updated 7 files with new version number
   
2. scripts/create-version-backup.sh
   - Created backup: 6.27.0-20251112-212600
   - Locked and protected via backup-central
   
3. Custom cleanup script
   - Removed Python cache files
   - Cleaned old logs and debug files
   - Removed empty database files

VERIFICATION
============

✓ Frontend builds successfully (8.88s)
✓ API service running correctly
✓ Face recognition working with all path types
✓ Reference statistics displaying correctly
✓ Lightbox metadata showing resolution and face match
✓ All version numbers consistent across codebase
✓ Documentation organized in docs/ folder
✓ Application directory clean and tidy

STATISTICS
==========

- Total References: 39 (Eva Longoria)
- Metadata Cache: 2,743+ items
- Files Cleaned: 4,427 items
- Version: 6.27.0
- Build Time: 8.88s
- Backup Created: 6.27.0-20251112-212600

NEXT STEPS
==========

The application is now clean, organized, and ready for production use with
version 6.27.0. All features are working correctly and the codebase has been
thoroughly cleaned of unused files.

Users should:
1. Hard refresh browser (Ctrl+Shift+R or Cmd+Shift+R) to load new version
2. Check Configuration page for reference face statistics
3. View lightbox on any page to see resolution and face recognition data
4. Test "Add Reference" feature with files containing special characters

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Generated: 2025-11-12 21:26:00 EST
Version: 6.27.0
Status: Production Ready ✓

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
