Release ledger

What's new in SimDeck

A version-by-version record of approved SimDeck improvements.

Version 0.05

June 9, 2026

Backendless demo resilience

The public demo became safe to share even when the live backend is unavailable or paused.

Why it matters

- Shared demo links do not expose real student data.
- The demo can still be reviewed even if the backend is paused.

Verification

- Backendless demo verification was added.

Made `/demo` a backendless sandbox with local mock data only.
Kept real teacher and student routes backed by Appwrite as the system of record.
Added demo/data separation guardrails and visible demo labels.
Cleaned user-facing copy so teachers see SimDeck language instead of backend vendor terminology.

Version 0.04

June 6, 2026

Student accounts and classroom security

Student access moved closer to a classroom-code sign-in model, with stronger data boundaries.

Why it matters

- Students can join with a class code and their own password.
- David controls approval, roster cleanup, and password support.

Verification

- Student and teacher account flows were included in live QA passes.

Added class-code join flow with student name, email, password setup, and pending approval.
Added teacher approval, student removal, name/email edits, and password reset support.
Kept legacy access-code routes available for seeded demo students.
Added cookie-backed sign-in so users can stay signed in on the same device.

Version 0.03

June 5, 2026

Appwrite-backed demo app

The core paper-state replacement became a working Appwrite-backed classroom app.

Why it matters

- Teachers can manage games, students, cards, roles, and activity from one app.
- Students only see their own inventory.

Verification

- Core teacher and student flows were manually verified during demo readiness work.

Added teacher views for games, students, cards, roles, activity, and settings.
Added student inventory pages where students only see their own cards.
Added use, restore, send, transfer, manual add/archive, role deal, and activity log flows.
Added undo for used cards, transfers, manual adds, and role deals.

Version 0.02

June 2, 2026

Appwrite migration foundation

The runtime backend moved from Supabase-era residue to an Appwrite-backed data layer while preserving SimDeck's relational shape.

Why it matters

- Another team can run SimDeck against its own Appwrite project.
- The classroom data model remains explicit and handoff-friendly.

Verification

- Legacy import parity and Maya's seeded demo inventory were checked.

Centralized Appwrite environment and server client wiring.
Preserved games, students, card templates, card instances, roles, role cards, student roles, and activity logs.
Added migration handoff docs, environment scaffolding, and import/validation scripts.
Verified legacy import parity and Maya's `EGY-7281` demo inventory in Appwrite.

Backendless demo resilience

The public demo became safe to share even when the live backend is unavailable or paused.

Why it matters

- Shared demo links do not expose real student data.
- The demo can still be reviewed even if the backend is paused.

Verification

- Backendless demo verification was added.

Made `/demo` a backendless sandbox with local mock data only.

Kept real teacher and student routes backed by Appwrite as the system of record.

Added demo/data separation guardrails and visible demo labels.

Cleaned user-facing copy so teachers see SimDeck language instead of backend vendor terminology.

Student accounts and classroom security

Student access moved closer to a classroom-code sign-in model, with stronger data boundaries.

Why it matters

- Students can join with a class code and their own password.
- David controls approval, roster cleanup, and password support.

Verification

- Student and teacher account flows were included in live QA passes.

Added class-code join flow with student name, email, password setup, and pending approval.

Added teacher approval, student removal, name/email edits, and password reset support.

Kept legacy access-code routes available for seeded demo students.

Added cookie-backed sign-in so users can stay signed in on the same device.

Appwrite-backed demo app

The core paper-state replacement became a working Appwrite-backed classroom app.

Why it matters

- Teachers can manage games, students, cards, roles, and activity from one app.
- Students only see their own inventory.

Verification

- Core teacher and student flows were manually verified during demo readiness work.

Added teacher views for games, students, cards, roles, activity, and settings.

Added student inventory pages where students only see their own cards.

Added use, restore, send, transfer, manual add/archive, role deal, and activity log flows.

Added undo for used cards, transfers, manual adds, and role deals.

Appwrite migration foundation

The runtime backend moved from Supabase-era residue to an Appwrite-backed data layer while preserving SimDeck's relational shape.

Why it matters

- Another team can run SimDeck against its own Appwrite project.
- The classroom data model remains explicit and handoff-friendly.

Verification

- Legacy import parity and Maya's seeded demo inventory were checked.

Centralized Appwrite environment and server client wiring.

Preserved games, students, card templates, card instances, roles, role cards, student roles, and activity logs.

Added migration handoff docs, environment scaffolding, and import/validation scripts.

Verified legacy import parity and Maya's `EGY-7281` demo inventory in Appwrite.