v1.2.0 — Backend Architecture Overhaul & Translation System Refactor

Minor Changes

This release represents a major architectural shift with a complete backend refactor to oRPC and significant improvements to the translation system.

🏗️ Backend Architecture Overhaul

Complete oRPC Migration

• #224 838a9b5 – Refactored backend to be a new orpc client / server. Thanks @BurnedChris!
• Migrated from traditional REST API to oRPC (Open RPC) architecture
• Improved type safety and contract-driven development
• Enhanced client-server communication with better error handling

OpenAPI Integration

• Comprehensive OpenAPI middleware for automatic API specification generation
• Swagger UI integration for interactive API documentation
• Contract-based client creation in Node SDK
• Configurable documentation UI through environment variables

Enhanced CORS Support

• Flexible CORS middleware with advanced origin validation
• Wildcard pattern support for dynamic origin matching
• Enhanced security handling with proper configuration options
• Optimized validation for minimal performance impact

🌐 Translation System Refactor

Consolidated Common Translations

• #222 b1de2ba – fix(core, react): added "common" translations, removed widget translations. Thanks @KayleeWilliams!
• NEW: Introduced shared common translations section
• Consolidated frequently used strings like "Accept All", "Reject All", "Customize", "Save"
• Removed widget translations (no longer used)
• Simplified translation management across components

Translation Structure Changes

// Before: Duplicated across components
{
  cookieBanner: {
    acceptAll: "Accept All",
    rejectAll: "Reject All",
    // ... other strings
  },
  dialog: {
    acceptAll: "Accept All", // Duplicated
    rejectAll: "Reject All", // Duplicated
    // ... other strings
  }
}

// After: Centralized common strings
{
  common: {
    acceptAll: "Accept All",
    rejectAll: "Reject All",
    customize: "Customize",
    save: "Save"
  },
  cookieBanner: {
    // Only banner-specific strings
  },
  dialog: {
    // Only dialog-specific strings
  }
}

🐛 Bug Fixes

Consent Banner Logic

• Fixed consent banner display logic to ensure consistent behavior
• Banner now displays for all countries, including non-regulated jurisdictions
• Improved user experience with standardized banner behavior

Enhanced Error Handling

• Standardized error handling across all new features
• Improved logging throughout the codebase
• Enhanced telemetry utilities with better error reporting

🚀 New Features

API Documentation

• Automatic OpenAPI specification generation
• Interactive Swagger UI for API exploration
• Contract-driven development workflow
• Enhanced developer experience for API integration

Advanced CORS Configuration

// Enhanced CORS with wildcard support
const corsConfig = {
  origins: ['*.example.com', 'https://app.mysite.com'],
  credentials: true,
  methods: ['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE'],
};

Improved Node SDK

• Contract-based client creation using OpenAPI specifications
• Additional utility scripts for development
• Enhanced integration capabilities

💥 Breaking Changes

Translation Structure Migration Required

The translation system has been restructured to use common strings:

// Migration Required
// OLD: Widget translations (removed)
{
  widget: {
    acceptAll: "Accept All"
  }
}

// NEW: Common translations
{
  common: {
    acceptAll: "Accept All",
    rejectAll: "Reject All",
    customize: "Customize",
    save: "Save"
  }
}

Migration Steps

1. Remove widget translations from your c15t configuration
2. Move common strings from cookie banner & dialog to the new common section
3. Update custom translations to use the new structure

Backend API Changes

• oRPC architecture may require client integration updates
• Enhanced CORS validation might affect cross-origin requests
• OpenAPI contract provides better type safety but may require adaptation

🧪 Testing & Validation

CORS Middleware Tests

// Wildcard pattern validation
const result = isOriginTrusted('https://sub.example.com', ['*.example.com']);
expect(result).toBe(true);

Consent Banner Tests

// Banner display for non-regulated countries
const result = checkJurisdiction('US');
expect(result.showConsentBanner).toBe(true);

Translation Tests

• ✅ Comprehensive tests for new common translation structure
• ✅ Validation of translation consolidation logic
• ✅ Coverage for shared translation functionality

📦 Package Updates

Core Packages

• c15t@1.2.0: Backend refactor + translation improvements
• @c15t/react@1.2.0: Translation structure updates
• @c15t/backend@1.2.0: Complete oRPC architecture

Supporting Packages

• @c15t/node-sdk@1.2.0: OpenAPI contract integration
• @c15t/cli@1.2.0: Backend architecture support
• @c15t/dev-tools@1.2.0: Updated dependencies

🔧 Technical Improvements

Performance Optimizations

• Optimized CORS validation for minimal performance impact
• Streamlined domain validation in consent schema
• Enhanced telemetry with better logging efficiency

Code Organization

• Centralized CORS and OpenAPI logic into dedicated middleware
• Modularized architecture for better maintainability
• Improved error handling patterns throughout codebase

✨ What's Changed

Published via commit 54b03d4 by @github-actions

• feat(api): add c15t instance API route with OpenAPI support by @BurnedChris in #224
• fix(core, react): added "common" translations, removed widget translations by @KayleeWilliams in #222

Full Changelog: c15t@1.1.5...c15t@1.2.0

This release establishes a modern, scalable foundation for c15t with improved developer experience, better performance, and streamlined translation management.