🚀 ARC Monthly Newsletter - June 2023

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Hello ARC Enthusiasts! 👋🏻

We hope this newsletter finds you well. As always, our dedicated team has been hard at work to bring you the latest updates and improvements for ARC. In this month’s newsletter, we’ll be sharing some exciting news and enhancements across all three branches: ARC API, ARC IaC, and ARC UI.

Let’s dive right into the updates!

🔧 ARC API

1. New Export Feature: Audit Service now supports the new export feature. Now, effortlessly export your audit logs as Excel files, enabling seamless data analysis and reporting. Take control of your audit log management with this valuable addition.

2. Enhanced Feature Toggle: We’re excited to unveil an update to our Feature Toggle Service. Now, users can go beyond simple feature checks and take advantage of a new capability. Introducing an optional handler that allows you to implement additional checks or even use the feature level metadata to handle extra functionality and determine feature eligibility.

3. Cache Bypass Capability: In the Cache package, we've introduced a new feature that allows you to bypass caching when needed. Whether it's running your app in test environments or scenarios where caching is not desired, simply set an environment flag to skip the cache.

4. Tenant-Based Rate Limiting: To assist you in implementing tenant-based rate limiting using our Rate Limiter package, we've created an example for easy reference. Explore this practical resource to effectively manage and control API usage based on tenant requirements.

5. Sequelize Updates: We're pleased to announce the support of the defaultFn property in model definitions within the Sequelize extension. This update enables your models to use with dynamic default values. Additionally, the extension now offers an overridable registry of aliases, including already availble ones like uuid, now, shortid etc.

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🌐 ARC IaC

1. IaC Integration in CLI: Exciting news! ARC API's CLI now supports the CDK flag when scaffolding microservices. With the inclusion of the CDK (Cloud Development Kit), you can easily deploy services on AWS Lambda with just a few commands. Currently only released for the authentication-service. Stay tuned as we continue to build and enhance this functionality for streamlined deployment workflows.

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🎨 ARC UI

1. Enhanced React Boilerplate: We're thrilled to announce that our React boilerplate now includes Redux as the state management tool. With Redux, you can efficiently manage and synchronize your application's state, ensuring a seamless user experience. Additionally, we've addressed a bug where users were unexpectedly getting logged out upon page refresh. Enjoy a smoother and more reliable user authentication flow with this update.

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⏳ Coming Soon

We're excited to share a sneak peek into our upcoming updates! Here's what you can look forward to:

1. New Survey Microservice: Simplify the process of creating surveys with our upcoming microservice. You'll have the ability to create surveys using templates and incorporate follow-up questions seamlessly. Gain valuable insights and enhance user engagement with this exciting addition.

2. Excel Import Service: Say goodbye to manual data entry! Our forthcoming Excel Import Service will empower you to import data from Excel files directly into your database. With column mapping support, you can effortlessly map Excel columns to database fields, saving time and eliminating errors in data migration.

3. Task Service: Our upcoming Task Service will revolutionize task management within distributed systems. This reusable and customizable service creates actionable tasks based on events from different microservices, enabling workflow-based task handling.

4. Strapi Integration: Simplify your development process with our upcoming Strapi Integration feature. Seamlessly connect your Strapi CMS projects with LoopBack's Rest API format, enabling easy integration and utilization of Strapi's robust content management capabilities.

5. Backstage Integration of New CLI: We're taking our CDK Integration in CLI to the next level by integrating it with Backstage, the powerful developer platform.

We can't wait to bring you these exciting updates! Keep an eye out for more details and release announcements in the near future.

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That’s it for this month’s updates! 🙂

We’re excited to see the incredible things you’ll build with these new features and improvements. As always, your feedback is invaluable to us. If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the ARC team.
Stay tuned for more updates in the coming months, and happy coding!

Warm regards,
The ARC Team 😎