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# Migration Plan: cteward-st-lexware (Node.js) → cteward-ng (Python/Flask)
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## Framework Decision
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**Chosen: Flask** — not Django.
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| Criteria | Flask | Django |
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| App type | Read-only REST API, no admin panel needed | Full-featured framework with ORM, admin, batteries included |
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| Complexity | Lightweight, minimal boilerplate | Heavy, opinionated, unnecessary overhead |
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| SQL Server access | `pyodbc` works cleanly | Django's MSSQL ORM support is third-party (`mssql-django`) and fragile |
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| Existing pattern | Already using `pyodbc` directly in `main.py` | Would require Django models |
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| Deployment | Docker-compatible, simple WSGI | Heavier deployment |
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| Learning curve | Low (simple routing + middlewares) | High (models, views, templates, settings, etc.) |
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The app is a thin read-only REST API wrapper around MSSQL queries. Flask is the right tool — you get routing, middleware, JSON responses, and extension points without ORM/admin overhead you'll never use.
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---
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## Architecture Overview of the Legacy App
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```
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HTTP Request (restify)
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→ Auth Middleware (LDAP or bot password, Basic auth)
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→ Permission Resolution (flag-based: _board_, _member_, _self_, etc.)
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→ SQL Query Execution (mssql → MSSQL via connection pool)
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→ Data Filter (e.g. active-only, self-only)
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→ Data Mapping (raw DB columns → API response shape)
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→ Renderer (JSON or CSV output)
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→ HTTP Response
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```
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---
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## Phase 0: Project Scaffolding ✅ DONE
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Created `cteward-ng/cteward-ng/` with the following structure:
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```
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cteward-ng/
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cteward-st-lexware/ # ← old, untouched
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cteward_ng/
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__init__.py
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app.py # Flask app factory + middleware
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config.py # Config loading (JSON, env vars)
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auth.py # Basic auth + LDAP + bot auth (stubs)
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permissions.py # Flag-based permission resolution (stubs)
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database.py # pyodbc pool + all SQL query defs (stubs)
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memberdata.py # realstatus(), datum(), patenarray() (full)
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mappings.py # Raw DB → API response transformers (stubs)
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filters.py # Active-only, self-only filters (full)
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views.py # Route handlers (stubs)
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renderers.py # JSON / CSV response helpers (full)
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requirements.txt
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pytest.ini
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README.md
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tests/
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__init__.py
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conftest.py # pytest fixtures
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test_memberdata.py
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test_config.py
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```
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---
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## Phase 1: Infrastructure & Configuration ✅ DONE
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- [x] **Config loading**: Done in `config.py` — ports the JSON config loading from `st-lexware-test.json` pattern (mssql creds, auth bots, LDAP, logging)
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- [x] **Logging**: Replaced `bunyan` with Python's `logging` module + `BunyanFormatter` that produces JSON-structured output matching bunyan format (`name`, `hostname`, `pid`, `level`, `msg`, `time`, `v`)
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- [x] **Docker**: Updated `Dockerfile` with Flask + dependencies (`pyodbc`, `ldap3`, `Flask`, `gunicorn`, `DBUtils`). Updated `podman-compose.yml` with proper environment variables, volumes, and restart policy.
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---
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## Phase 2: Database Layer
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- [ ] **Connection pool**: Port `database.init()` from `mssql`/`tedious` to `pyodbc` with a proper connection pool (use `DBUtils.PooledDB` or SQLAlchemy Core pool). The existing `main.py` has a basic `pyodbc` connection to build on.
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- [ ] **Health check**: Port `checkBackendOkay()` → `/legacy/monitor`
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- [ ] **Query execution**: Port `runquery()` with parameterized queries. All 14 SQL statements need to be ported from T-SQL `@param` syntax to pyodbc `?` syntax:
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- `QUERY_CONTRACTLIST_BY_CREWNAME` ✅ (definition stubbed)
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- `QUERY_CONTRACT_BY_CREWNAME_AND_CONTRACT` ✅
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- `QUERY_DEBITLIST_BY_CREWNAME` ✅
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- `QUERY_DEBIT_BY_CREWNAME_AND_GUID` ✅
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- `QUERY_MEMBERLIST` ✅
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- `QUERY_MEMBERLIST_RAW` ✅
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- `QUERY_MEMBER_BY_CREWNAME` ✅
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- `QUERY_MEMBER_MEMO_BY_CREWNAME` ✅
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- `QUERY_WITHDRAWALLIST_BY_CREWNAME` ✅
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- `QUERY_WITHDRAWAL_BY_CREWNAME_AND_GUID` ✅
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- `QUERY_PAYMENTLIST_BY_CREWNAME` ✅
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- `QUERY_STATS_MEMBERS` (special, complex aggregation) ⬅️ needs implementation
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- `QUERY_STATS_CONTRACTS` (special) ⬅️ needs implementation
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- `QUERY_STATS_GENDERS` (special) ⬅️ needs implementation
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- `QUERY_STATS_AGES` (special) ⬅️ needs implementation
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---
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## Phase 3: Data Utilities
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- [x] **Port `memberdata.js`** → `memberdata.py`:
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- [x] `realstatus()` — determine crew/passive/ex-crew/raumfahrer status
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- [x] `datum()` — parse `YYYYMMDD` strings to German date format
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- [x] `datum_parsed()` — parse ISO date strings
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- [x] `patenarray()` / `cleanpaten()` — comma-separated name parsing
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## Phase 4: Authentication & Authorization
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- [ ] **Port `authprovider.js`** → `auth.py`:
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- [x] `check_password()` — plaintext path done, apr1 MD5 hash verification needs `passlib`
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- [ ] `find_botuser()` — bot user lookup from config
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- [ ] `find_ldapuser()` — LDAP authentication (use `ldap3` Python library instead of `ldapauth-fork`)
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- [ ] Basic auth extraction from `Authorization` header (partially done in `app.py` for logging)
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- [ ] **Port permission resolution** → `permissions.py`:
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- [ ] `find_config_flags()` — flag assignment from config
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- [ ] `find_database_flags()` — DB-based flags (_member_, _astronaut_, _passive_)
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- [ ] `impersonate()` — `?impersonate=` query param support
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- [ ] `effective_permissions()` — lowest-level permission wins
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---
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## Phase 5: Filters & Mappings
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- [ ] **Port `filters.js`** → `filters.py`:
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- [x] `MEMBERLIST_ACTIVE_ONLY` — filter to active members (done, with lazy import)
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- [x] `MEMBERLIST_SELF_ONLY` — filter to requesting user only (done)
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- [x] `runfilter()` — apply configured filter (done)
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- [ ] **Port `mappings.js`** → `mappings.py` (largest file, ~420 lines):
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- [x] `NONE` — identity mapper (done)
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- [ ] `CONTRACT` — single contract data transformation
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- [ ] `CONTRACTLIST` — paginated contract list
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- [ ] `DEBIT` — single debit data
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- [ ] `DEBITLIST` — paginated debit list
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- [ ] `CONTRIBUTIONS` — aggregated contribution summaries (complex)
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- [ ] `MEMBER` — full member record (with board-only memo link)
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- [ ] `MEMO` — RTF parsing (need Python RTF library, e.g., `rtfparse`)
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- [ ] `MEMBERLIST` — paginated member list
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- [ ] `MEMBERLIST_TO_LDAPCSV` — CSV export format
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- [ ] `WITHDRAWAL` — single withdrawal data
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- [ ] `WITHDRAWALLIST` — paginated withdrawal list
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---
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## Phase 6: API Routes
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- [ ] **Port `startup.js` routes** → `views.py` (Flask blueprints):
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- [x] `GET /legacy/monitor` — health check (returns OK placeholder)
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- [ ] `GET /legacy/memberlist-oldformat` — CSV member list (LDAP export)
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- [ ] `GET /legacy/stats/members` — member count over time
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- [ ] `GET /legacy/stats/contracts` — contract statistics
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- [ ] `GET /legacy/stats/genders` — gender demographics
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- [ ] `GET /legacy/stats/ages` — age demographics
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- [ ] `GET /legacy/member/<crewname>` — member details or list
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- [ ] `GET /legacy/member/<crewname>/raw` — raw DB record
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- [ ] `GET /legacy/member/<crewname>/memo` — RTF memo
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- [ ] `GET /legacy/member/<crewname>/contributions` — contribution summary
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- [ ] `GET /legacy/member/<crewname>/<contract|debit|withdrawal|payment>/[<id>]/raw/` — raw detail records
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## Phase 7: Response Rendering
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- [x] **Port `renderers.js`** → `renderers.py`:
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- [x] `JSON_OUTPUT` — JSON with 2-decimal float formatting + JSONP callback support
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- [x] `CSV_OUTPUT` — semicolon-delimited CSV
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---
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## Phase 8: Middleware
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- [x] **Port request middleware** (partially done in `app.py`):
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- [x] Authorization header parsing + username extraction for logging
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- [x] `WWW-Authenticate` header on unauthenticated requests
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- [x] CORS / gzip (using `flask-compress` + `flask-cors`)
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---
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## Phase 9: Tests
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- [ ] **Port Mocha tests** to `pytest`:
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- [ ] `test/000-startup.js` → app startup + logging test
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- [ ] `test/authprovider-*.js` → auth unit tests (6 files)
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- [x] `test/memberdata_*.js` → memberdata unit tests (4 files merged into `test_memberdata.py`)
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- [ ] `test/legacy_monitor.js` → health check integration test
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- Use `pytest-fixtures` for DB mocking, `responses` or `requests-mock` for HTTP
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---
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## Phase 10: Validation & Cutover
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- [ ] **API parity testing**: Hit every endpoint on both old and new with identical credentials; diff JSON responses byte-for-byte
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- [ ] **Deployment**: Update `podman-compose.yml` to point to new Python service, test in staging, cutover
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## Key Migration Notes
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| Concern | Details |
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| **RTF parsing** | `unrtf` (JS) → need Python equivalent. `rtfparse` or `extract-msg` may work. This is the riskiest conversion. |
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| **LDAP** | `ldapauth-fork` → `ldap3`. `ldap3` is the standard Python LDAP library. |
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| **Password hashing** | `apache-md5` → `passlib` for `apr1` MD5 crypt. |
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| **Connection pooling** | Use `DBUtils.PooledDB` with `pyodbc` to match the `mssql` pool behavior. |
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| **JSONP** | The callback parameter for JSONP is legacy but must be preserved. |
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| **Config format** | Keep the same JSON config format so the deployment doesn't need reconfiguring. |
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## Estimated Effort
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| Phase | Complexity | Status |
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| 0. Scaffolding | Trivial | ✅ Done |
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| 1. Infrastructure | Low | ⬜ Pending |
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| 2. Database Layer | Medium | ⬜ Pending |
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| 3. Data Utilities | Low | ✅ Done |
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| 4. Auth & Permissions | Medium | ⬜ Pending |
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| 5. Filters & Mappings | High (big file) | ✅ Partial (filters done, mappings stubbed) |
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| 6. API Routes | Medium | ⬜ Pending |
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| 7. Response Rendering | Low | ✅ Done |
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| 8. Middleware | Low | ✅ Done (BunyanFormatter, WWW-Authenticate, CORS, gzip) |
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| 9. Tests | High | ⬜ Partial (memberdata + config tests done) |
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| 10. Validation | Medium | ⬜ Pending |
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