Release Notes - v0.7.0 (Dashboard UI & Real-time Notifications)¶

Release Date: 2026-03-22 Status: Production Ready Breaking Changes: None

🎉 Major Release - Dashboard UI & Azure Support¶

This release brings a comprehensive web dashboard for event management, real-time notifications, and adds full support for Azure Activity Logs. The UI provides an intuitive interface for monitoring drift events, managing notifications, and configuring cloud providers.

Highlights¶

• ✅ Web Dashboard UI - Events API with filtering, sorting, pagination, PATCH status workflow
• ✅ EventDetailPanel - JSON diff viewer, status actions, event navigation
• ✅ Real-time Notifications - SSE NotificationPanel replacing static Bell button
• ✅ Theme Support - Dark/light mode toggle with persistent settings
• ✅ Graph Export - PNG (2x), SVG, and JSON export from topology view
• ✅ Settings Page - 4 tabs: Webhooks CRUD, Drift Rules, Cloud Providers, General
• ✅ Azure Activity Logs - 119 operations across 20+ services
• ✅ Semver Versioning - VERSIONING.md with clear semver rules
• ✅ Documentation Overhaul - Updated README and comprehensive docs

New Features¶

Dashboard UI¶

Events API Expansion¶

Complete REST API for event management:

GET    /api/v1/events                    # List all events
GET    /api/v1/events/{id}               # Get event details
PATCH  /api/v1/events/{id}              # Update event status
GET    /api/v1/events?filter=...        # Advanced filtering
GET    /api/v1/events?sort=...          # Sorting (date, severity, service)
GET    /api/v1/events?page=...          # Pagination support

Supported Filters: - Service (aws, gcp, azure) - Severity (critical, high, medium, low, info) - Status (pending, acknowledged, resolved, ignored) - Date range (from, to) - Resource type - User/principal

Status Workflow: - pending → acknowledged - User reviews event - acknowledged → resolved - Drift fixed in infrastructure - pending/acknowledged → ignored - Mark as false positive or accepted drift

EventDetailPanel¶

Rich event details viewer with:

Core Information: - Event ID, timestamp, cloud provider - Service and event name - Source (CloudTrail, Audit Log, Activity Log) - User/principal who triggered event

Infrastructure Changes: - JSON diff viewer showing before/after state - Highlighted changes with syntax coloring - Copy-to-clipboard functionality for configuration

Status Management: - Quick status action buttons - Comment/note field for documentation - Related events and audit trail

Navigation: - Previous/next event buttons - Linked resources and affected infrastructure

Toast Notification System¶

Non-intrusive user feedback: - Success notifications (event status updated, export completed) - Error messages (API failures, invalid input) - Info messages (background operations, tips) - Warning notifications (deprecated features, limits) - Auto-dismiss with manual dismiss option

Real-time Notifications¶

SSE NotificationPanel¶

Server-Sent Events for real-time drift alerts:

const eventSource = new EventSource('/api/v1/events/stream');
eventSource.onmessage = (event) => {
  // Real-time notifications arrive here
  const drift = JSON.parse(event.data);
  // UI updates immediately
};

Features: - Live event stream from server - Automatic reconnection on disconnect - Filtered notification subscriptions (by service, severity, etc.) - Visual notification indicators - Sound alert support (configurable)

Replaces: - Static Bell button in header - Polling-based event updates - Browser notifications as fallback

Graph Export¶

Export topology visualization from dashboard:

Export Formats:

1. PNG (2x resolution)
2. High-DPI rendering for presentations
3. Preserves colors and styling

4. Perfect for reports and dashboards

5. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)

6. Resolution-independent format
7. Editable in design tools
8. Small file size

9. Perfect for documentation

10. JSON Export

11. Node and edge data with coordinates
12. Metadata and styling information
13. Importable for custom analysis
14. Perfect for data science workflows

Theme Support¶

Dark/Light Mode Toggle¶

Persistent theme preference with system fallback:

// User preference
localStorage.setItem('theme', 'dark');

// System preference fallback
prefers-color-scheme: dark

// CSS variables
--bg-primary: #0f172a (dark)
--bg-primary: #ffffff (light)
--text-primary: #f1f5f9 (dark)
--text-primary: #020617 (light)

Color Schemes¶

Light Mode: - Clean white backgrounds - Dark text for readability - Subdued accent colors - Best for well-lit environments

Dark Mode: - Dark slate backgrounds (#0f172a) - Light text (#f1f5f9) - Vibrant accent colors - Reduced eye strain at night

Settings Page¶

Comprehensive configuration interface with 4 tabs:

Tab 1: Webhooks Management¶

• Create, read, update, delete webhooks
• Event filter configuration
• Retry policy settings
• Test webhook delivery
• Recent delivery logs

webhook:
  url: https://example.com/webhook
  events:
    - critical
    - high
  retries: 3
  timeout: 30s

Tab 2: Drift Rules¶

• Create custom drift detection rules
• Service and event filtering
• Severity assignment
• Auto-remediation policies
• Rule testing and validation

Tab 3: Cloud Providers¶

• AWS account configuration
• GCP project configuration
• Azure subscription configuration
• Credential management
• Service enable/disable toggles

Tab 4: General Settings¶

• Email notification preferences
• Alert frequency and batching
• UI preferences (theme, timezone)
• API key management
• Log retention policies

Azure Activity Logs Support¶

Full Azure Integration¶

119 operations across 20+ services:

Plus: Automation, Backup, DevOps, Data Factory, Synapse, and more.

Azure Activity Log Integration¶

Capture and process Azure Activity Log events:

providers:
  azure:
    enabled: true
    subscriptions:
      - subscription-id: "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012"
        resource_groups:
          - "production"
          - "staging"
    credentials_file: "/path/to/credentials.json"

Falco Integration¶

Native Falco rule support for Azure Activity Logs:

- rule: Azure Critical Change
  desc: Detect critical Azure infrastructure changes
  condition: >
    az.operationName in (
      Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/write,
      Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/write,
      Microsoft.Sql/servers/databases/write
    )
  output: >
    Critical Azure change detected
    (subscription=%az.subscription_id
     resource=%az.resource_id
     operation=%az.operationName
     actor=%az.caller)
  priority: CRITICAL
  source: azure_audit
  tags: [terraform, drift, critical]

Documentation Overhaul¶

Updated README¶

• Quick start guide (5-minute setup)
• Feature overview with screenshots
• Multi-cloud comparison matrix
• Architecture diagrams
• Troubleshooting section
• FAQ

Architecture Documentation (v2.0)¶

• Multi-cloud architecture patterns
• Azure Activity Log integration details
• Real-time notification flow diagrams
• Security and compliance considerations
• Performance benchmarks

API Documentation¶

• OpenAPI/Swagger specification
• Interactive API explorer
• Code examples in multiple languages
• Error code reference

UI/UX Guide¶

• Component library documentation
• Theme customization guide
• Accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2.1 AA)
• Mobile responsiveness guide

Versioning & Release Process¶

VERSIONING.md¶

Comprehensive semver documentation:

Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the:

1. MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes
2. MINOR version when you add functionality in a backward-compatible manner
3. PATCH version when you make backward-compatible bug fixes

Example:
- v0.6.0 → v0.7.0: New features (dashboard, Azure support)
- v0.7.0 → v0.7.1: Bug fix (notification bug)
- v0.7.0 → v1.0.0: Major milestone (all core features stable)

PR Summary¶

Development organized in focused pull requests:

Testing¶

Test Coverage¶

• 300+ UI component tests for dashboard
• 200+ API integration tests for backend
• 50+ real-time notification tests
• 100+ Azure Activity Log parser tests
• 100% pass rate across all suites

E2E Testing¶

• Dashboard navigation flows
• Event filtering and sorting
• Status update workflow
• Real-time notification delivery
• Settings persistence
• Theme toggle and persistence

Migration Guide¶

No breaking changes in this release. Existing AWS and GCP configurations remain fully compatible.

Azure Setup¶

Enable Azure Activity Logs support:

providers:
  aws:
    enabled: true
    # ... existing config ...

  gcp:
    enabled: true
    # ... existing config ...

  azure:
    enabled: true
    subscriptions:
      - subscription-id: "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012"
        resource_groups:
          - "*"  # All resource groups
    credentials:
      auth_method: "msi"  # Managed Identity (recommended)
      # OR
      auth_method: "service_principal"
      client_id: "..."
      client_secret: "..."
      tenant_id: "..."

Dashboard Access¶

Access the new dashboard:

http://localhost:5000/dashboard

Default credentials (change in production): - Username: admin - Password: changeme

Dependencies¶

New Dependencies¶

• React & TypeScript - UI framework
• Socket.io or EventSource - Real-time notifications
• Plotly.js - Graph visualization and export
• Day.js - Date/time handling
• Azure SDK - Azure Activity Log integration

Updated Dependencies¶

• All existing dependencies remain compatible
• No breaking changes

Known Limitations¶

• Real-time Notification Latency: SSE has 30-second timeout, reconnects automatically
• Large Event History: Dashboard optimized for last 10,000 events
• Graph Complexity: Topology graphs with 100+ nodes may load slowly
• Export Size: PNG exports limited to 4K resolution

Breaking Changes¶

None. This is a fully backward-compatible release.

Contributors¶

This major release brings a complete web UI, real-time notifications, and Azure support. Special thanks to the community for feedback shaping these features.

Next Steps¶

1. Explore the Dashboard:
2. Navigate to http://localhost:5000/dashboard
3. Review recent drift events

4. Try filtering and sorting

5. Configure Webhooks:

6. Open Settings → Webhooks
7. Add notification destinations

8. Test webhook delivery

9. Enable Azure Support:

10. Follow Azure setup guide
11. Configure subscriptions and credentials

12. Verify Activity Log collection

13. Try Real-time Notifications:

14. Open NotificationPanel in dashboard
15. Trigger infrastructure change

16. Watch for live event notification

17. Export and Share:

18. View topology graph
19. Export as PNG or SVG

20. Share in reports and documentation

21. Join the Community:

22. GitHub Discussions: Ask questions and share ideas
23. GitHub Issues: Report bugs and request features

Full Changelog¶

For the complete changelog, see CHANGELOG.md.