Changelog

0.5.0 - 2026-07-08

Added the recursive folder option: nested folders are discovered as path-named resources such as messages/general, with sidecar state mirrored under the same nested path. Dot-prefixed entries are always skipped.
Added the create folder option: collection()/document() calls for unknown names grow sidecar-backed resources at runtime without creating visible seed files, and they persist across reopens. Dynamic resource names reject empty, dot-prefixed, ./.., and backslash segments.

Added folder database resource proxies so db.users.find() and db.settings.get() work alongside callable controls such as db.collection('users'), with db._ as the explicit control namespace.
Added file.patch() and patchFile() helpers for atomic in-place JSON file updates that preserve existing object key order.

Added stable JSON helpers: stableStringify, parseJson, stableJson, and registerJson.
Added a vendored JSON5 parser flow so JSON5-compatible parsing ships without a runtime json5 dependency.

Added standalone database identity support with identity.fields, idField compatibility, scalar keys for single-field resources, canonical object keys for compound resources, duplicate-key detection, declared local indexes, and RedisJSON key layout based on canonical identity objects.
Added append-only collection policy support through append(), with update/delete/replace-all writes rejected for log resources.
Added encoded bytes metadata and validation for base64, base64url, and hex strings.
Added generated @async/pipeline preview, snapshot, publish, GitHub Packages mirror, and release-doctor jobs so releases publish through GitHub Actions.

Initial package scaffold for JSON file/folder database APIs and RedisJSON store support.