Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[0.0.0-beta.1] - 2025-11-18

Complete GENEALOGIX specification defining modern, evidence-first genealogy data standard
9 core entity types with full JSON Schema definitions:
- Person (individuals with biographical properties)
- Relationship (family connections with types and dates)
- Event (life events with sources and locations)
- Assertion (evidence-backed claims with quality assessment)
- Citation (evidence references with source quotations)
- Source (primary/secondary evidence documentation)
- Repository (physical storage information)
- Place (geographic locations with coordinate data)
- Participant (individuals involved in events)
Repository-owned controlled vocabularies for extensibility
Git-native architecture for version control and collaboration
YAML-based human-readable format with schema validation

glx init: Initialize new GLX repositories with optional single-file mode
glx validate: Comprehensive validation with:
- Schema compliance checking against JSON Schemas
- Cross-reference integrity verification across all files
- Vocabulary constraint validation
- Detailed error reporting with file/line locations
glx check-schemas: Utility for verifying schema metadata and structure
Support for both directory-based and single-file archives
Cross-file entity resolution and validation

Comprehensive specification documentation (6 core documents)
Complete examples demonstrating various use cases:
- Minimal single-file archive
- Basic family structure with multiple generations
- Complete family with all entity types
- Participant assertions workflow
- Temporal properties and date ranges
Development guides covering:
- Architecture and design decisions
- Schema development practices
- Testing framework and test suite structure
- Local development environment setup
User guides including:
- Quick-start guide for new users
- Best practices and recommendations
- Common pitfalls and troubleshooting
- Manual migration guide for converting from GEDCOM format
- Glossary of key terms and concepts