feat!: migrate API response keys to camelCase and mark v3.0.0 release

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ projects.
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-- Python 3.11 or higher
+- Python 3.12 or higher
 - Git
 - Docker
 
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ projects.
 1. **Create and activate a virtual environment:**
 
    ```bash
-   uv venv --python 3.11
+   uv venv --python 3.12
    source .venv/bin/activate
    ```
 
 1. **Install dependencies:**
 
    ```bash
-   uv sync --all-extras
+   uv sync --all-groups
    ```
 
 ### Set Up Environment Variables
@@ -130,9 +130,8 @@ suite automatically before every commit.
 The following checks are enforced:
 
 - ✅ `ruff` for linting and formatting (with auto-fix)
-- ✅ `blacken-docs` to format code blocks inside Markdown files
-- ✅ `pyupgrade` to upgrade syntax to Python 3.9+
-- ✅ `end-of-file-fixer`, `trailing-whitespace`, `check-yaml`, `check-toml`, `requirements-txt-fixer` for formatting
+- ✅ `mdformat` to format Markdown files (with GFM support)
+- ✅ `end-of-file-fixer`, `trailing-whitespace`, `check-yaml`, `check-toml`, `requirements-txt-fixer`, `check-added-large-files` for formatting
 - ✅ `name-tests-test` to enforce test naming conventions
 - ✅ `debug-statements` to prevent committed `print()` or `pdb`
 - ✅ A local `pytest` hook that runs the full test suite
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ To keep the codebase clean and maintainable, please follow these conventions:
 - Write clean, readable code
 - Use meaningful variable and function names
 - Avoid large functions; keep logic modular and composable
-- Use Python 3.11+ syntax when appropriate (e.g., `match`, `|` union types)
+- Use Python 3.12+ syntax when appropriate (e.g., `match`, `|` union types)
 - Keep imports sorted and remove unused ones (handled automatically via `ruff`)
 
 ### 📝 Docstrings & Comments

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ Please provide a concise summary of the changes:
 
 ### 📊 Benchmarks & Analysis
 
-- [ ] `scripts/benchmark_auth.py` – Performance or latency measurement changes
-- [ ] `scripts/analyze_benchmark.py` – Benchmark result analysis changes
+- [ ] `scripts/benchmark/benchmark_requests.py` – Performance or latency measurement changes
+- [ ] `scripts/benchmark/analyze_benchmark.py` – Benchmark result analysis changes
 - [ ] `scripts/run_tests.py` – Custom test runner logic or behavior updates
 
 ## 📸 Screenshots / API Demos (if applicable)

.github/workflows/lint.yaml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 5
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ "3.11", "3.12", "3.13" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.12", "3.13", "3.14" ]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ "3.11", "3.12", "3.13" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.12", "3.13", "3.14" ]
 
     env:
       TEST_NAME: ${{ secrets.TEST_NAME }}
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install .[dev]
+          pip install uv
+          uv sync --all-groups
 
       - name: Run pre-commit hooks
-        run: pre-commit run --all-files
+        run: uv run pre-commit run --all-files

Dockerfile

@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
+FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /pesu-auth
+
+ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1 UV_LINK_MODE=copy
+
+COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock README.md ./
+RUN uv sync --no-dev --frozen --no-install-project
+
+COPY app ./app
+RUN uv sync --no-dev --frozen
+
 FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm
 
-COPY app /app
-COPY README.md /README.md
-COPY requirements.txt /requirements.txt
+WORKDIR /pesu-auth
+
+COPY --from=builder /pesu-auth/.venv /pesu-auth/.venv
+COPY app ./app
 
-RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+ENV PATH="/pesu-auth/.venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 CMD ["python", "-m", "app.app"]

README.md

@@ -111,61 +111,61 @@ object, with the user's profile information if requested.
 
 #### Request Parameters
 
-| **Parameter**                 | **Optional** | **Type**    | **Default** | **Description**                                                                                 |
-| ----------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `username`                    | No           | `str`       |             | The user's SRN or PRN                                                                           |
-| `password`                    | No           | `str`       |             | The user's password                                                                             |
-| `profile`                     | Yes          | `boolean`   | `False`     | Whether to fetch profile information                                                            |
-| `know_your_class_and_section` | Yes          | `boolean`   | `False`     | Whether to fetch data from PESU's "Know Your Class and Section" information                     |
-| `fields`                      | Yes          | `list[str]` | `None`      | Which fields to fetch from the profile information. If not provided, all fields will be fetched |
+| **Parameter**             | **Optional** | **Type**    | **Default** | **Description**                                                                                 |
+| ------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `username`                | No           | `str`       |             | The user's SRN or PRN                                                                           |
+| `password`                | No           | `str`       |             | The user's password                                                                             |
+| `profile`                 | Yes          | `boolean`   | `False`     | Whether to fetch profile information                                                            |
+| `knowYourClassAndSection` | Yes          | `boolean`   | `False`     | Whether to fetch data from PESU's "Know Your Class and Section" information                     |
+| `fields`                  | Yes          | `list[str]` | `None`      | Which fields to fetch from the profile information. If not provided, all fields will be fetched |
 
 #### Response Object
 
 On authentication, it returns the following parameters in a JSON object. If the authentication was successful and
 profile data was requested, the response's `profile` key will store a dictionary with a user's profile information.
 **On an unsuccessful sign-in, this field will not exist**.
 
-| **Field**                     | **Type**                        | **Description**                                                                                 |
-| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `status`                      | `boolean`                       | A flag indicating whether the overall request was successful                                    |
-| `profile`                     | `ProfileObject`                 | A nested map storing the profile information, returned only if requested                        |
-| `know_your_class_and_section` | `KnowYourClassAndSectionObject` | A nested map storing the profile information from PESU's "Know Your Class and Section" endpoint |
-| `message`                     | `str`                           | A message that provides information corresponding to the status                                 |
-| `timestamp`                   | `datetime`                      | A timezone offset timestamp indicating the time of authentication                               |
+| **Field**                 | **Type**                        | **Description**                                                                                 |
+| ------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `status`                  | `boolean`                       | A flag indicating whether the overall request was successful                                    |
+| `profile`                 | `ProfileObject`                 | A nested map storing the profile information, returned only if requested                        |
+| `knowYourClassAndSection` | `KnowYourClassAndSectionObject` | A nested map storing the profile information from PESU's "Know Your Class and Section" endpoint |
+| `message`                 | `str`                           | A message that provides information corresponding to the status                                 |
+| `timestamp`               | `datetime`                      | A timezone offset timestamp indicating the time of authentication                               |
 
 ##### `ProfileObject`
 
 This object contains the user's profile information, which is returned only if the `profile` parameter is set to `True`.
 If the authentication fails, this field will not be present in the response.
 
-| **Field**     | **Description**                                        |
-| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
-| `name`        | Name of the user                                       |
-| `prn`         | PRN of the user                                        |
-| `srn`         | SRN of the user                                        |
-| `program`     | Academic program that the user is enrolled into        |
-| `branch`      | Complete name of the branch that the user is pursuing  |
-| `semester`    | Current semester that the user is in                   |
-| `section`     | Section of the user                                    |
-| `email`       | Email address of the user registered with PESU         |
-| `phone`       | Phone number of the user registered with PESU          |
-| `campus_code` | The integer code of the campus (1 for RR and 2 for EC) |
-| `campus`      | Abbreviation of the user's campus name                 |
+| **Field**    | **Description**                                        |
+| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `name`       | Name of the user                                       |
+| `prn`        | PRN of the user                                        |
+| `srn`        | SRN of the user                                        |
+| `program`    | Academic program that the user is enrolled into        |
+| `branch`     | Complete name of the branch that the user is pursuing  |
+| `semester`   | Current semester that the user is in                   |
+| `section`    | Section of the user                                    |
+| `email`      | Email address of the user registered with PESU         |
+| `phone`      | Phone number of the user registered with PESU          |
+| `campusCode` | The integer code of the campus (1 for RR and 2 for EC) |
+| `campus`     | Abbreviation of the user's campus name                 |
 
 #### `KnowYourClassAndSectionObject`
 
-| **Field**        | **Description**                                                          |
-| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| `prn`            | PRN of the user                                                          |
-| `srn`            | SRN of the user                                                          |
-| `name`           | Name of the user                                                         |
-| `semester`       | Current semester that the user is in                                     |
-| `section`        | Section of the user                                                      |
-| `cycle`          | Physics Cycle or Chemistry Cycle, if the user is in first year           |
-| `department`     | Abbreviation of the branch along with the campus the user is studying in |
-| `branch`         | Abbreviation of the branch that the user is pursuing                     |
-| `institute_name` | The name of the campus that the user is studying in                      |
-| `error`          | The error name and stack trace, if an error occurs                       |
+| **Field**       | **Description**                                                          |
+| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `prn`           | PRN of the user                                                          |
+| `srn`           | SRN of the user                                                          |
+| `name`          | Name of the user                                                         |
+| `semester`      | Current semester that the user is in                                     |
+| `section`       | Section of the user                                                      |
+| `cycle`         | Physics Cycle or Chemistry Cycle, if the user is in first year           |
+| `department`    | Abbreviation of the branch along with the campus the user is studying in |
+| `branch`        | Abbreviation of the branch that the user is pursuing                     |
+| `instituteName` | The name of the campus that the user is studying in                      |
+| `error`         | The error name and stack trace, if an error occurs                       |
 
 ### `/health`
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ data = {
     "username": "your SRN or PRN here",
     "password": "your password here",
     "profile": True,  # Optional, defaults to False
-    'know_your_class_and_section': True,  # Optional, defaults to False
+    'knowYourClassAndSection': True,  # Optional, defaults to False
 }
 
 response = requests.post("http://localhost:5000/authenticate", json=data)
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ print(response.json())
     "section": "NA",
     "email": "johnnyblaze@gmail.com",
     "phone": "1234567890",
-    "campus_code": 1,
+    "campusCode": 1,
     "campus": "RR"
   },
   "message": "Login successful.",
-  "know_your_class_and_section": {
+  "knowYourClassAndSection": {
     "prn": "PES1201800001",
     "srn": "PES1201800001",
     "name": "JOHNNY BLAZE",
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ print(response.json())
     "cycle": "NA",
     "department": "CSE(EC Campus)",
     "branch": "CSE",
-    "institute_name": "PES University (Electronic City)"
+    "instituteName": "PES University (Electronic City)"
   },
   "timestamp": "2024-07-28 22:30:10.103368+05:30"
 }

app/app.py

@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 import logging
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from importlib.metadata import version
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
-import pytz
 import uvicorn
 from fastapi import BackgroundTasks, FastAPI
 from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 from app.models import RequestModel, ResponseModel
 from app.pesu import PESUAcademy
 
-IST = pytz.timezone("Asia/Kolkata")
+IST = ZoneInfo("Asia/Kolkata")
 CSRF_TOKEN_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 45 * 60
 CSRF_TOKEN_REFRESH_LOCK = asyncio.Lock()
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
 app = FastAPI(
     title="PESUAuth API",
     description="A simple and lightweight API to authenticate PESU credentials using PESU Academy",
-    version="2.1.0",
+    version=version("pesu-auth"),
     docs_url="/",
     lifespan=lifespan,
     openapi_tags=[
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ async def authenticate(payload: RequestModel, background_tasks: BackgroundTasks)
     try:
         authentication_result = ResponseModel.model_validate(authentication_result)
         logging.info(f"Returning auth result for user={username}: {authentication_result}")
-        authentication_result = authentication_result.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
+        authentication_result = authentication_result.model_dump(by_alias=True, exclude_none=True)
         authentication_result["timestamp"] = current_time.isoformat()
         return JSONResponse(
             status_code=200,

app/docs/authenticate.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                                 "username": "PES1201800001",
                                 "password": "mySecurePassword123",
                                 "profile": True,
-                                "know_your_class_and_section": True,
+                                "knowYourClassAndSection": True,
                             },
                         },
                         "phone_auth_selective_fields": {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                                     "section": "C",
                                     "email": "johndoe@gmail.com",
                                     "phone": "1234567890",
-                                    "campus_code": 1,
+                                    "campusCode": 1,
                                     "campus": "RR",
                                 },
                             },
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@
                                     "section": "C",
                                     "email": "johndoe@gmail.com",
                                     "phone": "1234567890",
-                                    "campus_code": 1,
+                                    "campusCode": 1,
                                     "campus": "RR",
                                 },
-                                "know_your_class_and_section": {
+                                "knowYourClassAndSection": {
                                     "prn": "PESXXYYZZZZZ",
                                     "srn": "PESXXUGYYZZZ",
                                     "name": "John Doe",
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                                     "cycle": "NA",
                                     "department": "Computer Science and Engineering",
                                     "branch": "CSE",
-                                    "institute_name": "PES University",
+                                    "instituteName": "PES University",
                                 },
                             },
                         },

app/models/kycas.py

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 """Model representing the "Know Your Class and Section" data returned after successful authentication."""
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
+from pydantic.alias_generators import to_camel
 
 
 class KYCASModel(BaseModel):
     """Model representing the "Know Your Class and Section" data."""
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True, alias_generator=to_camel, populate_by_name=True)
 
     prn: str | None = Field(
         None,

app/models/profile.py

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 from typing import Literal
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
+from pydantic.alias_generators import to_camel
 
 
 class ProfileModel(BaseModel):
     """Model representing the user's profile data returned after successful authentication."""
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True, alias_generator=to_camel, populate_by_name=True)
 
     name: str | None = Field(
         None,

app/models/request.py

@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 from typing import Literal
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, field_validator
+from pydantic.alias_generators import to_camel
 
 from app.pesu import PESUAcademy
 
 
 class RequestModel(BaseModel):
     """Model representing the student's authentication request."""
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True, alias_generator=to_camel, extra="forbid")
 
     username: str = Field(
         ...,

app/models/response.py

@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
+from pydantic.alias_generators import to_camel
 
 from app.models import KYCASModel, ProfileModel
 
 
 class ResponseModel(BaseModel):
     """Model representing the response after a student's authentication request."""
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(strict=True, alias_generator=to_camel, populate_by_name=True)
 
     status: bool = Field(
         ...,