# Configurable Topic-Informed Comment Routing for Alpha Client (and more)

## Client Participation Alpha

- centralize JWT handling
- convert net.js to typescript
- fetch NextComment upon hydration for personalization (ie don't show voted on comment)

## Server

- dedicated NextComment module
- checks for TOPICAL_COMMENT_RATIO (float)
- if ^ is set, blends NextComment selection between Topic-Informed comment pool and traditional prioritization
- graceful handling of empty-ish pca objects when there are comments but zero votes
- include DynamoDB helpers in integration tests
- integration tests for NextComment routing

## E2E

- test comment csv upload
- test report generation and viewing for "empty-ish" pca with comments but zero votes

## Client Report

- graceful handling of empty-ish pca objects (has comments, zero votes)

## Math

- enhanced Postgres connection pooling
- reduced risk of exhausting postgres connections and crashing
- reduced risk of "zombie" postgres connections that don't get cleaned up (mainly in test runs)

## Postgres

- *Migration* 000012 creates topic_agenda_selections table
- Improved stability in test & dev docker setups

## Misc

- consolidated Authentication docs
- improved testing stability overall
- update example.env files

Bumps [astro](https://github.com/withastro/astro/tree/HEAD/packages/astro) from 5.11.0 to 5.12.8.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/withastro/astro/blob/main/packages/astro/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commits/astro@5.12.8/packages/astro)

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  dependency-version: 5.12.8
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