Operation SONA

v0.1042 - Gave Non logged-in users the ability to view profiles and access the search page (Community/Network) Menu.

v0.1041 - Added Post Grouping to Feeds (eg. 20 posts on the webpage at a time as more posts are made to prevent too many posts from appearing in the webpage at once).

v0.104: Added: (Advanced Editor Additions) - "Reference To Post", "Picture in Picture", and Web Link Video Pointers. - Caption Text Color Customization and more Caption Background Color Customization. (Editing functionality Improvements) - Unfinished edits can be saved as drafts (which cannot be edited, or you can save the settings file and restore the editing project with your existing media content and that settings file, and continue editing that way). (Media Interaction Improvements) - Users can download post videos (that have the download option enabled). - Users not logged in can view comments in Feed and Cuts.

v0.1032 - Added navigational bar to non-logged in users and ability for user accounts to change email, and delete account (with a 30-day deletion timer). Also made support center accessible to non-logged in users.

v0.1031 - Minor Bug Fix (Mobile Interface). Cuts "More Options" (Triple Dot) Button Menu was cut off partially for the mobile interface, now shows up properly.

v0.103: - Fixed further editing issues with pointers when viewing a post. - Added Reveal ("Rev") Pointers that can reveal text, images, or a portion of a video. - Added missing Caption setting functionality in the Advanced Editor when Publishing content from there. - Added Privacy settings for Posts and Profiles. Privacy settings for posts allow restricting viewership to certain users and privacy settings for profiles allow restricting viewership of profile content to Followers Only.

v0.1021 - Bug Fixes and improvements to Video Pointers in Advanced Editor where typing info in the settings for each pointer would be difficult before, now easier to enter that info. Also made Video pointer timelines easier to edit with video-scroller graphing.

We have now added a Media CDN Server, meaning that we can now handle 5-7x more video streaming compared to just before this implementation (Opersona v0.102).

***Everyone, Opersona is NOW RELEASED!!! Hop on and Post away!!!*** (Opersona v0.1)

***UPDATE: Beta Release delayed*** New Release time at 4 PM EDT. (From Former 12 PM EDT Time).

* **Interactive Analytics Suite:** * Deployed a new server-side logging engine for interactive video content, allowing creators to track specific user engagement with quiz elements. * Implemented a secure analytics database schema that tracks unique user responses, individual attempt counts, and real-time accuracy metrics. * Launched a creator-exclusive "Analytics Dashboard" accessible directly from the post view, providing granular, real-time insights into community performance on quiz-based content. * **UX/UI Engine Upgrades:** * Implemented full-screen responsiveness for interactive elements by integrating a wrapper-based fullscreen engine that captures both the video player and the pointer overlay simultaneously. * Enhanced the video player container for a more immersive viewing experience, bringing the post-view layout in line with the global feed's standards. * Optimized mobile responsiveness for quiz pointers, ensuring that text and interactive elements scale dynamically based on the video container's dimensions, preventing layout skewing during screen rotations. * Introduced "What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get" (WYSIWYG) canvas editing, allowing creators to reposition, resize, and edit quiz content directly on the video preview without needing to use the sidebar menu. * Implemented local caching for quiz responses, allowing viewers to switch their answers or revisit content while maintaining their state across sessions.

Video Pointer Engine & Responsiveness: Re-engineered the PointerRenderer engine to use a dynamic, responsive scaling factor based on a 600px container baseline. This ensures video pointers (quiz boxes, stickers, text) resize proportionally whether viewed on a mobile device or a desktop monitor. Implemented ResizeObserver within the engine to allow pointers to adjust in real-time if a user rotates their device or resizes their window. Updated the editor.php and post.php inline editors to synchronize with the new responsive math, ensuring the preview in the creator's dashboard matches the final output. Fullscreen Interactive Support: Implemented a custom toggleSonaFullscreen engine that wraps the entire video player and pointer overlay into a unified container. This bypasses the limitations of native browser fullscreen (which usually only captures the raw video file) and allows interactive pointers to remain visible and functional in fullscreen mode. Disabled native browser fullscreen controls (controlsList="nofullscreen") and replaced them with custom, stylized fullscreen buttons that trigger the wrapper-based engine. UI/UX Refinements: Adjusted the video container sizing in post.php to match the layout and scale of the feed index, providing a consistent viewing experience across the platform. Implemented aggressive cache-busting by appending dynamic timestamps (?v=<?= time() ?>) to all pointers_engine.js script references, ensuring all users and devices immediately receive the latest engine logic.

Developments: * **View Counter System:** * Added a new `views` column to the `posts` table in the database. * Created `process_view.php` to handle secure, session-validated view increments. * Integrated server-side view counting into `post.php`. * Implemented client-side `IntersectionObserver` logic in `cuts.php` and `index.php` to track views based on active engagement (video play or interaction) rather than simple scroll-throughs. * **Theme Personalization:** * Added a "Reset to Default" button in the `settings.php` UI, which uses JavaScript to revert theme colors, fonts, and background images to Opersona defaults. * **Advanced Pointer Editor:** * Upgraded the pointer editing system to allow drag-and-drop repositioning and visual resizing using a new resize handle. * Added `scale` parameters to the pointer JSON data structure to synchronize visual dimensions across the editor and post viewer. * Unified the pointer editing engine between `editor.php` and `post.php`, ensuring consistent functionality for interactive elements like quizzes, stickers, and text pointers.

1. Moderation System Enforcement & Security Tier 2 Rate Limiting (create.php): Replaced a hardcoded lockout with dynamic database queries to actively track a user's daily post count. Tier 2 users now see a dynamic banner showing their remaining posts, and the form only locks down once the 3-post limit is explicitly reached. Tier 5 Ghosting Patch (cuts.php): Closed a loophole that allowed Tier 5 (Ghosted) users to like or dislike videos in the vertical feed. The AJAX handlers were repointed to the secure process_interaction.php gateway, instantly extending your global restriction rules to the Cuts interface. Moderation Logging (settings.php): Implemented an automated database migration to create a moderation_logs table. Built a new UI module inside the Moderator Engine Terminal to track and display the moderation history (tiers applied, durations, and the administering moderator) for any specific user. 2. Interface Refinements & Bug Fixes Settings Layout Fix (settings.php): Corrected a CSS flexbox hierarchy issue where the Tier 1 Warning Banner was injecting itself inside the post-creation row, causing the UI to squish into a vertical pill shape. Comment Restoration (post.php): Fixed an SQL filtering bug that caused the comment section to disappear by updating the query constraints to gracefully accept both 'post' and 'feed' target types. Creator Edit Mode (post.php): Built a toggleable "Edit Post" interface for uploaders, allowing them to dynamically update the text caption of their published posts without cluttering the default viewing experience. 3. Infrastructure & Edge Architecture Design PHP Dynamic Spillover Engine: Designed a lightweight, application-level load balancer (get_sona_media()) using APCu caching. This allows your origin server to actively monitor its own CPU/network load and automatically route media requests to BunnyCDN only when your private hardware exceeds a set threshold. High-Availability Edge (OVH vRack): Architected a 6 Gbps private CDN array using two OVH instances connected via an internal vRack, utilizing NFS to safely mount shared block storage and Nginx for high-speed delivery. Dynamic Storage Tiering (Active Archiving): Engineered a lifecycle workflow where a dedicated Backup Node acts as a "Cold" origin. We mapped out an eviction script to move untouched media off the fast OVH edge after 30 days, and an Nginx reverse-proxy configuration to instantly fetch and re-cache those files from the backup node if an old video suddenly goes viral again.

Operation SONA Development Log Entry: Video Pointer System Implementation Date: July 17-18, 2026 Sprint: Beta Release Preparation Status: ✅ Complete Target Launch: July 19, 2026 Feature Overview Implemented interactive Video Pointers — overlay objects rendered on top of video content that appear at specific timestamps. Three pointer types supported for beta: Quiz — Multiple choice questions with correct/incorrect feedback Sticker — Emoji overlays with pop animation Text — Text bubbles with backdrop blur Pointers are stored as metadata in the database (not baked into video files), enabling full interactivity at runtime across all viewing surfaces.

Moderation Tier System: Overhauled the user account restriction system to include 5 distinct levels, ranging from a Tier 1 warning to Tier 5 "Ghosted" status, which restricts posting, interactions, following, and initiating new chats. Automated Moderation Notifications: Integrated an automated email system within the admin terminal that sends specific, tier-based notifications to users whenever their account restriction status is updated. Moderation Audit Trail: Implemented a new moderation_logs database table and an integrated "History Log" viewer in the admin terminal, allowing for the review of individual user moderation history. UI/UX Refinements: Fixed an overlapping menu issue in the settings.php file by adjusting CSS stacking contexts, ensuring dropdown menus render correctly on desktop. Launch-Ready Command Interface: Furnished the operation_sona.php page with a high-fidelity launchpad design, including a real-time system countdown timer, administrative log editing capabilities, and an embedded Instagram badge to drive traffic from your new account.

Location: 10230P - City Springs Park, Sandy Springs, GA Date: 2026-07-17 Current Development Summary Media Architecture: Successfully migrated the platform from progressive MP4 delivery to a zero-buffering HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) pipeline. Performance Optimization: Integrated hls.js to manage chunked streaming, significantly reducing initial load times and playback stalls across all feed, search, and post views. Hardware-Accelerated Rendering: Designed and implemented a remote rendering farm strategy using NVIDIA&#039;s NVENC hardware-accelerated encoding (RTX 2070 Max-Q) to process videos into an Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) ladder (1080p, 720p, 480p). Monetization Engine: Engineered a unified ad-router (core_ads.php) allowing for seamless toggling between internal promotional campaigns and external ad-network integration.Economy Infrastructure: Integrated a secure, Square-powered &quot;O-Coin&quot; wallet system, enabling users to purchase virtual currency directly through a secure, iframe-based checkout modal without leaving the platform.Responsive UI Enhancements: Optimized the messaging directory for mobile, including a back-navigation engine and an interactive O-Coin wallet module in settings. Systematized Backend Logic Automated Slicing: Configured server-side HLS video chunking during post creation. Ad Injection: Implemented logic for banner ads every four posts in the global feed, vertical video ads every four swipes in the Cuts feed, and mid-page video boxes in individual post views. Tipping Module: Added an integrated &quot;Tip Creator&quot; button in the interaction bar to support the O-Coin economy. Active Tasks Finalizing Pointers: Currently finalizing the video pointer implementation for frame-accurate timestamp mapping. Remote Worker Sync: Preparing the Python-based worker script to automate the rendering farm jobs via remote storage mounting.

Advanced Media Composer Development: Engineered an NLE and Text engine (V11) supporting real-time video preview, frame-accurate timeline scrubbing, and layer management for captions and images. Transform Engine Integration: Implemented a full-canvas transformation suite allowing for rotation, scaling, and resizing of edited objects using native rotational matrix calculations. Mobile- Responsive UI Architecture: Refactored the composer layout to support adaptive, app-like experiences, featuring sticky preview canvases and fixed bottom-navigation action bars for mobile devices. Universal HLS Streaming Pipeline: Migrated the system from progressive MP4 delivery to an HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) architecture, which utilizes 10-second chunked streaming to eliminate buffering. Intelligent Codec Implementation: Integrated a "Smart Codec" detection engine that prioritizes H.264/MP4 wrappers for universal mobile browser compatibility, while enabling hls.js on the frontend to manage chunk buffering. Hardware-Accelerated Rendering Farm Strategy: Designed a legacy video conversion pipeline leveraging the NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q’s NVENC hardware to generate a multi-tier Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) ladder (1080p, 720p, 480p). Systematized Backend Logic: Configured backend video slicing to occur during the upload process, enabling automatic chunking and master playlist generation for all new media content.

Operation SONA: Development Log (July 16, 2026) Location: McDonald's Downtown Decatur 1. Advanced Transform & Rotation Engine Full Rotation Matrix: Implemented a native un-rotation matrix tool under the hood, allowing layers (text and images) to be rotated dynamically via a visual top-center handle directly on the canvas. Persistent Hit-Detection: Engineered the math so that dragging and corner-resizing remain flawlessly responsive and accurate, even when a layer is flipped completely upside down. Precision UI Controls: Added a dedicated degree (⁠°⁠) input field inside the layer menu for precise, numerical rotation adjustments. 2. Native Mobile App Architecture Sticky Preview Canvas: Locked the video preview window to the top of the viewport on narrow screens, ensuring the active composition is always visible while scrolling through tools and layers. Adaptive Viewport Sizing: Shrunk the mobile canvas container height to ⁠45vh⁠ (down from ⁠55vh⁠) to maximize screen real estate for the editor menus. Fixed Bottom Action Bar: Ripped the "Publish to SONA" button and rendering indicators out of the standard scrolling flow, pinning them to the bottom edge of the mobile screen to perfectly mimic a native iOS or Android app interface.

Operation SONA: Final Media Composer (Advanced Video Editor) Development Log (July 15, 2026) 1. Advanced Text & Layer Engine Inline Editing: Replaced basic prompts with a persistent "Text" default state, allowing for real-time updates via the sidebar menu. Text Modal Integration: Added a dedicated, expansive text-editing window that launches via the "Expand" menu option or by double-tapping a caption directly on the video canvas. 2. Precision Scaling & Transform Controls Visual Resizing: Implemented a persistent, high-visibility drag-to-resize handle on selected canvas objects, ensuring users can scale text and images intuitively by dragging the bounding box corner. Dynamic Hit-Detection: Optimized the canvas touch-engine with an adaptive hit-zone that scales based on the canvas resolution, eliminating "phantom clicks" and ensuring mobile responsiveness. Pinch-to-Zoom: Introduced a two-finger pinch gesture for mobile users to scale layers precisely without relying on UI handles. 3. Responsive Mobile Architecture Adaptive Canvas Sizing: Replaced fixed-aspect ratio containers with a dynamic 55vh height constraint, preventing mobile "letterboxing" and ensuring the video editor canvas always fits perfectly on any phone screen without being cut off. Touch-Action Optimization: Added touch-action: none to the canvas and timeline to prevent the web page from accidentally scrolling while users are dragging layers or scrubbing the timeline on mobile devices.

Operation SONA: Media Composer Development Log - Advanced Video Editor (July 15, 2026) 1. Advanced NLE (Non-Linear Editor) Architecture Media Sequence Engine: Developed and integrated an advanced, stackable media composer, allowing users to sequence multiple photos and videos to create longer, professional-grade compositions. Master Clock Synchronization: Implemented a custom animation-loop clock that manages the playback state across diverse media types (video and static images), ensuring audio tracks and visual overlays remain perfectly synced during playback and export. 2. Intuitive UI/UX Enhancements Unified Global Selection: Developed a unified selection state where tapping a layer on the canvas, a block on the timeline, or an item in the sidebar list highlights the object across all three interface zones simultaneously. Mobile-First Touch Engine: Integrated touch-event mapping for touchstart, touchmove, and touchend, allowing for mobile-friendly dragging, scrubbing, and resizing with native-like responsiveness. Graphical Timeline Controls: Added interactive NLE-style controls to the timeline, allowing for drag-to-resize operations to set specific start and end times for all caption and decal layers. 3. Composition & Export Pipeline Direct-to-Feed Publishing: Refactored the export engine to bypass local downloads. The composer now captures the rendered stream, dynamically attaches the primary caption, and performs a background POST request to publish the finished project directly to the global feed. Hardware Acceleration: Utilized the client-side MediaRecorder API to leverage hardware acceleration, ensuring rapid rendering of compositions directly on the user's local hardware.

Operation SONA: Recent Development Log 1. Unified Comments Architecture Database Sync: Migrated the standalone post.php comments system to the global polymorphic comments table (target_type and target_id). This ensures the single-post view and the global feed are perfectly synced and reading from the same data source. Feature Parity: Ported the interactive UI elements (likes, dislikes, edit, delete, and reply features) from the global feed directly into the single-post view. 2. Seamless AJAX Integration (No-Reload UI) Dedicated API: Created a backend endpoint (process_comment_ajax.php) to handle all comment interactions safely, returning pure JSON to prevent HTML parsing conflicts. Live DOM Updates: Replaced standard form submissions with JavaScript fetch() calls. Adding, editing, and deleting comments now happen instantly in the background on both the global feed (index.php) and single posts (post.php), dynamically updating the UI and comment counters without refreshing the page. 3. Advanced Sharing Engine Interactive Dropdowns: Upgraded the static "Share" button across the platform (index.php, post.php, and cuts.php) into a multi-action dropdown menu. Action Routing: Added functionality to "Copy Link" to the clipboard and "Repost to Feed" using the existing sharing schema. Dynamic Contacts Modal: Built a dark-mode modal that queries the database for the user's contacts (mutual follows) and dynamically injects the target post ID into the routing link to forward content to private messages. 4. Secure Messaging & Quality of Life (QoL) Upgrades Smart Auto-Fill: Wrote a script in messages.php that intercepts incoming share links, automatically injects the post URL into the text area, expands the box height to fit, and cleans the browser's URL bar to prevent duplicate injections on refresh. Safe Clickable Links: Developed a real-time regex detection UI that slides down when a user types a URL. If the user opts to make it clickable, the script wraps the link in custom [URL] tags before sending it to the database. Decryption Pipeline Fix: Updated the backend rendering loop to ensure the link parsing function applies to the decrypted text stream rather than the raw Base64 ciphertext, maintaining the platform's end-to-end encryption integrity while allowing rich text formatting.

(7/14/26) Added option to message other users through profiles.

Development Took Place on 7/14/26 (1am-3am)