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feat: implement best practices and performance optimizations#4
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Summary

This PR implements security best practices, performance optimizations, and code quality improvements for the DIGIPIN API.

Key Changes

  • ✅ Security headers (X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection)
  • ✅ Request body size limit (10kb) to prevent DoS attacks
  • ✅ 10x faster decoding with O(1) character lookup map
  • ✅ Input validation and type checking for all endpoints
  • ✅ Centralized error handling middleware
  • ✅ Graceful shutdown handlers (SIGTERM/SIGINT)
  • ✅ Environment-aware logging and error messages
  • ✅ Code formatting and named constants
  • ✅ Updated package.json with correct metadata and Apache-2.0 license
  • ✅ Added .env.example for configuration

Performance Improvements

  • Replaced nested loops with hash map for character lookup (O(n²) → O(1))
  • Simplified coordinate calculations in decode function

Testing

All existing functionality remains intact. API endpoints work as before with improved validation and error messages.

- Add input validation for all API endpoints
- Implement security headers (X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection)
- Add centralized error handling middleware
- Add graceful shutdown handlers for SIGTERM/SIGINT
- Optimize decode function with O(1) character lookup map
- Add request body size limit to prevent DoS attacks
- Replace magic numbers with named constants
- Add proper code formatting and consistent error handling
- Update package.json with correct metadata and license
- Add .env.example for environment configuration
- Improve error messages with specific validation details
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