2026.01.02

Gangmates Release Notes: v2026.01.02

Release Date: January 16, 2026 Environment: Prod Version: 2026.01.02

🎨 Branding & Visual Identity

Company Logo System Overhaul

• Unified Logo Management: Implemented consistent company logo storage across all platform components

  • Standardized naming convention: companies/{COMPANY_CODE}/logos/logo.{extension}

  • Automatic cleanup of old logo files when uploading new versions

PDF Document Branding

• Enhanced Paystub Design: Company logos now prominently displayed on all paystubs

  • Increased logo dimensions from 40x20mm to 60x30mm for better visibility

  • Intelligent aspect ratio preservation for all image formats

  • Smart positioning with adjacent "Payslip" header text

• Transaction Receipt Branding: Integrated company logos into PDF transaction receipts

  • Base64 encoding optimization for reliable embedding

  • Automatic fallback to Gangmates branding when company logo unavailable

  • Consistent visual identity across all financial documents

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🔐 Authentication & Security

SSO Session Management

• Fixed DecryptException During Login: Resolved critical bug causing crashes when encrypted session data became stale

  • Implemented try-catch blocks with graceful fallback logic

  • Enhanced session data validation to handle corrupted or outdated encrypted values

  • Improved error logging for better debugging of authentication issues

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📊 Dashboard & Analytics

Mobile Chart Performance

• Fixed Analytics Chart Rendering: Eliminated continuous stretching and blinking of charts on mobile devices

  • Optimized Chart.js configuration for mobile viewport constraints

  • Disabled resize observers causing infinite render loops

  • Added canvas height constraints and CSS improvements

  • Fixed issues on both Payroll Index and Users Index pages

Role-Based Dashboard Design

• New Elegant Dashboard Interface: Redesigned main dashboard with modern, professional aesthetics

  • Personalized welcome sections based on user role (Admin vs Regular User)

  • Gradient metric cards with real-time data

  • Quick action grids for common tasks

  • Activity feed with timeline view

  • Responsive analytics with mobile-first design

  • Smooth animations and modern UI elements

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🛠️ Technical Improvements

File Storage Architecture

• Centralized storage configuration with environment-based disk selection

• Temporary file handling with automatic cleanup for PDF generation

• Optimized image processing pipeline for logo embedding

• Enhanced error logging for storage operations

Code Quality

• Improved exception handling across authentication flows

• Better separation of concerns in remittance processing logic

• Enhanced validation rules for type-specific form submissions

• Mobile-responsive CSS constraints with performance optimization

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🐛 Bug Fixes Summary

• ✅ Fixed SSO login session decryption errors

• ✅ Fixed mobile analytics chart infinite render loop

• ✅ Fixed VAT remittance data type storage bug

• ✅ Fixed logo display in local development environment

• ✅ Fixed undefined property errors in agent remittance views