# Changelog of Federal Register Deadline Monitor (`challenge_logic/federal-register-deadline-monitor`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/challenge\_logic/federal-register-deadline-monitor/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/challenge\_logic/federal-register-deadline-monitor.md

## Changelog

### 0.1.4 - 2026-07-05

- Rewrote the public README around buyer value, actual pricing, copy-paste examples, and support FAQ.
- Added three reliable smoke-test inputs for EPA comment deadlines, FDA effective dates, and Labor Department monitoring.
- Added retry/backoff for transient Federal Register API `429` and `5xx` responses.
- Ignored malformed date filters before sending API requests.
- Improved single-deadline-type searches by sending upcoming comment/effective date filters to the Federal Register API.
- Expanded fixture coverage to 11 tests, including empty results, invalid dates, retry success/failure, and default-like input behavior.

### Store Launch - 2026-07-05

- Published Federal Register Deadline Monitor on Apify Store after action-time approval.
- Confirmed public URL: `https://apify.com/challenge_logic/federal-register-deadline-monitor`.
- Verified pay-per-event pricing remains `$0.0015` per saved deadline row.
- Verified source files remain hidden from public users.

### 0.1.3 - 2026-07-05

- Added Actor output schema for default dataset results.
- Expanded dataset schema to cover all emitted deadline row fields.
- Confirmed Apify publication checklist now recognizes output schema.
- Kept Actor private while waiting for monetization unlock and final publication approval.

### 0.1.0 - 2026-07-05

- Built initial Apify-style Python Actor.
- Added official FederalRegister.gov API search integration.
- Added deadline normalization for comment close and effective dates.
- Added agency, CFR, RIN, docket, citation, and official link output fields.
- Added input schema, dataset schema, Dockerfile, README, examples, and local CLI.
- Added fixture tests and one minimal public API smoke test.