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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: macversiontracker
+Version: 0.8.1
+Summary: A command-line tool for tracking and managing applications installed outside of the Mac App Store
+Author-email: docdyhr <thomas@dyhr.com>
+License-Expression: MIT
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker
+Project-URL: Bug Tracker, https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker/issues
+Project-URL: Documentation, https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker
+Project-URL: Source Code, https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker
+Project-URL: Changelog, https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
+Project-URL: PyPI, https://pypi.org/project/macversiontracker/
+Keywords: macos,homebrew,version,tracking,updates,cask
+Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
+Classifier: Environment :: Console
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: System Administrators
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
+Classifier: Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
+Classifier: Topic :: System :: Software Distribution
+Classifier: Topic :: System :: Systems Administration
+Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
+Requires-Python: >=3.12
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+License-File: LICENSE
+Requires-Dist: pyyaml>=6.0
+Requires-Dist: tqdm>=4.65
+Requires-Dist: psutil>=5.9
+Requires-Dist: tabulate>=0.9.0
+Requires-Dist: aiohttp>=3.8.0
+Provides-Extra: dev
+Requires-Dist: pytest>=7.4; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: pytest-cov>=7.0; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: pytest-timeout>=2.1; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: pytest-mock>=3.11; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: pytest-asyncio>=0.21.0; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: black>=23.7; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: ruff>=0.1; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: mypy>=1.5; extra == "dev"
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+Requires-Dist: pytest>=7.4; extra == "test"
+Requires-Dist: pytest-cov>=7.0; extra == "test"
+Requires-Dist: pytest-timeout>=2.1; extra == "test"
+Requires-Dist: pytest-mock>=3.11; extra == "test"
+Requires-Dist: pytest-asyncio>=0.21.0; extra == "test"
+Provides-Extra: security
+Requires-Dist: bandit[toml]>=1.7; extra == "security"
+Requires-Dist: pip-audit>=2.6; extra == "security"
+Requires-Dist: safety>=2.3; extra == "security"
+Provides-Extra: fuzzy
+Requires-Dist: rapidfuzz>=3.0; extra == "fuzzy"
+Provides-Extra: ml
+Requires-Dist: numpy>=1.24.0; extra == "ml"
+Requires-Dist: scikit-learn>=1.3.0; extra == "ml"
+Dynamic: license-file
+
+# Versiontracker Update tool for macOS
+
+![Logo](assets/images/logo.png)
+
+<div align="center">
+
+## 🚀 Production-Ready macOS Application Manager
+
+[![Project Grade](https://img.shields.io/badge/Grade-A-brightgreen?style=for-the-badge&logo=gradle&logoColor=white)](PROJECT_REVIEW.md)
+[![Production Ready](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-Production%20Ready-success?style=for-the-badge&logo=checkmarx&logoColor=white)](PROJECT_REVIEW.md)
+
+</div>
+
+---
+
+### 🏗️ Build & CI/CD Pipeline
+
+[![CI Pipeline](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/docdyhr/versiontracker/ci.yml?branch=master&label=CI%20Pipeline&logo=github&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
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+[![CodeQL](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/docdyhr/versiontracker/codeql-analysis.yml?branch=master&label=CodeQL&logo=github&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
+[![Coverage](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/docdyhr/versiontracker/coverage.yml?branch=master&label=Coverage&logo=github&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker/actions/workflows/coverage.yml)
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+
+### 🔒 Security & Quality
+
+[![Code Coverage](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/docdyhr/versiontracker/master?logo=codecov&logoColor=white&label=Codecov)](https://codecov.io/gh/docdyhr/versiontracker)
+[![Test Coverage](https://img.shields.io/badge/Coverage-70%2B%25-brightgreen?logo=pytest&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker)
+[![Tests Passing](https://img.shields.io/badge/Tests-1,136%20Passing-success?logo=pytest&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+[![Security: Bandit](https://img.shields.io/badge/Bandit-Passing-success?logo=python&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker/actions/workflows/security.yml)
+[![Security: pip-audit](https://img.shields.io/badge/pip--audit-No%20Vulnerabilities-success?logo=python&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker/actions/workflows/security.yml)
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+
+### 🎨 Code Standards
+
+[![Code style: ruff](https://img.shields.io/badge/Code%20Style-Ruff-000000.svg?logo=ruff&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff)
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+
+### 📊 Repository Stats
+
+[![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/docdyhr/versiontracker?logo=github&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker/issues)
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+
+### 💻 Platform & Environment
+
+[![macOS](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-macOS-blue.svg?logo=apple&logoColor=white)](https://www.apple.com/macos/)
+[![Python 3.12+](https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.12%2B-blue.svg?logo=python&logoColor=white)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
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+
+---
+
+* Name: Versiontracker
+* Version: 0.8.1
+* Programming language: Python 3.12+
+* Author: thomas
+* Purpose: CLI versiontracker and update tool for macOS
+* Release date: 21. Feb 2022 (Updated: January 2026)
+* Code Quality: **70%+ test coverage with 1,230+ passing tests**,
+  **all previously identified high & medium complexity issues resolved**,
+  **AI/ML capabilities and advanced analytics platform**
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Install from PyPI
+pip install macversiontracker
+
+# List applications not from the App Store
+versiontracker --apps
+
+# Get Homebrew recommendations for your apps
+versiontracker --recommend
+
+# Check for outdated applications
+versiontracker --check-outdated
+
+# Show help
+versiontracker --help
+```
+
+## Overview
+
+Versiontracker is a command-line tool for macOS that helps you manage applications
+installed outside of the App Store. Recently undergone complete technical debt cleanup
+with **70%+ test coverage** and **all high & medium-priority complexity issues resolved**.
+
+It identifies applications that aren't managed through Apple's official channels and suggests which ones can be managed
+using Homebrew casks, making it easier to keep your applications up to date.
+
+## Features
+
+* List applications in `/Applications/` not updated by the App Store
+* List all currently installed Homebrew casks
+* Recommend which applications could be managed through Homebrew
+* Check for outdated applications by comparing with latest Homebrew versions
+* Identify applications that need updating and show version differences
+* Export results in machine-readable formats (JSON and CSV)
+* YAML configuration file support for persistent settings
+* **Enhanced fuzzy matching** with alias recognition and advanced normalization for accurate application identification
+* **Asynchronous network operations** for improved performance and reliability
+* **Advanced multi-tier caching system** with automatic expiration and compression
+* **Performance profiling and monitoring** with detailed timing and memory usage metrics
+* **macOS system integration** with scheduled checks, native notifications, and menubar access
+* Parallel processing for faster operation
+* Configurable blocklist to exclude specific applications (legacy: --blacklist still accepted with deprecation warning)
+* Support for scanning additional application directories
+* Secure command execution
+* Color-coded console output for better readability
+* Smart progress indicators with system resource monitoring
+* Adaptive rate limiting based on CPU and memory usage
+* Support for saving and loading query filters
+* **Auto-updates detection** for Homebrew casks with filtering options
+
+## Requirements
+
+* **macOS**: 10.15 Catalina or later (tested through macOS Sequoia)
+* **Python 3.12 or later** (3.13 compatible)
+* **Homebrew**: Optional, but required for cask recommendations and update checks
+
+## Installation
+
+### With PyPI (Recommended)
+
+```bash
+pip install macversiontracker
+```
+
+### With Homebrew
+
+```bash
+brew tap docdyhr/versiontracker
+brew install versiontracker
+```
+
+### With PyPI
+
+```bash
+pip install macversiontracker
+```
+
+### Option 1: Clone the repository and install
+
+```shell
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker.git
+cd versiontracker
+
+# Install requirements
+python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt --user
+
+# Install the package (optional)
+python3 -m pip install -e . --user
+```
+
+### Option 2: Set up a virtual environment
+
+```shell
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker.git
+cd versiontracker
+
+# Create and activate a virtual environment
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+
+# Install requirements
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Install the package (optional)
+pip install -e .
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+Versiontracker provides a simple command-line interface with several options:
+
+```bash
+usage: versiontracker [-h] [-D DEBUG] [--rate-limit RATE_LIMIT]
+                     [--max-workers MAX_WORKERS] [--no-progress]
+                     [--blacklist BLACKLIST] [--additional-dirs ADDITIONAL_DIRS]
+                     [--similarity SIMILARITY] [--export {json,csv}]
+                     [--output-file OUTPUT_FILE] [-a | -b | -r | -o | -V]
+                     [--generate-config] [--config-path CONFIG_PATH]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -D DEBUG, --debug DEBUG
+                        turn on DEBUG mode
+
+Performance options:
+  --rate-limit RATE_LIMIT
+                        API rate limit in seconds (default: 3)
+  --max-workers MAX_WORKERS
+                        Maximum number of worker threads (default: 10)
+  --no-progress         Disable progress bars
+
+Filtering options:
+  --blacklist BLACKLIST
+                        Comma-separated list of applications to ignore
+  --additional-dirs ADDITIONAL_DIRS
+                        Colon-separated list of additional directories to scan for applications
+  --similarity SIMILARITY
+                        Similarity threshold for matching (0-100, default: 75)
+  --no-enhanced-matching
+                        Disable enhanced fuzzy matching (use basic matching instead)
+  --exclude-auto-updates
+                        Exclude applications that have auto-updates enabled in Homebrew
+  --only-auto-updates   Only show applications that have auto-updates enabled in Homebrew
+
+Export options:
+  --export {json,csv}   Export results in specified format (json or csv)
+  --output-file OUTPUT_FILE
+                        Specify the output file for export (default: print to stdout)
+
+Configuration options:
+  --generate-config     Generate a default configuration file at ~/.config/versiontracker/config.yaml
+  --config-path CONFIG_PATH
+                        Specify an alternative path for the configuration file (can be used both for
+                        generating a config file with --generate-config and for using a custom config
+                        file location when running the application)
+
+  -a, --apps            return Apps in Applications/ that is not updated by App Store
+  -b, --brews           return installable brews
+  -r, --recommend       return recommendations for brew
+  -o, --outdated        check for outdated applications compared to Homebrew versions
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+```
+
+## Usage Examples
+
+### List all applications not updated by App Store
+
+```shell
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --apps
+```
+
+Or if installed:
+
+```shell
+versiontracker --apps
+```
+
+### List all installed Homebrew casks
+
+```shell
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --brews
+```
+
+### Get recommendations for Homebrew installations
+
+```shell
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --recommend
+```
+
+### Check for outdated applications
+
+```shell
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --outdated
+```
+
+Or if installed:
+
+```shell
+versiontracker --outdated
+```
+
+### Handle applications with auto-updates
+
+```shell
+# List brews excluding those with auto-updates enabled
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --brews --exclude-auto-updates
+
+# List only brews that have auto-updates enabled
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --brews --only-auto-updates
+
+# Get recommendations excluding apps with auto-updates
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --recommend --exclude-auto-updates
+
+# Get recommendations for only apps with auto-updates
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --recommend --only-auto-updates
+```
+
+### Manage applications with auto-updates
+
+```shell
+# Add all apps with auto-updates to the blacklist
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --blacklist-auto-updates
+
+# Uninstall all Homebrew casks that have auto-updates (with confirmation)
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --uninstall-auto-updates
+```
+
+The auto-update management commands provide:
+
+* **Interactive confirmation**: Both commands ask for confirmation before making changes
+* **Clear feedback**: Shows exactly what will be blacklisted or uninstalled
+* **Safety features**: The uninstall command requires typing "UNINSTALL" to confirm
+* **Status reporting**: Shows success/failure for each operation
+
+### Export results to JSON format
+
+```shell
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --apps --export json
+```
+
+### Save export results to a file
+
+```shell
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --apps --export csv --output-file applications.csv
+```
+
+### Generate a default configuration file
+
+```shell
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --generate-config
+```
+
+### Generate a configuration file in a custom location
+
+```shell
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --generate-config --config-path ~/custom_config.yaml
+```
+
+### Run with debugging enabled
+
+```shell
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --debug --recommend
+```
+
+### Enable performance profiling for optimization
+
+```shell
+# Enable profiling and get detailed performance report
+VERSIONTRACKER_PROFILE=true python -m versiontracker --apps
+```
+
+### macOS System Integration
+
+```shell
+# Install scheduled checker service (runs every 24 hours by default)
+python -m versiontracker --install-service
+
+# Check service status
+python -m versiontracker --service-status
+
+# Send notification with outdated app results
+python -m versiontracker --outdated --notify
+
+# Launch menubar application for quick access
+python -m versiontracker --menubar
+
+# Test notifications
+python -m versiontracker --test-notification
+
+# Uninstall the service
+python -m versiontracker --uninstall-service
+```
+
+## List applications based on your preferences
+
+```shell
+python -m versiontracker -a --blacklist="Xcode,Safari" --similarity 85
+```
+
+## Enhanced User Interface
+
+VersionTracker includes several UI enhancements to improve usability:
+
+### Color-Coded Output
+
+All console output is color-coded for better readability:
+
+1. Green: Success messages and up-to-date applications
+2. Blue: Informational messages and progress updates
+3. Yellow: Warning messages and unknown statuses
+4. Red: Error messages and outdated applications
+
+### Smart Progress Indicators
+
+Long-running operations show progress bars with:
+
+1. Estimated time remaining
+2. CPU usage monitoring
+3. Memory usage tracking
+4. Adaptive refresh rates
+
+### Adaptive Rate Limiting
+
+When making network requests, VersionTracker intelligently adjusts rate limits based on:
+
+1. Current CPU usage
+2. Available memory
+3. Network conditions
+
+This ensures optimal performance regardless of system load.
+
+### Advanced Caching System
+
+VersionTracker implements a sophisticated caching system for Homebrew queries:
+
+1. **Multi-tier caching** with memory, disk, and compressed storage layers
+2. **Automatic expiry** based on access patterns and data freshness
+3. **Cache compression** for large responses to save disk space
+4. **Thread-safe batch operations** for concurrent access
+5. **Detailed cache statistics** and monitoring with usage metrics
+6. **Smart cache invalidation** to ensure data consistency
+
+### Performance Monitoring
+
+Built-in performance profiling and monitoring capabilities:
+
+1. **Function-level timing** with min/max/average execution times
+2. **Memory usage tracking** per operation with peak memory detection
+3. **Detailed performance reports** with call counts and resource usage
+4. **Configurable profiling** that can be enabled for debugging or optimization
+5. **cProfile integration** for deep performance analysis
+
+### Query Filter Management
+
+Save and reuse your favorite query settings:
+
+```shell
+# Save current settings
+python -m versiontracker -a --blacklist="Xcode,Safari" --save-filter my-filter
+
+# List all saved filters
+python -m versiontracker --list-filters
+
+# Load a saved filter
+python -m versiontracker --load-filter my-filter
+
+# Delete a filter
+python -m versiontracker --delete-filter my-filter
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+### Configuration File
+
+VersionTracker supports a YAML configuration file located at `~/.config/versiontracker/config.yaml` by default.
+You can generate this file using the `--generate-config` command line option.
+
+You can also specify a custom configuration file location using the `--config-path` option:
+
+```shell
+# Generate a configuration file at a custom location
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --generate-config --config-path ~/custom_config.yaml
+
+# Run the application using a custom configuration file
+python3 versiontracker-cli.py --config-path ~/custom_config.yaml --apps
+```
+
+Example configuration file:
+
+```yaml
+# API rate limit in seconds
+api-rate-limit: 3
+
+# Maximum worker threads for parallel processing
+max-workers: 10
+
+# Similarity threshold for matching (0-100)
+similarity-threshold: 75
+
+# List of applications to exclude from results
+blacklist:
+  - Firefox
+  - Chrome
+  - Safari
+
+# Additional application directories to scan
+additional-app-dirs:
+  - /Users/username/Applications
+  - /opt/Applications
+
+# Whether to show progress bars
+show-progress: true
+```
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+You can also configure VersionTracker using environment variables, which will override any settings in the
+configuration file:
+
+```shell
+# Set the API rate limit (seconds)
+export VERSIONTRACKER_API_RATE_LIMIT=5
+
+# Enable debug mode
+export VERSIONTRACKER_DEBUG=true
+
+# Set maximum worker threads
+export VERSIONTRACKER_MAX_WORKERS=8
+
+# Configure similarity threshold (0-100)
+export VERSIONTRACKER_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD=80
+
+# Add applications to blacklist (comma-separated)
+export VERSIONTRACKER_BLACKLIST=Firefox,Chrome,Safari
+
+# Add additional application directories (colon-separated)
+export VERSIONTRACKER_ADDITIONAL_APP_DIRS=/Users/username/Applications:/opt/Applications
+
+# Disable progress bars
+export VERSIONTRACKER_PROGRESS_BARS=false
+```
+
+## Testing
+
+VersionTracker includes a comprehensive test suite to ensure functionality. To run the tests:
+
+```shell
+# Activate your virtual environment if necessary
+source .venv/bin/activate
+
+# Install test dependencies
+pip install pytest pytest-cov
+
+# Run tests with coverage
+pytest
+
+# Run tests with detailed coverage report
+pytest --cov=versiontracker --cov-report=term-missing
+```
+
+The test suite includes:
+
+* Standard unit tests for core functionality
+* Parameterized tests for efficient testing of version comparison
+* Mock server for network operation testing
+* Simulated edge cases for error handling
+* Thread safety tests for concurrent operations
+
+This ensures robust functionality across various scenarios and network conditions.
+
+### Testing Strategy & Coverage Philosophy
+
+VersionTracker intentionally uses a heavy mocking approach to:
+
+1. Isolate complex version parsing and comparison logic
+2. Deterministically simulate Homebrew and filesystem behaviors
+3. Keep test execution fast and CI-friendly
+
+Current Coverage Profile:
+
+* Reported line coverage: ≈10–11%
+* Effective logical path coverage for core decision branches: substantially higher (most comparison and
+  matching branches exercised)
+* High mock call volume (5,000+ patched interactions) reduces counted executable lines while still validating behavior
+
+Why Coverage Is Not Higher:
+
+* Many modules rely on guarded platform / network code paths that are mocked out
+* Async and I/O heavy branches prefer behavioral contract tests instead of executing real subprocess or network calls
+* Legacy compatibility layers (fallback logic) are thin wrappers rarely worth direct line coverage
+
+Planned Improvements:
+
+* Add end-to-end integration tests for: discovery → recommendation → outdated flow
+* Introduce cold vs warm cache performance validation tests
+* Add semantic regression test matrix for prerelease/build metadata edge cases
+* Incremental async Homebrew operations tests once migration begins
+* Raise coverage target after integration suite (goal: 25–30% meaningful executable coverage with higher branch coverage)
+
+Quality Guarantees Beyond Coverage:
+
+* All previously high/medium cyclomatic complexity functions refactored below threshold
+* Strict type-aware comparison helpers with malformed/None/empty path handling
+* Deterministic behavior for prerelease, build metadata, and application build number comparisons
+
+If you are contributing:
+
+* Prefer adding branch/path tests over superficial line coverage
+* Mock external commands (brew, filesystem, network) consistently
+* When adding new complex logic, accompany with parameterized tests demonstrating edge cases
+
+This strategy favors maintainability, determinism, and clear behavioral guarantees over a raw percentage metric.
+
+## Continuous Integration
+
+VersionTracker uses GitHub Actions for continuous integration and deployment:
+
+* **Testing**: Automatically runs the test suite on multiple Python versions
+* **Linting**: Ensures code quality with flake8, black, and isort
+* **Releases**: Automatically publishes new versions to PyPI when a release is created
+
+The CI/CD pipeline helps maintain code quality and ensures that the application is always in a deployable state.
+
+## Background
+
+On macOS, not all apps are installed through the App Store. If you have many apps downloaded outside of Apple's
+App Store, it can be a hassle to keep them all updated - especially those you don't use every day. While download
+sites like macupdate.com or macdownload.com exist, they may not prioritize user privacy.
+
+Package managers like Homebrew and MacPort make it possible to install and maintain many popular applications
+through the command line. Versiontracker helps bridge the gap between your current applications and what could
+be managed through Homebrew.
+
+## Project Status
+
+VersionTracker has completed major technical debt cleanup and is now production-ready.
+All critical and medium-priority complexity issues have been resolved. Key completed improvements include:
+
+* **Complete Code Complexity Resolution**: All 10 high & medium-priority complex functions refactored
+* Refactored the codebase to follow the command pattern with dedicated handlers
+* Improved project structure with better module separation
+* Enhanced error handling with custom exceptions and proper type hints
+* Added support for smart progress indicators and adaptive rate limiting
+* Moved handler functions to a dedicated `handlers/` directory
+* **70%+ test coverage** with 950+ passing tests and 0 failing tests
+* **Zero high-severity security vulnerabilities**
+
+## Recent Major Achievements
+
+* **Technical Debt Elimination**: Reduced function complexity by 60-90% across 10 critical functions
+* **Type Safety**: All type checking passes with proper None handling and NoReturn annotations
+* Improved test coverage with parameterized tests for version comparison
+* Created a mock server for network operation testing with simulated failures
+* Implemented an advanced caching mechanism for Homebrew queries
+* Added request batching to reduce network calls
+* Enhanced error handling for network operations with focused helper functions
+
+## Planned Improvements
+
+* Add more package managers support (MacPorts, etc.)
+* Implement automatic update capabilities for Homebrew-manageable applications
+* Explore using `asyncio` for network operations
+* Add GUI interface
+
+## License
+
+[MIT](https://github.com/docdyhr/versiontracker/blob/master/LICENSE)
+
+### Blocklist Terminology Migration
+
+The project is migrating from the legacy term "blacklist" to the preferred term "blocklist" for excluding applications
+from results. This is a non-breaking change.
+
+Current Status:
+
+* New flags: --blocklist, --blocklist-auto-updates
+* Legacy flags (still supported, deprecated): --blacklist, --blacklist-auto-updates
+* Configuration key remains internally stored as "blacklist" for backward compatibility (will accept future "blocklist")
+
+Examples:
+
+```shell
+# New preferred usage
+versiontracker --apps --blocklist "Safari,Firefox"
+
+# Legacy (still works – shows deprecation warning)
+versiontracker --apps --blacklist "Safari,Firefox"
+
+# Blocklist all auto-updating casks
+versiontracker --blocklist-auto-updates
+
+# Legacy form (deprecated but supported)
+versiontracker --blacklist-auto-updates
+```
+
+Deprecation Timeline (planned):
+
+1. Phase 1 (current): Dual support with stderr warnings on legacy flags.
+2. Phase 2 (future): Documentation removal of legacy flags; runtime still accepts them.
+3. Phase 3 (future major release): Possible removal of legacy flags (advance notice in CHANGELOG).
+
+Contributors:
+
+* When adding new filtering-related code, prefer naming like "blocklist"/"is_blocklisted".
+* Retain adapter logic only at the CLI + config boundary layers.