Introduces ICurrentUserSessionService and its implementation to provide access to the current user's session ID via the 'sid' claim. Registers the service in DI and adds comprehensive unit tests to validate correct and error scenarios.
Introduces OnlinePingingController and related integration/unit tests for user online status updates. Adds PingHandlerService with memory cache throttling, IPingHandlerService interface, and service registration. Implements VerifyFriendship service and interface for friendship validation, with exception handling. Refactors CurrentUserService for improved user ID extraction and testability. Updates ChatsHub to verify friendship before messaging. Cleans up MediaController and optimizes UsersRepository queries by removing unnecessary includes.
Introduced ICurrentUserService and its implementation to centralize retrieval of the current user's ID from claims. Updated FriendsController to use this service instead of direct claim access. Registered the service and IHttpContextAccessor in DI. Added integration tests for FriendsController. Moved UsernameValidator to Infrastructure/Validators.