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.
Refactored FriendsController to provide more precise error responses and input validation. Enhanced FriendsService to handle new exception types and improved user search logic. Added tests for user search, updated repository to throw on empty search results, and implemented User equality override. Cleaned up Program.cs controller JSON options.
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