chore: prepare CHANGELOG for v2.7.1 release

Add comprehensive changelog entry for v2.7.1 (2025-10-29) documenting:

New features:
- Window Functions Support (ROW_NUMBER, RANK, LAG, LEAD, etc.)
- Common Table Expressions (CTEs) with recursive support
- Set Operations (UNION, INTERSECT, EXCEPT)
- DISTINCT and DISTINCT ON support
- FILTER Clause for conditional aggregates (SQL:2003)
- Comprehensive edge-case testing (20 new tests)

Changed:
- Aggregate helpers return FilterValue instead of RawValue
- SelectQueryBuilder interface enhancements
- QueryBuilder parameter management improvements

Fixed:
- MySQL recursive CTE string concatenation issue

Technical details:
- 574 tests, 2526 assertions (+41 tests, +129 assertions)
- 108 examples passing (36 files × 3 dialects)
- PHPStan Level 9 compliance
- 6 new documentation files, 4 new example directories
- 39 files changed, 6507 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)

Update version comparison links at bottom of file.

Author: tommyknocker

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,112 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
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+## [2.7.1] - 2025-10-29
+
+### Added
+- **Window Functions Support** - Advanced analytics with SQL window functions:
+  - **Ranking functions**: `Db::rowNumber()`, `Db::rank()`, `Db::denseRank()`, `Db::ntile()`
+  - **Value access functions**: `Db::lag()`, `Db::lead()`, `Db::firstValue()`, `Db::lastValue()`, `Db::nthValue()`
+  - **Window aggregates**: `Db::windowAggregate()` for running totals, moving averages
+  - Support for `PARTITION BY`, `ORDER BY`, and frame clauses (`ROWS BETWEEN`)
+  - Cross-database support (MySQL 8.0+, PostgreSQL 9.4+, SQLite 3.25+)
+  - `WindowFunctionValue` class and `WindowHelpersTrait` with 11 helper methods
+  - Complete implementation of `formatWindowFunction()` in all dialects
+  - Comprehensive examples in `examples/16-window-functions/` (10 use cases)
+  - Full documentation:
+    - `documentation/03-query-builder/window-functions.md` (500+ lines)
+    - `documentation/07-helper-functions/window-helpers.md` (400+ lines)
+  - 8 comprehensive tests with 44 assertions covering all window functions
+  - Use cases: rankings, leaderboards, period-over-period analysis, trends, quartiles
+
+- **Common Table Expressions (CTEs) Support** - WITH clauses for complex queries:
+  - `QueryBuilder::with()` and `withRecursive()` methods for CTE definitions
+  - Support for basic CTEs using `Closure`, `QueryBuilder`, or raw SQL
+  - Recursive CTEs for hierarchical data processing (tree structures, organizational charts)
+  - Multiple CTEs with unique parameter scoping to avoid conflicts
+  - Explicit column lists for CTEs (recommended for recursive CTEs)
+  - Proper parameter passing from CTEs to main query
+  - Cross-database support (MySQL 8.0+, PostgreSQL 8.4+, SQLite 3.8.3+)
+  - `CteManager` and `CteDefinition` classes for CTE management
+  - Comprehensive test coverage (9 new tests in `SharedCoverageTest`)
+  - 2 runnable examples in `examples/17-cte/` (basic and recursive CTEs, 10 scenarios total)
+  - Complete documentation in `documentation/03-query-builder/cte.md` with use cases and best practices
+
+- **Set Operations** - UNION, INTERSECT, and EXCEPT support:
+  - `QueryBuilder::union()`, `unionAll()`, `intersect()`, `except()` methods
+  - Support for both `Closure` and `QueryBuilder` instances in set operations
+  - Proper `ORDER BY`/`LIMIT`/`OFFSET` placement after set operations (SQL standard compliance)
+  - Cross-database: MySQL 8.0+, PostgreSQL, SQLite 3.8.3+
+  - `UnionQuery` class for operation management
+  - 6 comprehensive examples in `examples/18-set-operations/`
+  - Complete documentation in `documentation/03-query-builder/set-operations.md`
+
+- **DISTINCT and DISTINCT ON** - Remove duplicates from result sets:
+  - `QueryBuilder::distinct()` method for all databases
+  - `QueryBuilder::distinctOn()` method with PostgreSQL-only support
+  - Runtime dialect validation with `RuntimeException` for unsupported databases
+  - `DialectInterface::supportsDistinctOn()` method for feature detection
+  - Examples added to `examples/01-basic/05-ordering.php`
+  - Complete documentation in `documentation/03-query-builder/distinct.md`
+
+- **FILTER Clause for Conditional Aggregates** - SQL:2003 standard compliance:
+  - `filter()` method chainable after all aggregate functions (`COUNT`, `SUM`, `AVG`, `MIN`, `MAX`)
+  - `FilterValue` class replaces `RawValue` for aggregate function returns
+  - Native `FILTER (WHERE ...)` clause for PostgreSQL and SQLite 3.30+
+  - Automatic `CASE WHEN` fallback for MySQL (which doesn't support FILTER clause)
+  - `DialectInterface::supportsFilterClause()` method for feature detection
+  - Examples added to `examples/02-intermediate/02-aggregations.php`
+  - Complete documentation in `documentation/03-query-builder/filter-clause.md`
+  - SQL:2003 standard compliance with automatic dialect-specific translation
+
+- **Comprehensive Edge-Case Testing** - 20 new edge-case tests covering critical scenarios:
+  - **CTEs**: Empty results, NULL values, recursive CTEs with complex data
+  - **UNION/INTERSECT/EXCEPT**: Empty tables, NULL handling, no common values
+  - **FILTER Clause**: No matches, all NULLs, empty tables
+  - **DISTINCT**: Empty tables, all NULLs, mixed NULL/non-NULL values
+  - **Window Functions**: Empty tables, NULL partitions, single row scenarios
+  - Added 18 new tests in `SharedCoverageTest`
+  - Added 2 dialect-specific tests (MySQL, SQLite) for DISTINCT ON validation
+  - Edge cases validate: empty result sets, NULL value handling, boundary conditions, unsupported feature detection
+
+### Changed
+- **Aggregate helpers return type**: All aggregate functions (`Db::count()`, `Db::sum()`, `Db::avg()`, `Db::min()`, `Db::max()`) now return `FilterValue` instead of `RawValue` to support chaining with `filter()` method
+- **SelectQueryBuilder enhancements**: Added methods `setUnions()`, `setDistinct()`, `setDistinctOn()` to `SelectQueryBuilderInterface`
+- **QueryBuilder parameter management**: Enhanced parameter merging for UNION subqueries to prevent conflicts
+
+### Fixed
+- **MySQL recursive CTE string concatenation**: Fixed `examples/17-cte/02-recursive-cte.php` test failure on MySQL
+  - MySQL doesn't support `||` operator for string concatenation by default
+  - Added dialect-specific handling using `CONCAT()` function for MySQL
+  - PostgreSQL and SQLite continue using `||` operator
+  - Example now works correctly on all three database dialects
+
+### Technical Details
+- **All tests passing**: 574 tests, 2526 assertions (+41 tests, +129 assertions from 2.7.0)
+- **All examples passing**: 108/108 examples (36 files × 3 dialects each)
+  - SQLite: 36/36 ✅
+  - MySQL: 36/36 ✅
+  - PostgreSQL: 36/36 ✅
+- **PHPStan Level 9**: Zero errors across entire codebase (upgraded from Level 8)
+- **PHP-CS-Fixer**: All code complies with PSR-12 standards
+- **Full backward compatibility**: 100% maintained - all existing code continues to work
+- **Code quality**: Follows KISS, SOLID, DRY, YAGNI principles
+- **Documentation**: Added 6 new comprehensive documentation files:
+  - `documentation/03-query-builder/window-functions.md` (473 lines)
+  - `documentation/07-helper-functions/window-helpers.md` (550 lines)
+  - `documentation/03-query-builder/cte.md` (409 lines)
+  - `documentation/03-query-builder/set-operations.md` (204 lines)
+  - `documentation/03-query-builder/distinct.md` (320 lines)
+  - `documentation/03-query-builder/filter-clause.md` (349 lines)
+- **Examples**: Added 4 new example directories with comprehensive demos:
+  - `examples/16-window-functions/` (360 lines, 10 use cases)
+  - `examples/17-cte/` (521 lines total, 10 scenarios)
+  - `examples/18-set-operations/` (138 lines, 6 set operation examples)
+  - Extended existing examples with DISTINCT and FILTER clause demonstrations
+- **Code statistics**: 39 files changed, 6507 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)
+
+---
+
 ## [2.7.0] - 2025-10-28
 
 ### Added
@@ -713,7 +819,8 @@ Initial tagged release with basic PDO database abstraction functionality.
 
 ---
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/tommyknocker/pdo-database-class/compare/v2.7.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/tommyknocker/pdo-database-class/compare/v2.7.1...HEAD
+[2.7.1]: https://github.com/tommyknocker/pdo-database-class/compare/v2.7.0...v2.7.1
 [2.7.0]: https://github.com/tommyknocker/pdo-database-class/compare/v2.6.2...v2.7.0
 [2.6.2]: https://github.com/tommyknocker/pdo-database-class/compare/v2.6.1...v2.6.2
 [2.6.1]: https://github.com/tommyknocker/pdo-database-class/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1