v0.2.3: Intelligent Retry & UX Improvements

🔧 Release 0.2.3 - Intelligent Retry & UX Improvements

This release dramatically improves the user experience by implementing intelligent retry logic that handles temporary network failures gracefully without bothering the user.

Download: Pre-built binaries available below or install via pip install llm-chatifier==0.2.3

🔧 Improvements

• Silent First Retry - Network failures now retry automatically without showing errors or prompting the user
• Smart Error Display - Only shows error messages after the second failure, filtering out temporary glitches
• Text Restoration - Failed messages are automatically restored to the input prompt for easy retry
• Seamless Recovery - Users can simply press Enter to retry the exact same message after failures

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Eliminated Annoying Prompts - No more "Request failed. Retry? (attempt 2/2)" interruptions for temporary issues
• Better Error Categorization - Auth errors are handled immediately while network errors retry silently
• Improved User Flow - Failed requests now gracefully restore input instead of requiring manual retyping

Installation

pip install llm-chatifier==0.2.3

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v0.2.2

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v0.2.1: Enhanced API Detection & Perplexity Support

🔧 Release 0.2.1 - Enhanced API Detection & Perplexity Support

This release significantly improves API detection reliability and adds native support for Perplexity AI's API endpoints.

Download: Pre-built binaries available below or install via pip install llm-chatifier==0.2.1

✨ New Features

• Perplexity AI Support - Native detection and configuration for api.perplexity.ai
• Enhanced Endpoint Detection - Automatic fallback to /chat/completions for compatible APIs

🔧 Improvements

• Robust Error Handling - API detection now gracefully handles 404 responses without failing
• Dynamic Endpoint Configuration - Clients automatically use the correct endpoints based on detection results
• Better Domain Mapping - Enhanced domain hints for popular API providers

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Detection Reliability - Fixed detection failures when APIs return 404 for some endpoints
• Endpoint Configuration - Fixed hardcoded endpoint usage that prevented non-standard APIs from working
• Exception Handling - Added proper error recovery during endpoint testing

📦 Installation

Via pip (recommended)

pip install llm-chatifier==0.2.1

Pre-built Binaries

Platform-specific zip files available below:

• Linux (amd64) - llm-chatifier-linux-amd64.zip
• Windows (amd64) - llm-chatifier-windows-amd64.exe.zip
• macOS (amd64) - llm-chatifier-macos-amd64.zip

🔗 Links

• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/llm-chatifier/0.2.1/
• GitHub: https://github.com/fluffypony/llm-chatifier

v0.2.0: Enhanced Detection & Performance

🚀 Release 0.2.0 - Enhanced Detection & Performance

Major improvements to API autodetection speed and debugging capabilities.

Download: Pre-built binaries available below or install via pip install llm-chatifier==0.2.0

✨ New Features

• Smart TLS Failure Handling - Autodetection now skips HTTPS immediately after TLS handshake failures, dramatically improving detection speed
• Enhanced Verbose Output - Verbose flag (-v) now shows all autodetection attempts including ports, protocols, API types, and endpoints being tested

🔧 Improvements

• Optimized Test Prompt - API testing now uses a minimal prompt requesting shorter responses for faster validation
• Intelligent Protocol Switching - After detecting TLS failures, automatically switches to HTTP testing instead of retrying failed TLS connections
• Better Debug Logging - Clear logging when TLS is skipped due to failures

📦 Installation

Via pip (recommended)

pip install llm-chatifier==0.2.0

Pre-built Binaries

Platform-specific zip files available below:

• Linux (amd64) - llm-chatifier-linux-amd64.zip
• Windows (amd64) - llm-chatifier-windows-amd64.exe.zip
• macOS (amd64) - llm-chatifier-macos-amd64.zip

🔗 Links

• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/llm-chatifier/0.2.0/
• GitHub: https://github.com/fluffypony/llm-chatifier

v0.1.9: Smart TLS Failure Handling

🔧 Release 0.1.9 - Smart TLS Failure Handling

Fixed autodetection to skip HTTPS immediately after TLS handshake failures, dramatically improving detection speed when servers don't support TLS.

Download: Pre-built binaries available below or install via pip install llm-chatifier==0.1.9

What's Fixed

• Autodetection now detects TLS handshake failures (timeouts, SSL errors) on first HTTPS attempt
• Immediately skips remaining HTTPS endpoints for that port and switches to HTTP testing
• Eliminates wasted time repeatedly trying TLS on servers that don't support it
• Improved verbose logging shows when TLS is skipped due to failures

Installation

pip install llm-chatifier==0.1.9

v0.1.8: Enhanced Verbose Output

🔧 Release 0.1.8 - Enhanced Verbose Output

Fixed verbose flag to properly show detailed autodetection process, making debugging API connection issues much easier.

Download: Pre-built binaries available below or install via pip install llm-chatifier==0.1.8

What's Fixed

• Verbose flag (-v) now uses DEBUG logging level instead of INFO, showing all autodetection attempts
• Users can now see exactly which ports, protocols, API types, and endpoints are being tested during autodetection
• Improved debugging experience for API connection troubleshooting

Installation

pip install llm-chatifier==0.1.8

v0.1.7: Windows Build Fix

🔧 Release 0.1.7 - Windows Build Fix

Fixed Windows binary packaging in GitHub Actions by adding explicit shell: bash directive. All platforms now properly generate zip files for release artifacts.

Download: Pre-built binaries available below or install via pip install llm-chatifier==0.1.7

What's Fixed

• Added explicit shell: bash to GitHub Actions workflow steps
• Windows runners now correctly execute bash commands instead of trying to run them in PowerShell
• All platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux) now properly create zip file artifacts for releases

Installation

pip install llm-chatifier==0.1.7

Links

• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/llm-chatifier/0.1.7/
• GitHub: https://github.com/fluffypony/llm-chatifier

v0.1.6: Enhanced Release Infrastructure

🚀 Release 0.1.6 - Enhanced Release Infrastructure

🔧 GitHub Actions & Release Improvements

• Fixed 403 release errors - added proper contents: write permissions for automated releases
• Resolved build cancellations - disabled automatic job cancellation to prevent "Operation cancelled by user" errors
• Updated deprecated actions - migrated from upload-artifact@v3 to v4 to eliminate deprecation warnings
• Improved artifact packaging - binaries are now packaged as zip files for easier distribution

🏗️ Build System Enhancements

• Better artifact management - excluded build directories from version control with updated .gitignore
• Cross-platform binaries - reliable Windows, macOS, and Linux builds with proper packaging
• Streamlined releases - automated zip file creation and publishing to GitHub releases
• Enhanced concurrency controls - prevent workflow interference and race conditions

🐛 Infrastructure Fixes

• Eliminated build failures from deprecated GitHub Actions components
• Prevented race conditions in concurrent workflow runs
• Fixed permission issues that were blocking automated release creation
• Improved download experience with compressed binary distributions

📦 Installation

Via pip (recommended)

pip install llm-chatifier==0.1.6

Pre-built Binaries

Download platform-specific zip files from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/fluffypony/llm-chatifier/releases/tag/v0.1.6):

• Linux (amd64) - llm-chatifier-linux-amd64.zip
• Windows (amd64) - llm-chatifier-windows-amd64.exe.zip
• macOS (amd64) - llm-chatifier-macos-amd64.zip

Extract and run the binary directly - no installation required!

🔧 Usage Examples

# Check version
llm-chatifier --version

# Connect to OpenAI API
llm-chatifier api.openai.com

# Use with OpenRouter and specific model
llm-chatifier openrouter.ai -m gpt-4

# Verbose mode to see connection details
llm-chatifier api.anthropic.com -v

🎯 What's Fixed

• GitHub Actions workflows now complete successfully without errors
• Binary releases are automatically published as user-friendly zip files
• No more mysterious build cancellations or permission errors
• Deprecated action warnings completely eliminated
• Cleaner download experience for binary users

🔗 Links

• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/llm-chatifier/0.1.6/

v0.1.5: Infrastructure Improvements

🚀 Release 0.1.5 - Infrastructure Improvements

🔧 GitHub Actions Fixes

• Fixed 403 release errors - added proper contents: write permissions
• Resolved build cancellations - disabled automatic job cancellation to prevent "Operation cancelled by user" errors
• Updated deprecated actions - migrated from upload-artifact@v3 to v4
• Improved build reliability - added concurrency controls to prevent interference between builds

🏗️ Build System Enhancements

• Better artifact management - excluded build directories from version control
• Cross-platform binaries - reliable Windows, macOS, and Linux builds
• Streamlined releases - automated binary publishing to GitHub releases

🐛 Infrastructure Fixes

• Eliminated build failures from deprecated GitHub Actions
• Prevented race conditions in concurrent workflow runs
• Fixed permission issues blocking release creation

📦 Installation

pip install llm-chatifier==0.1.5

💾 Binaries

Pre-built binaries are now available for:

• Linux (amd64) - llm-chatifier-linux-amd64
• Windows (amd64) - llm-chatifier-windows-amd64.exe
• macOS (amd64) - llm-chatifier-macos-amd64

Download from GitHub Releases

🎯 What's Fixed

• GitHub Actions workflows now complete successfully
• Binary releases are automatically published
• No more mysterious build cancellations
• Deprecated action warnings eliminated

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v0.1.2: Smart API Key Handling & CLI Enhancements

🚀 Major Improvements

🔐 Smart API Key Handling

• Multi-key authentication - automatically tries all relevant environment variables
• Better error classification - distinguishes auth errors from model requirement errors
• Intelligent fallback - stops trying keys when model is required, not auth

🛠️ CLI Enhancements

• --version flag for easy version checking
• Single-source versioning from pyproject.toml (no more version duplication!)
• Better error messages for OpenRouter and similar APIs

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed empty response handling for APIs returning 204 No Content
• Resolved authentication issues with OpenRouter requiring model specification
• Improved API detection logic for edge cases

📦 Installation

pip install llm-chatifier==0.1.2

🔧 Usage Examples

# Check version
llm-chatifier --version

# OpenRouter with automatic key detection and model requirement handling
llm-chatifier openrouter.ai -m gpt-4

# Verbose mode to see key detection process
llm-chatifier api.openai.com -v

🎯 What's Fixed

• OpenRouter authentication now works correctly
• Multiple API keys are tried automatically
• Better distinction between "needs auth" vs "needs model" errors
• More robust handling of empty API responses

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