v0.1.98

📝 AiCore Release Notes – v0.1.98

Release Date: 2025-07-19
Previous Version: 0.1.97 → New Version: 0.1.98

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🚀 New Features & Improvements

• as_message_records Parameter for LLMs

  • Introduced an as_message_records parameter to Llm and LlmBaseProvider to enhance flexibility in message handling and record generation.

• Enhanced Configuration with ConfigDict

  • Refactored LlmOperationRecord to use Pydantic's ConfigDict, improving clarity and consistency in model configuration.

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⚙️ Backend Improvements

• Timezone Standardization

  • All datetime handling has been updated to consistently use pytz.UTC across loggers, models, and tests.
  • Ensures uniform behavior in logging, analytics, and auditing regardless of system timezone.

• Robust JSON Parsing

  • Improved JSON argument parsing in LlmBaseProvider to gracefully repair and load malformed input.

• Dependency Management Refactor

  • setup.py now dynamically loads requirements from external files (requirements.txt, etc.) for cleaner dependency management.
  • Added pytz as an explicit dependency.

• Build Process Cleanup

  • Simplified Python package build process to use setup.py for distribution, aligning with best practices.

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🖥️ Observability Dashboard Fixes

• Pagination & Row Selection

  • Corrected row index calculation to properly reflect paginated views.
  • Fixed active cell tracking logic to retain correct row highlighting after deselection.
  • Improved null handling in row selection conditions for increased robustness.

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🔧 Dependency & Version Updates

• Updated setup.py structure and metadata.
• Bumped project version to 0.1.98.