Changelog

All notable changes to YoutuBot will be documented in this file.

[v2.0.0]

Interactive Music Controls: New UI buttons for Pause, Resume, Skip, Stop, and Queue displayed directly in Discord messages alongside the Now Playing embed
Playlist Support: Full support for YouTube playlists with parallel batch processing (3 at a time) and real-time progress updates
New Commands:
- /pause - Pause the current song
- /resume - Resume paused playback
- /clear - Clear the queue without stopping the current song
- /nowplaying - Show info about the currently playing song
Now Playing Embed: Rich embed with video thumbnail, channel name, and formatted duration when a song starts
Added to Queue Embed: Embed confirmation with position and duration when adding to an existing queue

Video Caching: LRU cache (up to 50 entries) for video metadata to reduce redundant yt-dlp API calls
Memory Optimization: Automatic cleanup of large video metadata fields (formats, thumbnails, captions, subtitles) after playback starts to reduce memory footprint
Better Error Handling: Specific error messages for age-restricted, unavailable, and private videos across all commands
Playlist Progress Tracking: Real-time status updates every 15 videos when loading large playlists, including counts of skipped/age-restricted videos
Optimized Voice Client: Improved FFmpeg reconnect options and better state management for paused/playing transitions
Garbage Collection: Explicit gc.collect() calls after stop and clear operations to free memory promptly
Minimal Intents: Disabled members and presences intents for better performance and reduced permissions required

Fixed issue where a paused voice client would not stop properly before starting new playback
Fixed queue display truncating titles at 60 characters and showing up to 10 items with overflow count
Improved handling of playlists with no valid entries

/play - Play a video from URL or search query, joins voice channel automatically
/stop - Stop playback and clear the queue
/skip - Skip the current video
/queue - Display the current queue
Basic yt-dlp integration for YouTube and other supported sites
Queue management with automatic playback of next item