v1.1.3

Too many quality-of-life updates to list them all.

v1.1.2

• Streaming toggle to start/pause live streaming (as no way to detect viewers)
• Some QOL updates to the video player (recovery from errors)
• QOL improvements to the mobile view (rounded corners)
• Prompt updated for Gemini AI Search - 2-3 descriptive sentences per image & changed to 2.5-flash-lite

v1.1.1

🚀 v1.1.1 - Production Polish & Performance Update

Key Updates

• 🧠 Gemini 2.5 Flash - Upgraded AI model with 10 req/min rate limiting
• 📺 Enhanced Camera Streaming - Better availability detection and faster recovery
• 🎨 UI Improvements - Consistent styling, copy buttons for automation examples
• 🔧 Production Ready - Professional code organization across all files

What's New

• AI Search: Latest Gemini 2.5 Flash model with improved quota management
• Camera Streaming: Home Assistant properly detects when cameras are online/offline
• UI Polish: Unified input styling, one-click copy buttons, centered headers
• Code Quality: All files organized with professional headers and structure

Technical Improvements

• Enhanced stream availability detection for better HA frontend integration
• Improved rate limiting and circuit breaker logic for Gemini API
• Better error handling and recovery throughout the integration

Bug Fixes

• Fixed camera stream availability detection in Home Assistant
• Resolved UI inconsistencies between panel sections
• Improved automation examples with correct sensor attributes
• Enhanced mobile responsiveness

Upgrade Notes

• Backwards compatible - No breaking changes
• Auto-upgrade - Gemini API automatically uses 2.5 Flash
• Restart required - Full Home Assistant restart needed

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v1.1.0 - UI & Feature Overhaul

🚀 UI & Feature Overhaul

Highlights

✨ Complete UI Overhaul

• Modern, responsive design with improved layouts and accessibility.
• Modular CSS for easier maintenance and customization.
• Enhanced camera grid, tabs, tooltips, modals, and spinners for a smoother user experience.

📺 HLS Streaming Improvements

• More robust HLS playback with advanced error handling and recovery.
• Native HLS fallback for supported browsers.
• Fullscreen and zoom controls for each camera stream.

📸 Snapshot Support in Notifications

• Snapshots are now generated and included in Home Assistant notifications.
• Example automation provided for easy integration.

🔎 AI Search (Gemini Integration)

• New AI Search tab powered by Google Gemini Flash-2.0-lite.
• Natural language event search, camera selection, and relevance scoring.

🚗 LPR (License Plate Recognition) Enhancements

• Real-time LPR log streaming via WebSocket.
• Updated UI for managing triggers and viewing logs.

🛠️ General Improvements

• Modular JavaScript for maintainability.
• Improved accessibility.
• Backend changes.

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v1.0.1

Fixes

• Addressed compatibility issues from recent Home Assistant updates:
• Resolved AttributeError by updating to the correct Home Assistant storage API and imports.
• Enhanced panel registration/removal logic to prevent errors when the frontend component is unavailable.

New

• Switched AI search to Google Gemini Flash 2.0 Lite (previously GPT-4o) to leverage 30 free requests per minute.
• Added snapshot thumbnail generation for LPR detection events.
• Extended the duration of events checked for LPR data.
• Optimized AI Search to process the previous 5 days of events:
• Processes events occurring between 6 AM and 8 PM, handling 15 events per minute to stay within the free API allowance.
• Generates highly descriptive event descriptions.

v1.0.0

HomeAssistant-Videoloft Initial Release - Version 1.0.0

First official release of the HomeAssistant-Videoloft custom integration! Version 1.0.0 brings seamless integration between Videoloft cameras and Home Assistant, offering the following key features:

• Live Streaming: View real-time camera feeds directly within your Home Assistant dashboards using HLS. Keep an eye on your cameras from anywhere in your smart home setup.
• License Plate Recognition (LPR): Automate actions based on license plate detections from your Videoloft cameras (Videoloft LPR subscription required). Create powerful automations to control gates, lighting, and more based on recognized plates.
• AI Event Search: Leverage the power of AI to search through your Videoloft camera events using natural language. Find specific events quickly and easily (requires OpenAI GPT-4 API key).
• Easy Configuration: Get started quickly with our user-friendly configuration flow directly within the Home Assistant UI. No manual YAML configuration needed.
• Dashboard Metrics (Initial): Get a first look at real-time metrics for your Videoloft cameras directly in Home Assistant. (Note: Dashboard metrics are still under development - WIP).