v1.8.1 - Hotfix

🔧 v1.8.1 - Hotfix Release

Quick hotfix to improve input handling behavior.

Fixed

• Empty input validation - Pressing Enter on an empty line no longer sends a blank query to the agent
  • Added validation to skip empty input after command routing
  • Improves UX by matching expected behavior where empty input is ignored
  • Applies to single-line queries, templates, and multiline input
  • Location: chat_loop.py:1158-1160

Technical Details

The fix adds a simple check before processing queries:

# Skip empty queries
if not user_input.strip():
    continue

This validation catches empty input from:

• Single-line input (just pressing Enter)
• Template expansion (if template somehow results in empty string)
• Defensive check for multiline input (which has its own validation)

Installation

Update to the hotfix release:

pip install --upgrade basic-agent-chat-loop

Or install specific version:

pip install basic-agent-chat-loop==1.8.1

Full Changelog

For complete release history, see CHANGELOG.md