v1.8.0

1.8.0 - 2026-10-21

Added

• Opt-in deltas=true dashboard event streams send sequenced, absolute statistics state patches
  after a full baseline, with full resynchronization after resets, reconnects, or missed frames.
  Default dashboard streams, statistics GET responses, and standalone statistics streams retain
  their existing contracts.

Changed

• Configuration persistence and unfiltered native exports stream canonical snapshot bytes without
  copying the complete document. Single-endpoint mutation responses materialize only the selected
  endpoint, and registry compilation reuses unchanged immutable response bodies and headers while
  preserving fresh rate-limit permits for every applied revision.
• Request-body validation reuses cleared, bounded buffers and validates JSON without building a
  document tree. API-key verification reuses the decoded persisted digest and clears independent
  stack buffers without caching plaintext keys or changing authentication behavior.
• Statistics use contiguous counters and shared bounded snapshots and SSE serialization to reduce
  allocations without changing counting, retention, or reset semantics.
• Dashboard statistics use delta delivery and retain rows and chart columns across updates,
  preserving focus and timeline scroll while reducing rendering work.
• Refined documentation-site styling and added APIM sample guidance and a Docker Hub badge.