v1.8.0 - Deterministic Output Generation

🎯 Major Improvements

Fixed Critical Hash Non-Determinism

• Fixed: Hash calculation producing different results on each run
• Fixed: File processing order inconsistencies in parallel mode
• Fixed: Schema map iteration order causing output variations
• Result: Consistent, reproducible output generation across all environments

Enhanced Documentation & Testing

• Added: Comprehensive CHANGELOG.md with migration guide
• Added: Extended deterministic tests covering complex scenarios
• Added: Troubleshooting section in README with cache management
• Added: Project marketing page link: https://www.thegalah.com/projects/ts-runtime-validation

Infrastructure Improvements

• Improved: Unified test output directories under .test-tmp/
• Improved: Simplified .gitignore patterns
• Improved: Enhanced README description accuracy

🚀 Why Upgrade?

This release is essential for:

• ✅ CI/CD Pipelines - Eliminates build inconsistencies
• ✅ Git Diff Stability - No more spurious changes in generated files
• ✅ Cache Effectiveness - Proper incremental builds
• ✅ Team Collaboration - Consistent output across all developers

📦 Migration

Quick Upgrade

npm install --save-dev ts-runtime-validation@1.8.0
# Clear cache and regenerate
rm -rf .ts-runtime-validation-cache
ts-runtime-validation --cache

Performance Optimized Setup

ts-runtime-validation --cache --parallel --progress --minify --tree-shaking

🧪 Testing

• ✅ 124 tests passing
• ✅ Extended deterministic output validation
• ✅ Cross-platform compatibility verified
• ✅ Performance regression testing completed

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Full Changelog: https://github.com/thegalah/ts-runtime-validation/blob/v1.8.0/CHANGELOG.md