- In `g4f/__init__.py`, changed logger setup to use fixed "g4f" name and refactored `ChatCompletion.create` and `create_async` to share `_prepare_request` logic for preprocessing arguments
- In `g4f/config.py`, added `__future__.annotations`, `lru_cache` import, wrapped `get_config_dir` with `@lru_cache`, and simplified platform branch logic
- In `g4f/cookies.py`, added typing imports, renamed `browsers` to `BROWSERS`, reformatted `DOMAINS`, updated docstrings, improved loop logic in `load_cookies_from_browsers` with additional exception handling, split HAR/JSON parsing into `_parse_har_file` and `_parse_json_cookie_file`, and enhanced `read_cookie_files` with optional filters and `.env` loading
- In `g4f/debug.py`, added enable/disable logging functions, updated log handler typing, appended messages to `logs` in `log()`, and improved `error()` formatting
- In `g4f/errors.py`, introduced base `G4FError` and updated all exception classes to inherit from it or relevant subclasses, with descriptive docstrings for each
- In `g4f/files.py`, added `max_length` parameter to `secure_filename`, adjusted regex formatting, and added docstring; updated `get_bucket_dir` to sanitize parts inline with docstring
- In `g4f/typing.py`, added `__future__.annotations`, reorganized imports, restricted PIL import to type-checking, defined `ContentPart` and `Message` TypedDicts, updated type aliases and `__all__` to include new types
- In `g4f/version.py`, added `lru_cache` and request timeout constant, applied caching to `get_pypi_version` and `get_github_version`, added response validation and explicit exceptions, refactored `VersionUtils.current_version` with clearer sources and error on miss, changed `check_version` to return a boolean with optional silent mode, and improved error handling outputs
- Introduced `clean_name` function in `Cloudflare.py` to format model names by removing specific suffixes.
- Updated `model_aliases` in `Cloudflare` class with new model mappings, and cleaned up redundant entries.
- Set `models` in the `Cloudflare` class to use keys from `model_aliases`.
- Adjusted the caching logic in `Cloudflare` to include new headers for requests.
- Added `parent` and `login_url` attributes in `DeepInfraChat` class.
- Updated `PollinationsAI` to clean up model retrieval logic and fixed handling of existing checks.
- Refactored `HarProvider` to inherit models and aliases from `LegacyLMArena`.
- Implemented loading environment variables from `.env` file in `cookies.py`.
- Updated default headers in `defaults.py` for user agent and `sec-ch-ua`.
- Cleaned up various model references in `any_model_map.py` to reflect differences in audio, vision, and other model types.
- Added a more centralized handling for API key management in `run_tools.py` to accommodate new nomenclature.
- Enhanced existing logic to allow for more granular loading and utilization of API keys from environment variables.
- Replaced imports of `STATIC_URL` from `..constants` to `..config` in:
- `g4f/Provider/PollinationsAI.py`
- `g4f/Provider/PollinationsImage.py`
- Updated `client.py` to import `CONFIG_DIR` and `COOKIES_DIR` from `g4f.config` instead of defining platform-specific directories.
- Changed the handling of conversation history in `ConversationManager`:
- Updated `self.history` to retrieve data from `data.get("items", [])` instead of `data.get("history", [])`.
- Modified the `stream_response` function to use `media` instead of `image` for handling media content.
- Updated the `save_content` function to accept `media_content` of type `Optional[MediaResponse]` instead of `content`.
- Adjusted the `run_client_args` function to handle media URLs and files more effectively, appending valid media to a list.
- Removed the `constants.py` file and added a new `config.py` file to centralize configuration settings.
- Updated the `CookiesConfig` class to set `cookies_dir` based on the existence of `CUSTOM_COOKIES_DIR`.
- Adjusted the `render` function in `website.py` to correctly handle file paths and requests for HTML files.
- Updated various references to use the new `config` module instead of the removed `constants` module.
- **g4f/providers/helper.py**
- Add `render_messages()` to normalise message contents that are lists of blocks.
- **g4f/Provider/Blackbox.py**
- Import `get_har_files` and `render_messages`.
- Replace manual walk of `get_cookies_dir()` with `get_har_files()` in `_find_session_in_har`.
- Simplify session‑parsing loop and exception logging; drop permissions check.
- Build `current_messages` with `render_messages(messages)` instead of raw list.
- **g4f/Provider/Cloudflare.py**
- Swap `to_string` import for `render_messages`.
- Add `"impersonate": "chrome"` to default `_args`.
- Construct `data["messages"]` with `render_messages(messages)` and inline `"parts"`; remove `to_string()` calls.
- Move `cache_file` write outside inner `try` to always save arguments.
- **g4f/Provider/Copilot.py**
- Defer `yield conversation` until after `conversation` is created when `return_conversation` is requested.
- **g4f/Provider/openai/har_file.py**
- Break out of `os.walk` after first directory in `get_har_files()` to avoid deep traversal.
- **g4f/api/__init__.py**
- Use `config.conversation` directly and set `return_conversation` when present.
- **g4f/client/__init__.py**
- Pass `conversation` to both `ChatCompletionChunk.model_construct()` and `ChatCompletion.model_construct()`.
- **g4f/client/stubs.py**
- Import `field_serializer` (with stub fallback).
- Add serializers for `conversation` (objects and dicts) and for `content` fields.
- Extend model constructors to accept/propagate `conversation`.
- **g4f/cookies.py**
- Insert ".huggingface.co" into `DOMAINS` list.
- Stop recursive directory walk in `read_cookie_files()` with early `break`.
- **g4f/gui/client/background.html**
- Reorder error‑handling branches; reset `errorImage` in `onload`.
- Revise `skipRefresh` logic and random image URL building.
- **g4f/gui/server/backend_api.py**
- Add `self.match_files` cache for repeated image searches.
- Use `safe_search` for sanitised term matching and `min` comparison.
- Limit walk to one directory level; support deterministic random selection via `random` query param.
- **Miscellaneous**
- Update imports where `render_messages` replaces `to_string`.
- Ensure all modified providers iterate messages through `render_messages` for consistent formatting.
- **Cloudflare Provider**: Added error handling for missing requirements when fetching arguments.
- **Copilot Provider**: Updated the prompt formatting to use a maximum length function, improving message handling.
- **PollinationsAI Provider**: Adjusted the prompt length to a maximum of 5000 characters.
- **GitHub Copilot Provider**: Updated to use `ClientSession` for better session management.
- **CSS Updates**: Enhanced the gradient styling in the GUI for a more visually appealing interface.
- **JavaScript Updates**: Added functionality to toggle search options in the chat interface.
* Add more contributers, add link to Swagger UI
* Update Dockerfile-slim
* Update retry_provider.py
* Add html preview to gui, fix urls in website manifest
* Missing chunks in OpenaiChat
