Highlights

• Expanded AI Integration: Added support for Ollama, llama_cpp, and Replicate
• Enhanced Media Handling: Switched FrameIterator to PyAV and added XML document type support
• New Integration: Added Voxel51 integration for computer vision workflows
• Type System Overhaul: Implemented custom type hints for all Pixeltable types
• SQL Integration: Added support for converting aggregate FunctionCalls to SQL
• API Improvements: Streamlined create_view API and enhanced documentation

Enhancements

• Development
  • Updated CI/CD configuration and Makefile
  • Upgraded GitHub Actions to use macos-13
  • Limited ubuntu-arm64 and ubuntu-x64-t4 to scheduled runs
  • Added Image.point() to API
  • Improved type-checking correctness across packages
  • Enhanced documentation and display for new type hint pattern
• Documentation
  • Added CONTRIBUTING.md and improved documentation clarity
• Media Processing
  • Implemented media validation on read
  • Updated Whisper library version
  • Added generate() and embed() functions for Ollama
• Type System
  • Updated .md and .ipynb files to use new type hint pattern
  • Improved type-checking correctness across packages

Fixes

• Notebook Compatibility: Fixed issues in working-with-huggingface notebook
• External URLs: Resolved Replicate notebook compatibility with external URLs
• Function Calls: Ensured correct nullability in FunctionCall return types
• Error Handling: Added exception raising during add_column() errors
• Query Management: Allowed @query redefinition in notebook scope
• Index Operations: Updated BtreeIndex.str_filter implementation