Koware v1.0.4

Koware v1.0.4 Release Notes

Major Release

Welcome to Koware v1.0.4

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New Features

Cross-Platform Support

• Full Linux support with dedicated installer scripts
• One-line installer: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S1mplector/Koware/main/Scripts/install-koware-linux.sh | bash
• Package support for .deb (Debian/Ubuntu) and tarball distributions
• ARM64 and x64 architecture support

Data Synchronization

• New koware sync command for cross-device data synchronization
• Git-based sync engine with automatic change detection
• Optional GitHub CLI integration for private repo creation
• Background sync with configurable triggers

Interactive Explorer

• New koware explore command replacing the old search interface
• Interactive catalog browser with provider selection
• Popular content discovery mode
• Enhanced search with filtering options
• Direct query support: koware explore "naruto" --quick

Intelligent Auto-Configuration (Experimental for now)

• Advanced pattern recognition engine for automatic provider detection
• GraphQL introspection for deep API schema discovery
• Intelligent response analysis for field mapping
• Enhanced site profiling with heuristic-based detection

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Technical Improvements

Database & Storage

• SQLite encryption with SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_e_sqlcipher
• Enhanced data integrity and security
• Aggregate catalog system combining built-in and dynamic providers
• Improved performance for large datasets

Architecture Enhancements

• AggregateAnimeCatalog and AggregateMangaCatalog for unified provider management
• Modular auto-config system with pluggable components
• Enhanced error classification and reporting
• Improved dependency injection patterns

.NET 9 Runtime

• Updated to .NET 9 SDK for source builds
• Improved performance and latest framework features
• Enhanced cross-platform compatibility

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Platform Support

Platform	Status	Installer
Windows	Full	Installer + PowerShell
macOS	Full	DMG + Shell scripts
Linux	New	One-line installer + .deb

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Command Changes

New Commands

• koware explore - Interactive catalog browser
• koware sync - Data synchronization
• koware sync init - Initialize sync repository
• koware sync on/off - Toggle background sync

Updated Commands

• koware search - Now redirects to explore (use --json for scripting)
• Enhanced koware provider with improved auto-config
• Improved koware doctor with expanded diagnostics

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Security & Privacy

• Encrypted local databases for sensitive data
• Enhanced provider validation and sandboxing
• Improved error handling to prevent information leakage
• Secure sync with optional encryption

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed provider configuration parsing issues
• Resolved memory leaks in long-running operations
• Improved error recovery for network failures
• Enhanced terminal rendering on various consoles
• Fixed history database corruption issues

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Performance Improvements

• Faster provider initialization with aggregate catalogs
• Optimized search with intelligent caching
• Reduced memory footprint for large catalogs
• Improved startup time with lazy loading

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Documentation

• Updated tutorial system with current commands
• Enhanced help system with examples
• New Linux installation guide
• Improved troubleshooting documentation

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Dependencies

Optional Dependencies

Tool	Purpose
Git	Required for koware sync
GitHub CLI (gh)	Auto repo creation for sync

Runtime Requirements

• .NET 9 Runtime (for source builds)
• SQLitePCLRaw for encrypted databases

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Installation

Windows

.\install-koware.ps1 -Publish

macOS

./Scripts/publish-macos.sh

Linux (New!)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S1mplector/Koware/main/Scripts/install-koware-linux.sh | bash

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Migration Notes

• Linux users: New dedicated installation scripts available
• Sync users: Run koware sync init to set up cross-device sync
• Search users: Use koware explore for enhanced search experience
• Provider users: Re-run koware provider autoconfig for improved detection

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What's Next

This release establishes Koware as a truly cross-platform solution with advanced data management capabilities. The new sync and explore features significantly enhance the user experience, while the intelligent auto-config system makes provider setup easier than ever.

Thank you for using Koware!

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Version 1.0.4 marks our transition from beta to stable release with enterprise-ready features and cross-platform support.

Full Changelog: v0.8.2-beta...v1.0.4

Koware v0.8.2-beta

Koware v0.8.2 — Consistency Release

New Features

Experimental URL-based Provider Autoconfig

• New command: koware provider autoconfig <url> - Automatically analyze websites and generate scraping configurations
• Site probing, content detection, API discovery, schema generation
• Experimental feature with confirmation prompt and clear warnings about its status
• Generated configs are stored locally but not yet integrated with watch/read commands

Improved Error Handling

New ErrorDisplay System

• Unknown command now shows suggestions based on fuzzy matching (Levenshtein distance)
• Missing arguments now show clean usage hints for search and read commands
• Network errors are logged with detailed troubleshooting steps and suggested commands
• Provider not configured errors show quick setup instructions
• Timeouts & cancellations show clear status messages

Bug Fixes

Manga List 'Read' Action

• Fixed: Pressing [r] on a manga list entry now correctly launches the reader
• Continues from the next chapter after your current progress (e.g., if at 70/149, opens chapter 71)

Manga Reader Zoom

• Fixed: Zoom percentage selector no longer clips content
• Changed from transform: scale() to width-based scaling for proper scrolling support

Technical Improvements

• Added ErrorDisplay class in Koware.Cli.Console for centralized error formatting
• Added onRead callback support to InteractiveMangaListManager
• Removed unused LogNetworkHint function
• Reduced noise from JSON parsing warnings in autoconfig (changed to Debug level)

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Koware v0.8.1-beta

Koware v0.8.1-beta — Minor fix release

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What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• Fixed anime streaming issues — Resolved problems with stream resolution and playback

Documentation

• Enhanced CLI help system — All commands now have comprehensive, detailed help via koware help
  • Added usage examples for every command
  • Documented all options and flags
  • Added behavior explanations
  • Included mode-specific information

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Koware v0.8.0-beta

Koware v0.8.0-beta Release Notes

Highlights

fzf-Style Interactive Selector

This release introduces a completely rewritten interactive selector inspired by fzf, the beloved command-line fuzzy finder. The new selector brings a modern, responsive search experience to Koware's terminal interface.

Fuzzy Search

• Type to filter — Start typing anywhere in the selector to instantly filter results
• Intelligent scoring — Matches are ranked by relevance:
  • Exact prefix matches score highest
  • Substring matches score well
  • Fuzzy matches (e.g., "ds" → "Demon Slayer") are supported
• Word boundary bonus — Abbreviations like "aot" correctly match "Attack on Titan"
• Consecutive character bonus — "dem" scores higher than "dmn" when matching "Demon"

Navigation & UX

• Quick jump — Press 1-9 to instantly select visible items
• Vim-style navigation — Arrow keys, Page Up/Down, Home/End
• Live preview panel — See descriptions and metadata while browsing
• Scroll indicators — Visual feedback showing your position in long lists
• Double-buffered rendering — Smooth, flicker-free updates

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Other Improvements

Cross-Platform Icon Support

• Windows terminals now display ASCII fallback icons instead of broken emoji
• macOS terminals continue to show full emoji icons
• Automatic platform detection with no configuration needed

Redesigned Installer UI (Windows)

• Step-based progress — Clear visual feedback showing each installation phase
• Animated spinners — See exactly what's happening during install
• Checkmark indicators — Completed steps are marked with ✓
• Modern button styling — Rounded buttons with subtle blue gradients
• Cleaner, more professional appearance overall
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Upgrade Notes

• This is a drop-in replacement for v0.7.0-beta
• No configuration changes required
• Watch history and settings are preserved

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Known Issues

• Some very long titles may truncate in narrow terminals

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Full Changelog: v0.7.0-beta...v0.8.0-beta

Koware v0.7.0-beta

Koware v0.7.0-beta

New Features

Video Player

• Resume playback
  • Saves playback position every 10 seconds and on window close.
  • Automatically resumes from the last position (per video URL) if:
    • The save is less than 7 days old, and
    • The previous position wasn’t near the very end of the video.

Manga Reader

• Reading progress persistence

  • Tracks the last-read page per chapter.
  • Restores your page when reopening the same chapter if:
    • The save is less than 30 days old, and
    • The page count matches.

• Theme settings

  • New Theme menu with 4 modes:
    • Dark (default) — Dark navy background and soft contrast.
    • Sepia — Warm, paper-like background with a gentle sepia filter on images.
    • Light — Clean light theme with white panel background.
    • High Contrast — Pure black background and boosted image contrast.
  • Selected theme is persisted and applied across sessions.

• Chapter navigation

  • Chapters panel (header button):
    • Slide-out panel on the right listing all chapters.
    • Current chapter highlighted.
    • Read chapters dimmed and labeled with a “Read” badge (based on CLI chapter metadata).
    • Click a chapter to request navigation to it (communicated back via --nav file).
  • Prev / Next chapter buttons:
    • New chapter-level navigation buttons in the footer.
    • Disabled automatically when on the first or last chapter.
    • Writing navigation intent (prev / next) to the --nav path for the CLI to consume.

• Legal & docs

  • Updated Usage Notice to clarify:
    • Koware does not host, store, or distribute content.
    • Koware ships with no pre-configured sources; users add their own.
    • Users are solely responsible for the sources they configure and the content they access.
  • Updated README and installer packaging docs for v0.7.0-beta naming and paths.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed mismatch where the CLI passed --chapters / --nav to the Windows reader before it understood those options.
• Improved robustness around argument parsing and navigation result handling.

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This is a beta release. Expect changes before the 1.0 release and please report issues or suggestions.

Koware v0.4.0-beta

Koware v0.4.0-beta

What's New

CLI Improvements

• New koware version command allows you to check your installed version with koware version, --version, or -v
• New koware update command allows you to update koware if your version is behind the latest version

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a version display bug where the CLI incorrectly showed the version as v0.1.0

Installer

• Added icons to buttons — Install, Remove, Browse, and Close buttons now have visual icons

Commands

• Help: To learn how to use the CLI in it's full extent, do koware help or koware help "command" to learn about a particular command.

Version

• 0.4.0-beta

Koware v0.3.0-beta

Koware v0.3.0-beta

Highlights

• New download command for saving episodes or full shows locally.

New

CLI

• download command

  • Syntax (examples):
    • koware download "Angel Beats" --episode 1
    • koware download "Angel Beats" --episodes 1-5
    • koware download "Angel Beats" --episodes all
  • Supports:
    • Single episode (--episode N)
    • Ranges (--episodes N-M)
    • All episodes (--episodes all)
  • Uses the existing scraping/orchestration pipeline to pick the best stream and quality.

• File naming & destination

  • Default filename pattern:
    • "<Title> - Ep <N> [<Quality>].mp4"
  • Filenames are sanitized to avoid illegal path characters.
  • Default download directory:
    • The current working directory, with support for overriding via CLI options.

Fixes / Reliability

• Fixed a compiler issue in the download planning logic (unassigned local variable) to ensure reliable packaging and publishing.
  • Non-zero exit codes from ffmpeg surface as clear errors in the CLI.
  • The child process is killed safely on failure/cancellation.

Upgrade Notes

• To install 0.3.0-beta:
  • Use the new installer EXE as before; it will detect existing installs and offer Re-install / Remove.
• To update from 0.2.0-beta:
  • Run the new installer → choose Re-install.

Commands

• Help: To learn how to use the CLI in it's full extent, do koware help or koware help "command" to learn about a particular command.

Version

• 0.3.0-beta

Koware v0.2.0-beta

Koware v0.2.0-beta

Highlights

• Installer now ships as a single-file EXE
• Search results ranked by similarity and visually highlighted
• Interactive selection supports “c to cancel”

New

• Installer
  • Single-file, self-contained EXE
  • Detects existing install and shows:
    • Re-install
    • Remove (uninstalls and removes PATH entry)
• CLI
  • Similarity-ranked results for search/stream/watch
  • Best match highlighted in bright yellow; others in darker yellow
  • Interactive prompt: add “c to cancel”

Upgrade Notes

• To install: run the single EXE and accept the usage notice.
• To remove: run the installer → Remove.

Koware v0.1.0-beta

Koware 0.1.0-beta

• First public beta of Koware for Windows
• Includes the Koware.Installer.Win installer package

Status

• Beta quality – features and behavior may change before 1.0

Feedback

• Please report crashes, unexpected behavior, and UI issues so they can be fixed before the 1.0 release.