Release v1.0.0-alpha.45

v1.0.0-alpha.45 (2026-03-09)

Documentation

• tests: Clarify cpu-heavy timing tests verify scheduling not GIL behavior
  (1ac16b8)

Features

• validator: Add cpu-heavy execution tier for long-running backends
  (41f1e43)

• validator: Bound process pool workers and add max_process_workers param
  (f4227f3)

• validator: Optimize parallel execution with GIL-aware backend scheduling
  (5b8968c)

Refactoring

• traverse: Optimize MergedVisitor with method caching and negative lookup cache
  (c4a26e8)

Testing

• validator: Replace fork context with thread-based executor in tests
  (119834d)

• validator: Use monotonic clock and reduce timing test delays
  (fdd70a0)