Release v2.0.0

🎉 Podcast Generator v2.0.0

🚀 Major Features

Updated Gemini TTS Model

• Default model changed from gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts to gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts
• More expressive and higher quality voice synthesis
• Configurable via GEMINI_TTS_MODEL environment variable

Model Display in Web Interface

• New status bar shows active TTS model for both providers
• Gemini: Displays configured model (e.g., "TTS Provider: Gemini (gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts)")
• ElevenLabs: Displays "TTS Provider: ElevenLabs (Eleven v3)"
• Real-time updates when switching providers

🧪 Testing Infrastructure

Comprehensive Test Suite

• 71 automated tests covering core functionality
• 36% code coverage on backend modules (GUI excluded)
• 5 test modules:
  • API endpoint tests (11 tests)
  • Model selection tests (4 tests)
  • Speaker validation tests (13 tests)
  • Utility function tests (18 tests)
  • Filename extraction tests (20 tests)
  • API status tests (5 tests)

CI/CD Integration

• Automated testing on every push and pull request
• Multi-platform testing: Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows
• Multiple Python versions: 3.10 and 3.11
• Release workflow now requires all tests to pass before building
• Coverage reporting with pytest-cov

🔧 Improvements

• Better code quality through automated testing
• Improved validation and error handling
• Enhanced settings sanitization for TTS providers

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Improved cross-platform compatibility

📦 Release Assets

This release includes pre-built executables for:

• macOS (ARM64 - Apple Silicon)
• macOS (x86_64 - Intel)
• Windows
• Linux

🐳 Docker Images

Available on Docker Hub:

• gandulf78/podcast_generator:2.0.0
• gandulf78/podcast_generator:2
• gandulf78/podcast_generator:latest
• Light variants: 2.0.0-light, 2-light, light

📚 Documentation

• New test documentation in tests/README.md
• Updated configuration examples in .env.example
• Coverage configuration in .coveragerc

Full Changelog: v1.6.0...v2.0.0