v0.0.45 - `v0.0.45` requests `HEADERS` constant (#374)

🌟 Summary

v0.0.45 focuses on enhancing URL validation, processing, and performance through optimized HTTP request handling, reusable headers, and streamlined code structure. 🚀

📊 Key Changes

• Introduced REQUESTS_HEADERS, a reusable default header for HTTP requests, improving consistency across operations.
• Refactored the is_url function to include optional session usage for performance gains.
• Enhanced URL-checking logic to better handle HTTP methods like HEAD and GET with smarter error filtering.
• Upgraded multi-threaded link-checking to utilize sessions, improving reliability and connection stability.
• Updated test coverage with new URLs for validation and consistency checks.
• Standardized URL formatting in documentation/tests by ensuring accurate, redirect-free links.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• 📈 Improved Performance: Reduced redundant HTTP initialization with reusable headers and sessions, boosting request efficiency.
• 🔒 Increased Reliability: Smarter error handling and session usage help maintain consistent link-checking even with complex URLs.
• 🛠️ Simplified Maintenance: Centralized header definitions make future updates easier and more scalable.
• ✅ Better Compatibility: Compliance with site restrictions (like blocking automated requests) ensures smoother functionality.
• 🚀 Enhanced User Experience: Standardized URLs eliminate navigation issues, while robust testing assures high confidence in correctness.

Overall, this update ensures faster, more reliable interactions for both developers and end-users when working with URLs. 🌐

What's Changed

• Update URLs to redirects by @glenn-jocher in #373
• v0.0.45 requests HEADERS constant by @glenn-jocher in #374

Full Changelog: v0.0.44...v0.0.45

v0.0.44 - `v0.0.44` Improved URL check robustness (#372)

🌟 Summary

The v0.0.44 release improves URL verification mechanisms for enhanced accuracy and reliability while refining related testing suites. 🚀

📊 Key Changes

• Enhanced URL Checking Logic:
  • Strengthened HTTP headers for better server compatibility and user-agent emulation.
  • Added robust handling for HEAD and fallback to GET requests, reducing false negatives when verifying URLs.
  • Introduced handling of "bad response codes" (e.g., 404, 500) to better flag non-functional URLs.
• Expanded and Refined Test Cases:
  • Included more diverse and real-world URL samples to broaden test coverage.
  • Improved existing tests for accuracy by adjusting expected outcomes.
• Documentation Fixes:
  • Updated "Code of Conduct" and "Security Policy" links for consistent formatting and better readability.
  • Refined bug report instructions for clarity, simplifying user contributions.
• Version Update: Package version upgraded from 0.0.43 to 0.0.44.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• 🌐 More Reliable URL Validation: Enhanced logic ensures better compatibility with various server configurations, empowering users with accurate URL validation.
• 🔍 Improved Testing Rigor: Comprehensive testing mitigates potential edge cases, leading to more robust and predictable behavior.
• 📘 Better User Documentation: Clearer and consistent content enhances usability for both developers and end-users.
• ✅ Smooth User Experience: The fixes help users interact seamlessly with the package, building confidence and utility.

This release is a quality-focused update, ensuring long-term stability and user satisfaction for URL validation functionality. 👍

What's Changed

• Fix MRE by @glenn-jocher in #371
• v0.0.44 Improved URL check robustness by @glenn-jocher in #372

Full Changelog: v0.0.43...v0.0.44

v0.0.43 - Update summarize_release.py (#369)

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What's Changed

Full Changelog: 0163cb6...v0.0.43

v0.0.42 - Always retrieve previous tag via API (#368)

🌟 Summary

This release (v0.0.42) introduces an improved automation workflow for release summaries by refining how previous tags are retrieved in the codebase. ✨

📊 Key Changes

• 🔄 Updated version from 0.0.41 to 0.0.42.
• ✂️ Removed reliance on the PREVIOUS_TAG environment variable in the release summarization script.
• 🔧 Introduced get_previous_tag() to dynamically and consistently fetch the previous tag.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• 🛠 Simplified Codebase: By removing the dependency on PREVIOUS_TAG, the code is now cleaner, easier to manage, and less error-prone.
• 🚀 Enhanced Release Automation: Automating the retrieval of previous tags ensures a more reliable and seamless release workflow for developers.
• 📈 Developer Focused: Minimal direct user impact but provides better project maintainability and developer efficiency in managing releases.

This release refines the behind-the-scenes functionality, ensuring workflows remain smooth and maintainable over time. Perfect for keeping the technical processes streamlined! 🌟

What's Changed

• Always retrieve previous tag via API by @glenn-jocher in #368

Full Changelog: v0.0.41...v0.0.42

v0.0.41 - Update summarize_release.py for initial releases (#367)

🌟 Summary

Version v0.0.41 introduces improved Git tagging for release management, standardized license formatting across files, and updated dependencies to maintain compatibility. 🚀

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📊 Key Changes

• 🔧 Improved Git Tag Handling: Updated summarize_release.py to retrieve initial commit SHA when tags are absent, ensuring robust tag identification.
• 📝 Consistent License Headers: Standardized license headers across Python, YAML, and TOML files.
• 🔄 Dependency Update: Bumped astral-sh/setup-uv from v4 to v5 for GitHub Actions workflows to optimize configurations.
• 🔢 Version increment from 0.0.40 to 0.0.41.

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🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Enhanced Release Generation: Ensures release summaries are accurate and reliable, even in repositories without prior tags, streamlining CI/CD workflows.
• Clearer Licensing: Standardized license formatting improves readability and adheres to best practices for transparency in file metadata.
• Improved Workflow Efficiency: Dependency updates enhance GitHub Actions performance, leveraging caching by default for faster, more cost-efficient builds.

🌟 Impact: Greater consistency, efficiency, and reliability for all users. 🌟

What's Changed

• Standardize license headers in Python files by @pderrenger in #363
• Standardize license headers in TOML/YAML files by @pderrenger in #364
• Bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 4 to 5 in /.github/workflows by @dependabot[bot] in #366
• Bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #365
• Update summarize_release.py for initial releases by @glenn-jocher in #367

Full Changelog: v0.0.40...v0.0.41

v0.0.40 - Update to `ruff>=0.9.1` (#362)

🌟 Summary

The v0.0.40 release incorporates enhancements aimed at improving tool compatibility, code maintainability, CI reliability, and formatting visibility. 🚀

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📊 Key Changes

• Dependency Update: ruff (linter) updated to version >=0.9.1 for improved linting and bug fixes. (PR #362)
• Enhanced CI Retry Logic:
  • Added a retry workflow for GitHub Actions, ensuring steps automatically retry upon failure. 🛠️ (PRs #354, #355, #357)
  • Improved script execution with robust temporary file handling and cleanup for retries. 🗑️ (PR #356)
• Improved Package Installation:
  • Updated pip command in GitHub Actions to use --break-system-packages for seamless compatibility across systems like Ubuntu 24.04. (PR #358)
• Better Formatting Feedback: Integrated the --list-different flag in Prettier to list files with formatting issues without applying changes. ✨ (PR #361)
• Added Documentation: Enhanced GitHub utility methods with clear docstrings for better understanding. 📚 (PR #359)
• Streamlined Formatting: Latest Ruff version formatting rules applied for improved code structure. (PR #360)

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🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Improved Reliability in CI: The updated retry logic ensures automated workflows handle transient errors gracefully, saving time during CI runs. 🔄
• Enhanced Compatibility: Adjustments like the --break-system-packages flag and ruff update boost compatibility, reducing dependency conflicts across environments. 🛠️
• Better Code Clarity: Improved docstrings, updated linting rules, and streamlined code improve understanding and maintainability for developers contributing to the project. 📖
• Faster Debugging: With visible formatting discrepancies (via Prettier) and enhanced retry error logs, developers can identify and solve issues faster. 🚀

This release focuses on minor upgrades but delivers significant improvements in workflow efficiency, developer experience, and compatibility. 😊

What's Changed

• Fix retry/action.yml by @glenn-jocher in #354
• Revert retry/action.yml changes by @glenn-jocher in #355
• Update Python retry by @glenn-jocher in #356
• Fix bash retry action by @glenn-jocher in #357
• Fix uv install for Ubuntu 24.04 by @glenn-jocher in #358
• Add docstrings to GitHub utils by @glenn-jocher in #359
• Apply ruff==0.9.0 formatting by @glenn-jocher in #360
• Add prettier arg --list-different by @glenn-jocher in #361
• Update to ruff>=0.9.1 by @glenn-jocher in #362

Full Changelog: v0.0.39...v0.0.40

v0.0.39 - Add more restricted labels (#353)

🌟 Summary

The v0.0.39 release enhances GitHub workflows by refining label automation, improving action performance, and optimizing code for efficiency. 🚀

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📊 Key Changes

• 🏷️ Extended Excluded Labels: Added more restricted labels (e.g., "research," "non-reproducible," "popular") to exclude them from automatic labeling in issues and PRs.
• ⚡ Caching Disabled: Explicitly disabled caching in the GitHub action setup to improve reliability.
• 🗑️ Code Clean-Up: Removed deprecated Python scripts related to MkDocs and eliminated other redundant logic.
• 🔄 Version Update: Bumped the action version from 0.0.38 to 0.0.39 for tracking improvements.

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🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Better Label Accuracy: The expanded excluded label list ensures only meaningful labels are automatically applied, reducing mislabeling and keeping GitHub workflows tidy. ✅
• Streamlined Workflows: Disabling caching minimizes potential issues during action setup, making workflows more predictable and faster. 🚀
• Improved Maintainability: Removing unused and redundant code cleans up the codebase, making it easier for maintainers to manage and update. 🛠️
• Higher Efficiency: Optimized functions and simplified logic deliver faster execution and smoother development experiences. 🌟

This release is a quality-of-life improvement for contributors and maintainers, ensuring a more organized and effective development workflow. 💡

What's Changed

• Disable cache for speed by @glenn-jocher in #351
• Ultralytics Refactor https://ultralytics.com/actions by @glenn-jocher in #352
• Add more restricted labels by @Y-T-G in #353

New Contributors

• @Y-T-G made their first contribution in #353

Full Changelog: v0.0.38...v0.0.39

v0.0.38 - Fix `is_url()` wildcards (#350)

🌟 Summary

Release v0.0.38 improves URL validation compatibility, enhances software reliability with better testing, and updates documentation for clarity. 🚀

📊 Key Changes

• Refined URL Validation (is_url()):
  • Enhanced HTTP headers for broader compatibility with different web server configurations.
  • Improved User-Agent and wildcard-based Accept headers for more robust URL handling.
• Increased Test Coverage:
  • Introduced a new example test URL (bus.jpg) to validate the functionality of is_url().
  • Added a test print statement in the main script to demonstrate and verify URL handling behavior.
• Documentation Update:
  • README clarified to specify that Swift code formatting requires the macos-latest runner in the workflow setup.
• Version Bump: Official transition to version 0.0.38.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Better URL Handling 🌐:
  • Strengthens the is_url() utility by making it more compatible with diverse web server environments.
  • Helps avoid issues when verifying links, ensuring smoother web resource validation for users and automated scripts.
• Enhanced Reliability 🔍:
  • Added test cases and examples bolster confidence in URL-handling functionality while making debugging easier.
• Improved Documentation 📖:
  • Clearer README documentation reduces confusion, making it easier for users to configure workflows, particularly those targeting Swift code workflows.
• User Experience Boost 💡:
  • These changes collectively lead to more consistent tool performance and a better developer experience.

What's Changed

• Update README.md by @glenn-jocher in #349
• Fix is_url() wildcards by @glenn-jocher in #350

Full Changelog: v0.0.37...v0.0.38

v0.0.37 - Update test_urls.py (#348)

🌟 Summary

This update focuses on improving testing reliability, enhancing URL validation, and extending test coverage for better system stability and accurate functionality. 🚀

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📊 Key Changes

• Enhanced CI Workflows:

  • Added fail-fast: false to ensure tests run across all platforms even if one fails.
  • Enabled verbose test outputs (pytest -v) to make debugging easier.
  • Introduced better configurations in pyproject.toml for test settings, such as skipping unnecessary directories and enabling doctest options.

• Improved URL Validation Utilities:

  • Strengthened URL parsing logic (is_url) to better handle malformed or incomplete URLs.
  • Adjusted regular expressions to refine domain name validation for increased accuracy.

• Expanded Test Coverage:

  • Added test cases for various URL-related functionalities, including markdown links, HTML links, duplicates, case sensitivity, and URLs with queries or fragments.
  • Comprehensive edge case handling for invalid, missing, or non-standard URLs ensures robustness.

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🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Reliability in Automated Testing:
  The improved CI workflow ensures uninterrupted testing across all environments, reducing the chances of missing platform-specific issues. 🎛️
• Better Debugging Experience:
  Verbose test outputs and refined configurations make diagnosing failures simpler and faster for developers. 🛠️
• Stronger URL Validation:
  More accurate link validation minimizes incorrect detections and guarantees consistency in handling web resources. 🌐
• Broader Test Coverage:
  Widespread test additions reduce the risk of undetected bugs while ensuring the system is future-proof against edge cases. 🧪

This update delivers a significant boost to development stability and user experience, especially in ensuring comprehensive and reliable URL functionality. 🙌

What's Changed

• Update test_urls.py by @glenn-jocher in #348

Full Changelog: v0.0.36...v0.0.37

v0.0.36 - Add tests (#346)

🌟 Summary

This release (v0.0.36) introduces a robust testing system with a new GitHub Actions CI workflow, enhances project reliability through improved testing coverage, and updates dependencies for cleaner development. 🚀

📊 Key Changes

• 🛠️ New CI Workflow: Added a GitHub Actions ci.yml for testing on ubuntu-latest and macos-latest with Python versions 3.12 and 3.13.
• ⏰ Scheduled Tests: Introduced daily runs at 00:00 UTC for consistent testing and maintenance.
• 📦 Dependency Updates:
  • Removed "black" from development dependencies.
  • Added the requests library, enabling future utilities requiring external requests.
• ✅ New Tests: Created test_urls.py to ensure URL validation using the is_url function.
• 🔄 Version Updated: Bumped project version from 0.0.35 to 0.0.36.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Improved Reliability: The new CI system ensures automated and thorough testing across multiple OS and Python environments, minimizing bugs and enhancing maintainability. 🌍
• Streamlined Development: Removing unused dependencies like "black" simplifies the setup, while requests opens the door for more robust functionality. ✨
• Enhanced Test Coverage: The new test_urls.py ensures core utilities such as URL validation are reliable, reducing potential integration errors. 🔍
• Proactive Maintenance: Scheduled tests help identify and fix issues early, improving project stability for long-term sustainability. 🕒

This release is all about improving the backbone of development—better tools, cleaner code, and reliable testing pave the way for smoother, bug-free future updates. 🚂

What's Changed

• Add tests by @glenn-jocher in #346

Full Changelog: v0.0.35...v0.0.36