SmartHopper 0.5.0-alpha: AI Image Generation & Dynamic Model Fallback

[marc-romu]

This alpha release introduces AI-driven image generation with an integrated viewer, smarter model selection, special-value parsing fixes, and a host of internal enhancements.

🎨 Image Generation & Viewer

• New powered by OpenAI DALL·E models for batch or single-image generation.
• New to display and save generated bitmaps directly on the Grasshopper canvas.

🤖 Dynamic Model Fallback

• Components now detect capability mismatches and automatically switch to a compatible default model if the user’s choice lacks required features, ensuring seamless tool execution.

🐞 Special-Value Parsing Fix

• Resolved errors when processing data containing special tokens or braces (e.g., ), eliminating unexpected parsing failures.

✨ Other Improvements

• Various internal refactorings, performance optimizations, and tool enhancements.

🛠️ Technical Requirements

• Rhino 8.19 or above
• Windows 10/11 (macOS untested)
• Valid API keys for OpenAI (required for image generation), MistralAI, or DeepSeek

⚠️ Important Notes

• Image generation currently supports only OpenAI DALL·E models.
• Automatic model fallback may override user-selected models to meet component requirements.
• API usage costs apply based on your provider plan.

🤝 We Value Your Feedback!

• Share your experiences and suggestions via our discussions
• Report issues or request features on our issue tracker
• Let us know what AI capabilities would boost your design workflow most!

Happy designing! 🎨

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What's Changed

• feat(ai): add image generation support and other provider enhancements by @marc-romu in feat(ai): add image generation support and other provider enhancements #280
• feat(providers): centralized model capability management and provider-specific enhancements by @marc-romu in feat(providers): centralized model capability management and provider-specific enhancements #282
• feat: enhanced default model by @marc-romu in feat: enhanced default model #284
• fix(core): robust JSON list parsing for AI-generated outputs with arbitrary delimiters by @marc-romu in fix(core): robust JSON list parsing for AI-generated outputs with arbitrary delimiters #285
• feat(component): add ImageViewerComponent for visualizing and saving AI-generated images by @marc-romu in feat(component): add ImageViewerComponent for visualizing and saving AI-generated images #286

Full Changelog: 0.4.1-alpha...0.5.0-alpha

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