Chainlit

Added

- Moving from sync to async runtime (breaking change):
- Support async implementation (eg openai, langchain)
- Performance improvements
- Removed patching of different libraries
- Elements:
- Merged LocalImage and RemoteImage to Image (breaking change)
- New Avatar element to display avatars in messages
- AskFileMessage now supports multi file uploads (small breaking change)
- New settings interface including a new "Expand all" messages setting
- The element sidebar is resizable

Fixed

- Secure origin issues when running on HTTP
- Updated the callback handler to langchain 0.0.198 latest changes
- Filewatcher issues
- Blank screen issues
- Port option in the CLI does not fail anymore because of os import

Fixed

- Pdf element reloading issue
- CI is more stable

Added

- `AskFileMessage`'s accept parameter can now can take a Dict to allow more fine grained rules. More infos here https://react-dropzone.org/#!/Accepting%20specific%20file%20types.
- The PDF viewer element helps you display local or remote PDF files ([documentation](https://docs.chainlit.io/api-reference/elements/pdf-viewer)).

Fixed

- When running the tests, the chainlit cli is installed is installed in editable mode to run faster.

Added

- URL preview for social media share

Fixed

- `max_http_buffer_size` is now set to 100mb, fixing the `max_size_mb` parameter of `AskFileMessage`

Fixed

- Enhanced security
- Global element display
- Display elements with display `page` based on their ids instead of their names

Added

- Rework of the Message, AskUserMessage and AskFileMessage APIs:
- `cl.send_message(...)` becomes `cl.Message(...).send()`
- `cl.send_ask_user(...)` becomes `cl.AskUserMessage(...).send()`
- `cl.send_ask_file(...)` becomes `cl.AskFileMessage(...).send()`
- `update` and `remove` methods to the `cl.Message` class

Fixed

- Blank screen for windows users (https://github.com/Chainlit/chainlit/issues/3)
- Header navigation for mobile (https://github.com/Chainlit/chainlit/issues/12)