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What's Changed
* Make `LitAPI.predict` optional and validate API implementation by aniketmaurya in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/394
* Fix OpenAISpec with continuous batching loop by aniketmaurya in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/395
* add tests for continuous batching and Default loops by aniketmaurya in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/396


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/compare/v0.2.6.dev1...v0.2.6.dev2

What's Changed
* Update PR template by rittik9 in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/381
* Include user field and `base64` literal for encoding_format by aniketmaurya in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/388
* Improve error handling and debugging experience by aniketmaurya in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/389
* improved logging with sensible defaults by aniketmaurya in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/391
* add continuous batching loop 1/n by aniketmaurya in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/387
* Add `loop.pre_setup` to allow fine-grained LitAPI validation based on inference loop by aniketmaurya in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/393


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/compare/v0.2.6.dev0...v0.2.6.dev1

New Contributors
* rittik9 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/375
* ali-alshaar7 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/380

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/compare/v0.2.5...v0.2.6.dev0

New Contributors
* fabigr8 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/360
* akuma12 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/342
* AlexShukhman made their first contribution in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/363

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/compare/v0.2.4...v0.2.5

What's Changed
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit suggestions by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/353
* Fail fast when LitAPI.setup has error by aniketmaurya in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/356
* Development release 0.2.5.dev0 by aniketmaurya in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/357
* make borda global code owner by aniketmaurya in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/358


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/compare/v0.2.4...v0.2.5.dev0

New Contributors
* grantgasser made their first contribution in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/307
* vrdn-23 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/334
* whisper-bye made their first contribution in https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/pull/349

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Lightning-AI/LitServe/compare/v0.2.3...v0.2.4