OpenReader

v4.0.2 Breaking

This release includes 1 breaking change for platform teams planning a safe upgrade.

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deepinfra-api document epub epub-reader epubjs gpt-4o-mini-tts

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The release fixes a major bug in worker‑backed PDF parse state persistence and stale‑state healing. It also removes the legacy runtime flag and its related admin/settings UI.

Why it matters: Addresses critical PDF parsing reliability; deprecates legacy flag usage requiring configuration updates. Severity weighted at 40 for bugfix, 20 for deprecation.

Summary

AI summary

Removed legacy runtime flag and its admin/settings UI.

Changes in this release

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Deprecation	Low	Removes legacy runtime flag and its related admin/settings UI. Removes legacy runtime flag and its related admin/settings UI. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-02 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Fixes major bug for worker-backed PDF parse state persistence and stale-state healing. Fixes major bug for worker-backed PDF parse state persistence and stale-state healing. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-02 Confidence: low	—

Full changelog

✨ What's New

🐜 Settings & Parse State Fixes

Fixed major bug for worker-backed PDF parse state persistence and stale-state healing.
Removed legacy runtime flag and its related admin/settings UI.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/richardr1126/openreader/compare/v4.0.1...v4.0.2

Breaking Changes

Removed legacy runtime flag (--legacy-runtime) and its related admin/settings UI.

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EPUB, PDF, DOCX, MD, and TXT file text to speech document reader. Read documents in realtime with high-quality TTS; or extract audiobooks.

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Earlier breaking changes

v4.0.0 Legacy `/api/whisper` path and old `whisper.cpp` integration removed from active runtime.
v4.0.0 Auth is now required; set BASE_URL and AUTH_SECRET before starting v4.