OpenReader

v4.1.1 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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Version v4.1.1 eliminates the unsafe legacy local‑file deletion mechanism and instead cleans up claimed filesystem sources through a user‑claim flow.

Why it matters: The risky file‑deletion path is removed in v4.1.1; operators must upgrade to avoid unintended deletions.

Summary

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Removed the risky legacy local‑file deletion path, cleaning up claimed filesystem sources via the user‑claim flow.

Changes in this release

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Feature	Low	Improves runtime packaging to include migration tools, compute worker, and reliable PDF font assets at startup. Improves runtime packaging to include migration tools, compute worker, and reliable PDF font assets at startup. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-03 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Low	Adds recovery for legacy PDF parse records missing operation IDs to reconnect older documents. Adds recovery for legacy PDF parse records missing operation IDs to reconnect older documents. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-03 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Removes risky legacy local‑file deletion path; cleans up claimed filesystem sources via user‑claim flow instead. Removes risky legacy local‑file deletion path; cleans up claimed filesystem sources via user‑claim flow instead. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-03 Confidence: high	—

Full changelog

✨ What's New

🛠️ Runtime, Recovery & Cleanup

🐳 Improved runtime packaging so deployed images include the embedded migration tools, compute worker, and more reliable PDF font assets they need at startup.
🔄 Added recovery for legacy PDF parse records missing operation IDs so older pending or running documents can reconnect to the right operation.
🧹 Removed the risky legacy local-file deletion path and now clean up claimed filesystem sources through the user-claim flow instead.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/richardr1126/openreader/compare/v4.1.0...v4.1.1

Breaking Changes

Removed the risky legacy local-file deletion path; filesystem source cleanup must now occur through the user-claim flow.

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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.