4.0.0-alpha.3

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⚠️ Alpha Release

This is an early alpha version intended for testing and feedback. Expect breaking changes and incomplete features.

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✨ Added

Queue Monitoring with Laravel Horizon

• Introduced Laravel Horizon for advanced queue management
• Real-time dashboard for:
  • Job throughput
  • Execution time
  • Failures & retries
• Improved visibility into queue performance and bottlenecks
• Support for multiple queues and job types with detailed metrics
• Easier debugging of failed or long-running jobs

AI Integration via Laravel Boost

• Added Laravel Boost integration
• Exposes application context to AI tools:
  • Routes, models, configuration, logs, etc.
• Enables interaction via Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Supports runtime inspection and execution via Tinker
• Provides access to Laravel-specific conventions and documentation
• Enhances AI-assisted development:
  • Debugging
  • Refactoring
  • Code navigation

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🔄 Changed

Queue System Improvements

• Migrated queue workers to Horizon (horizon connection)
• Updated ProcessVideoIngestJob to use Horizon queues
• Improved performance and observability for ingest processing
• Updated documentation to reflect new setup and usage

Laravel 13 Upgrade

• Upgraded framework to Laravel 13
• Updated dependencies for compatibility
• Refactored code to handle breaking changes
• Verified stability through testing of core features

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🐛 Fixed

• Various minor bugfixes across the application and ingest pipeline
• Improvements based on alpha testing feedback

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🧠 Developer Notes

• Horizon is now the default queue driver — ensure it is properly configured in your environment
• Review .env and queue configuration changes before deploying
• Laravel Boost introduces AI interaction capabilities — verify access and security boundaries when using MCP/Tinker
• Expect further breaking changes in upcoming alpha releases

Full Changelog: 4.0.0-alpha.2...4.0.0-alpha.3

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