- Add run_in_background_thread() in __init__.py to unify success/cancel/error
handling for hash calculation and local metadata build progress
- Extract match_model_by_title_generic() in core/matcher.py and use it from
both CivitAI and CivArchive providers to remove duplicated version/file
selection logic
- Enable safetensors header SHA256 extraction by default and report hash source
through progress updates
- Update options_methods.js to match backend progress behavior
- Add tests/test_title_matching_hashing.py covering title matching and hashing
- Minor metadata updates
- Merge GET and POST aria2 status handlers into one route
- Remove redundant calculate_file_sha256 wrapper and use path_utils directly
- Remove redundant _normalize_archive_image, _normalize_filename, and _similarity wrappers
- Replace urllib with requests for remote JSON fetching in model_list
- Update metadata timestamps
Add backend endpoints (/model_linker/model-list/status, /model_linker/model-list/update)
that let users check whether their bundled ComfyUI-Manager model-list.json is current
and download the latest version from GitHub, with SHA tracking and cache invalidation.
Add corresponding UI in the Options dialog under a new 'Local Database' section
with status display, remote check, and update controls.
Dariusz L