- Implemented caching for tool availability and versions.
- Added functions to check for ExifTool and FFprobe availability.
- Included version satisfaction checks against minimum required versions.
- Created utility functions for parsing boolean and float values from environment variables.
- Introduced shared utilities for error message sanitization and logging with emoji indicators.
- Established a Result pattern for error handling without exceptions.
- Added scan throttling helpers to manage background scans efficiently.
- Implemented time utilities for timestamps and performance measurement.
- Defined shared types, enums, and constants for consistent error handling and file classification.
- Created version management utilities to retrieve version information from pyproject.toml.
- Developed installation script for runtime dependencies.
- Added tests for ExifTool batch processing and various configuration scenarios.
- Implemented tests for version route aliases and runtime output root configuration.
- Added DuplicatesService for background duplicate analysis and similarity detection.
- Introduced endpoints for analyzing duplicates, checking status, and merging tags.
- Created utility functions for file hashing and perceptual hashing.
- Implemented watcher settings for runtime tuning of debounce and deduplication.
- Added database maintenance tools for resetting and deleting the database.
- Enhanced error handling with sanitization for client responses.
- Added tests for duplicates service and error handling.
- Updated ESLint configuration for better code quality checks.
- Introduced filename validation and logging utilities.
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