v1.0.4 Release Notes

Author: thecem

GITHUB_RELEASE_v1.0.4.md

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+# Release v1.0.4 - GitHub Release Notes
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+## 🚀 Major Performance & Reliability Improvements
+
+### Key Highlights
+- **96% Startup Performance Improvement** (0.271s → 0.01s)
+- **Fixed WebSocket Real-Time Updates** - Valves now update within seconds
+- **Resolved Authentication Issues** - No more "Simultaneous logins detected" errors
+- **Enhanced Valve Control** - Real-time timer updates and better state management
+
+### 🔧 What's New
+- **Real-Time WebSocket Updates**: Valve states update immediately via WebSocket connection
+- **Pending State Protection**: 10-second protection window prevents conflicts during user actions
+- **Optimized Startup**: Background authentication and device discovery for faster integration loading
+- **Better Error Handling**: Fixed critical runtime errors and improved debugging
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+- Fixed SmartSystem.create_header() method signature issues
+- Resolved logger reference errors (NameError exceptions)
+- Fixed SSL blocking warnings during startup
+- Removed German text remnants from UI strings
+- Corrected WebSocket connection establishment problems
+
+### 🏗️ Technical Improvements
+- New GardenaSmartSystem wrapper class for WebSocket management
+- Enhanced authentication process with retry logic
+- Improved session management and resource cleanup
+- Better separation of concerns in code architecture
+
+### 📁 Development
+- Added .vscode folder with development configuration
+- Enhanced debug logging and diagnostic tools
+- Comprehensive code documentation improvements
+
+## 📊 Performance Metrics
+- **Startup Time**: 96% faster initialization
+- **WebSocket Connection**: Reliable real-time updates
+- **Memory Usage**: Optimized resource management
+- **User Experience**: Significantly improved responsiveness
+
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+
+**Full Release Notes**: See [RELEASE_NOTES_v1.0.4.md](./RELEASE_NOTES_v1.0.4.md) for complete technical details.

RELEASE_NOTES_v1.0.4.md

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 ### **Bug Fixes**
 - Fixed SSL blocking warnings during startup
-- Resolved authentication conflicts between multiple system components  
+- Resolved authentication conflicts between multiple system components
 - Fixed valve update mechanism synchronization issues
 - Corrected logger reference errors in valve entity creation
 - Resolved WebSocket connection establishment problems
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 ## 🔧 **Technical Details**
 - Enhanced SSL context configuration for API connections
-- Implemented proper WebSocket task lifecycle management  
+- Implemented proper WebSocket task lifecycle management
 - Added background task architecture for non-blocking setup
 - Improved session management to prevent authentication conflicts