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Part-DB 2.18.0

New features

• Added generic AI client, that can be used for any OpenAI compatible LLM API (#1551)
• Allow to specify a color for custom part states by @killecaptron in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1537
• Retrieve and store stock levels from info providers for parts by @killecaptron in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1538
• Allow to configure which field groups are exported to KiCad by @lukas-runge in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1533
• Show DEFAULT_URI value in server info page
• Report an AI provider error instead of ending the request with a 500 by @killecaptron in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1539
• Added an debug_vars() twig functions in the twig label sandbox to list all available variables
• Do not download non-downloadable attachments and improve handling changing URLs on attachment merge by @killecaptron in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1531
• Rate limit requests to info providers by @killecaptron in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1536
• Allow direct refreshing parts from the info provider they were created with & batch refreshing by @killecaptron in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1532

Bug fixes

• fix(mcp): gate the read-only get_part_details tool with read permission by @wangzhengzhuo05 in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1546
• Fixed compatibility of AI extractor with OpenAI LLMs @killecaptron in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1540
• Version the cache keys of the info provider DTOs to avoid exceptions after upgrade by @killecaptron in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1530
• Fix stale KiCad category listing after EDA settings change by @lukas-runge in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1534
• fix(eda): inherit KiCad reference prefix from ancestor categories by @wangzhengzhuo05 in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1547
• Correctly reset collection forms on form reset (thanks @LMatt08)
• Fixed error that unique entitity validation failed, even when one of two duplicate entries should be deleted

Other changes

• Updated dependencies
• Updated translations
• Removed jquery dependency
• Updated KiCAD symbols and footprints
• Fixed deprecations & code structure

New Contributors

• @wangzhengzhuo05 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/pull/1546

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/compare/v2.17.0…v2.18.0