First release

[PierreGac]

Version 1.0.0 - Initial Release

The first stable release of Model Library for Unity, featuring a comprehensive set of tools for managing 3D models in team environments.

🚀 Core Features

Browser & Navigation

• Full-featured browser window with grid and list views
• Advanced search by name, tags, or description
• Tag-based filtering with multi-select support
• Favorites and recently used models tracking
• Sort by name, date, or version
• Visual installation status badges
• Update available indicators

Model Management

• One-click import with preserved Unity GUIDs
• Automatic update detection and version comparison
• Smart installation status detection (supports old and new manifest formats)
• Version comparison window for side-by-side analysis
• Model details window with comprehensive metadata view
• Automatic window refresh after model submission

Model Submission

• Submit new models or update existing ones
• Smart name prefilling from FBX/OBJ files, folder names, or existing models
• Comprehensive validation (paths, versions, changelog)
• Drag-and-drop preview image upload
• Draft saving and loading
• Changelog entry management
• Multi-tab interface (Basic Info, Assets, Images, Advanced)

Version Control

• Semantic versioning (SemVer) support
• Automatic version suggestion for updates
• Changelog tracking with author and timestamp
• Version history viewing
• Version deletion (with safeguards)

Metadata Management

• Rich metadata editing (description, tags)
• Tag system with case-insensitive matching
• Notes system with categorized feedback (remarks, bug, feature request)
• Model structure visualization
• Asset dependency tracking

User & Permissions

• Role-based access control (Developer, Artist, Admin)
• User identity management
• Permission-based UI elements
• Analytics access control

Repository Support

• File System repository backend (fully tested)
• HTTP repository backend (interface ready, needs testing)
• Configurable repository locations
• Local caching for offline access

Advanced Features

• Bulk operations (import, update, tagging)
• Batch upload from directory
• Analytics and usage statistics
• 3D interactive preview window
• Performance profiler
• Error log viewer
• Hidden metadata files (.modelLibrary.meta.json)

✨ User Experience

• First-run configuration wizard
• Comprehensive help system
• Keyboard shortcuts support
• Progress indicators for long operations
• Real-time validation feedback
• Context menu integration (right-click to submit)
• Automatic refresh after operations
• Window auto-close after successful import

🏗️ Architecture

• Clean separation of concerns (Repository, Services, UI layers)
• Dependency injection ready
• Extensible repository interface
• Comprehensive error handling
• Backward compatibility with old manifest files
• Migration system for metadata schema changes

🧪 Testing

• Comprehensive unit test suite
• Coverage for critical workflows
• Performance testing infrastructure
• Backward compatibility tests

📚 Documentation

• Comprehensive README with screenshots
• Architecture documentation
• Code documentation (XML comments)
• Development guidelines (AGENTS.md)
• Changelog tracking

🔧 Technical Details

• .NET Standard 2.1 compatible
• Unity 6.0.2+ required
• Editor-only (no runtime dependencies)
• Async/await throughout for non-blocking operations
• File system enumeration for hidden files
• GUID preservation for reliable update detection

🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed Unity freeze issues with async operations
• Improved manifest file discovery (old and new formats)
• Enhanced installation status detection
• Fixed path validation and sanitization
• Improved error handling and user feedback
• Performance optimizations
• Code quality improvements (explicit typing, no magic numbers)

📝 Known Limitations

• HTTP repository backend needs additional testing
• Performance optimization ongoing for very large datasets (1000+ models)
• Bulk operations may need additional validation in production environments

---

---

This discussion was created from the release First release.