microsoft/simplechat v0.229.058

v0.229.058

Repository: microsoft/simplechat

Tag: v0.229.058

Published: 2025-09-18T18:51:01Z

Prerelease: no

Release notes:

New Features

• Admin Left-Hand Navigation Enhancement
• Introduced an innovative dual-navigation approach for admin settings, providing both traditional top-nav tabs and a modern left-hand hierarchical navigation system.
• Key Features: Conditional navigation that automatically detects layout preference, hierarchical structure with two-level navigation (tabs → sections), smart state management for active states and submenus.
• Comprehensive Organization: All admin tabs now include organized sub-sections with proper section targeting for enhanced navigation.
• Benefits: Matches conversation navigation patterns users already know, provides better organization for complex admin settings, enables bookmarkable deep links to specific sections.
• (Ref: admin_settings.html, _sidebar_nav.html, admin_sidebar_nav.js)

• Time-Based Logging Turnoff Feature
• Provides administrators with automatic turnoff capabilities for debug logging and file process logging to manage costs and security risks.
• Cost Management: Prevents excessive logging costs by automatically disabling logging after specified time periods (minutes to weeks).
• Risk Mitigation: Reduces security risks by ensuring debug logging doesn't remain enabled indefinitely.
• Configuration Options: Supports time ranges from 1-120 minutes, 1-24 hours, 1-7 days, and 1-52 weeks for both debug logging and file processing logs.
• Background Monitoring: Daemon thread monitors and enforces timer expiration automatically.
• (Ref: admin_settings.html, route_frontend_admin_settings.py, app.py)

• Comprehensive Table Support Enhancement
• Enhanced table rendering to support multiple input formats ensuring tables from AI agents or users are properly displayed as styled HTML tables.
• Format Support: Unicode box-drawing tables (┌─┬─┐ style), markdown tables wrapped in code blocks, pipe-separated values (PSV) in code blocks, standard markdown tables.
• Processing Pipeline: Implements preprocessing pipeline that detects and converts various table formats to standard markdown before parsing.
• Bootstrap Integration: All generated tables automatically receive Bootstrap styling with striped rows and responsive design.
• (Ref: chat-messages.js, table conversion functions, functional tests)

• Public Workspace Management Enhancement
• Added "Go to Public Workspace" button to Public Workspace Management page for quick navigation from management to workspace usage.
• User Experience: One-click navigation from management page to public workspace, automatically sets workspace as active for the user.
• Consistency: Aligns with existing Group Workspace management functionality, provides consistent workflow between management and usage.
• (Ref: manage_public_workspace.html, route_frontend_public_workspaces.py)

• Multimedia Support Reorganization
• Reorganized Multimedia Support section from "Other" tab to "Search and Extract" tab with comprehensive Azure AI Video Indexer configuration guide.
• Enhanced Configuration: Added detailed setup instructions modal with step-by-step account creation, API key acquisition guidelines, and troubleshooting section.
• Improved Organization: Groups related search and extraction capabilities together, maintains all existing multimedia settings and functionality.
• (Ref: admin_settings.html, _video_indexer_info.html)

Bug Fixes

• Admin Configuration Improvements
• Addressed user feedback about admin settings organization and implemented critical improvements to reduce confusion and provide better guidance.
• Duplicate Health Check Fix: Consolidated health check configuration in General tab, removed duplicate from Other tab, added missing form field processing.
• Tab Organization: Reorganized tabs into logical groups (Core Settings, AI Models Group, Content Processing Group, Security, User Features, System Administration).
• Workspace Dependency Validation: Implemented real-time JavaScript validation to guide users when workspaces are enabled without required services (Azure AI Search, Document Intelligence, Embeddings).
• (Ref: admin_settings.html, admin_settings.js, route_frontend_admin_settings.py, route_external_health.py)

• Admin Settings Tab Preservation Fix
• Fixed issue where admin settings page would redirect to "General" tab after saving, rather than preserving the active tab.
• Root Cause: Server-side redirects lose hash fragments, and tab activation only checked URL hash on page load without restoration mechanism.
• Solution: Implemented client-side tab preservation using sessionStorage, enhanced with dual navigation interface support (traditional tabs and sidebar navigation).
• User Experience: Users can now save settings and remain in their current tab, reducing frustration and improving workflow efficiency.
• (Ref: admin_settings.js, tab restoration logic, session storage implementation)

• Workspace Scope Prompts Fix
• Fixed workspace scope selector to affect both document filtering and prompt filtering consistently.
• Issue: Workspace scope selection only affected documents but not prompts, creating inconsistent user experience.
• Solution: Integrated prompt loading with workspace scope selector, implemented scope-aware filtering logic (All, Personal, Group, Public), added event listeners for scope changes.
• Impact: Consistent behavior between document and prompt filtering, improved workflow efficiency for users working within specific workspace contexts.
• (Ref: chat-prompts.js, chat-global.js, scope filtering implementation)

• External Links New Window Fix
• Fixed web links in AI responses and user messages to open in new windows/tabs instead of replacing current chat session.
• Root Cause: External links in markdown content didn't include target="_blank" attribute after DOMPurify sanitization.
• Solution: Created addTargetBlankToExternalLinks() utility function that identifies external links and adds proper attributes including security measures.
• Security Enhancement: Added rel="noopener noreferrer" for enhanced security, maintains DOMPurify sanitization.
• (Ref: chat-utils.js, chat-messages.js, external link processing)

• Video Indexer Debug Logging Enhancement
• Enhanced...