Release Notes

Summary

This v1.6.1 release focuses on performance and accuracy improvements: optimized caching for library items, refined recommendation logic, and targeted bug fixes in the TopPicksService. A minor version bump marks preparation for the updated changes.

Improvements

• ManifestService: Refactored caching logic for library items to reduce redundant fetches and improve lookup efficiency, leading to faster startup and smoother recommendation flows.
• Profile constants and recommendation logic: Updated profile constants and refined the recommendation computation to improve consistency and relevance.

Bug Fixes

• TopPicksService: Adjusted maximum items in sampling and updated item ID retrieval method to ensure the sampling process evaluates the correct candidates.
• TopPicksService: Corrected item reference usage to ensure recommendations are processed against the intended items, improving accuracy.

Chore

• Version bump to v1.6.1 (release prep and changelog alignment).