RubyLLM 1.8.2: Enhanced Tool Calling & Reliability 🔧✨

Minor release improving tool calling visualization in Rails chat UIs, fixing namespaced model support, and enhancing stability.

🔧 Tool Call Visualization

Enhanced chat UI with basic visualization of tool/function calls:

• Tool call display: Messages now show function calls with name and arguments in JSON format
• Improved readability: Styled with monospace font and gray background for clear distinction
• Seamless integration: Tool calls integrate naturally into the conversation flow

🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements

Chat UI Generator

• Namespaced model support: Fixed chat UI generator to properly handle namespaced models (fixes #425)
• Cleaner output: Refined model class injection for better code generation

Network Reliability

• Faraday adapter: Explicitly set net_http adapter instead of relying on environment defaults (fixes #428)
• Improved stability: Ensures consistent network behavior across different environments

📚 Documentation & Testing

• CI optimization: Test suite now runs more efficiently, with coverage reports from latest Ruby/Rails only
• Generator tests: Optimized to run only on latest Ruby and Rails versions
• Coverage accuracy: Excluded generator code from coverage metrics for more accurate reporting

Installation

gem 'ruby_llm', '1.8.2'

Upgrading from 1.8.1

bundle update ruby_llm

All changes are backward compatible. To benefit from the tool call visualization, regenerate your chat UI with rails generate ruby_llm:chat_ui.

Merged PRs

• Display tool calls in message template by @marckohlbrugge in #416
• Set adapter to be net_http instead of Faraday.default_adapter. by @jkogara in #429

New Contributors

• @marckohlbrugge made their first contribution in #416
• @jkogara made their first contribution in #429

Full Changelog: 1.8.1...1.8.2