Prepare release 0.4.0

Spice/Spice.csproj

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     <PropertyGroup>
         <PackageId>SpiceAI</PackageId>
-        <Version>0.3.0</Version>
+        <Version>0.4.0</Version>
         <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;net8.0;net9.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
 
         <!-- NuGet Package Metadata -->

docs/release_notes/v0.4.0.md

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+# Spice.ai .NET SDK v0.4.0 Release Notes
+
+## New Features
+
+### Health and Readiness Checks
+
+New `SpiceClient.IsSpiceHealthyAsync` and `SpiceClient.IsSpiceReadyAsync` methods wrap the runtime's `/health` and `/v1/ready` endpoints, reusing the endpoint, credentials, TLS/mTLS and user agent already configured on the builder.
+
+```csharp
+using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
+if (!await client.IsSpiceHealthyAsync(cts.Token))
+{
+    // runtime unreachable or unhealthy
+}
+
+bool ready = await client.IsSpiceReadyAsync();
+```
+
+An unreachable or unhealthy runtime is reported as `false` rather than thrown as an exception; caller-requested cancellation still propagates.
+
+### Vector, Keyword, and Hybrid Search
+
+New `SpiceClient.SearchAsync(SearchRequest, CancellationToken)` wraps `POST /v1/search` for datasets with an embedding column and a loaded embedding model.
+
+```csharp
+using Spice.Search;
+
+var response = await client.SearchAsync(new SearchRequest("cozy mountain cabin")
+{
+    Datasets = new[] { "listings" },
+    Limit = 10,
+    Where = "city = 'Tahoe'",
+    AdditionalColumns = new[] { "price" },
+});
+
+foreach (var match in response.Results)
+{
+    Console.WriteLine($"{match.Dataset}: {match.Score}");
+}
+```
+
+Setting `Keywords` pre-filters the embedding column with a lexical search before the vector search runs, making the search hybrid.
+
+### Natural Language to SQL (Nsql)
+
+New `SpiceClient.NsqlAsync(NsqlRequest, CancellationToken)` translates a natural-language question into SQL via the runtime's configured LLM and runs it, returning the rows alongside the generated SQL. `NsqlGenerateSqlAsync` generates the SQL without running it.
+
+```csharp
+using Spice.Nsql;
+
+var response = await client.NsqlAsync(new NsqlRequest("how many taxi trips were there yesterday?"));
+Console.WriteLine(response.SQL);   // the SQL the model generated
+Console.WriteLine(response.Data);  // the rows it returned, decoded from JSON
+
+// Inspect or edit the generated SQL without running it:
+string sql = await client.NsqlGenerateSqlAsync(new NsqlRequest("how many taxi trips were there yesterday?"));
+```
+
+Requires an LLM model configured in the Spicepod.
+
+### On-Demand Dataset Refresh Options
+
+`RefreshDatasetAsync` accepts an optional `RefreshOptions` to override the dataset's configured refresh behavior for a single on-demand refresh.
+
+```csharp
+await client.RefreshDatasetAsync("taxi_trips", new RefreshOptions()
+    .WithRefreshSql("SELECT * FROM taxi_trips WHERE tip_amount > 10.0")
+    .WithRefreshMode(RefreshMode.Append)
+    .WithMaxJitter(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)));
+```
+
+Any option left unset falls back to the dataset's configured value. Applies to datasets accelerated with `full` or `append` refresh mode; datasets using `changes` mode are kept up to date by change data capture and are unaffected.
+
+### Mutual TLS (mTLS) Client Certificate Support
+
+`SpiceClientBuilder` now accepts a PEM-encoded client certificate and key for mTLS, in addition to the existing server-side TLS options.
+
+```csharp
+using var client = new SpiceClientBuilder()
+    .WithAddress("https://localhost:50051")
+    .WithTlsClientCertificate("client.pem", "client.key")
+    .WithTlsRootCertificate("ca.pem")
+    .Build();
+```
+
+`WithTlsClientCertificate` implies `WithTls(true)`. Applies to both the Flight (gRPC) and HTTP clients.
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- Fixed `AuthenticateAsync` throwing `System.InvalidOperationException: Can't get the call trailers because the call has not completed successfully` on a failed handshake, which masked the actual gRPC authentication error. The auth token is now read from response headers first, falling back to trailers only when headers carry none.
+- Fixed mTLS client certificate handshakes failing on Windows.
+- `PooledConnectionLifetime` is now set on the gRPC channel's `SocketsHttpHandler` so long-lived connections are periodically recycled and DNS is re-resolved. Previously, clients connecting through load-balanced endpoints (e.g. AWS ALBs) could get stuck on a stale backend IP after a rebalance.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+Added:
+- `System.Text.Json` 9.0.9 (netstandard2.0 target only)
+
+## Breaking Changes
+
+None.