changelog.txt

v1.0.0 (2026-03-24)
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New Features:
  - Filter Wizard: step-by-step filter flow for genre, watched status, age rating,
    runtime, time period, and score. Each filter configurable as Ask, Pre-set, or Skip.
    Supports genre ignore/select with OR/AND matching, decade browsing, recency ranges,
    and cumulative movie counts per option.
  - Browse Mode: visual results screen with 5 view styles — Showcase (horizontal
    filmstrip carousel, default), Card List, Posters, Big Screen, and Split View.
    Includes Re-roll, Surprise Me, Play Full Set, and configurable result count (1–50).
  - Playlist Mode: automatic movie marathon generation with configurable length (1–20),
    sort options, partial resume prioritization, and seek-to-resume-point.
  - Movie Set Awareness: detects Kodi movie collections and suggests the first unwatched
    entry instead of a random one. Shows set name and position in browse views.
  - Set Continuation: after finishing a collection movie, prompts to watch the next one
    with a configurable countdown timer and default action.
  - Earlier Movie Warning: alerts when about to watch a set movie while an earlier
    entry is unwatched, via background service monitoring.
  - Smart Re-suggestion: tracks recently suggested movies and avoids repeating them
    within a configurable cooldown window (4–72 hours).
  - Movie Pool Filtering: limit the movie pool to any Kodi smart playlist.
  - Clone Support: create multiple EasyMovie instances with independent settings.
    Includes mandatory version check and one-click update on launch.
  - 4 Color Themes: Golden Hour, Ultraviolet, Ember, Nightfall — applied to all
    views and dialogs. Live preview cycling via T key / blue remote button.
  - Custom Icons: set a custom addon icon per instance, persisted across upgrades.
  - In-progress Check: on launch, offers to resume a partially watched movie.
  - Wizard Memory: remembers last wizard answers for quick repeat sessions.
  - Structured Logging: separate log file with rotating backups, structured key=value
    data, and per-module loggers.
  - GitHub Pages landing page, wiki documentation, and Kodi forum thread.
  - CI validation workflow (syntax, pyflakes, pyright, kodi-addon-checker).