Bump Whisper.net from 1.7.0 to 1.8.1

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Updated Whisper.net from 1.7.0 to 1.8.1.

Release notes

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1.8.1

Fixes

This release represents 2 small fixes for:

• NoAVX Runtime was missing artifact on Windows
• Vulkan Runtime was crashing caused by stack overflow on some hardware

Changelog

• Preparing 1.8.1 by @​sandrohanea in Preparing 1.8.1 sandrohanea/whisper.net#370
• Fixed vulkan build to remove GGML_VULKAN_COOPMAT_GLSLC_SUPPORT definition by @​sandrohanea in Fixed vulkan build to remove GGML_VULKAN_COOPMAT_GLSLC_SUPPORT definition sandrohanea/whisper.net#373

Full Changelog: sandrohanea/whisper.net@1.8.0...1.8.1

1.8.0

Whisper.net 1.8.0 brings numerous improvements, breaking changes, and enhanced developer experience. Buckle up — this one's big.

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🔁 Versioning Change

Whisper.net follows semantic versioning.

Starting from version `1.8.0`, Whisper.net no longer mirrors the versioning of `whisper.cpp`, which now uses commit-based versions (e.g., b2254, b2255).

To identify the `whisper.cpp` version used in a Whisper.net release, check the `whisper.cpp` submodule. The commit hash in the release tag maps directly to the `whisper.cpp` version.

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🛠 Breaking Changes

📦 WhisperGgmlDownloader is now instantiable

• No longer static. Introduced a WhisperGgmlDownloader.Default instance for default usage.
• Allows injecting custom HttpClient for authenticated/controlled requests (e.g., Hugging Face tokens).

Old usage:

await WhisperGgmlDownloader.GetGgmlModelAsync(...);

New usage:

await WhisperGgmlDownloader.Default.GetGgmlModelAsync(...);

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🧠 WhisperLogLevel Reordered

// Old
None = 0,
Info = 1,
Warning = 2,
Error = 3,
Debug = 4,
Cont = 5

// New
 ... (truncated)

## 1.7.4

We're thrilled to announce the release of whisper.net 1.7.4, featuring a host of improvements and new functionalities.

## Key Features and Changes

 - Custom Alignment Heads for DTW: Now, you can define custom alignment heads for Dynamic Time Warping (DTW), enhancing the accuracy of speech-to-text alignment in various scenarios.
 - Upgrade to `Whisper.cpp 1.7.3` which included multiple updates and fixes:
      - `WithNoSpeechThreshold` Support: This allows for better handling of silent segments in audio, improving transcription accuracy.
      - Performance Enhancements: Significant improvements, especially on the Metal runtime for macOS, ensuring faster processing times.
      - Library Split: The native libraries are now split into multiple files (`libggml-whisper`, `libggml-base-whisper`, etc.), allowing for more modular use and easier updates.
  - MAUI App Testing for iOS: Added tests for MAUI applications on iOS, ensuring better support for cross-platform development. 🚀
  - Whisper Factory Options: Introduced new options at the WhisperFactory level for more granular control over configurations, previously managed through a singleton at the library level (RuntimeOptions). This improves flexibility and maintainability. Note: RuntimeOptions are still available but only to configure the way how the native runtime is being loaded.
  - The continuous recognition example has been deprecated in favor of [EchoSharp](https://github.com/sandrohanea/echosharp), which provides a more robust and up-to-date demonstration of continuous speech recognition capabilities.
  - FIxed an issue where the native library couldn't be auto-loaded on systems that are not providing any command line arguments (like godot)
  
  
## What's Changed
* Bumped version 1.7.3 by @​sandrohanea in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/292
* Bump FluentAssertions from 6.12.2 to 7.0.0 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/291
* Bump Microsoft.DotNet.XHarness.TestRunners.Xunit from 10.0.0-prerelease.24575.1 to 10.0.0-prerelease.24604.1 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/294
* Bump Microsoft.DotNet.XHarness.TestRunners.Xunit from 10.0.0-prerelease.24604.1 to 10.0.0-prerelease.24610.1 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/298
* Support setting custom alignment heads for dtw by @​jettoblack in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/301
* Added Whisper Factory Options by @​sandrohanea in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/302
* Added test reporter by @​sandrohanea in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/303
* Removed unnecessary instances and simplified LogProviders + RuntimeOptions by @​sandrohanea in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/304
* Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio from 2.8.2 to 3.0.0 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/306
* Bumped Whispercpp 1.7.3 that adds WithNoSpeechThreshold by @​sandrohanea in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/305
* Removed continuous recognition example and replaced it with a link the echosharp by @​sandrohanea in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/309


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/compare/1.7.3...1.7.4

## 1.7.3

## Summary

 -  Introduced support for dotnet 9 MAUI apps
 -  Upgraded whisper.cpp to 1.7.2
 -  Fixed the iOS linking (thanks to @​AncientLust )
 -  Added support for Linux with Vulkan runtime
 -  Bumped various nuget versions to newly released packages (e.g. `Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces` to `9.0.0`)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/compare/1.7.2...1.7.3

## 1.7.2

## What's Changed
* Fix RuntimeOptions example by @​SnakyBeaky in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/232
* fix linux cuda broken in 1.7.1 by @​jettoblack in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/234
* Added logs for lib loading in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/236
* Bump Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug from 8.0.0 to 8.0.1 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/237
* Fix Whisper.net.Runtime.NoAvx package. in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/240
* Fixed the mono and netframework directory retrieval issue in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/244
* Added GetSupportedLanguages method in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/245
* Bump Microsoft.DotNet.XHarness.TestRunners.Xunit from 10.0.0-prerelease.24511.1 to 10.0.0-prerelease.24529.1 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/242
* Fixed linux performance by adding F16C to list of required specialized instructions in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/246
* Fixed CD pipeline to add the tag and conditionally push to nuget in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/248
* Renamed ggml to ggml-whisper to not conflict with Llama in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/252
* Add option to enable DTW timestamps; expose tokens in SegmentData by @​jettoblack in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/241
* Added try catch for getting the directory name in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/255
* Fixed the issue with the eager init context that is not freeing memory in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/258

## New Contributors
* @​SnakyBeaky made their first contribution in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/232
* @​jettoblack made their first contribution in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/234

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/compare/1.7.1...1.7.2

## 1.7.1

## What's Changed
* Fixed Android build + improved CI/CI with xharness + added AllRuntimes package in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/216
* Fixed vulkan and coreml targets in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/218
* Bump Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly from 8.0.8 to 8.0.10 in /examples by @​dependabot in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/220
* Bump Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Server from 8.0.8 to 8.0.10 in /examples by @​dependabot in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/221
* Add FlashAttention support by @​Sing303 in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/223
* Fixed cuda load when no cuda device available by @​sandrohanea and @​Sing303 in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/225
* Fixed multiruntime issue in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/228
* Fixed the perf issue on linux from 1.7.1-preview1 in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/229
* Versions bumped after release in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/230

## New Contributors
* @​Sing303 made their first contribution in https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/pull/223

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/compare/1.7.0...1.7.1

## 1.7.1-preview1

## What's Changed
* Fixed Android build + improved CI/CI with xharness
* Added AllRuntimes package
* Fixed vulkan and coreml 
* Fixed nuget push 
* Added nuget push workflow


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net/compare/1.7.0...1.7.1-preview1

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