Changelog

Changed phonemize_many to accept multiline text inputs with transparent CLI fallback

Added Termux-specific library discovery tests

Added native phoneme trace API path for CLI-equivalent IPA output

Added phoneme_output_api and phoneme_parity fields on RuntimeInfo for backend diagnostics

Added native library discovery probes for phoneme trace symbols

Added backend parity checking development tool

Documented native trace and native translation phoneme output paths

Improved phoneme parity tests for weak words, contractions, and phrase context

Added Mode type constraining backend selection to auto, native, or cli

Added native_probes property on EspeakRuntime to expose library selection diagnostics

Changed phonemize_many in native backend to set voice once and reuse it across all texts

Changed CLI clauses to use phonemize_many for batch processing instead of individual calls

Documented Mode type and native_probes property in API reference

Fixed changelog formatting and generation

Improved CI workflows and release artifact checks

Added native voice selection with language-property fallback for locale-style selectors

Added shared whitespace normalization helper for backend output parity

Added batch input validation for phonemize_many

Changed parity tests with regional locale matrix, custom U+200D tie coverage, batch parity, and auto mode parity

Documented native voice selector resolution algorithm (name-first, language-property-second)

Documented regional locale selector support and custom tie examples in usage guide

Documented auto mode compatibility for downstream consumers in migration guide

Added native and CLI eSpeak NG backends for IPA phonemization, batching, voices, clauses, and diagnostics

Added exact native clause metadata and grouped punctuation handling for best-effort clause processing

Added non-initializing eSpeak capability inspection with ordered native candidate probes

Added language-style voice resolution with deterministic standard and explicit MBROLA selection

Fixed cross-platform native library discovery by normalizing near-executable paths

Fixed CLI fallback after native initialization failures and normalized native and CLI data paths

Fixed native runtime cleanup on garbage collection and exposed normalized version components

Documented the Sphinx build and Python-version-compatible TOML packaging configuration

Documented package version, Python support, download, and coverage badges in the project README

Documented Termux installation and Android-specific handling for unavailable bundled libraries

Documented structured fallback diagnostics, exact clauses, and Piper consumer ownership boundaries

Documented voice request resolution and runtime lifecycle behavior