chore: 🥁 tagging v1.8.0 🥳

.github/workflows/build-next.yaml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
         name: Install pnpm

.github/workflows/compute-model-sizes.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     # Runs a single command using the runners shell
     - name: Compute model size
       run: ./tools/compute-model-sizes.sh

.github/workflows/e2e-main.yaml

@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@ jobs:
     name: Run E2E tests ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && '[nightly]' || '' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         with:
           repository: ${{ github.event.inputs.organization }}/${{ github.event.inputs.repositoryName }}
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
           path: ${{ github.event.inputs.repositoryName }}
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule'
         with:
           path: podman-desktop-extension-ai-lab
 
       # Checkout podman desktop
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: containers/podman-desktop
           ref: main

.github/workflows/llama-stack-playground.yaml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     name: publish
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 #v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 #v4.2.2
         with:
           repository: meta-llama/llama-stack
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}

.github/workflows/pr-check.yaml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [windows-2022, ubuntu-22.04, macos-14]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
         name: Install pnpm
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       SKIP_INSTALLATION: true
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: podman-desktop-extension-ai-lab
       # Set up pnpm
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 22
       # Checkout podman desktop
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: containers/podman-desktop
           ref: main

.github/workflows/ramalama.yaml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       SKIP_INSTALLATION: true
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: podman-desktop-extension-ai-lab
       # Set up pnpm
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 22
       # Checkout podman desktop
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: podman-desktop/podman-desktop
           ref: main

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       releaseId: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.id}}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
       - name: Generate tag utilities
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [tag]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.githubTag }}
 

.github/workflows/update-ramalama-references.yaml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
   update-references:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Get latest ramalama version
         id: get_ramalama_version

package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "displayName": "ai-lab-monorepo",
   "description": "ai-lab-monorepo",
   "publisher": "redhat",
-  "version": "1.9.0-next",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
   "engines": {
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "^19.8.1",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19.8.1",
-    "@eslint/compat": "^1.3.2",
+    "@eslint/compat": "^1.3.0",
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.40.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.38.0",
-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.40.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.39.0",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^3.2.3",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.21",
     "commitlint": "^19.8.1",
     "concurrently": "^9.1.2",
-    "eslint": "^9.33.0",
+    "eslint": "^9.32.0",
     "eslint-import-resolver-custom-alias": "^1.3.2",
     "eslint-import-resolver-typescript": "^4.3.5",
     "eslint-plugin-etc": "^2.0.3",
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@
     "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "^60.0.0",
     "globals": "^16.1.0",
     "husky": "^9.1.7",
-    "lint-staged": "^16.1.5",
+    "lint-staged": "^16.1.4",
     "prettier": "^3.5.3",
     "prettier-plugin-svelte": "^3.4.0",
     "svelte-check": "^4.3.1",
     "svelte-eslint-parser": "^1.3.1",
-    "typescript": "5.9.2",
+    "typescript": "5.8.3",
-    "typescript-eslint": "^8.40.0",
+    "typescript-eslint": "^8.38.0",
-    "vite": "^7.1.3",
+    "vite": "^7.0.6",
     "vitest": "^3.0.5"
   },
   "workspaces": {

packages/backend/package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "ai-lab",
   "displayName": "Podman AI Lab",
   "description": "Podman AI Lab lets you work with LLMs locally, exploring AI fundamentals, experimenting with models and prompts, and serving models while maintaining data security and privacy.",
-  "version": "1.9.0-next",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "icon": "icon.png",
   "type": "module",
   "publisher": "redhat",
@@ -111,15 +111,15 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@ai-sdk/openai-compatible": "^0.2.16",
-    "@huggingface/gguf": "^0.2.1",
+    "@huggingface/gguf": "^0.2.0",
-    "@huggingface/hub": "^2.4.1",
+    "@huggingface/hub": "^2.4.0",
     "ai": "^4.3.19",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
     "express-openapi-validator": "^5.5.8",
-    "isomorphic-git": "^1.33.0",
+    "isomorphic-git": "^1.32.2",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "mustache": "^4.2.0",
-    "openai": "^5.15.0",
+    "openai": "^5.11.0",
     "postman-code-generators": "^1.14.1",
     "postman-collection": "^5.1.0",
     "semver": "^7.7.2",
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
     "@types/supertest": "^6.0.3",
     "@types/swagger-ui-dist": "^3.30.5",
     "@types/swagger-ui-express": "^4.1.8",
-    "openapi-typescript": "^7.9.1",
+    "openapi-typescript": "^7.8.0",
     "supertest": "^7.1.4",
     "vitest": "^3.0.5"
   }

packages/backend/src/assets/inference-images.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "whispercpp": {
-    "default": "quay.io/ramalama/ramalama-whisper-server@sha256:010aa34d8734e5e698fb4c5e852e43e5909baa928e3b6e991e1038a1973909ba"
+    "default": "quay.io/ramalama/ramalama-whisper-server@sha256:8986b418c1cd576a214f81dd42c9c7c340debf9b930ac782be08aeacec7feaea"
   },
   "llamacpp": {
-    "default": "quay.io/ramalama/ramalama-llama-server@sha256:4409a5c964382408f3bc08be1314754edaf2dfec1626f31974e34379bfeec41e",
+    "default": "quay.io/ramalama/ramalama-llama-server@sha256:3ca009ed7c1bf97c79f1f8314117dc3f1eced88c8fcfe8b216797bef84b6e440",
-    "cuda": "quay.io/ramalama/cuda-llama-server@sha256:5e1a3a2508e4b802c8d8c3ecb97ad1778a1b4288fd114562b51fd411bad91841"
+    "cuda": "quay.io/ramalama/cuda-llama-server@sha256:567a284fcf4c210f767e18ae1e5528b0f418889ec4b630996229ab3e49741ee3"
   },
   "openvino": {
-    "default": "quay.io/ramalama/openvino@sha256:705f3e0a44dcdc2c7b81c3931e42d5ee19d2502bdb5ebddf3f186932a2658e83"
+    "default": "quay.io/ramalama/openvino@sha256:4142ab5d661bdbcbe3b39e2579caa364680dab561a41958bafc9fd95ba324581"
   }
 }

packages/frontend/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "frontend-app",
   "displayName": "UI for AI Lab",
-  "version": "1.9.0-next",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "scripts": {
@@ -26,24 +26,24 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "5.1.0",
     "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.16",
-    "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.1.12",
+    "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.1.7",
     "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.1",
-    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.8.0",
+    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.6.4",
     "@testing-library/svelte": "^5.2.8",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.6.1",
-    "@tsconfig/svelte": "^5.0.5",
+    "@tsconfig/svelte": "^5.0.4",
     "@types/humanize-duration": "^3.27.4",
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "8.40.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "8.38.0",
     "jsdom": "^26.1.0",
     "monaco-editor": "^0.52.2",
     "postcss": "^8.5.6",
     "postcss-load-config": "^6.0.1",
-    "svelte": "5.38.2",
+    "svelte": "5.37.2",
     "svelte-fa": "^4.0.4",
     "svelte-select": "^5.8.3",
     "svelte-markdown": "^0.4.1",
     "svelte-preprocess": "^6.0.3",
-    "tailwindcss": "^4.1.12",
+    "tailwindcss": "^4.1.8",
     "vitest": "^3.0.5"
   }
 }

tests/playwright/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ai-lab-tests-playwright",
-  "version": "1.9.0-next",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "description": "Podman Desktop AI Lab extension Playwright E2E tests",
   "scripts": {
     "test:e2e": "xvfb-maybe --auto-servernum --server-args='-screen 0 1280x960x24' -- npx playwright test src/",
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
   "author": "Red Hat",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.55.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.54.2",
-    "@podman-desktop/tests-playwright": "1.21.0",
+    "@podman-desktop/tests-playwright": "1.20.2",
     "@types/node": "^22",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.2",
+    "typescript": "^5.8.3",
     "xvfb-maybe": "^0.2.1"
   },
   "type": "module"

tests/playwright/src/ai-lab-extension.spec.ts

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ test.describe.serial(`AI Lab extension installation and verification`, () => {
 
     // This test is currently failing due to a known issue: https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop-extension-ai-lab/issues/2925
     test.skip(`Download ${model} via API`, async ({ request }) => {
-      test.setTimeout(610_000);
+      test.setTimeout(300_000);
       const catalogPage = await aiLabPage.navigationBar.openCatalog();
       await catalogPage.waitForLoad();
       console.log(`Downloading ${model}...`);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ test.describe.serial(`AI Lab extension installation and verification`, () => {
           insecure: false,
           stream: true,
         },
-        timeout: 600_000,
+        timeout: 300_000,
       });
 
       const body = await response.body();
@@ -297,24 +297,24 @@ test.describe.serial(`AI Lab extension installation and verification`, () => {
       });
 
       test(`Download ${modelName} model`, async () => {
-        test.setTimeout(610_000);
+        test.setTimeout(310_000);
         if (!(await catalogPage.isModelDownloaded(modelName))) {
           await catalogPage.downloadModel(modelName);
         }
         await playExpect
           // eslint-disable-next-line sonarjs/no-nested-functions
-          .poll(async () => await waitForCatalogModel(modelName), { timeout: 600_000, intervals: [5_000] })
+          .poll(async () => await waitForCatalogModel(modelName), { timeout: 300_000, intervals: [5_000] })
           .toBeTruthy();
       });
 
       test(`Delete ${modelName} model`, async () => {
         test.skip(isWindows, 'Model deletion is currently very buggy in azure cicd');
-        test.setTimeout(610_000);
+        test.setTimeout(310_000);
         playExpect(await catalogPage.isModelDownloaded(modelName)).toBeTruthy();
         await catalogPage.deleteModel(modelName);
         await playExpect
           // eslint-disable-next-line sonarjs/no-nested-functions
-          .poll(async () => await waitForCatalogModel(modelName), { timeout: 600_000, intervals: [2_500] })
+          .poll(async () => await waitForCatalogModel(modelName), { timeout: 300_000, intervals: [2_500] })
           .toBeFalsy();
       });
     });
@@ -421,17 +421,20 @@ test.describe.serial(`AI Lab extension installation and verification`, () => {
           .toBe('RUNNING');
       });
 
-      test(`Delete model service and model for ${modelName}`, async () => {
+      test(`Delete model service for ${modelName}`, async () => {
         test.setTimeout(150_000);
-        await cleanupServices();
+        const modelServicePage = await modelServiceDetailsPage.deleteService();
-        await deleteAllModels();
+        await playExpect(modelServicePage.heading).toBeVisible({ timeout: 120_000 });
       });
     });
   });
 
-  // Do not use non-instruct models in playground tests.
+  [
-  // They break out of guilderails and fail the tests.
+    'ibm-granite/granite-3.3-8b-instruct-GGUF',
-  ['ibm-granite/granite-3.3-8b-instruct-GGUF', 'TheBloke/Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.2-GGUF'].forEach(modelName => {
+    'instructlab/granite-7b-lab-GGUF',
+    'instructlab/merlinite-7b-lab-GGUF',
+    'TheBloke/Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.2-GGUF',
+  ].forEach(modelName => {
     test.describe.serial(`AI Lab playground creation and deletion for ${modelName}`, { tag: '@smoke' }, () => {
       let catalogPage: AILabCatalogPage;
       let playgroundsPage: AILabPlaygroundsPage;
@@ -450,7 +453,7 @@ test.describe.serial(`AI Lab extension installation and verification`, () => {
       });
 
       test(`Download ${modelName} model if not available`, async () => {
-        test.setTimeout(610_000);
+        test.setTimeout(310_000);
         if (!(await catalogPage.isModelDownloaded(modelName))) {
           await catalogPage.downloadModel(modelName);
         }
@@ -512,8 +515,7 @@ test.describe.serial(`AI Lab extension installation and verification`, () => {
 
       test.afterAll(`Cleaning up service model`, async () => {
         test.setTimeout(60_000);
-        await cleanupServices();
+        await cleanupServiceModels();
-        await deleteAllModels();
       });
     });
   });
@@ -638,15 +640,14 @@ test.describe.serial(`AI Lab extension installation and verification`, () => {
 
         await restartApp(appName);
         await stopAndDeleteApp(appName);
-        await cleanupServices();
+        await cleanupServiceModels();
       });
 
       test.afterAll(`Ensure cleanup of "${appName}" app, related service, and images`, async ({ navigationBar }) => {
         test.setTimeout(150_000);
 
         await stopAndDeleteApp(appName);
-        await cleanupServices();
+        await cleanupServiceModels();
-        await deleteAllModels();
         await deleteUnusedImages(navigationBar);
       });
     });
@@ -715,7 +716,7 @@ test.describe.serial(`AI Lab extension installation and verification`, () => {
   });
 });
 
-async function cleanupServices(): Promise<void> {
+async function cleanupServiceModels(): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const modelServicePage = await aiLabPage.navigationBar.openServices();
     await modelServicePage.waitForLoad();
@@ -726,12 +727,6 @@ async function cleanupServices(): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
-async function deleteAllModels(): Promise<void> {
-  const modelCatalogPage = await aiLabPage.navigationBar.openCatalog();
-  await modelCatalogPage.waitForLoad();
-  await modelCatalogPage.deleteAllModels();
-}
-
 async function restartApp(appName: string): Promise<void> {
   const aiRunningAppsPage = await aiLabPage.navigationBar.openRunningApps();
   const aiApp = await aiRunningAppsPage.getRowForApp(appName);

tests/playwright/src/model/ai-lab-catalog-page.ts

@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ export class AILabCatalogPage extends AILabBasePage {
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  async getModelNameByRow(row: Locator): Promise<string> {
-    const modelNameCell = row.getByLabel('Model Name');
-    const modelName = await modelNameCell.textContent();
-    return modelName?.trim() ?? '';
-  }
-
   async downloadModel(modelName: string): Promise<void> {
     const modelRow = await this.getModelRowByName(modelName);
     if (!modelRow) {
@@ -81,35 +75,16 @@ export class AILabCatalogPage extends AILabBasePage {
   }
 
   async deleteModel(modelName: string): Promise<void> {
-    if (!modelName || modelName.trim() === '') {
-      console.warn('Model name is empty, skipping deletion.');
-      return;
-    }
     const modelRow = await this.getModelRowByName(modelName);
     if (!modelRow) {
       throw new Error(`Model ${modelName} not found`);
     }
     const deleteButton = modelRow.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete Model' });
-    await playExpect.poll(async () => await deleteButton.isEnabled(), { timeout: 10_000 }).toBeTruthy();
+    await playExpect(deleteButton).toBeEnabled();
     await deleteButton.focus();
     await deleteButton.click();
     await this.page.waitForTimeout(1_000);
     await handleConfirmationDialog(this.page, podmanAILabExtension.extensionName, true, 'Confirm');
-    await playExpect.poll(async () => await this.isModelDownloaded(modelName), { timeout: 30_000 }).toBeFalsy();
-  }
-
-  async deleteAllModels(): Promise<void> {
-    const modelRows = await this.getAllModelRows();
-    if (modelRows.length === 0) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    for (const modelRow of modelRows) {
-      const modelName = await this.getModelNameByRow(modelRow);
-      if (await this.isModelDownloaded(modelName)) {
-        await this.deleteModel(modelName);
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   async isModelDownloaded(modelName: string): Promise<boolean> {

tests/playwright/src/model/ai-lab-start-recipe-page.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class AILabStartRecipePage extends AILabBasePage {
     super(page, webview, 'Start recipe');
     this.recipeStatus = this.webview.getByRole('status');
     this.applicationDetailsPanel = this.webview.getByLabel('application details panel');
-    this.startRecipeButton = this.webview.getByRole('button', { name: /^Start .+ recipe$/i });
+    this.startRecipeButton = this.webview.getByRole('button', { name: /Start(\s+([a-z]+\s+)+)recipe/i });
     this.openAIAppButton = this.applicationDetailsPanel.getByRole('button', { name: 'Open AI App' });
     this.deleteAIAppButton = this.applicationDetailsPanel.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete AI App' });
   }