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[2.1.0] - 4 Oct 2025 media function complete rewrite and enhanced error handling

🚀 Major Breaking Changes

Media Function Complete Overhaul

• REPLACED: Old manager.media(path, type, typeofmedia, isfolder, folder) function
• NEW: manager.media(_type, media, islocal, isroblox, debug) - Complete rewrite with new parameter structure
• ENHANCED: Comprehensive file format validation for all media types
• IMPROVED: Better error handling with debug mode support
• INTEGRATED: Support for both local files and Roblox assets

Function Signature Changes

• OLD: manager.media(path, type, typeofmedia, isfolder, folder)
• NEW: manager.media(_type, media, islocal, isroblox, debug)
• NOTE: Complete parameter restructure - all existing code must be updated

🎯 New Features

Enhanced Media Type Support

• Audio Files: .mp3, .acc, .wav, .ogg, .m4a with format validation
• Video Files: .mp4, .mov, .avi, .wmv, .mkv with format validation
• Image Files: .jpeg, .png, .gif, .webP with format validation
• Document Files: .pdf, .doc, .txt, .rtf with format validation

Dual Source Support

• Local Files: Support for local file system with getcustomasset()
• Roblox Assets: Support for rbxassetid:// URLs
• Automatic Detection: Validates asset IDs and file paths appropriately

Advanced Error Handling

• File Format Validation: Automatic validation of file extensions against supported formats
• Debug Mode: Detailed error messages with parameter information
• Input Validation: Comprehensive parameter validation with specific error messages
• Error Codes: 20+ new error codes added to TROUBLESHOOTING.md

Instance Creation

• Sound Instances: Creates Sound instances for audio files
• VideoFrame Instances: Creates VideoFrame instances for video files
• ImageLabel Instances: Creates ImageLabel instances for image files
• TextLabel Instances: Creates TextLabel instances for document files
• Workspace Integration: All instances created in game.Workspace

🔧 Function Updates

manager.media() Complete Rewrite

• NEW: Uses enhanced parameter structure with _type, media, islocal, isroblox, debug
• ENHANCED: File format validation with isValidFileExtension() helper function
• IMPROVED: Better error handling with debug mode support
• ADDED: Support for both local files and Roblox assets
• INTEGRATED: Automatic instance creation for all media types

Error Handling System

• COMPREHENSIVE: 20+ new error codes for media operations
• DEBUG MODE: Detailed error messages with parameter information
• VALIDATION: Input parameter validation with specific error messages
• FORMAT CHECKING: File extension validation against supported formats

📚 Documentation Updates

API.md Complete Rewrite

• Media Operations: Complete rewrite of media function documentation
• New Parameters: Updated parameter structure and descriptions
• Error Messages: Comprehensive error message documentation
• Examples: Updated examples for new function signature
• File Format Support: Detailed file format support documentation

TROUBLESHOOTING.md Enhanced

• Error Codes: Added 20+ new error codes for media operations
• Debug Mode: Documentation for debug mode error messages
• File Format Issues: Troubleshooting for file format validation
• Parameter Validation: Troubleshooting for parameter validation errors

🐛 Bug Fixes

Critical Fixes

• FIXED: Old media function parameter confusion and validation issues
• FIXED: Missing file format validation in original implementation
• FIXED: Inconsistent error handling across media types
• FIXED: Missing support for Roblox assets in original function
• FIXED: Poor error messages and debugging information

Function Integration Fixes

• FIXED: Media function integration with new parameter structure
• FIXED: Error code consistency and TROUBLESHOOTING.md references
• FIXED: File format validation implementation
• FIXED: Instance creation and workspace integration

⚠️ Breaking Changes

Function Signature Changes

• OLD: manager.media(path, type, typeofmedia, isfolder, folder)
• NEW: manager.media(_type, media, islocal, isroblox, debug)
• NOTE: Complete parameter restructure - all existing code must be updated

Parameter Changes

• OLD: path (string), type (string), typeofmedia (string), isfolder (boolean), folder (string)
• NEW: _type (string), media (string), islocal (boolean), isroblox (boolean), debug (boolean)
• NOTE: Parameter order and names completely changed

Return Value Changes

• OLD: Returns success message and optional instance
• NEW: Returns media instance directly or error message
• NOTE: Return value structure changed

🔄 Migration Guide

For Media Function Users

-- OLD WAY (deprecated)
local result, soundInstance = manager.media("song.mp3", "audio", "audio", false)
local result = manager.media(nil, "audio", "audio", true, "music")

-- NEW WAY (required)
local soundInstance = manager.media("Audio", "song.mp3", true, false)
local soundInstance = manager.media("Audio", "rbxassetid://123456789", false, true)

-- WITH DEBUG MODE
local result = manager.media("Audio", "song.mp3", true, false, true)

Parameter Mapping

• path → media (file path or Roblox asset ID)
• type → _type (media type: "Audio", "Video", "Image", "Document")
• typeofmedia → removed (consolidated into _type)
• isfolder → removed (folder support removed in new implementation)
• folder → removed (folder support removed in new implementation)
• debug → new parameter for detailed error messages

🧪 Testing

New Test Coverage

• File format validation testing
• Parameter validation testing
• Debug mode error message testing
• Local file and Roblox asset testing
• Instance creation testing

Enhanced Error Handling Testing

• File format validation error handling
• Parameter validation error handling
• Debug mode error message consistency
• Input sanitization and validation

🔮 Future Plans (v2.2+)

Planned Features

• Folder media playback support
• Advanced media controls (volume, playback position)
• Media metadata extraction
• Batch media operations
• Media conversion utilities

Improvements

• Performance optimizations for large media files
• Enhanced error recovery options
• Better cross-executor compatibility
• Advanced media validation

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