Easier model discovery & API GZIP support (v0.21.0)

This new version of the Timefold Platform comes with the following improvements:

Improved model discovery
: You can now easily explore all models that Timefold Platform supports. You can see the features and documentation of other available models even when you’re not logged in, or if you don’t have a specific model installed on your tenant yet.
GZIP support in API
: Our API now supports sending compressed payloads and replying with compressed responses. This is especially useful when posting big payloads to the planning endpoints.
Configure multi-threading in the UI
: Multi-threading support was added to the API in a previous version, now it’s also available to configure in the platform UI. Go to your tenant's Models settings page and create configurations for models to configure the number of threads to use.
Cancel a run during solving
: When a run is still solving, you can now stop the solving from the UI.
Improved error pages
: We have improved the error pages in our platform. (We hope you’ll never see this work.)
Distinguish initializing & solving states
: The platform now distinguishes between when a new run is initializing (e.g. a maps plugin is loading) and when it starts solving. You can see this in the platform’s UI on the Model Run page.
We have fixed a bug where the protocol of URLs in webhooks were missing. We’ve also improved the validation checks when creating API keys and configuring webhooks.
Our platform documentation has been updated to include information about model versions, model maturity labels, and demo data. See Models for more information.

The new version also comes with updates to these Timefold Models:

Field Service Routing (v1 | Stable)

When defining visit groups, you can now specify they need to be aligned at the end of the visit. You can use this if two or more technicians need to be present for a visit at the end of the job. E.g. both technicians need to be present to finish the task after one technician has completed preparation work. See Visit Group for more information.

Employee Scheduling (v1 | Preview)

We fixed a bug for the “minutes between shifts” rules, where the minimum wasn’t always honored for shift sequences.

Please let us know if you have feedback.