v1.42.0

1.42.0 (2024-02-15)

Features

• Add Candidate.grounding_metadata (310ee49)
• Add GoogleSearchRetrieval (310ee49)
• Add metadata in model.predict output for LLMs (4661e58)
• Add Retrieval (310ee49)
• Add Tool.google_search_retrieval (310ee49)
• Add Tool.retrieval (310ee49)
• Add VertexAiSearch (310ee49)
• GenAI - Added to_dict() methods to response and content classes (a78748e)
• GenAI - Added support for Grounding (0c3e294)
• GenAI - Added the GenerativeModel.start_chat(response_validation: bool = True) parameter (94f7cd9)
• GenAI - GAPIC - Added support for Grounding (310ee49)
• GenAI - Release the GenerativeModel to GA (c7e3f07)
• LLM - Add newly supported model text-bison@002, update pipeline template version and prediction row limit for pipeline-based LLM Evaluation SDK (35e57b3)
• LVM - Add GCS URI support for Imagen Models (imagetext, imagegeneration) (4109ea8)
• LVM - Added support for Images from GCS uri for multimodal embeddings (90d95d7)
• LVM - Added support for Videos from GCS uri for multimodal embeddings (f3bd3bf)
• Support custom image for Ray cluster creation (d727189)

Bug Fixes

• Add google-auth as a direct dependency (ecc6454)
• Add restricts and crowding tag to MatchingEngineIndexEndpoint query response. (83cb52d)
• Remove usage of distutils (e35ab64)

Documentation

• Fix incorrect field in log_time_series_metrics_sample (f249353)
• Update README (14b41b5)