Release v1.0.0: Major Performance & Architecture Overhaul

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Summary

This major release delivers dramatic performance improvements and a modern architecture overhaul for the LFE HTTP library.

Performance Improvements

• 25-35% faster overall request/response cycle
• 50-70% faster header operations
• 40-60% fewer memory allocations in request building
• 30-40% faster method dispatch

Quality & Testing

• 189 comprehensive tests covering all modules
• 85% code coverage with unit tests
• Integration tests with live HTTP endpoints
• Property-based tests for conversion correctness
• Zero compiler warnings

Key Features

Binary-First Design

Everything uses binaries by default for optimal BEAM performance with single-pass algorithms and minimal allocations.

Fluent Builder Pattern

Chain operations for clean, readable code:

(let* ((req1 (http.request:new #"POST""http://api.example.com"))
(req2 (http.request:set-header req1 #"Authorization"#"Bearer token")) (req3 (http.request:set-json req2 data))) (http.c:request req3))

Smart Headers

Case-insensitive lookups with optimized storage for efficient header operations.

Content-Type Helpers

Convenient functions for JSON, form-encoded, and plain text content.

Response Shortcuts

Quick builders for common status codes (ok, created, not-found, etc.).

New Modules

• http.util: Comprehensive utility functions for binary operations and conversions
• http.header: Complete header management with case-insensitive operations
• http.request: Full request builder with query parameter support
• http.response: Response builder with convenience functions
• http.c: Optimized Erlang httpc interoperability
• http.status: 150+ HTTP status codes
• http.mimetype: 2000+ MIME type mappings

Breaking Changes

This is a major version release with breaking changes:

1. Methods now use binaries - #"GET" instead of 'get (auto-conversion supported)
2. Header keys are lowercase binaries - Use case-insensitive lookups for safety
3. Request/Response structure changes - Use getter functions for forward compatibility

See BENCHMARK_RESULTS.md for detailed performance metrics and the full changelog in release-notes.md.

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