chore(release): v2.3.0

fix(aliases): custom model aliases applied to routing + restored on startup (#315 #316, PR #317)
fix(cli): better-sqlite3 postinstall rebuild cross-platform macOS ARM (#312, PR #313 @ardaaltinors)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ---
 
+## [2.3.0] — 2026-03-11
+
+> ### Bug Fixes
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- **Custom Model Alias (Pattern→Target) ignored during routing (#315)** — `chatCore.ts` now calls `resolveModelAlias()` before the routing format lookup so aliases configured in Settings → Model Aliases → Pattern→Target are applied correctly (PR #317).
+- **Custom Model Aliases lost after server restart (#316)** — Next.js startup hook (`src/instrumentation.ts`) now restores custom aliases from `settings.modelAliases` in the DB at boot, preventing the in-memory state from resetting to empty on restart (PR #317).
+- **`better-sqlite3` postinstall rebuild fails silently on macOS ARM (#312)** — Replace unreliable `process.dlopen()` detection with explicit `process.platform`/`process.arch` comparison. Rebuild now fail-fasts with a clear error on non-linux-x64 platforms (PR #313 by @ardaaltinors).
+
+---
+
 ## [2.2.9] — 2026-03-11
 
 > ### Features, Bug Fixes & Dependency Updates

bin/omniroute.mjs

@@ -193,6 +193,39 @@ if (!existsSync(serverJs)) {
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
+// ── Pre-flight: verify better-sqlite3 native binary ───────
+// The published binary targets linux-x64. Check both platform match AND
+// dlopen — on macOS, dlopen alone may succeed on an incompatible binary
+// (false positive), so we check platform first as the primary signal.
+const sqliteBinary = join(
+  APP_DIR,
+  "node_modules",
+  "better-sqlite3",
+  "build",
+  "Release",
+  "better_sqlite3.node"
+);
+if (existsSync(sqliteBinary)) {
+  let compatible = false;
+  try {
+    process.dlopen({ exports: {} }, sqliteBinary);
+    compatible = true;
+  } catch {
+    // dlopen failed — definitely incompatible
+  }
+
+  if (!compatible) {
+    console.error(
+      "\x1b[31m✖ better-sqlite3 native module is incompatible with this platform.\x1b[0m"
+    );
+    console.error(`  Run: cd ${APP_DIR} && npm rebuild better-sqlite3`);
+    if (platform() === "darwin") {
+      console.error("  If build tools are missing: xcode-select --install");
+    }
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
 // ── Start server ───────────────────────────────────────────
 console.log(`  \x1b[2m⏳ Starting server...\x1b[0m\n`);
 

docs/openapi.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: 3.1.0
 info:
   title: OmniRoute API
-  version: 2.2.9
+  version: 2.3.0
   description: |
     OmniRoute is a local-first AI API proxy router. It provides an OpenAI-compatible
     endpoint that routes requests to multiple AI providers with load balancing,

open-sse/handlers/chatCore.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { addBufferToUsage, filterUsageForFormat, estimateUsage } from "../utils/
 import { refreshWithRetry } from "../services/tokenRefresh.ts";
 import { createRequestLogger } from "../utils/requestLogger.ts";
 import { getModelTargetFormat, PROVIDER_ID_TO_ALIAS } from "../config/providerModels.ts";
+import { resolveModelAlias } from "../services/modelDeprecation.ts";
 import { createErrorResult, parseUpstreamError, formatProviderError } from "../utils/error.ts";
 import { HTTP_STATUS } from "../config/constants.ts";
 import { handleBypassRequest } from "../utils/bypassHandler.ts";
@@ -105,8 +106,13 @@ export async function handleChatCore({
   // Detect source format and get target format
   // Model-specific targetFormat takes priority over provider default
 
+  // Apply custom model aliases (Settings → Model Aliases → Pattern→Target) before routing (#315)
+  // Custom aliases take priority over built-in and must be resolved here so the
+  // downstream getModelTargetFormat() lookup uses the correct, aliased model ID.
+  const resolvedModel = resolveModelAlias(model);
+
   const alias = PROVIDER_ID_TO_ALIAS[provider] || provider;
-  const modelTargetFormat = getModelTargetFormat(alias, model);
+  const modelTargetFormat = getModelTargetFormat(alias, resolvedModel);
   const targetFormat = modelTargetFormat || getTargetFormat(provider);
 
   // Default to false unless client explicitly sets stream: true (OpenAI spec compliant)

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "omniroute",
-  "version": "2.2.9",
+  "version": "2.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "omniroute",
-      "version": "2.2.9",
+      "version": "2.3.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "workspaces": [

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "omniroute",
-  "version": "2.2.9",
+  "version": "2.3.0",
   "description": "Smart AI Router with auto fallback — route to FREE & cheap models, zero downtime. Works with Cursor, Cline, Claude Desktop, Codex, and any OpenAI-compatible tool.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {

scripts/postinstall.mjs

@@ -30,14 +30,20 @@ if (!existsSync(appNodeModules)) {
 
 const buildInfoPath = join(appNodeModules, "build", "Release", "better_sqlite3.node");
 
-// Quick check: try to load the native module
-try {
-  // Use a dynamic import-like approach — try to dlopen the .node file
-  process.dlopen({ exports: {} }, buildInfoPath);
-  // If it loaded, the binary is compatible — nothing to do
-  process.exit(0);
-} catch {
-  // Binary is incompatible — rebuild
+// The published binary is compiled for linux-x64.
+// On any other platform/arch, we must rebuild — dlopen alone is unreliable
+// because macOS may load an incompatible binary without throwing.
+const BUILD_PLATFORM = "linux";
+const BUILD_ARCH = "x64";
+const needsRebuild = process.platform !== BUILD_PLATFORM || process.arch !== BUILD_ARCH;
+
+if (!needsRebuild) {
+  try {
+    process.dlopen({ exports: {} }, buildInfoPath);
+    process.exit(0);
+  } catch {
+    // Same platform but binary still incompatible (e.g. Node.js ABI mismatch) — rebuild
+  }
 }
 
 console.log(`\n  🔧 Rebuilding better-sqlite3 for ${process.platform}-${process.arch}...`);
@@ -48,10 +54,28 @@ try {
     stdio: "inherit",
     timeout: 120_000,
   });
-  console.log("  ✅ Native module rebuilt successfully!\n");
 } catch (error) {
-  console.warn("  ⚠️  Failed to rebuild better-sqlite3 automatically.");
-  console.warn("     You can fix this manually by running:");
-  console.warn(`     cd ${join(ROOT, "app")} && npm rebuild better-sqlite3\n`);
-  // Don't fail the install — the user can fix manually
+  console.error("  ❌ Failed to rebuild better-sqlite3 automatically.");
+  console.error("     You can fix this manually by running:");
+  console.error(`     cd ${join(ROOT, "app")} && npm rebuild better-sqlite3`);
+  if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+    console.error("     If build tools are missing: xcode-select --install");
+  }
+  console.error("");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+// Verify the rebuilt binary actually loads
+try {
+  process.dlopen({ exports: {} }, buildInfoPath);
+  console.log("  ✅ Native module rebuilt successfully!\n");
+} catch {
+  console.error("  ❌ Rebuild completed but binary is still incompatible.");
+  console.error("     Try manually:");
+  console.error(`     cd ${join(ROOT, "app")} && npm rebuild better-sqlite3`);
+  if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+    console.error("     If build tools are missing: xcode-select --install");
+  }
+  console.error("");
+  process.exit(1);
 }

src/instrumentation.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,30 @@ export async function register() {
     startBackgroundRefresh();
     console.log("[STARTUP] Quota cache background refresh started");
 
+    // Model aliases: restore persisted custom aliases into in-memory state (#316)
+    // Custom aliases are saved to settings.modelAliases on PUT /api/settings/model-aliases
+    // but the in-memory _customAliases resets to {} on every restart — load them here.
+    try {
+      const { getSettings } = await import("@/lib/db/settings");
+      const { setCustomAliases } = await import("@omniroute/open-sse/services/modelDeprecation.ts");
+      const settings = getSettings();
+      if (settings.modelAliases) {
+        const aliases =
+          typeof settings.modelAliases === "string"
+            ? JSON.parse(settings.modelAliases)
+            : settings.modelAliases;
+        if (aliases && typeof aliases === "object") {
+          setCustomAliases(aliases);
+          console.log(
+            `[STARTUP] Restored ${Object.keys(aliases).length} custom model alias(es) from settings`
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      console.warn("[STARTUP] Could not restore model aliases:", msg);
+    }
+
     // Compliance: Initialize audit_log table + cleanup expired logs
     try {
       const { initAuditLog, cleanupExpiredLogs } = await import("@/lib/compliance/index");