c4-rdarr db updates

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0] - 2025-09-08
+
+### Added
+- **Major Performance Enhancement**: Direct Radarr database access
+  - New `RadarrDbClient` class for high-performance database queries
+  - Support for both SQLite and PostgreSQL Radarr databases
+  - Eliminates API pagination overhead for import date lookups
+  - Up to 10x faster movie import date detection
+- **Bulk Operations**: Added bulk import date queries for multiple movies
+- **Database Configuration**: New environment variables for database connection
+  - `RADARR_DB_TYPE` (sqlite/postgresql)
+  - `RADARR_DB_HOST`, `RADARR_DB_PORT`, `RADARR_DB_NAME` for PostgreSQL
+  - `RADARR_DB_USER`, `RADARR_DB_PASSWORD` for PostgreSQL authentication
+  - `RADARR_DB_PATH` for SQLite databases
+  - `RADARR_DB_URL` connection string support
+- **Testing Suite**: Added performance comparison test script (`test_db_performance.py`)
+
+### Changed
+- **RadarrClient Enhanced**: Automatic database client initialization with API fallback
+- **Movie Lookup Optimization**: Database-first approach for movie IMDb ID resolution
+- **Import Date Detection**: Optimized SQL queries replace complex API event parsing
+- **Dependencies**: Added `psycopg2-binary` for PostgreSQL support
+
+### Technical Details
+- Database queries use proper SQL joins for efficient data retrieval
+- Maintains full backward compatibility with API-only installations
+- Graceful fallback to API methods when database access is unavailable
+- Support for both connection strings and individual parameter configuration
+
 ## [0.4.1] - 2025-01-09
 
 ### Fixed