Release 5.5.0 (2025/01/06)

• Streaming Framework enhancements:
  • Added support for different modes of receiving (PVA monitor, PVA server, RPC server) and publishing data (PVA server, PVA client, RPC client) in the data consumer; possible output -> input mode combinations are:
    • PVA server -> PVA monitor
    • PVA client -> PVA server
    • RPC client -> RPC server
• Updated build for numpy 2.0 and python 3.13
• Conda/pip package dependencies:
  • EPICS BASE = 7.0.8.1.1.pvapy (base 7.0.8.1 + pvAccessCPP PR 192 + pvDatabaseCPP PRs 82,83)
  • BOOST = 1.87.0
  • NUMPY >= 2.1 (python >= 3.13); >= 2.0 (python >= 3.9, < 3.13); >= 1.22, < 2.0 (python >= 3.8, < 3.9); >= 1.19, < 1.21 (python < 3.8)

Release 5.4.1 (2024/07/25)

• Fixed issue with MultiChannel class initialization
• Fixed issue with numpy arrays larger than 2GB
• Added support for C++11 build
• Added support for OSX ARM platform
• Updated fabio support in AD simulation server
• Conda/pip package dependencies:
  • EPICS BASE = 7.0.8.1.1.pvapy (base 7.0.8.1 + pvAccessCPP PR 192 + pvDatabaseCPP PRs 82,83),
  • BOOST = 1.85.0
  • NUMPY >= 1.26, < 2.0 (for python >= 3.12); >= 1.22, < 2.0 (for python >= 3.8); >= 1.19, < 1.21 (for python < 3.8)

Release 5.4.0 (2024/05/31)

• Added method for PvaServer record updates via python dictionary, which allows updating a subset of record fields that changed
• Added support for Blosc, LZ4 and BSLZ4 codecs in AD simulation server, as well as for AdImageUtility.reshapeNtNdArray() method; for decompressng payload using AdImageUtility, one can set PVAPY_COMPRESSED_PAYLOAD_START and PVAPY_COMPRESSED_PAYLOAD_END environment variables in case where payload contains extra headers (e.g., when streaming Blosc or BSLZ4 compressed images from HDF5 files)
• Conda/pip package dependencies:
  • EPICS BASE = 7.0.8.0.1.pvapy (base 7.0.8 + pvAccessCPP PR #192 + pvDatabaseCPP PR #82)
  • BOOST = 1.81.0
  • NUMPY >= 1.26 (for python >= 3.12); >= 1.22 (for python >= 3.8); >= 1.19, < 1.21 (for python < 3.8)

Release 5.3.1 (2023/10/23)

• AD simulation server updates:
  • Added fabio support
  • Added support for generating RGB images
• Conda/pip package dependencies:
  • EPICS BASE = 7.0.7
  • BOOST = 1.81.0
  • NUMPY >= 1.22 (for python >= 3.8); >= 1.19, < 1.21 (for python < 3.8)

Release 5.3.0 (2023/03/29)

• Added optimized method for record updates in PvaServer class
• Streaming Framework enhancements:
  • improved mirror server throughput by adding ability to use multiple
    monitors together with the data distributor plugin for source channels
  • added report for the combined system statistics when using
    multiple data consumers
  • optimized consumer output channel updates
  • fixed number of missed objects calculation when object ID offset or
    number of sequential updates is greater than 1
  • added system processor for writing AD images into HDF5 files
  • introduced shutdown delay option for AD simulation server
• Conda/pip package dependencies:
  • EPICS BASE = 7.0.7
  • BOOST = 1.81.0
  • NUMPY >= 1.22 (for python >= 3.8); >= 1.19, < 1.21 (for python < 3.8)

Release 5.2.2 (2023/03/01)

• Streaming Framework enhancements:
  • fixed issue with the data collector rejecting out of order objects
    if its cache is empty
  • added ability for the data collector to accept objects with same IDs
  • added split/stitch image processor examples
  • added ability for the area detector simulator to automatically
    determine EPICS_DB_INCLUDE_PATH when providing CA metadata
• Conda/pip package dependencies:
  • EPICS BASE = 7.0.7
  • BOOST = 1.81.0
  • NUMPY >= 1.22 (for python >= 3.8); >= 1.19, < 1.21 (for python < 3.8)

Release 5.2.1 (2022/12/24)

• Fixed issue with put into PvObjectQueue when timeout is given
• Updated default value for PvTimeStamp userTag field to 0
• Area Detector Simulator enhancements:
  • added ability to load images from HDF5 files (either compressed or uncompressed)
• Conda/pip package dependencies:
  • EPICS BASE = 7.0.7
  • BOOST = 1.81.0
  • NUMPY >= 1.22 (for python >= 3.8); >= 1.19, < 1.21 (for python < 3.8)

Release 5.2.0 (2022/11/04)

• Streaming Framework enhancements:
  • enabled format specifier for id replacements in channel names for both
    pvapy-hpc-consumer and pvapy-hpc-collector command line interfaces
  • added ability to specify arbitrary consumer id list for the
    pvapy-hpc-consumer command line interface
  • updated user processor interface for creating output record so
    that it can use input channel object
• Conda/pip package dependencies:
  • EPICS BASE = 7.0.7
  • BOOST = 1.78.0
  • NUMPY >= 1.22 (for python >= 3.8); >= 1.19, < 1.21 (for python < 3.8)

Release 5.1.2 (2022/10/22)

• Packaging changes: streaming framework dependencies are optional
• Conda/pip package dependencies:
  • EPICS BASE = 7.0.7
  • BOOST = 1.78.0
  • NUMPY >= 1.22 (for python >= 3.8); >= 1.19, < 1.21 (for python < 3.8)

Release 5.1.1 (2022/10/19)

• Streaming framework fixes for windows
• Conda/pip package dependencies:
  • EPICS BASE = 7.0.7
  • BOOST = 1.78.0
  • NUMPY >= 1.22 (for python >= 3.8); >= 1.19, < 1.21 (for python < 3.8)