v0.17.0 - Big package manager improvements

New Features

Device

• New method Device.sync_dependencies to conveniently sync micropython dependencies bundled in a python package.
• Added new Device.__pre_autoinit__ method hook. Intended for subclasses to invoke additional device setup like installing dependencies via self.sync or self.sync_dependencies.
• Added new Device.__post_init__ method hook. Intended for subclasses to perform additional host-side initialization.

Package Manager

• Dependencies folder can now be configured via dependencies_path in pyproject.toml
• Support for multi-file dependencies. Can now efficiently handle git folders via a cache.
• New command belay cache for managing Belay's cache.
• belay install new option --with to include an optional dependency group.
• Optional groups are now fully supported.
• belay --version now prints the installed Belay's semver.
• Much improved docs.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Circuitpython 8.0.0 incompatibility (fixes #93).
• Fixed broken convenience imports for boards with a reduced feature set (fixes #97).

Breaking Changes

• Exception ConfigError has been removed in favor of pydantic's ValidationError.

New Contributors

• @freemansoft made their first contribution in #89

Full Changelog: v0.16.2...v0.17.0