v0.16.0

This new release drops explicit support for DPF 2022R2, 2023R1, and 2023R2 as well as Python 3.9.

What's Changed

Enhancements

• feat(workflow): add Workflow.required_plugins by @PProfizi in #2729
• feat(server): Add ServerContext.xml_path setter by @PProfizi in #2386
• feat: streams container creation by @PProfizi in #3051
• feat(operator doc): Allow documenting custom plugins by @PProfizi in #3090
• feat: expose find_ansys under ansys.dpf.core by @PProfizi in #3118

Bug fixes

• fix(vtk): use auto tolerance for convexity check of polyhedron cells by @PProfizi in #2901
• fix: remove forced debug logs by @PProfizi in #2957
• Support special aliases for ellipsis pins by @rafacanton in #3039
• fix: eagerly close plotters to prevent segfaults by @moe-ad in #3034
• fix: restore safe exception handling in DPFVector.del methods by @PProfizi in #3100
• fix: prevent deep_copy failures for meshed_region on Python 3.13+ by @PProfizi in #3101

Documentation

• doc(vtk): expose the vtk_helper.py module in the API reference by @PProfizi in #2832
• doc(API): fix warnings in the MeshInfo docstrings by @PProfizi in #2892
• doc(operators): update the operator doc template with section introductions and links by @PProfizi in #2973
• doc: Tag PyDPF-Core for Fluids and Multiphysics categories in the PyAnsys ecosystem by @PProfizi in #3071

Tutorials

• doc(tutorials): mapping tutorials by @PProfizi in #2902
• doc(tuto): Add tutorial for DPF to PyVista by @PProfizi in #3076
• doc(tutorials): Add a tutorial on licensing and ServerContext by @PProfizi in #3031
• tutorials(VTK): Add tutorials on VTU exports by @PProfizi in #2976
• doc(tuto): DPF collections tutorial by @PProfizi in #2742

Examples

• examples(lsdyna): Add example on erosion for LsDyna results by @PProfizi in #3096

CI/CD

• ci(post): refactor the pydpf-post branch selection logic by @PProfizi in #2812
• ci(doc): add a documentation contribution guide by @PProfizi in #2741
• ci: add vulnerabilities check by @PProfizi in #2550
• ci: remove Codacy integration by @PProfizi in #3048
• ci(release): add environment requirement to the releaser workflow by @PProfizi in #3116

Maintenance

• Bump to 0.15.1.dev0 by @PProfizi in #2879
• refactor(grpc): switch to using ansys-tools-common's cyberchannel module by @PProfizi in #2880
• dependencies(Python): drop support for Python 3.9 by @PProfizi in #2886
• maint: drop support for DPF 2022 R2 and older by @PProfizi in #2888
• maint: switch to trusted publishing by @moe-ad in #3068

Full Changelog: v0.15.0...v0.16.0