OTS v1.8.0

The main changes in this release are:

• Issue #59. GTU - Lane bookkeeping
• Issue #242. Incorporate perception models in default models

The following issues have been handled in this release:

• Issue #18. Remove old and unused classes
• Issue #90. SinkDetector id more concise and consistent
• Issue #95. AutoAnimationPanel does not use size input
• Issue #98. Hover over cross in jfreechart remains
• Issue #141. Move Resource in ots-base to djutils or make unit test
• Issue #145. Unit tests for OtsException and OtsRuntimeException
• Issue #164. Describe procedure to publish a version of OTS in manual
• Issue #185. Setting of contour granularity is not always consistent
• Issue #186. Flexible contour data type in AbstractContourPlot
• Issue #188. Deal with newline characters in generated code
• Issue #190. XmlParser with the phases
• Issue #192. Window close action should be settable
• Issue #193. XSD namespace warning
• Issue #194. Maintain html character codes in xsd when generating Javadoc
• Issue #195. Replace Generator<O> with Supplier<T>
• Issue #196. Update major dependencies
• Issue #197. Solve no default constructor warning
• Issue #198. Trajectory graphs
• Issue #199. Remove duplicate vertical/horizontal/fine zoom code
• Issue #200. Add reset stretched zoom button
• Issue #201. Remove com.bric.multislider
• Issue #203. excludePackageNames as wildcard
• Issue #204. Replace geometry classes
• Issue #205. Interval synchronization in RoadSampler
• Issue #206. Historical mechanism can be refined
• Issue #207. Streamline AbstractHeadwayGtu and sub-classes
• Issue #208. Deadlock in LaneBasedGtu.move()
• Issue #210. Check on stateless classes
• Issue #211. GtuErrorHandler should have a way to stop collided vehicles
• Issue #212. GTU is added and triggers events when it is not yet initialized
• Issue #214. Convert publishing to Maven Central from 'OSSRH' to new 'Central Portal'
• Issue #217. Use lambda expressions for simulator-scheduled methods
• Issue #218. High CPU usage in OtsEditor
• Issue #219. Errors in FundamentalDiagramDemo
• Issue #220. Generalize Colorer to color GTUs and trajectories
• Issue #221. Enabling/disabling lanes in multi-lane trajectory plot behaves strangely
• Issue #223. Add SynchronizationGtuColorer to ShortMerge demo
• Issue #224. Support visualization of colorbars and legends
• Issue #225. Update to DJUTILS 2.3.2 and DSOL 4.2.11
• Issue #226. Sensor not triggered when in first part of lane
• Issue #227. TextAnimation should implement Renderable2dInterface
• Issue #228. Apply ClassList and VerifyRequiredMethods from DJUTILS in tests in each project
• Issue #229. Replace Time in simulators with Duration
• Issue #231. Factory pattern on LmrsFactory
• Issue #232. ContourDataSource applies fast filter incorrectly.
• Issue #233. Smoothing in ContourDataSource does not account for circular paths
• Issue #234. Checkstyle suppressions in both Eclipse and Maven
• Issue #235. Move to DJUNITS 5.4.1
• Issue #236. Move to DJUTILS 2.4.1
• Issue #237. Move to DSOL 4.3.0
• Issue #239. Update version numbers of dependency libraries
• Issue #240. Introduce OtsLogger
• Issue #241. Remove use of Serializable
• Issue #243. Contributor information is outdated and wrong
• Issue #244. Replace use of RuntimeException with OtsRuntimeException
• Issue #245. Update ConflictUtil with available space heuristic
• Issue #246. Create new LmrsFactory which is easier and more flexible
• Issue #247. Parameter correlations in ParameterFactoryByType are needlessly complex
• Issue #248. Allow claiming of parameter setting
• Issue #249. DefaultsNl might return characteristics with the wrong GtuType
• Issue #250. Merge AbstractPerceptionReiterable.PrimaryIteratorEntry and PerceptionCollectable.UnderlyingDistance
• Issue #251. Replace returns 'may be null' with Optional
• Issue #252. Generalize perception of road-side distractions
• Issue #255. Remove LOOKBACKOLD from ParameterTypes
• Issue #256. Duplicate filtering in accessibleAdjacentLanesLegal in Lane
• Issue #257. Unexpected path truncation exception