Release of 18.0.0

What's Changed

• Merge 17.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #371
• Update of package versions and general improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #372
• Unit test improvements using ng-mocks by @AlexanderGebuhr in #373
• Merge 17.1.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #374
• Bump follow-redirects from 1.15.2 to 1.15.4 by @dependabot in #375
• Dynamic form control for input mask by @AlexanderGebuhr in #376
• Merge main into 17.1.x by @AlexanderGebuhr in #377
• Merge 17.1.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #378
• Update of packages by @AlexanderGebuhr in #379
• Merge 17.1.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #380
• Bump follow-redirects from 1.15.5 to 1.15.6 by @dependabot in #381
• Bump webpack-dev-middleware from 5.3.3 to 5.3.4 by @dependabot in #382
• Preparation for version 18.0.x-next.0 by @AlexanderGebuhr in #383
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #384
• ESLint improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #386
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #387
• e2e improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #388
• Fixed e2e tests by removing example filter by @AlexanderGebuhr in #389
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #390
• General improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #391
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #392
• Use built-in control flow for dynamic forms demo by @AlexanderGebuhr in #393
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #394
• Deprecated usages of Module and ModuleWithProviders in libraries due to improved provider functionality by @AlexanderGebuhr in #395
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #396
• Fixed issue of missing dictionary features in defaults by @AlexanderGebuhr in #397
• Reuse material form for preferences menu and get rid of duplicated material dynamic forms providers by @AlexanderGebuhr in #398
• Improvements of libary modules and demo by @AlexanderGebuhr in #399
• Module improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #400
• Provider improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #401
• Pipeline and general improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #402
• Module improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #403
• General improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #404
• Stackblitz improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #405
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #406
• Stackblitz improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #407
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #408
• Update of angular to version 18 by @AlexanderGebuhr in #409
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #410
• General improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #411
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #412
• Update of material theming using material design version 3 by @AlexanderGebuhr in #413
• Support of dark theme for angular material by @AlexanderGebuhr in #414
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #415
• Release of 18.0.0-next.0 by @AlexanderGebuhr in #416
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #417
• Update of angular to release candidate and improvements regarding material styling by @AlexanderGebuhr in #418
• Unit test improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #419
• Update of angular and improvements regarding material datepicker validation by @AlexanderGebuhr in #420
• Update to angular 18 and datepicker improvements by @AlexanderGebuhr in #421
• Release of 18.0.0-rc.0 by @AlexanderGebuhr in #422
• Merge 18.0.x into main by @AlexanderGebuhr in #423
• Preparation for release of 18.0.0 by @AlexanderGebuhr in #424
• Release of 18.0.0 by @AlexanderGebuhr in #425

Full Changelog: 17.0.0...18.0.0