Merge pull request #1054 from sardana-org/release-Jan19

Release Jan19 (2.7.0)

.bumpversion.cfg

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ commit = True
 message = Bump version {current_version} to {new_version}
 tag = False
 tag_name = {new_version}
-current_version = 2.5.0
+current_version = 2.7.0
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\-(?P<release>[a-z]+))?
 serialize = 
 	{major}.{minor}.{patch}-{release}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,119 @@ This file follows the formats and conventions from [keepachangelog.com]
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.7.0] 2019-03-11
+
+### Added
+
+* Possibility to directly acquire an experimental channel (without the need to define
+  a measurement group) (#185, #997)
+  * `IntegrationTime` (Tango) and `integration_time` (core) attributes to all experimental
+    channels
+  * `Timer` (Tango) and `timer` (core) attribute to all timerable experimental channels
+  * `default_timer` class attribute to all timerable controllers (plugins) to let them
+    announce the default timer axis
+* `newfile` macro for setting `ScanDir`, `ScanFile` and `ScanID` env variables (#777)
+
+### Fixed
+
+* `expconf` warns only about the following environment variables changes: `ScanFile`,
+  `ScanDir`, `ActiveMntGrp`, `PreScanSnapshot` and `DataCompressionRank` (#1040)
+* MeasurementGroup's Moveable attribute when set to "None" in Tango is used as None
+  in the core (#1001)
+
+## [2.6.1] 2019-02-04
+
+This is a special release for meeting the deadline of debian buster freeze (debian 10).
+
+### Fixed
+- String parameter editor in macroexecutor and sequencer (#1030, #1031)
+- Documentation on differences between `Hookable.hooks` and `Hookable.appendHook`
+  (#962, #1013)
+
+## [2.6.0] 2019-01-31
+
+This is a special release for meeting the deadline of debian buster freeze (debian 10).
+
+### Added
+- New acquisition and synchronization concepts (SEP18, #773):
+  - Preparation of measurement group for a group of acquisitions is mandatory
+    (`Prepare` Tango command and `prepare` core method; `NbStarts` Tango
+    attribute and `nb_starts` core attribute; `count`, `count_raw` and
+    `count_continuous` methods in Taurus extension)
+  - Preparation of timerable controllers is optional (`PrepareOne` method)
+  - `SoftwareStart` and `HardwareStart` options in `AcqSynch` enumeration and
+    `Start` in `AcqSynchType` enumeration (the second one is available in
+    the `expconf` as synchronization option)
+  - `start` and `end` events in software synchronizer
+  - `PoolAcquisitionSoftwareStart` acquisition action
+  - `SoftwareStart` and `HardwareStart` synchronization in
+    `DummyCounterTimerController`
+- Support to Qt5 for Sardana-Taurus widgets and Sardana-Taurus extensions (#1006,
+  #1009)
+- Possibility to define macros with optional parameters. These must be the last
+  ones in the definition (#285, #876, #943, #941, #955)
+- Possibility to pass values of repeat parameters with just one member without
+  the need to encapsulate them in square brackets (spock syntax) or list
+  (macro API) (#781, #983)
+- Possibility to change data format (shape) of of pseudo counter values (#986)
+- Check scan range agains motor limits wheneve possible (#46, #963)
+- Workaround for API_DeviceTimedOut errors on MeasurementGroup Start. Call Stop
+  in case this error occured (#764).
+- Optional measurement group parameter to `ct` and `uct` macros (#940, #473)
+- Support to "PETRA3 P23 6C" and "PETRA3 P23 4C" diffractometers by means
+  of new controller classes and necessary adaptation to macros (#923, #921)
+- Top LICENSE file that applies to the whole project (#938)
+- Document remote connection to MacroServer Python process (RConsolePort Tango
+  property) (#984)
+- sardana.taurus.qt.qtgui.macrolistener (moved from taurus.qt.qtgui.taurusgui)
+- Documentation on differences between `Hookable.hooks` and `Hookable.appendHook`
+  (#962, #1013)
+
+### Fixed
+- Do not read 1D and 2D experimental channels during software acquisition loop
+  (#967)
+- Make `expconf` react on events of environment, measurement groups and their
+  configurations. An event offers an option to reload the whole experiment
+  configuration or keep the local changes. `expconf` started with
+  `--auto-update` option will automatically reload the whole experiment
+  configuration (#806, #882, #988, #1028, #1033)
+- Reload macro library overriding another library (#927, #946)
+- Avoid final padding in timescan when it was stopped by user (#869, #935)
+- Moveables limits check in continuous scans when moveables position attribute
+  has unit configured and Taurus 4 is used (quantities) (#989, #990)
+- Hook places advertised by continuous scans so the `allowHooks` hint and the
+  code are coherent (#936)
+- Macro/controller module description when module does not have a docstring
+  (#945)
+- Make `wu` macro respect view options (#1000, #1002)
+- Make cleanup (remove configuration) if spock profile creation was interrupted
+  or failed (#791, #793)
+- Spock considers passing supernumerary parameters as errors (#438, #781)
+- MacroServer starts without the Qt library installed (#781, #907, #908)
+- Make `Description` an optional part of controller's properties definition (#976)
+- Correcting bug in hkl macros introduced when extending macros for new
+  diffractometer types: angle order was switched
+
+### Changed
+- MacroButton stops macros instead of aborting them (#931, #943)
+- Spock syntax and advanced spock syntax are considered as one in documentaion
+  (#781)
+- Move pre-scan and post-scan hooks out of `scan_loop` method (#920, #922,
+  #933)
+- Logstash handler from python-logstash to python-logstash-async (#895)
+- Move `ParamParser` to `sardana.util.parser` (#781, #907, #908)
+- SpockCommandWidget.returnPressed method renamed to onReturnPressed
+- SpockCommandWidget.textChanged method renamed to onTextChanged
+
+### Deprecated
+- Measurement group start without prior preparation (SEP18, #773)
+- Loadable controller's API: `LoadOne(axis, value, repeats)`
+  in favor of `LoadOne(axis, value, repeats, latency)` (SEP18, #773)
+- Unused class `sardana.taurus.qt.qtgui.extra_macroexecutor.dooroutput.DoorAttrListener`
+
+### Removed
+- Support to Qt < 4.7.4 (#1006, #1009)
+
 ## [2.5.0] 2018-08-10
 
 ### Added
@@ -79,6 +192,11 @@ This file follows the formats and conventions from [keepachangelog.com]
 - `Controller.getUsedAxis` (Taurus device extension) in favor
 of `Controller.getUsedAxes` (#609)
 
+### Removed
+- Signal `modelChanged()` from ParamBase class to use the call to 
+  method onModelChanged directly instead
+
+
 ## [2.4.0] 2018-03-14
 
 ### Added
@@ -471,7 +589,10 @@ Main improvements since sardana 1.5.0 (aka Jan15):
 
 
 [keepachangelog.com]: http://keepachangelog.com
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sardana-org/sardana/compare/2.5.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sardana-org/sardana/compare/2.7.0...HEAD
+[2.7.0]: https://github.com/sardana-org/sardana/compare/2.6.1...2.7.0
+[2.6.1]: https://github.com/sardana-org/sardana/compare/2.6.0...2.6.1
+[2.6.0]: https://github.com/sardana-org/sardana/compare/2.5.0...2.6.0
 [2.5.0]: https://github.com/sardana-org/sardana/compare/2.4.0...2.5.0
 [2.4.0]: https://github.com/sardana-org/sardana/compare/2.3.2...2.4.0
 [2.3.2]: https://github.com/sardana-org/sardana/compare/2.3.1...2.3.2

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+Sardana is Free Software by the CELLS / ALBA Synchrotron, Bellaterra, Spain
+
+SECTION 1: GENERAL LICENSE FOR SARDANA SOURCE CODE
+=================================================
+
+The files in Sardana, except for the cases described in SECTION 2
+are distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or 
+(at your option) any later version.
+See <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+
+SECTION 2: EXCEPTIONS
+=====================
+
+Some files (e.g., those authored by 3rd parties or the documentation 
+sources) are distributed under Free Software / documentation licenses 
+that may differ from the the general one defined in SECTION 1.
+
+The following is a list of these exceptions:
+
+2.1: Explicit copyright info in header/metadata:
+------------------------------------------------
+
+If a file contains an explicit license or other copyright information in
+its header or metadata which differs from the one defined in SECTION 1, 
+such license/copyright info mentioned in the header/metadata prevails.
+
+2.2: Documentation:
+-------------------
+
+The .py scripts in the doc directory are treated as per SECTION 1, 
+and the rest of its files are distributed under a Creative Commons 
+Attribution 3.0 License 
+See <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/>

doc/how_to_release.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# How to release (draft)
+# How to release
 
 This is a guide for sardana release managers: it details the steps for making
 an official release, including a checklist of stuff that should be manually
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ tested.
     3. The version numbers used in the man pages of the Sardana scripts are
        bumped (you may use `taurus/doc/makeman` script executing it from the
        doc directory e.g. `sardana/doc`) and committing the changes.
+       There is a known [problem with the spock version number](https://github.com/sardana-org/sardana/issues/518).
     4. In the code use version number instead of milestone in deprecation
        warnings (if any) e.g. replace *Jul18* with *2.5.0*.
     5. Create a PR to merge the `release-XXX` against the **`master`** branch
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ tested.
        * Ilustration: sardana or official logo (use png)
        * Summary: short summary of the news (do not include the whole changelog here..)
        * Categories: Release
-    2. After submitting click on Modify this content text of the area <<Content>> and provide detailes of the release e.g. changelog.
+    2. After submitting click on Modify this content text of the area \<\<Content\>\> and provide detailes of the release e.g. changelog.
 12. Notify mailing lists (sardana-users@lists.sourceforge.net, sardana-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, info@tango-controls.org)
 
 ## Manual test checklist
@@ -111,8 +112,7 @@ Hint: this list can be used as a template to be copy-pasted on a release manual
   attribute.
 - [ ] Add the `sys/tg_test/1/double_scalar` attribute to the measurement
   group.
-- [ ] Open online plot.
-- [ ] Set JsonRecorder to true. In spock do `senv JsonRecorder True`
+- [ ] Open online plot (This should ask to enable JsonRecorder, set it to true. Otherwise enable it in spock: `senv JsonRecorder True`).
 - [ ] Run step scan
 - [ ] Verify that records appear in spock output.
 - [ ] Verify that records were stored in scan files.

doc/man/MacroServer.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH MACROSERVER "1" "August 2018" "MacroServer 2.5.0" "User Commands"
+.TH MACROSERVER "1" "February 2019" "MacroServer 2.7.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-MacroServer \- manual page for MacroServer 2.5.0
+MacroServer \- manual page for MacroServer 2.7.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B usage:
 \fI\,MacroServer instance_name \/\fR[\fI\,options\/\fR]

doc/man/Pool.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH POOL "1" "August 2018" "Pool 2.5.0" "User Commands"
+.TH POOL "1" "February 2019" "Pool 2.7.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-Pool \- manual page for Pool 2.5.0
+Pool \- manual page for Pool 2.7.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B usage:
 \fI\,Pool instance_name \/\fR[\fI\,options\/\fR]

doc/man/Sardana.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH SARDANA "1" "August 2018" "Sardana 2.5.0" "User Commands"
+.TH SARDANA "1" "February 2019" "Sardana 2.7.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-Sardana \- manual page for Sardana 2.5.0
+Sardana \- manual page for Sardana 2.7.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B usage:
 \fI\,Sardana instance_name \/\fR[\fI\,options\/\fR]

doc/man/diffractometeralignment.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH DIFFRACTOMETERALIGNMENT "1" "August 2018" "diffractometeralignment 2.5.0" "User Commands"
+.TH DIFFRACTOMETERALIGNMENT "1" "February 2019" "diffractometeralignment 2.7.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-diffractometeralignment \- manual page for diffractometeralignment 2.5.0
+diffractometeralignment \- manual page for diffractometeralignment 2.7.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B diffractometeralignment
 \fI\,<model> \/\fR[\fI\,door_name\/\fR]

doc/man/hklscan.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH HKLSCAN "1" "August 2018" "hklscan 2.5.0" "User Commands"
+.TH HKLSCAN "1" "February 2019" "hklscan 2.7.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-hklscan \- manual page for hklscan 2.5.0
+hklscan \- manual page for hklscan 2.7.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B hklscan
 \fI\,<model> \/\fR[\fI\,door_name\/\fR]

doc/man/macroexecutor.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH MACROEXECUTOR "1" "August 2018" "macroexecutor 2.5.0" "User Commands"
+.TH MACROEXECUTOR "1" "February 2019" "macroexecutor 2.7.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-macroexecutor \- manual page for macroexecutor 2.5.0
+macroexecutor \- manual page for macroexecutor 2.7.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B macroexecutor
 [\fI\,options\/\fR]

doc/man/sardanatestsuite.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH SARDANATESTSUITE "1" "August 2018" "sardanatestsuite 2.5.0" "User Commands"
+.TH SARDANATESTSUITE "1" "February 2019" "sardanatestsuite 2.7.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-sardanatestsuite \- manual page for sardanatestsuite 2.5.0
+sardanatestsuite \- manual page for sardanatestsuite 2.7.0
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 usage: sardanatestsuite [\-h] [\-e EXCLUDE_PATTERN] [\-\-version]
 .PP

doc/man/sequencer.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH SEQUENCER "1" "August 2018" "sequencer 2.5.0" "User Commands"
+.TH SEQUENCER "1" "February 2019" "sequencer 2.7.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-sequencer \- manual page for sequencer 2.5.0
+sequencer \- manual page for sequencer 2.7.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B sequencer
 [\fI\,options\/\fR]

doc/man/spock.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH SPOCK "1" "August 2018" "spock 2.5.0" "User Commands"
+.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.4.
+.TH SPOCK "1" "February 2019" "spock 2.7.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-spock \- manual page for spock 2.5.0
+spock \- manual page for spock 2.7.0
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 =========
 .IP
@@ -248,14 +248,14 @@ The IPython profile to use.
 \fB\-\-pylab=\fR<CaselessStrEnum> (InteractiveShellApp.pylab)
 .IP
 Default: None
-Choices: [u'auto', u'agg', u'gtk', u'gtk3', u'inline', u'ipympl', u'nbagg', u'notebook', u'osx', u'pdf', u'ps', u'qt', u'qt4', u'qt5', u'svg', u'tk', u'widget', u'wx']
+Choices: [u'auto', u'gtk', u'gtk3', u'inline', u'nbagg', u'notebook', u'osx', u'qt', u'qt4', u'qt5', u'tk', u'wx']
 Pre\-load matplotlib and numpy for interactive use, selecting a particular
 matplotlib backend and loop integration.
 .PP
 \fB\-\-matplotlib=\fR<CaselessStrEnum> (InteractiveShellApp.matplotlib)
 .IP
 Default: None
-Choices: [u'auto', u'agg', u'gtk', u'gtk3', u'inline', u'ipympl', u'nbagg', u'notebook', u'osx', u'pdf', u'ps', u'qt', u'qt4', u'qt5', u'svg', u'tk', u'widget', u'wx']
+Choices: [u'auto', u'gtk', u'gtk3', u'inline', u'nbagg', u'notebook', u'osx', u'qt', u'qt4', u'qt5', u'tk', u'wx']
 Configure matplotlib for interactive use with the default matplotlib
 backend.
 .PP

doc/man/ubmatrix.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH UBMATRIX "1" "August 2018" "ubmatrix 2.5.0" "User Commands"
+.TH UBMATRIX "1" "February 2019" "ubmatrix 2.7.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-ubmatrix \- manual page for ubmatrix 2.5.0
+ubmatrix \- manual page for ubmatrix 2.7.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B ubmatrix
 \fI\,<model>\/\fR

doc/source/devel/api/api_1D.rst

@@ -18,10 +18,24 @@ The other attributes are:
 data source
     Unique identifier for the 1D data (value attribute)
 
+timer
+    name of the timer channel (proceeding from the same controller) to be used
+    when the channel is acquired independently
+
+    special values:
+
+    * __default - controller's default timer
+    * __self - the same channel acts like a timer
+    * None - independent acquisition is disabled
+
+integration time
+    integration time (in seconds) to be used when the channel is acquired
+    independently
+
 The available operations are:
 
-start acquisition(integration time)
-    starts to acquire the 1D with the given integration time
+start acquisition
+    starts to acquire the 1D
 
     :meth:`~PoolCounterTimer.start_acquisition`
 

doc/source/devel/api/api_2D.rst

@@ -18,10 +18,24 @@ The other attributes are:
 data source
     Unique identifier for the 2D data (value attribute)
 
+timer
+    name of the timer channel (proceeding from the same controller) to be used
+    when the channel is acquired independently
+
+    special values:
+
+    * __default - controller's default timer
+    * __self - the same channel acts like a timer
+    * None - independent acquisition is disabled
+
+integration time
+    integration time (in seconds) to be used when the channel is acquired
+    independently
+
 The available operations are:
 
-start acquisition(integration time)
-    starts to acquire the 2D with the given integration time
+start acquisition
+    starts to acquire the 2Ds
 
     :meth:`~PoolCounterTimer.start_acquisition`