Alpha release 1.5.0-alpha

Changelog:

1. Downlinks will now reconnect by default when there is a connection failure.
2. Added keep_linked and keep_synced

...

value_downlink = swim_client.downlink_value()
value_downlink.set_host_uri('ws://localhost:9001/')
value_downlink.set_node_uri('/unit/foo')
value_downlink.set_lane_uri('info')

value_downlink.keep_synced(True)
value_downlink.keep_linked(False)

...

3. Added method for waiting until all client tasks are completed. The behaviour is modeled after the [Thread.join interface](https://docs.python.org/3/library/threading.html#threading.Thread.join).
   Fred, This should address the problem that you had.

if __name__ == '__main__':
    swim_client = SwimClient()
    swim_client.start()

    event_downlink = swim_client.downlink_event()
    event_downlink.set_host_uri('ws://localhost:9001/')
    event_downlink.set_node_uri('/unit/foo')
    event_downlink.set_lane_uri("publishValue")
    event_downlink.on_event(custom_on_event)
    event_downlink.open()

    # This is used to block the thread until all client tasks have completed
    swim_client.join()

    # Alternatively, a maximum timeout may be provided which will unblock the thread after it has elapsed
    # swim_client.join(timeout=300)

4. Added custom errors for trying to open a downlink before first setting the host, node or lane.

Alpha release 1.4.0-alpha

Added additional callbacks.

Alpha release 1.3.0-alpha

Updated the project name to `swimos`.

Alpha release 1.2.0-alpha

Changelog:

• Added support for WSS.

Alpha release 1.1.0-alpha

Changelog:

• Map downlinks now handle updates before sync properly.
• Removed unnecessary async annotations.

Alpha release 1.0.1-alpha

Changelog:

• Added a manifest file to fix the sdist.
• Fixed new lint issues flagged by the new version of flake8.

Alpha release 1.0.0-alpha

Changelog:

• Added event downlinks.
• Added map downlinks.
• Added Unlinked Response handling with appropriate warnings.
• Removed the asyncio Executor and added better support for regular functions in the downlink callbacks.
• Added blocking flag for set method of downlinks, which will ensure the order of set requests.
• Downlinks to existing connections now display the value of the remote lane when opened.
• Minor bug fixes for internal status handling of the client, downlinks and connections.
• Increased unit test coverage to 100% and added missing documentation.
• Formalised the puclic API of the package.

Development release 0.1.1.dev1

Changelog:

• Added warp as alias of ws for remote host URIs.
• Downlinks to the same host, node and lane are now handled by a single downlink model which is accessed through different downlink views.
• Improved the exception handling and introduced a debug mode for the client that shows the full stack traces.
• Implemented automatic conversion from primitive data types to recon when used in downlinks.
• Implemented Python object to recon serializer.
• Implemented Recon to Python object deserializer.
• Improved documentation and added type annotations to all methods.
• Added unit tests to cover all modules.
• Minor bug fixes.

Development release 0.1.0.dev1

Changelog:

• Changed the name of the base module to match the package name.
• Increased code documentation.
• Removed bugs.

Development release 0.0.3.dev1

Changelog:

• The client can now be opened using a with statement.
• Value downlinks now have get method with optional blocking behaviour.
• Value downlinks now can be closed individually using close() method.
• The client can now send commands using command() method.
• Added specialised Bool class in the swim structure module for handling Boolean values.
• Fixed a bug preventing the rate and priority of Envelopes to be parsed correctly.
• Improved the support for nested structures in messages.
• Removed minor bugs.
• Removed redundant code.
• Increased stability.