AppDaemon Release 4.4.0

Python 3.11 support, TOML config files and more!

Features

• AUI Now shows performance stats for plugin network access
• New CI pipeline designed and configured by Carlo
  Mion
• Add support for python 3.11
• run_at() support for times that have already passed #1684
• Add TOML Support
• App endpoints now support the GET method
• Many changes to docker image including update to Alpine py3 packages - contributed by Nigel Rook
• Apps can now accept additional arguments using pythons native dictionary unpacking (** operator) instead of a dictionary
• Rename parameters for the old kwargs mechanism to cb_args to make the distinction
• Added type hints and a section on how to use with your IDE

Fixes

• Trailing slash on hass url breaks connectivity #999
• parse_time("sunset") and impact of "aware" #1645
• constrain_person not working #1437
• last_changed_seconds wrong due to timezone #1571
• Fixed a long standing bug that caused some callbacks to be 1 hour early or later after a DST transition
• Fixed an issue with sunset and sunrise based constraints on systems that use UTC instead of local timr that also affected now_is_between()
• This also fixed a long standing issue with sun_up() and sun_down()

Breaking Changes

• Remove Python 3.7 test coverage prior to deprecation at EOL in 6/23
• Register endpoint for async callbacks has been harmonized with the async version and supplies just the arguments received and not the request object

Versioning note for 4.4.0 - This release was intended to be 4.3.0, however a problem with the new packaging pipeline blocked use of that version number on PyPi.

What's Changed

• Test PR by @acockburn in #1653
• Add per plugin rate display to AUI by @acockburn in #1660
• CI: basic GitHub actions by @mion00 in #1656
• ADD Perf Stats to MQTT Plugin by @acockburn in #1662
• Improve packaging of application by @mion00 in #1661
• docs(conf.py): fix import of appdaemon.version by @mion00 in #1663
• docs(.readthedocs.yaml): improve requirements handling by @mion00 in #1664
• ci(python-tests.yml): Update actions/setup-python to v4 by @mion00 in #1665
• CI: automatic build by @mion00 in #1666
• Bump black from 22.3.0 to 23.1.0 by @dependabot in #1667
• Dockerfile improvements by @NigelRook in #1655
• CI: Optimize docker build by @mion00 in #1669
• Fix Docker build by @mion00 in #1670
• CI: Update dependabot config by @mion00 in #1671
• Docs: automatic build by @mion00 in #1672
• Bump flake8 from 3.7.8 to 6.0.0 by @dependabot in #1668
• CI: Use pre-commit Github action by @mion00 in #1674
• Fix arm/v6,v7 builds, pin dependency versions in requirements.txt by @mion00 in #1673
• Change HISTORY.rst to markdown format for easier inclusion in forum posts and release notes. by @acockburn in #1675
• docs(DEV): fix link to Docker section by @mion00 in #1676
• feat(ISSUE_TEMPLATE): add github issue forms by @mion00 in #1679
• ci(stale-issues.yml): add stale action to Github CI by @mion00 in #1682
• ci(stale-issues.yml): use lowercase stale label by @mion00 in #1683
• build(dockerStart.sh): refactor apk add command by @mion00 in #1685
• Initial TOML Support by @acockburn in #1689
• Enable use of alpine py3-* images in docker by @NigelRook in #1687
• ci(build-deploy.yml): push to Docker Hub only if workflow is running in repository acockburn/appdaemon by @mion00 in #1694
• ci(build-deploy.yml): correctly set Docker latest tag only on release versions by @mion00 in #1695
• Docs: update installation and configuration instructions by @mion00 in #1697
• Add ability to use dictionary unpacking (**kwargs) in callbacks by @acockburn in #1701
• Update INSTALL.rst to include init.d instructions. Correct DEV.rst on… by @colossatr0n in #1699
• Configure ruff and remove flake8 by @acockburn in #1708
• Bump python-socketio from 5.5.2 to 5.8.0 by @dependabot in #1715
• Bump pre-commit from 3.1.1 to 3.2.0 by @dependabot in #1719
• Bump deepdiff from 6.2.3 to 6.3.0 by @dependabot in #1718
• Type Hints by @acockburn in #1720
• Corrected bug in file extension check by @eulores in #1723
• App management TOML by @acockburn in #1726
• Add Docs for TOML by @acockburn in #1727

New Contributors

• @mion00 made their first contribution in #1656
• @colossatr0n made their first contribution in #1699
• @eulores made their first contribution in #1723

Full Changelog: 4.2.3...4.4.0