Release Notes for 2.151.0

This release brings a suite of enhancements aimed at improving the robustness and functionality of the OPC UA stack, from critical bug fixes to optimizing reconnection mechanisms and enhancing client usability.

🚀 New Features

• 991033d: Exposed transport timeout to enhance client control over network responsiveness.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• fcbd6ca: Addressed memory leak in end-to-end testing.
• d43370c: Adjusted test timing to better reflect realistic operational conditions.
• ff7b3e1: Fixed client name handling in test configurations, aiding in debugging and test management.
• eb86b13: Streamlined reconnection processes to enhance stability and efficiency. #1169 #1427

🛠 Maintenance

• 5c3ceec: Improved OPCUAClient.toString method.
• 07b5fb3: Refactored monitored items internals.
• c78567c: Updated package versions and removed unnecessary dependencies.
• **** Remove dependencies to vulnerable component colors by dropping dependencies on package that used it #1425

📚 Documentation and Standards

• 0f44a41: Enhanced OPCUAClient options documentation.
• 37a212d: Updated funding links to open-collective.

🏗️ Infrastructure

• c1c0dd3: Conducted a broad update of packages across various nodes.

🔧 Technical Enhancements

• 271de45: Adjusted handling of variants to support BigInt.
• 9aca902: Updated example scripts for issue #1422.

🌐 Client and Server Updates

• 4ab8d21: Ensured server status accurately reflects state post-shutdown.
• eb872ed: Exposed time drift in ClientSecureChannel to diagnose synchronization issues.

👬🏽 contributors

special thanks to :

• @kumabha-bh for spotting security issue with peerDependency colors #1425
• @alex-ioma for helping reproducing reconnection issue on some network configuration #1427

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Full Changelog: v2.150.0...v2.151.0