Release Notes
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This is the release notes for the pycanlib module.


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* Release Notes

  * New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.7.741  (16-SEP-2018)

  * New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.6.615  (13-MAY-2018)

  * New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.5.525  (12-FEB-2018)

  * New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.4.373  (13-SEP-2017)

  * New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.3.242  (05-MAY-2017)

  * New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.2.163  (15-FEB-2017)

  * New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.1.23  (28-SEP-2016)

  * New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.0.10  (15-SEP-2016)


New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.7.741  (16-SEP-2018)
==========================================================

* "canlib.kvmlib": - Added "canlib.kvmlib.event_count_estimation" -
  Added "canlib.kvmlib.kme"

     Previous kvmlib.kmeXXX functions are now deprecated.

* "canlib.canlib": - Added "canlib.canlib.ScriptStatus" - Added
  enums to "canlib.canlib.ChannelCap" - Fixed
  "canlib.canlib.canWriteSync"

* "canlib.kvlclib": - Added API to access information about reader
  formats. - Added kvlclib.Property to replace old

     PROPERTY_XXX constants which are now deprecated.

  * Added kvlclib.reader_formats and kvlclib.writer_formats to
    replace now deprecated kvlclib.WriterFormat.getFirstWriterFormat
    and kvlclib.WriterFormat.getNextWriterFormat.


New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.6.615  (13-MAY-2018)
==========================================================

* Updated for CANlib SDK v5.23.

* Getting version numbers should now be done with "dllversion()",
  which will return "canlib.BetaVersionNumber" if the dll is marked as
  Beta. Also added "canlib.prodversion()" to return the CANlib product
  version number.

* "canlib.device":

  * New "canlib.device.Device" class (available as "canlib.Device")
    that is a simpler version of kvDevice. "canlib.device.Device"
    objects can be defined using an EAN and serial number, or a
    connected device can be searched for using
    "canlib.device.Device.find". These objects do not require the
    device to stay connected, and can be used to later create most
    other "canlib" objects, e.g. "canlib.canlib.Channel",
    "canlib.kvmlib.Memorator", etc.

  * New "canlib.device.connected_devices" which returns an iterator
    of "canlib.device.Device" objects, one for each device currently
    connected.

* "canlib.ean":

  * "canlib.ean.EAN" objects can be tested for equality, both with
    other "canlib.ean.EAN" objects and with strings.

  * Added "CanNotFound" exception.

  * "canlib.ean.EAN" objects can now be directly instantiated from
    string, i.e. "ean = canlib.EAN(ean_string)" instead of "ean =
    canlib.EAN.from_string(ean_string)".

  * "canlib.ean.EAN" objects can be converted back into any of the
    representations that can be used to create them. See the
    documentation of "canlib.ean.EAN" for more info.

  * "canlib.ean.EAN" objects can be indexed and iterated upon,
    yielding the digits as "int"s.

* "canlib.canlib":

  * "canlib.canlib.EnvVar" object raises "EnvvarNameError" when
    given an illegal name, instead of "AssertionError".

  * "canlib.canlib.openChannel" can now set the bitrate of the
    channel opened.

  * "canlib.canlib.Channel" objects automatically close their
    handles when garbage collected

  * "canlib.canlib.Channel" has new methods
    "canlib.canlib.Channel.scriptRequestText" and
    "canlib.canlib.Channel.scriptGetText" to get text printed with
    "printf()" by a script. This text is returned as a
    "canlib.canlib.ScriptText" object.

* "canlib.kvamemolibxml":

  * A new, object oriented way of dealing with kvamemolibxml using
    "canlib.kvamemolibxml.Configuration" objects.

* "canlib.kvmlib":

  * Improved object model

    * New "canlib.kvmlib.openDevice" function that returns a
      "canlib.kvmlib.Memorator" object representing a connected
      Memorator device. See the documentation of
      "canlib.kvmlib.Memorator" for instructions on how to use this
      new class to more easily interface with your Memorators.

    * New "canlib.kvmlib.openKmf" function for opening .KMF files
      that returns a "canlib.kvmlib.Kmf" object that is similar to
      "canlib.kvmlib.Memorator". See the docstring of
      "canlib.kvmlib.Kmf" for more information.

* "canlib.linlib":

  * Getting version number with "canlib.linlib.dllversion" (requires
    CANlib SDK v5.23 or newer).

  * Explicit "canlib.linlib.Channel.close" function for forcing a
    linlib channel’s internal handle to be closed.

* "canlib.canlib":

  * Added support for accessing information within compiled t
    program (.txe) files.

    * Added wrapper function for "kvScriptTxeGetData".

    * Added compiled t program (.txe) interface class
      "canlib.canlib.Txe".

* "canlib.kvadblib":

  * enums now returns non-empty dictionary in attribute definition
    returned from "EnumDefinition.definition"


New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.5.525  (12-FEB-2018)
==========================================================

* Updated for CANlib SDK v5.22.

* Added support for LIN bus API (LINlib)

* Added support for Database API (kvaDbLib) Needs version v5.22 of
  CANlib SDK to get supported dll.

Restructuring of code in order to make the API simpler and the code
base more maintainable have resulted in the following changes (old
style is deprecated, shown in details while running Python with the
-Wd argument):

* "canlib.kvMessage" has been renamed "canlib.Frame"

  * "canlib.Frame" objects are now accepted and returned when
    writing and reading channels.

  * The new "canlib.kvadblib" module uses these "canlib.Frame"
    objects heavily.

* "canlib.canlib":

  * Added wrapper functions for "canReadStatus" and
    "canRequestChipStatus"

  * Deprecated use of "canlib.canlib.canlib()" objects; all methods
    have been moved to the module.

    * See the docstring of "canlib.canlib.CANLib" for more
      information

  * Simplified the names of the channel-classes (old names are
    deprecated):

    * The channel class is now "canlib.canlib.Channel", instead of
      "canlib.canChannel".

    * "canlib.canlib.ChannelData_Channel_Flags" is now
      "canlib.canlib.ChannelFlags"

    * "canlib.canlib.ChannelData_Channel_Flags_bits" is now
      "canlib.canlib.ChannelFlagBits"

  * "canlib.canlib.Channel" now uses "canlib.Frame" objects for
    reading and writing.

    * "canlib.Channel.read" now returns a "canlib.Frame" object
      instead of a tuple. However, "canlib.Frame" objects are largely
      compatible with tuples.

    * "canlib.Channel.write" takes a single argument, a
      "canlib.Frame" object. The previous call signature has been
      taken over by "canlib.Channel.write_raw".

    * Likewise for "canlib.Channel.writeWait" and its new friend
      "canlib.Channel.writeWait_raw".

  * The class "canlib.canlib.canVersion" has been removed, and
    "canlib.canlib.getVersion" now returns a "canlib.VersionNumber".
    The new class still supports conversion to string and accessing
    ".major" and ".minor" attributes.

* "canlib.kvmlib":

  * Added wrapper functions for kvmKmeReadEvent.

  * Corrected encoding for Python 3 in kmeOpenFile().

  * Deprecated names for several classes to make them more logical
    and more pythonic:

    * "canlib.kvmlib.memoMsg" is now "canlib.kvmlib.LogEvent"

    * "canlib.kvmlib.logMsg" is now "canlib.kvmlib.MessageEvent"

    * "canlib.kvmlib.rtcMsg" is now "canlib.kvmlib.RTCEvent"

    * "canlib.kvmlib.trigMsg" is now "canlib.kvmlib.TriggerEvent"

    * "canlib.kvmlib.verMsg" is now "canlib.kvmlib.VersionEvent"

  * The class "canlib.kvmlib.kvmVersion" has been removed, and
    "canlib.kvmlib.KvmLib.getVersion" now returns a
    "canlib.VersionNumber". The new class still supports conversion to
    string and accessing ".major", ".minor", and ".build" attributes.

* "canlib.kvlclib":

  * Added method "canlib.kvlclib.addDatabaseFile" and helper object
    "canlib.kvlclib.ChannelMask".

  * The "canlib.kvlclib.KvlcLib" object has been deprecated.

    * All functions that relate to converters have been moved to the
      more appropriately named "canlib.kvlclib.Converter".

      * Some of these functions have been renamed:

        * "IsOutputFilenameNew", "IsOverrunActive", and
          "IsDataTruncated" have all had their initial “i” lower-
          cased, as the upper case “I” was an error.

        * "getPropertyDefault" and "isPropertySupported" are no
          longer available on the "Converter" object, they must be
          accessed via the "format" attribute:

             converter.format.getPropertyDefault(...)

    * "canlib.kvlclib.WriterFormat.getFirstWriterFormat" and
      "canlib.kvlclib.WriterFormat.getNextWriterFormat" now returns a
      "kvlclib.FileFormat" object (which is based on the "IntEnum"
      class).

    * Other functions have been moved to the "canlib.kvlclib"
      module.

    * "deleteConverter" is no longer supported. Instead, converters
      are automatically deleted when garbage collected. If their
      contents must be flushed to file, see the new
      "canlib.kvlclib.Converter.flush" method.

  * The class "canlib.kvlclib.KvlcVersion" has been removed, and
    "canlib.kvmlib.kvlclib.getVersion" now returns a
    "canlib.VersionNumber". The new class still supports conversion to
    string and accessing ".major", ".minor", and ".build" attributes.

* "canlib.kvrlib":

  * The "canlib.kvrlib.KvrLib" object has been deprecated; all
    methods have been moved to the module.

  * "canlib.kvrlib.getVersion" no longer returns a
    "canlib.kvrlib.kvrVersion" but a "canlib.VersionNumber". The
    return value still supports conversion to string and accessing
    ".major" and ".minor" attributes.

* "canlib.kvamemolibxml":

  * Renamed from "canlib.KvaMemoLibXml", however trying to import
    the old name will just import the new one instead.

  * Deprecated the use of "canlib.kvamemolibxml.KvaMemoLib" objects,
    all methods have been moved to the "canlib.kvamemolibxml" module
    itself.

  * Breaking change: Moved values that were incorrectly defined as
    constants into enums. In most cases this should not have any
    impact, as all the values are internal error codes and are turned
    into Python exceptions. But if you nonetheless use the
    kvamemolibxml status values directly, you’ll need to change your
    code as follows:

    * "KvaXmlStatusERR_XXX_XXX" is now "Error.XXX_XXX".

    * "KvaXmlValidationStatusERR_XXX_XXX" is now
      "ValidationError.XXX_XXX"

    * "KvaXmlValidationStatusWARN" is now
      "ValidationWarning.XXX_XXX".

    * "KvaXmlStatusFail" is now "Error.FAIL" (Changed to be
      consistent with other KvaXmlStatus errors). The same is true for
      "ValidationError.FAIL".

    * "KvaXmlStatusOK" and "KvaXmlValidationStatusOK" are still
      treated as if they are constants, as they are not error
      statuses.

  * "canlib.kvamemolibxml.getVersion" no longer returns a string but
    a "canlib.VersionNumber". The return value still supports
    conversion to string.

* Exceptions:

  * Exceptions throughout the package have been standardised, and
    now all inherit from "canlib.exceptions.CanlibException".

  * The "canERR" attribute that some exceptions had has been
    deprecated in favour of a "status" attribute. Furthermore, all
    "canlib" exceptions now have this attribute; the status code that
    was returned from a C call that triggered the specific exception.


New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.4.373  (13-SEP-2017)
==========================================================

* Minor changes.


New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.3.242  (05-MAY-2017)
==========================================================

* Added missing unicode conversions for Python3.

* Linux

  * Added support for new libraries (kvadblib, kvmlib,
    kvamemolibxml, kvlclib).

  * Added wrappers KvFileGetCount, kvFileGetName, kvFileCopyXxxx,
    kvDeviceSetMode, kvDeviceGetMode

* canlib:

  * Added wrapper for kvFileDelete

  * Enhanced printout from canScriptFail errors.

  * Second file argument in fileCopyFromDevice and fileCopyToDevice
    is now optional.

  * OS now loads all dependency dll (also adding KVDLLPATH to PATH
    in Windows).


New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.2.163  (15-FEB-2017)
==========================================================

* Added wrapper function canlib.getChannelData_Cust_Name()

* Added module canlib.kvlclib which is a wrapper for the Converter
  Library kvlclib in CANlib SDK.

* Added wrapper function canChannel.flashLeds().

* Added missing unicode conversions for Python3.

* Fixed bug where CANlib SDK install directory was not always
  correctly detected in Windows 10.


New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.1.23  (28-SEP-2016)
=========================================================

* canSetAcceptanceFilter and kvReadTimer was not implemented in
  Linux


New Features and Fixed Problems in V1.0.10  (15-SEP-2016)
=========================================================

* Initial module release.

* Added kvmlib.kmeSCanFileType()

* Added canChannel.canAccept() and
  canChannel.canSetAcceptanceFilter()
