nexxT

Fixes

• Fix possible segmentation fault caused by browser widget
• Fix possible deadlock when de-initializing an application
• Fix high memory usage of hdf5 filters

New features

• Add about dialogs
• Icon enhancements
• Context menus in configuration for direct initializing
• Input Ports now support a interthreadDynamicQueue feature for better decoupling between threads

Interface changes

• MainWindow: deprecated passing a string instance to releaseSubplot(...), use a QWidget instance instead
• Add properties to hdf5 writer for specifying buffer sizes
• Input Ports now support default arguments also when using the C++ implementation

Other changes

• Test enhancements, use xvfb for automated gui tests

• c++ interface refactoring: replace legacy names nexT*, NexT* and NEXT* with nexxT*, NexxT* and NEXXT* names, this affects the c++ interface at various places, remove legacy macros for namespaces; c++ fiilters will need an update
• implement copy & paste in graph editor
• fix different time offsets of threads in load display
• update to PySide 5.14.2.3
• potential fix for crash in file dialog
• fix for hdf5 reader's suggested port file dialog filters

Performance improvements for the log view (still a way to go there).
Add load and profiling monitoring.
Filters using dynamic ports can now suggest the port to create via GUI.

plugins can now announce their filters using python's entry-points mechanism

based on PySide 5.14.2.2

Resolved issues:
https://github.com/ifm/nexxT/issues/15
https://github.com/ifm/nexxT/issues/14
https://github.com/ifm/nexxT/issues/4
https://github.com/ifm/nexxT/issues/3

• support manylinux2014
• add gui logging service
• some interface improvements (DataSample, Filter)
• other work in progress fixes

currently only windows binary release until manylinux support in linux