v2.1.0rc1

v2.1.0rc1 pre-release

This is a pre-release and so may include bugs. Don't use for data collection!

This release includes:

• Support for opening devices on a background thread (#682)
• Various small improvements to the stepper motor code
• Various small improvements to the GUI (#657, #680)
• Increase the Python version used to v3.13
• Version bumps of various dependencies

What's Changed

• Bump ruff from 0.4.2 to 0.6.2 by @dependabot in #637
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #605
• Fix some comparisons to appease ruff by @alexdewar in #643
• Bump python-statemachine from 2.1.2 to 2.3.6 by @dependabot in #642
• Bump pytest from 8.1.1 to 8.3.3 by @dependabot in #641
• Bump pyinstaller from 6.6.0 to 6.10.0 by @dependabot in #634
• Fix: CI: Install Poetry with pipx instead by @alexdewar in #652
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #646
• Bump mkdocs from 1.6.0 to 1.6.1 by @dependabot in #647
• Bump pyyaml from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 by @dependabot in #648
• Bump frozendict from 2.4.4 to 2.4.6 by @dependabot in #649
• Bump ruff from 0.6.2 to 0.6.9 by @dependabot in #650
• Minor config file tweaks by @alexdewar in #654
• Upgrade matplotlib and fix mypy errors by @alexdewar in #653
• Bump ruff from 0.6.9 to 0.7.0 by @dependabot in #663
• Tidy GitHub workflows by @alexdewar in #655
• Bump pyinstaller from 6.10.0 to 6.11.0 by @dependabot in #659
• Added 'PAUSED' to progress bar text when measurement script paused by @dc2917 in #657
• Bump numpy from 1.26.4 to 2.1.2 by @dependabot in #660
• Bump pydot from 2.0.0 to 3.0.2 by @dependabot in #662
• Bump mkdocstrings-python from 1.10.0 to 1.10.9 by @dependabot in #661
• Updates and fixes for tests by @alexdewar in #664
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #658
• Add functional test that all hardware set files are valid by @alexdewar in #670
• Bump mkdocstrings from 0.25.2 to 0.26.2 by @dependabot in #677
• Bump ruff from 0.7.0 to 0.7.1 by @dependabot in #675
• Bump pyside6 from 6.8.0.1 to 6.8.0.2 by @dependabot in #673
• Bump pre-commit from 3.8.0 to 4.0.1 by @dependabot in #674
• Bump mypy from 1.12.1 to 1.13.0 by @dependabot in #676
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #672
• Add version to hw sets and script files by @dalonsoa in #671
• 📝 Add user guide file to docs by @dalonsoa in #679
• Add dummy stepper motor delay in default configuration by @alexdewar in #681
• Bump numpy from 2.1.2 to 2.1.3 by @dependabot in #690
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #683
• Bump mkdocs-material from 9.5.42 to 9.5.43 by @dependabot in #689
• Bump pytest-cov from 5.0.0 to 6.0.0 by @dependabot in #687
• Bump mkdocstrings-python from 1.10.9 to 1.12.2 by @dependabot in #688
• Bump ruff from 0.7.1 to 0.7.2 by @dependabot in #686
• Tweaks to badges in README by @alexdewar in #693
• Update required Python version to 3.12 by @alexdewar in #694
• Allow device plugins to offer asynchronous opening by @alexdewar in #682
• Tests for the sensors panel by @dc2917 in #696
• Fix: Missing "version" property when writing measure script files by @alexdewar in #701
• Updates and fixes for the stepper motor controller by @alexdewar in #695
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #702
• Bump pyinstaller from 6.11.0 to 6.11.1 by @dependabot in #709
• Bump python-statemachine from 2.3.6 to 2.4.0 by @dependabot in #707
• Bump ruff from 0.7.2 to 0.7.3 by @dependabot in #708
• Bump crc from 7.0.0 to 7.1.0 by @dependabot in #706
• Bump mkdocs-material from 9.5.43 to 9.5.44 by @dependabot in #705
• Display mirror angle by @dc2917 in #680
• Add better project description to readme by @alexdewar in #710
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #711
• Bump ruff from 0.7.3 to 0.7.4 by @dependabot in #714
• Bump codecov/codecov-action from 4 to 5 by @dependabot in #712
• Bump mkdocstrings from 0.26.2 to 0.27.0 by @dependabot in #713
• Always notify motor move end by @dc2917 in #716
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #717
• Bump mkdocs-material from 9.5.44 to 9.5.46 by @dependabot in #719
• Bump ruff from 0.7.4 to 0.8.0 by @dependabot in #718
• Fix sorting of port names without terminating numbers by @alexdewar in #722
• ✅ Add test for roundtrip saving of scripts by @dalonsoa in #721
• Bump ruff from 0.8.0 to 0.8.1 by @dependabot in #724
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #723
• Bump pytest from 8.3.3 to 8.3.4 by @dependabot in #728
• Bump pydot from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3 by @dependabot in #726
• Bump mkdocs-material from 9.5.46 to 9.5.48 by @dependabot in #729
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #732
• Fix skipped test by @alexdewar in #733
• Pin python-statemachine to <2.4 by @alexdewar in #740
• Update PySide6 and fix warnings by @alexdewar in #738
• Reduce precision of temperatures written to CSV file by @alexdewar in #731
• Get mirror immediate position by @dc2917 in #743
• Allow for reading measure scripts generated with FINESSE v2.0.0 by @alexdewar in #742
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #744
• Bump ruff from 0.8.2 to 0.8.3 by @dependabot in #747
• Bump matplotlib from 3.9.3 to 3.10.0 by @dependabot in #745
• Bump mkdocs-material from 9.5.48 to 9.5.49 by @dependabot in #746
• Add async open support for various network-based devices by @alexdewar in #720
• Fix: DummyStepperMotor returns None if moving by @alexdewar in #750
• Update to Python v3.13 by @alexdewar in #751
• Bump version to v2.1.0rc1 by @alexdewar in #752

Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v2.1.0rc1