====== What is New in Dinamica EGO 8.4.0 ======

(Changes compared to [[what_is_new_8_3_0|Dinamica EGO 8.3.0]].)

===== Application Core =====

  * **Updated the version to 8.4.0**.
  * **Updated the copyright year**.
  * **Fixed various compilation issues**, including warnings and errors when using gcc. This involved fixing unnecessary copies and addressing C4100 and C4456 warnings.
  * **Removed a function reporting if the application is 64 bits** as the application is now always 64 bits.
  * **Exported a function used to rank strings representing application version numbers**.
  * **Updated swig to version 4.3.0**.
  * **Changed how namespace functions are exported to Java** to emulate classes with static members for `ProxyFunctorUtils`, `CellTypeInfo`, `LogTagInfo`, `ScriptUtils`, `SubmodelUtils`, and `NameUtils`.
  * **Moved some Java exported functions** from `SubmodelUtils` and `ScriptUtils` namespaces to the `Script` class in Java.
  * **Refactored code** by removing redundant definitions of functions exported to Java and for converters between filenames and strings to avoid duplication.
  * **Added functions to the `PropertyUtils` and `StringUtils` namespaces and exported them to Java** to emulate classes with static members.
  * **Exported functions related to projection as static members of the `Projection` class in Java**.
  * **Exported functions related to the comparison of versions as strings as static members of the `Version` class in Java**.
  * **Changed the Calc Hilltop port name and description** for clarity.
  * **Fixed a problem where compiled expressions could cause memory errors**.
  * **Added functionality to verify the coordinator availability** (exposed to Java).
  * **Fixed error messages** issued when passing invalid data to a `RunRemotely` and on tests.
  * **Fixed bugs** related to transferring a Folder to a `RunRemotely`, the conversion of some filenames to strings, the workdir property for bundle scripts, and tables with a single column being read with one less row.
  * **Fixed Patcher and Expander to use the random number generator from the current worker**.
  * **Added weighted-sum and root-mean-square resampling methods to `TransformMapFunctor`**.
  * **Improved documentation and fixed comments**.
  * **Fixed a memory leak on Distributed**.
  * **Fixed Linux test problems** and issues with GDAL projections on the Linux setup script.
  * **Added C++20 support** and merged the 'cpp20' branch.
  * **Updated `dinamica_dependencies_windows.zip`**.
  * **Allowed tables to have any name format on their column titles**.
  * **Fixed a problem where Python could throw an assertion when strings couldn't be converted to UTF-8**.
  * **Fixed a problem where console arguments printing information would require an additional argument**.
  * **Assigned a description name to identify the threads corresponding to each worker**.
  * **Added additional information about the current step as progress for cost calculation**.
  * **Removed use of `stringstream` in favor of the `fmt` library when creating a category name**.
  * **Switched to the use of `std::unordered_set` instead of `std::set` when dealing with task graphs** and `std::unordered_map` instead of `std::map` where possible.
  * **Allowed tasks added to task groups to be dispatched immediately**.
  * **Defined specialization for `DFF::toString` to handle `std::unordered_map`**.
  * **Massively optimized the `CalcPatchLabelMap` execution** by rewriting the code and adding a new flag to control the generation of sequential labels.
  * **Fixed the generation of Java binding** related to `TableDescriptionColumn`.
  * **Changed a test case for `CalcPatchLabelMap`** to ensure consistent results across different numbers of cores.
  * **Implemented the execution of Python scripts from "Calculate Python Expression" as independent sub-processes**. This also included allowing dinamica python to detect termination requests, removing Python map tests and dependencies/integration, fixing thread naming and system process waiting times on Linux, and making Linux system processes use default environment variables.
  * **Fixed missing namespace in `format_to`**.
  * **Added assertions on zeromq context termination**.
  * **Ensured `RunRemotely` clears both the socket and context after running**.
  * **Added scripts to configure the build, compile source files, and install the libraries and utilities all at once**.

===== Application GUI =====

  * **Merged the remote-tracking branch 'origin/new\_tables'**.
  * Implemented a **workaround for a bug in the code formatter** by removing the use of underscore in numbers.
  * **Removed the `isAutoUpdateSupported()` method** as it's no longer relevant because auto-update is now supported for all operating systems.
  * Included general **formatting** improvements.
  * **Removed the function reporting if the application is 64 bits**, as the application is now always 64 bits.
  * Made **improvements to the update manager**:
    * Changed the update manager to better select between stable and development releases.
    * Clarified messages.
    * Fixed an issue where the pending-update icon would lose its tooltip under certain circumstances.
    * Fixed minor problems related to the update notification showing on the system tray.
  * **Changed how several namespace functions are exported to Java** to emulate a class with static members. This includes:
    * `ProxyFunctorUtils`
    * `CellTypeInfo`
    * `LogTagInfo`
    * `ScriptUtils`
    * `SubmodelUtils`
    * `NameUtils`
    * `StringUtils`
  * **Moved some Java exported functions** from the `SubmodelUtils` and `ScriptUtils` namespaces to the `Script` class in Java.
  * **Exported functions related to projection as static members of the `Projection` class in Java**.
  * **Treated submodel pendencies as ignored** when all derived pendencies causing them are ignored.
  * **Exported functions related to the comparison of versions as strings as static members of the `Version` class in Java**.
  * **Fixed a rendering artifact in the Explorer panel**.
  * **Added functionality to verify the coordinator availability**.
  * **Changed the names of constants related to the docking layout for more clarity**.
  * **Reordered method definitions** to comply with guidelines (private methods last).
  * **Excluded some functors from the calculation of the bottleneck time**, as their times mostly represent aggregate times.
  * **Fixed a bug where selection was not cleared after submodel installation**.
  * **Refactored selection handling in `CheckBoxSelectionModel`** using a `TreeSelectionListener` to ensure `clearSelection` properly updates the selected submodels list.
  * **Added the same validation logic from `attemptConnection` to `canReadjustConnections`** to prevent suggesting invalid connection readjustments.
  * **Added a filter to display only selected submodels**.
  * **Added a temporary blinking border** around the editor whose validation reported an error.
  * **Refactored a method to clarify the behavior when a functor is highlighted as responsible for an error**.
  * **Fixed some component placement** and removed some unnecessary uses of fill and weightx.
  * **Adapted the definition of `makeEditorVisible()`** to be compatible with a new version of `getTabbedPaneTabContaining()`.
  * **Added a temporary blinking border** around relevant options in the `OptionsDialog` when editing settings presented by a shortcut in the status bar and by some other editors (metadata editor, script backup, etc.).
  * **Fixed imports** to match the convention for dff types and sorted them.
  * **Removed an unused property**.
  * **Fixed a warning about inconsistent property naming**.
  * **Updated code to use the new name to generate random colors from task group ids**.
  * **Added a tooltip to the `showSelectedItemsButton`**.
  * **Fixed a bug where closing the dialog still confirmed the action of expanding the submodel definition**.
  * **Fixed the presentation of the information for the STB\_IMAGE\_WRITE library in the About window**.
  * **Implemented an action to expand all submodels in the selected script**.
  * **Always displayed information about a port in the functor editor window** even if the port cannot be edited.
  * **Added an action to import the currently selected submodel**.
  * **Changed the import submodels action name** to be more consistent with its behavior.
  * **Fixed inconsistencies in the definition of the accelerator keys** for the items of the Submodel menu.
  * **Fixed the order of the "Sign In" and "Sign Out" items in the Submodel menu**.

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