What is New in Dinamica EGO 8.4.0

(Changes compared to Dinamica EGO 8.3.0.)

• 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.

• 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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