Preparation for Release 4.5.0

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This issue is created to collect all the tasks we need to do before the 4.5.0 release.

Source Code

• Update Sming/Core/SmingVersion.h.
• Update Readme.md.
• Merge develop into master.
• Tag the source code in the master branch.
• Add upgrade document

New features

• Initial support for Rp2040 architecture Initial support for Rp2040 architecture #2392
• Added Kconfig support Add Kconfig support #2374
• Added MHZ19 CO2 sensor library Add MHZ19 CO2 sensor library #2415
• Added SoC configurations and SMING_SOC setting Add SoC configurations and SMING_SOC setting #2421
• VM: Added rBPF containers Feature: rbpf containers #2422
• VM: Added JavaScript VM Feature: JavaScript VM #2432

Improvements

• Change uart settings values and use enums Change uart settings values and use enums #2387
• Rationalise compiler flags and esp32 improvements Rationalise compiler flags and esp32 improvements #2388
• Added support for creating Eclipse project meta files. Adding also support for creating Eclipse project meta files. #2390
• Updated Adafruit_BME280 to latest, add Adafruit_BusIO Update Adafruit_BME280 to latest, add Adafruit_BusIO #2407
• Updated TwoWire class to support multiple instances Update TwoWire class to support multiple instances #2405
• Allow partition build config to be embedded Allow partition build config to be embedded #2404. Allows file system layout to be defined directly in the hardware configuration Instead of using separate file. Intended to simplify use for minimal FWFS definitions.
• Add Basic_Templates sample with CSV reader class Add Basic_Templates sample with CSV reader class #2403
• Improve TemplateStream tag recognition Improve TemplateStream tag recognition #2400
• Updated Graphics library with support ST7789V display ... Updated Graphics library with support ST7789V display ... #2396
• Add library CI support Add library CI support #2434
• Update landing pages, plus doc fixes Update landing pages, plus doc fixes #2443
• Multiple documentation fixes Fix documentation, including library sample links #2453

Bug fixes

• Fix Hosted operation for Windows Fix Hosted operation for Windows #2378
• clang-format-8 is optional and should not prevent the installation. clang-format-8 is optional and should not prevent the installation. #2381
• Fix for SPI debug. Fix for SPI debug. #2382
• WDT::alive() calls wrong function Bugfix: WDT::alive() calls wrong function #2383
• String::replace not using memmove Bugfix: String::replace not using memmove #2384
• Fix edge case in String::replace Bugfix: Edge case in String::replace #2401
• Fix hwconfig option handling, add 1m, 2m hwconfig options and spiffs-2m.hw Fix hwconfig option handling, add 1m, 2m hwconfig options and spiffs-2m.hw #2385
• Fix bugs in si2c twi_status() timeout and host uart/timer. Fix bugs in si2c twi_status() timeout and host uart/timer. #2389
• Fixes compilation of Ota library for Esp32. Fixes compilation of Ota library for Esp32. #2391
• Fix some codacy advisories Fix some codacy advisories #2393
• HttpServer: Fixed a bug with request headers not being reset. HttpServer: Fixed a bug with request headers not being reset. #2424
• Fix make ide-vscode for Esp32/Windows Fix make ide-vscode for Esp32/Windows #2410
• RP2040 fixes RP2040 fixes #2402
• Cs5460 fix Cs5460 fix #2418
• OTA Deployer should exit when there is an error. OTA Deployer should exit when there is an error. #2420
• HttpServer: Fixed a bug with request headers not being reset. HttpServer: Fixed a bug with request headers not being reset. #2424
• Fixed bit-length bugs in Esp32 SPIClass Fix bit-length bugs in Esp32 SPIClass #2438
• Fix receive interrupt bug in Esp32 uart driver Fix receive interrupt bug in Esp32 uart driver #2446
• Better spelling Documentation prep for v4.5. #2444
• Fix SmingTest to handle floating-point values Fix SmingTest to handle floating-point values #2447

Changes

• Move Network-related classes into Network Component Move Network-related classes into Network Component #2386

Deprecations

• Undeprecated HttpRequest::getQueryParameter and ... Undeprecated HttpRequest::getQueryParameter and ... #2379

Breaking Changes

• Drop support for old esp8266 toolchain (UDK / esp-open-sdk) Drop support for old esp8266 toolchain (UDK / esp-open-sdk) #2430
• Removed old deprecated items Undeprecated HttpRequest::getQueryParameter and ... #2379
• Removed eclipse project files Remove eclipse project files #2412. Files can be generated for any project using make ide-eclipse so do not need to be kept in the repository.

Security

All PRs scheduled for this release can be seen from here

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