[Cel Skeggs]

CCRE release 2.7.0 is out! This release is light on features, and heavy on bugfixes and minor improvements, especially reliability improvements.

WARNING: This release has not been tested on the cRIO due to a lack of a cRIO robot to test on. If you need cRIO functionality and don't have time to debug, refrain from upgrading.

Release of CCRE with API v2.7.0.

WARNING: This release has not been tested on the cRIO due to a lack of a cRIO robot to test on. If you need cRIO functionality and don't have time to debug, refrain from upgrading.

Major Changelog:

* Access to information on roboRIO power rails.
* Emulator supports using physical Joysticks using JInput.

Minor Changelog:

* Most PoultryInspector components can be closed by clicking on a red circle.
* `RConfable` autorefreshing is now possible.
* `InstinctMultiModule` now allows for selecting autonomous modes over RConf.
* Packages built by the CCRE now include version numbers that can be programmatically queried.
* CCRE version numbers are now always included on roboRIO version reporting.
* The Direct roboRIO implementation now reuses `IntBuffer`s most of the time instead of allocating new ones.
* Shorter warnings when the HAL reports a warning.
* Set up `CluckTCPClient` to allow some useful subclassing.
* `CollapsingWorkerThread`s can now be terminated.
* Improved UM7LT driver reliability and automated recovery.
* Optional tracing mode in PoultryInspector for debugging Cluck traffic.
* PoultryInspector now reports network usage rate instead of sum usage.
* `CountingNetworkProvider` provides rate calculation.
* A `TopLevelRConfComponent` is provided that allows object browsing and some internal access in the PoultryInspector for emergency debugging.
* Added dragging-out of CluckRefs from `RConfable`s in PoultryInspector.
* An option in the PoultryInspector to not try to connect at all is now provided.
* The `org.team1540.tester.Tester` example now publishes controller power information.

Bugfixes:

* Fixed merged control components refusing to resend the same value, even if the remote end changed.
* Fixed crashes during init on the Emulator not logging the error.
* Fixed opening `DefaultNetworkProvider` connections sometimes waiting forever instead of timing out.
* Fixed rare crash due to concurrent modification of global logging targets.
* Cluck endpoints no longer arbitrarily fail to refresh after robot restart.
* roboRIO triggering mode start events no longer trigger constantly.
* Old log tarfiles are now removed from roboRIO after being retrieved.
* Fixed serialization of subscribed `RConfable`s and `RemoteProcedure`s.
* Fixed infinite recursion during failed remote logging.
* Added warnings for incorrectly-targeted Cluck messages instead of blindly accepting them.
* `*Mixing` methods now check for null arguments.
* Better error reporting in case `ByteFiddling.toHex` fails again.
* Fixed PoultryInspector trying to reconnect before a full network address was entered.
* Miscellaneous bugfixes and code cleanup.

A notable feature here is the ability to use physical joysticks with the Emulator: once plugged in, hold any button down and click on the UNATTACHED label on the Emulator.

Our first competition is this week. If anything breaks, we'll have a release out ASAP to resolve it. If you need any tech support during the event, keep in mind that I won't have access to email most of the day and might not see your message. If you will need faster responses to any issues encountered during the event, please contact me beforehand to ask for contact details.