DOC: release notes for v1.8.0

[mrakitin]

Here are the relevant updates which will be added to the release description (auto-generated by GitHub).

What's Changed

• add support for EPICS area detector pvaDriver cam by @prjemian in add support for EPICS area detector pvaDriver cam #1055
• Adopt isort by @coretl in Adopt isort #1064
• Make SynAxis produce an updating MoveStatus by @callumforrester in Make SynAxis produce an updating MoveStatus #1036
• Fix capture signal was always triggered by @physwkim in Fix capture signal was always triggered #1066
• Move settings to setup.cfg and use setuptools-scm by @coretl in Move settings to setup.cfg and use setuptools-scm #1065
• Fix SynAxisNoPosition by @coretl in Fix SynAxisNoPosition #1068
• Add v2 dir by @coretl in Add v2 dir #1067
• Make CI run on external PRs by @coretl in Make CI run on external PRs #1071
• Use pydata docs theme and make a space for v2 docs by @coretl in Use pydata docs theme and make a space for v2 docs #1076
• Deploy to the correct place by @coretl in Deploy to the correct place #1077
• DOC: fixed minor typo. by @clintonroy in DOC: fixed minor typo. #1079
• DOC: minor typo fix. by @clintonroy in DOC: minor typo fix. #1080
• DOC: added a shutter example of a PVPositionerComparator by @clintonroy in DOC: added a shutter example of a PVPositionerComparator #1081
• Update LICENSE by @stuartcampbell in Update LICENSE #1082
• Ophyd v2 core by @coretl in Ophyd v2 core #1078
• Fix docs linking by @coretl in Fix docs linking #1085
• Change make_dir_tree default dir mode to 755 by @mrakitin in Change make_dir_tree default dir mode to 755 #1087
• Add status repr to WaitTimeoutError message by @dperl-dls in Add status repr to WaitTimeoutError message #1088
• DOC: fix install instructions in README by @mrakitin in DOC: fix install instructions in README #1089
• BUG: Let channelsim work with enums by @tizayi in BUG: Let channelsim work with enums #1093
• ENH: Add enum descriptor support to ChannelCa by @tizayi in ENH: Add enum descriptor support to ChannelCa #1097
• BUG: isinstance calls property success before status object is done by @tizayi in BUG: isinstance calls property success before status object is done #1099
• v2: try to fix some constantly failing tests by @RAYemelyanova in v2: try to fix some constantly failing tests #1105
• Ophyd v2: add _exception to AsyncStatus to propagate errors through FailedStatus. by @RAYemelyanova in Ophyd v2: add _exception to AsyncStatus to propagate errors through FailedStatus. #1103
• v2: Add dict support by @RAYemelyanova in v2: Add dict support #1104
• propagate errors through wait_for_connection by @RAYemelyanova in propagate errors through wait_for_connection #1109
• Initial p4p channel implementation by @ajgdls in Initial p4p channel implementation #1096
• v2: Make sim signal source look like real source by @coretl in v2: Make sim signal source look like real source #1111
• v2: make device class concrete by @RAYemelyanova in v2: make device class concrete #1107
• v2: Added bool support for 2 element CA/PVA enums by @coretl in v2: Added bool support for 2 element CA/PVA enums #1112
• V2 minor async status changes by @RAYemelyanova in V2 minor async status changes #1110
• v2 Fix traceback of a failed AsyncStatus object by @coretl in v2 Fix traceback of a failed AsyncStatus object #1114
• v2: remove monitor by @RAYemelyanova in v2: remove monitor #1125
• v2: Make stage/unstage async by @coretl in v2: Make stage/unstage async #1123
• v2: Add set_and_wait_for_value() by @coretl in v2: Add set_and_wait_for_value() #1124
• Let SimSignalBackend accept npt.NDArray datatypes by @RAYemelyanova in Let SimSignalBackend accept npt.NDArray datatypes #1118

New Contributors

• @physwkim made their first contribution in Fix capture signal was always triggered #1066
• @stuartcampbell made their first contribution in Update LICENSE #1082
• @dperl-dls made their first contribution in Add status repr to WaitTimeoutError message #1088
• @tizayi made their first contribution in BUG: Let channelsim work with enums #1093
• @RAYemelyanova made their first contribution in v2: try to fix some constantly failing tests #1105
• @ajgdls made their first contribution in Initial p4p channel implementation #1096

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.8.0

[coretl]

Hmm, docs aren't building, I'll take a look

[coretl]

Looks like latest event-model is incompatible with ophyd, fix here: bluesky/event-model#275

[coretl]

A new release of event model sorted the problem, so I think this is good to go

[mrakitin]

@coretl, thanks for your review and help with resolving the CI issues!

@prjemian, do you have any feedback on this PR?

[prjemian]

Aack! My feedback is that we missed a typo in PR #1055:

ophyd/ophyd/areadetector/cam.py

Lines 43 to 44 in 574b401

	"PvcamDetectorCam",
	"PvcamDetectorCam",

Line 44 should read PvaDetectorCam as written here:

ophyd/ophyd/areadetector/cam.py

Line 1219 in 574b401

class PvaDetectorCam(CamBase):

[prjemian]

I'll push that through in a new PR.

[prjemian]

LGTM

[mrakitin]

The release is out, thanks all!
https://pypi.org/project/ophyd/1.8.0/