Version 2.9.1 (2017-04-21)

Improvements

• home locatin notifications
• notify ci status to gitter
• basic python 3 support
• isolated logger function so implementers can override
• rename windows installer

Cleanup

• removed legacy cloud integrations

Bug Fixes

• fix missing ** operator for pymavlink compatibility

Version 2.8.1 (2016-11-10)

Improvements

• Added a logger function to util.py that can be monkey patched for custom logging solutions

Version 2.9.0 (2016-08-29)

Bug Fixes

• MAVConnection stops threads on exit and close
• PX4 Pro flight modes are now properly supported
• go to test now uses correct global_relative_frame alt

Improvements

• Updated pymavlink dependency to v2 from v1 hoping we don't fall behind
  again.

Version 2.8.0 (2016-07-15)

Bug Fixes

• Makes sure we are listening to HOME_LOCATION message, befor we
  would only set home location if received by waypoints.

Version 2.7.0 (2016-06-21)

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Version 2.6.0 (2016-06-17)

Bug Fixes

• fixes patched mavutil sendfn

Version 2.5.0 (2016-05-04)

Improvements

• Catch and display message and attribute errors, then continue
• Improved takeoff example docs
• Deploy docs on successful merge into master (from CircleCI)
• Drone delivery example, explain port to connect
• MicroCGS example now uses SITL
• Make running examples possible on Vagrant

Bug Fixes

• Mav type for rover was incorrect
• _is_mode_available can now handle unrecognized mode codes
• Fix broken links on companion computer page
• Fix infinite loop on channel test

Version 2.0.0 (2015-11-23)

New Features:

• Renamed library and package from DroneAPI to DroneKit on pip
• DroneKit Python is now a standalone library and no longer requires use of MAVProxy
• Connect multiple vehicles in one script by creating separate vehicle instances
• Removed NumPy, ProtoBuf as dependencies
• Add MAVLink message listeners using add_message_listener methods
• Added on_attribute and on_message function decorator shorthands
• Added mount_status, system_status, ekf_ok, is_armable, heading
• Made settable groundspeed, airspeed
• Moved dronekit.lib entries to root package dronekit
• Added parameters.set and parameters.get for fine-tuned parameter access
• parameters now observable and iterable (#442)
• Added last_heartbeat attribute, updated every event loop with time since last heartbeat (#451)
• Await attributes through wait_ready method and connect method parameter
• Adds subclassable Vehicle class, used by vehicle_class parameter in connect

Updated Features:

• local_connect renamed to connect(), accepting a connection path, link configuration, and timeout settings
• Removed .set_mavrx_callback. Use vehicle.on_message('*', obj) methods
• Renamed add_attribute_observer methods to add_attribute_listener, etc. (#420)
• Renamed wait_init and wait_valid to wait_ready
• Split home_location is a separate attribute from commands waypoint array
• Moved RC channels into .channels object (#427)
• Split location information into local_frame, global_frame, and global_relative_frame (and removed is_relative) (#445)
• Renamed flush to commands.upload, as it only impacts waypoints (#276)
• commands.goto and commands.takeoff renamed to simple_goto and simple_takeoff

Bug Fixes:

• armed and mode attributes updated constantly (#60, #446)
• Parameter setting times out (#12)
• battery access can throw exception (#298)
• Vehicle.location reports incorrect is_relative value for Copter (#130)
• Excess arming message when already armed

Version 2.4.0 (2016-02-29)

Bug Fixes

• Use monotonic clock for all of the internal timeouts and time
  measurements
• Docs fixes

Version 2.3.0 (2016-02-26)

Updated Features

• Documentation fixes
• PIP repository improvements
• mode-setting API improvements
• ardupilot-solo compatability fixes

New Features

• px4 compatability improvements