v.2.0.0

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StateMachine 2.0.0

March 5, 2023

Welcome to StateMachine 2.0.0!

This version is the first to take advantage of the Python3 improvements and is a huge internal refactoring removing the deprecated features on 1.*. We hope that you enjoy it.

These release notes cover the what's new in 2.0, as well as some backward incompatible changes you'll
want to be aware of when upgrading from StateMachine 1.*.

Python compatibility in 2.0

StateMachine 2.0 supports Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11.

What's new in 2.0

Run to completion (RTC) by default

There are now two distinct methods for processing events in the library. The new default is to run in
RTC model to be compliant with the specs, where the event is put on a queue before processing.
You can also configure your state machine to run back in Non-RTC model, where the event will
be run immediately and nested events will be chained.

This means that the state machine now completes all the actions associated with an event before moving on to the next event.
Even if you trigger an event inside an action.

See processing model for more details.

State names are now optional

State names are now by default derived from the class variable that they are assigned to.
You can keep declaring explicit names, but we encourage you to only assign a name
when it is different than the one derived from its id.

>>> from statemachine import StateMachine, State

>>> class ApprovalMachine(StateMachine):
...     pending = State(initial=True)
...     waiting_approval = State()
...     approved = State(final=True)
...
...     start = pending.to(waiting_approval)
...     approve = waiting_approval.to(approved)
...

>>> ApprovalMachine.pending.name
'Pending'

>>> ApprovalMachine.waiting_approval.name
'Waiting approval'

>>> ApprovalMachine.approved.name
'Approved'

Added support for internal transitions

An internal transition is like a self transition, but in contrast, no entry or exit actions
are ever executed as a result of an internal transition.

>>> from statemachine import StateMachine, State

>>> class TestStateMachine(StateMachine):
...     initial = State(initial=True)
...
...     loop = initial.to.itself(internal=True)

See internal transition for more details.

Added option to ignore unknown events

You can now instantiate a StateMachine with allow_event_without_transition=True,
so the state machine will allow triggering events that may not lead to a state transition,
including tolerance to unknown event triggers.

The default value is False, that keeps the backward compatible behavior of when an
event does not result in a transition, an exception TransitionNotAllowed will be raised.

>>> sm = ApprovalMachine(allow_event_without_transition=True)

>>> sm.send("unknow_event_name")

>>> sm.pending.is_active
True

>>> sm.send("approve")

>>> sm.pending.is_active
True

>>> sm.send("start")

>>> sm.waiting_approval.is_active
True

Added support for translations (i18n)

Now the library messages can be translated into any language.

See Add a translation on how to contribute with translations.

Minor features in 2.0

• Modernization of the development tools to use linters and improved mypy support.
• #342: Guards now supports the
  evaluation of truthy and falsy values.
• #342: Assignment of Transition
  guards using decorators is now possible.
• #331: Added a way to generate diagrams using QuickChart.io instead of GraphViz. See diagrams for more details.
• #353: Support for abstract state machine classes, so you can subclass StateMachine to add behavior on your own base class. Abstract StateMachine cannot be instantiated.
• #355: Now is possible to trigger an event as an action by registering the event name as the callback param.

Bugfixes in 2.0

• #341: Fix dynamic dispatch
  on methods with default parameters.
• #365: Fix transition with multiple
  events was calling actions of all events.

Backward incompatible changes in 2.0

• Dropped support for Django <= 1.6 for auto-discovering and registering StateMachine classes
  to be used on django integration.

Statemachine class changes in 2.0

The new processing model (RTC) by default

While we've figured out a way to keep near complete backwards compatible changes to the new
Run to completion (RTC) by default feature (all built-in examples run without change),
if you encounter problems when upgrading to this version, you can still switch back to the old
Non-RTC model. Be aware that we may remove the Non-RTC model in the future.

StateMachine.run removed in favor of StateMachine.send

from tests.examples.traffic_light_machine import TrafficLightMachine

sm = TrafficLightMachine()
sm.run("cycle")

Should become:

>>> from tests.examples.traffic_light_machine import TrafficLightMachine

>>> sm = TrafficLightMachine()
>>> sm.send("cycle")
'Running cycle from green to yellow'

StateMachine.allowed_transitions removed in favor of StateMachine.allowed_events

from tests.examples.traffic_light_machine import TrafficLightMachine

sm = TrafficLightMachine()
assert [t.name for t in sm.allowed_transitions] == ["cycle"]

Should become:

>>> from tests.examples.traffic_light_machine import TrafficLightMachine

>>> sm = TrafficLightMachine()
>>> assert [t.name for t in sm.allowed_events] == ["cycle", "slowdown"]

Statemachine.is_<state> removed in favor of StateMachine.<state>.is_active

from tests.examples.traffic_light_machine import TrafficLightMachine

sm = TrafficLightMachine()
assert sm.is_green

Should become:

>>> from tests.examples.traffic_light_machine import TrafficLightMachine

>>> sm = TrafficLightMachine()
>>> assert sm.green.is_active

State class changes in 2.0

State.identification removed in favor of State.id

from tests.examples.traffic_light_machine import TrafficLightMachine

sm = TrafficLightMachine()
assert sm.current_state.identification == "green"

Should become:

>>> from tests.examples.traffic_light_machine import TrafficLightMachine

>>> sm = TrafficLightMachine()
>>> assert sm.current_state.id == "green"

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