Version v2.0.0

This pull request introduces the Release Candidate for Version 2.0.0 of the **multicast** project. It represents a significant milestone, encompassing substantial enhancements in continuous integration (CI/CD), documentation quality, new features, and numerous fixes. This summary provides an in-depth analysis of the changes, improvements, and additions included in this release.

- **Over 99% Test Coverage**: The testing suite has been significantly expanded, ensuring greater reliability and robustness of the codebase.
- **Updated CI Workflows**: Multiple GitHub Actions workflows have been updated and added to improve automation, code quality checks, and security analysis:
  - **New Workflows**:
    - `.github/workflows/makefile-lint.yml`: Automates linting of Makefiles to ensure consistency and correctness.
    - `.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml`: Introduces automated linting for Markdown files, enhancing documentation quality.
    - `.github/workflows/yaml-lint.yml`: Automates linting of YAML configuration files.
    - `.github/workflows/scorecard.yml`: Implements supply-chain security analysis using the [OpenSSF Scorecard](https://github.com/ossf/scorecard) tool.
  - **Updated Workflows**:
    - `.github/workflows/Tests.yml`: Enhanced to include Python 3.13, updated permissions for security, and improved job configurations.
    - `.github/workflows/bandit.yml`: Updated to refine security scanning with Bandit, adjusting confidence levels and permissions.
    - `.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml`: Reformatted for consistency and clarity.

- **Adherence to CEP-7 Style Guidelines**: Documentation has been updated to comply with CEP-7 conventions, ensuring consistency and clarity across all documents.
- **Enhanced Documentation Content**:
  - **New Sections and Updates** in `docs/CI.md`, `docs/FAQ.md`, `docs/USAGE.md`, and others, providing users with better guidance and comprehensive information.
  - **Formatting Improvements**: Enhanced readability through improved formatting in `README.md`, `docs/index.md`, and `docs/toc.md`.
  - **Updated Build Configuration**: `.readthedocs.yaml` updated to align with the latest Read the Docs standards, ensuring that online documentation remains up-to-date.

- **`--message -` Option for `SAY` Command**: The `SAY` command now supports reading messages from standard input (stdin), improving flexibility for users scripting or piping input.
- **Refined Error Handling**: Implemented in accordance with CEP-8 standards, providing clearer error messages and more robust exception management throughout the codebase.

- **Adoption of New Linting Tools**:
  - **`.bandit.yml`**: Introduces strict security scanning settings for the [Bandit](https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) tool to detect security issues.
  - **`.markdownlint.yaml` and `.markdownlint.json`**: Define rules for Markdown linting, improving documentation consistency.
- **Updates to Existing Linting Configurations**:
  - **`.flake8.ini`**: Updated to include additional error and warning codes, refined ignore lists, and expanded excluded directories.
- **Refactoring for Clarity and Maintainability**:
  - Improvements in modules such as `multicast/__init__.py`, `multicast/__main__.py`, and `multicast/hear.py`, enhancing code readability and structure.
  - Consolidation of cleanup steps in CI configurations to avoid redundancy and ensure consistency.

- **Updated `setup.cfg` and `setup.py`**:
  - Version bumped to `2.0.0-rc7`, indicating the release candidate status.
  - Updated classifiers to reflect production/stable status and operating system compatibility (`Operating System :: POSIX`).
  - Included project URLs for documentation and repository links.
- **Dependency Management**:
  - Requirements files (`requirements.txt`, `tests/requirements.txt`, `docs/requirements.txt`) updated to specify newer versions of dependencies for improved security and compatibility.
  - Excluded specific problematic versions (e.g., `build>=1.1.1, !=1.2.2.post1`).

- **Expanded Test Coverage**:
  - New test suites added, covering various aspects of the application:
    - Exception handling (`tests/test_exceptions.py`)
    - Server activation and cleanup (`tests/test_hear_server_activate.py`, `tests/test_hear_cleanup.py`)
    - Data processing and error handling (`tests/test_hear_data_processing.py`, `tests/test_hear_keyboard_interrupt.py`)
  - Enhanced existing tests with additional cases and improved assertions.
- **Test Configuration Updates**:
  - `tox.ini` updated to include testing environments for Python 3.13 and dependencies updated accordingly.
  - Integration of new dependencies like `flake8-comprehensions` and `packaging` to aid in testing and code analysis.

- **AppVeyor Configuration**:
  - `.appveyor.yml` updated to include structured build and testing processes across multiple Visual Studio images.
  - Ensured compatibility and testing on Windows environments.
- **Codecov Configuration**:
  - `.codecov.yml` enhanced to define notification behaviors, coverage requirements, and GitHub checks integration.
  - Improved reporting and analysis of code coverage metrics.

- **License File Updates**:
  - `LICENSE.md` updated to include new files and acknowledge additional contributors and resources.
  - Ensured compliance with licensing requirements for newly added files and third-party code.
- **Code of Conduct**:
  - Added `.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md`, adopting the Contributor Covenant to foster an open and welcoming community.

- This pull request addresses numerous issues, incorporating fixes and features from previous pull requests.
- Supersedes several prior release candidates, consolidating their improvements into this comprehensive update.

- **Ongoing Development**: Several issues have been opened for the 2.0 series to continue enhancing features, performance, and security.
- **Planned Enhancements**:
  - Further refinement of CI workflows.
  - Additional testing, including edge cases and compatibility with upcoming Python versions.
  - Continuous improvement of documentation for clarity and completeness.

PR #184 marks a significant advancement for the **multicast** project, embodying a culmination of efforts to enhance code quality, testing, documentation, and security. The extensive updates and new features not only improve the current state of the project but also lay a robust foundation for future development in the 2.0 series.

Author: reactive-firewall

docs/conf.py

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = "v2.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "v2.0.0-rc7"
+release = "v2.0.0"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.

multicast/__init__.py

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
 global __version__  # skipcq: PYL-W0604
 
-__version__ = """2.0.0-rc7"""
+__version__ = """2.0.0"""
 """The version of this program.
 
 	Minimal Acceptance Testing:

setup.cfg

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = multicast
-version = 2.0.0-rc7
+version = 2.0.0
 author = Mr. Walls
 author_email = [email protected]
 description = Python Multicast Repo for Send/Recv Stubs.