0.30.0

[ssilverman]

Added

• Added a SimpleHTTPClient example.
• Added a way to get the driver capabilities: EthernetClass::driverCapabilities() and driver_get_capabilities(dc).
• Added a way to get the library version: EthernetClass::libraryVersion().
• New QNETHERNET_DO_LOOP_IN_YIELD configuration macro for indicating that the library should attempt to hook into or override yield() to call Ethernet.loop().
• New version of receiveQueueSize() in EthernetUDP and EthernetFrame that returns the number of unprocessed packets or frames.
• Added droppedReceiveCount() and totalReceiveCount() to EthernetUDP and EthernetFrame.
• Added driver_set_link_speed(speed) and driver_set_link_full_duplex(flag).
• Added EthernetClass::renewDHCP().
• Added EthernetClass::interfaceName().
• Added setOutgoingTTL(ttl) and outgoingTTL() functions for modifying and accessing the TTL field, respectively, in the outgoing IP header, to EthernetClient and EthernetUDP.
• Added EthernetUDP::receivedTTL() for retrieving the TTL value of the last received packet.
• Added "Compatibility with other APIs" section to the README.

Changed

• Separated setting the MAC address from driver initialization.
• Changed the netif name to "en0".
• Added macro-gated calls to Ethernet.loop() after any yield()s in case an overridden version doesn't call this. This affects:
  • DNSClient::getHostByName()
  • EthernetClass::waitForLink()
  • EthernetClass::waitForLocalIP()
  • EthernetClient::connect()
  • EthernetClient::stop()
• Updated example yield() implementation notes for non-EventResponder versions.
• Changed setReceiveQueueSize(size) to setReceiveQueueCapacity(capacity) and receiveQueueSize() to receiveQueueCapacity() in both EthernetUDP and EthernetFrame.
• Updated QNETHERNET_ENABLE_RAW_FRAME_LOOPBACK behaviour to also check for the broadcast MAC addresses.
• Added FLASHMEM to some driver functions.
• Changed EthernetClass and MDNSClass hostname() function to return a const char * instead of a String.
• Now always setting the DNS in EthernetClass::begin(ip, mask, gateway, dns), even if it's zero.
• Use rename instead of end-then-start when the netif has already been added, in MDNSClass::begin(hostname).
• DHCP is started when just the IP address is the "any" address instead of all of the IP address, netmask, and gateway.
• begin(ip, mask, gateway, dns) now always sets the DNS address.
• Ethernet.broadcastIP() now returns 255.255.255.255 if Ethernet is not initialized.

Removed

• Removed EthernetClass::isLinkStateDetectable() in favour of the driver capabilities.
• Removed get_uint32(ip) utility function because a static_cast<uint32_t>() is sufficient.

Fixed

• Fixed iperf v2 tests by commenting out per-block settings compare.
• Fixed restarting the netif by also bringing the link down.
• Fixed to not set the DNS IP if the begin argument is INADDR_NONE.
• Fixed a bug related to closing a TCP socket when using altcp.

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This discussion was created from the release 0.30.0.