Flexmeasures

New features
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* Allow plugins to overwrite UI routes and customise the teaser on the login form [see `PR 106 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/106>`_]
* Allow plugins to customise the copyright notice and credits in the UI footer [see `PR 123 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/123>`_]
* Display loaded plugins in footer and support plugin versioning [see `PR 139 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/139>`_]

.. note:: Read more on these features on `the FlexMeasures blog <https://flexmeasures.io/v050-openweathermap-plugin-customisation/>`__.

Bugfixes
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* Fix last login date display in user list [see `PR 133 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/133>`_]
* Choose better forecasting horizons when weather data is posted [see `PR 131 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/131>`_]

Infrastructure / Support
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* Add tutorials on how to add and read data from FlexMeasures via its API [see `PR 130 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/130>`_]
* For weather forecasts, switch from Dark Sky (closed from Aug 1, 2021) to OpenWeatherMap API [see `PR 113 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/113>`_]
* Entity address improvements: add new id-based `fm1` scheme, better documentation and more validation support of entity addresses [see `PR 81 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/81>`_]
* Re-use the database between automated tests, if possible. This shaves 2/3rd off of the time it takes for the FlexMeasures test suite to run [see `PR 115 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/115>`_]
* Make assets use MW as their default unit and enforce that in CLI, as well (API already did) [see `PR 108 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/108>`_]
* Let CLI package and plugins use Marshmallow Field definitions [see `PR 125 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/125>`_]
* add time_utils.get_recent_clock_time_window() function [see `PR 135 <http://www.github.com/SeitaBV/flexmeasures/pull/135>`_]

This is a patch release in the 0.4.x series and includes some regression fixes. We recommend that all users upgrade to this version.

See our [changelog](https://flexmeasures.readthedocs.io/en/stable/changelog.html#v0-4-1-may-7-2021) for a list of all the changes.

New features

- Configure the UI menu with FLEXMEASURES_LISTED_VIEWS [see PR 91]

- Allow for views and CLI functions to come from plugins [see also PR 91]


Bugfixes

- Asset edit form displayed wrong error message. Also enabled the asset edit form to display the invalid user input back to the user [see PR 93]

Infrastructure / Support

- Updated dependencies, including Flask-Security-Too [see PR 82]

- Improved documentation after user feedback [see PR 97]

- Begin experimental integration with timely beliefs lib: Sensor data as TimedBeliefs [see PR 79 and PR 99]

- Add sensors with CLI command currently meant for developers only [see PR 83]

- Add data (beliefs about sensor events) with CLI command currently meant for developers only [see PR 85 and PR 103]

Version v0.2.3 of FlexMeasures is out (see [changelog](https://flexmeasures.readthedocs.io/en/stable/changelog.html#v0-2-3-february-27-2021)). Aside from smaller improvements, there are new features for external app developers in the API and a visual improvement in the dashboard map.