* Fix type definitions in bacapp.c for inner_tag and object_instance when uint32_t is defined as long unsigned int instead of unsigned int
* Change DNET_list type from int to int32_t across multiple files to avoid compiler warnings when int32_t is defined as long int instead of int.
* Fixed special-event to print priority for the RP and RPM and EPICS example apps.
* Improved error message for tag value parsing in WP example app.
* Added BACnet property array parsing function to handle property string name in RPM example app.
* Added unit test to validate BACnet special event with multiple time-value pairs
* Add new functions for duplicating and copying octet string buffers.
* Move and update octet string value object structure with description string and add object-name and description WriteProperty handling using strdup. Add functional tests to ensure the correctness of the new features.
* feat: add octetstring_length_value_same function for length and content comparison
* feat: add tests for characterstring UTF-8 validation
* feat: add tests for octetstring_init_ascii_epics validation
* feat: add test for bacnet_strdup string duplication validation
* feat: add utf8_isvalid test cases
* feat: add octet string value API for present-value octet-string value and length, and out-of-service properties
* Fix: Corrected `rr_address_list_encode` to properly handle the end of the address cache and added a new test case to validate ReadRange operations near the cache limit.
* Added WriteProperty handler in the Structured View object with handling for object-name, description, node-subtype, node-type, default-subordinate-relationship, represents, subordinate-list, subordinate-annotations, subordinate-node-types, and subordinate-relationships in the basic Structured View object.
* Changed Structured View character strings for object-name, description, and node-subtype to use dynamic strings to support WriteProperty.
* Added characterstring_utf8_valid(), characterstring_utf8_strdup() and write_property_characterstring_utf8_strdup() for UTF-8 string duplication.
* Added write property tests for array handling and validation of array index values
* Added backup failure timeout functionality and related methods in device management
* Fixed STARTBACKUP to hold at PERFORMING_A_BACKUP per spec, not IDLE.
* Added error handling for reinitialization during restore process to prevent accidental delete of all objects.
* Added some missing Create/Delete object functions. Formatting.
* Fixed Program object type in bacnet_device.c module.
* Added CreateObject and DeleteObject for basic Octet String Value and Positive Integer Value objects.
* Changed PositiveInteger present-value datatype to BACNET_UNSIGNED_INTEGER.
* Secured BACnetAssignedAccessRights decoder.
* Secured BACnetPropertyState decoder.
* Secured BACnetCredentialAuthenticationFactor decoder.
* Secured BACnetEventState change-of-state [1] SEQUENCE decoder.
* Secured I-Have-Request service decoder.
* Secured Add/Remove ListElement service request decoder.
* Secured ConfirmedPrivateTransfer-Request and UnconfirmedPrivateTransfer-Request decoders.
* Secured ReadPropertyMultiple-Request and -Ack decoders.
* Secured TimeSynchronization-Request decoder.
* Secured WritePropertyMultiple service decoders
* Secured Trend Log object TL_fetch_property() function.
* Secured ReadProperty-Ack decider,
* Refactor BACnet time sync recipient handling by moving timesync linked list structure into bacdest where the recipient encoder and decoder already existed.
* Secured decoding of BACnetPropertyState.
* Secured decoding in the LifeSafetyOperation-Request service.
* Secured BACnetAuthenticationFactor decoding in the Credential Data Input object.
* Fixed WriteProperty decoder to avoid read buffer overrun. Improved WriteProperty error reporting by adding specific reject codes during decoding similar to WritePropertyMultiple. Deduplicated the WriteProperty handling of abort, reject and error codes.
* Added BACNET_STACK_DEPRECATED_DISABLE guards around all of the deprecated decoding functions to ensure they are not used except intentionally for legacy code bases.
* Changed version to 1.5.0.rc5 for security fix tracking in branch.
* Added Who-Is-Router-To-Network process in basic Notification Class when recipient address is missing the router MAC address.
* Added buffer_length parameter to octet string buffer decode functions
* Fixed BACnet address handling for I-Am-Router address updating the recipient list address for the next hop router.
* Changed VMAC encoding and decoding to use octet string buffer API to reduce stack RAM.
* Added callback API for extending the basic Device object and children with proprietary properties for ReadProperty and WriteProperty services. The callback API includes a function to get the specific proprietary property list for any specific object instance in the device, functions to handle the ReadProperty or WriteProperty of the proprietary property.
* Added a new property_list_function typedef to proplist.h for proprietary property list callbacks
* Removed the object-specific proprietary property implementation from the Loop object
* Added test coverage in the Device test validating the proprietary property API usage
* Added CreateObject and DeleteObject for basic Accumulator objects.
* Added WriteProperty handling for object-name, scale, out-of-service, units, and max-pres-value.
When decoding the optional priority context tag in wp_decode_service_request(), the code passes apdu_len - apdu_size to bacnet_unsigned_context_decode instead of apdu_size - apdu_len. Similar typo in bacnet_action_command_decode().
* Added example Device object and property value backup using create-object list-of-initial-values and writable properties. Initiated using ReinitializeDevice with STARTBACKUP command. Added backup and restore required properties to the Device object.
* Fixed fwrite parameters in bacfile_posix_write_stream_data to return the correct number of bytes written.
* Added Device Management-Backup and Restore-B (DM-BR-B) conversion to Wireshark PCAP format command line utility in apps/dmbrcap which decodes and provides a view of the binary backup file.
* Added Send_UEvent_Notify_Device function for device-specific unconfirmed event notifications.
* Fixed event_notify_parse() loop index to start from zero.
* Added device ID binding support in the UEvent command-line application.
* Fixed the UEvent command-line application help output.
* Fixed initialization of event data in the UEvent command-line application by adding static CharacterString for message text and handling the failure case.
* Added Blink.Callback and Blink.Priority to support end-of-blink actions for WARN_OFF/WARN_RELINQUISH. The Blink.Callback is invoked when a blink sequence ends or when a new command interrupts a WARN_OFF/WARN_RELINQUISH in progress.
* Added Lighting Output (LO) WARN_OFF/WARN_RELINQUISH post-egress priority array handling using the Blink.Callback
* Fixed lighting output object lighting-commands for warn-off and warn-relinquish when blink-warn notification shall not occur.
* Fixed timer object task to initiate a write-request at expiration.
* Added channel and timer object write-property observers in blinkt app to monitor internal writes.
* Added vacancy timer command line argument in blinkt app for testing initial timer object vacancy time for lights channel.
* Changed apps to build at protocol-revision 28 to be able to use the lighting output special values by default.
* Fixed blinkt app server name and removed the device.c module which was no longer needed.
* Added debug prints for lighting-output object for present-value and lighting-command property values which may be out-of-range.
* Added API to get the RGB pixel and brightness values from the blinkt interface.
* Fixed Channel object for Color object present-value which does not use coercion.
* Added API to the color-RGB library to convert from ASCII CSS color name to X,Y and brightness.
* Converted the Blinkt example app to use the basic-server. Added a default color name command line option --color that accepts CSS color names. Set the color and brightness at startup.
* Added vacancy timer for lights using timer object defaulted to 30m and started at startup.
* Added enumeration text lookup for BACnetAuthenticationStatus, BACnetAuthorizationMode, BACnetAccessCredentialDisable, BACnetAccessCredentialDisableReason, BACnetAccessUserType, BACnetAccessZoneOccupancyState, BACnetWriteStatus, BACnetIPMode, BACnetDoorValue, BACnetMaintenance, BACnetEscalatorFault, BACnetEscalatorMode, BACnetEscalatorOperationDirection, BACnetBackupState, BACnetSecurityLevel, BACnetLiftCarDirection, BACnetLiftCarDoorCommand, BACnetLiftCarDriveStatus, BACnetLiftCarMode, BACnetLiftFault, BACnetLiftGroupMode, BACnetAuditLevel, BACnetAuditOperation, BACnetSCHubConnectorState, BACnetSCConnectionState, BACnetNodeRelationship, BACnetAction, BACnetFileAccessMethod, BACnetLockStatus, BACnetDoorAlarmState, BACnetDoorStatus, BACnetDoorSecuredStatus, and BACnetAccessEvent.
* Created BINARY_PV_MAX with the same semantic meaning as one more than the last valid enumeration, and deprecated MAX_BINARY_PV usage in the examples.
* Reduced code size by using bactext_property_states_strtoul() instead of individual API for each enumations.
Added a new API for writable property lists across all the basic example object types, preparing for the introduction of a Writable_Property_List property in every object in a future BACnet standard revision.
The lists can be used by backup and restore feature to automatically choose the object property values in the backup that can be restored via internal WriteProperty directly from BACnet CreateObject services with List of Initial Values.
Updated existing device object examples to include these writable property lists.
Steve Karg