Changelog for package easy_perception_deployment

0.0.2 (2022-07-30)

• Updated copyright date in root LICENSE file.
• Included CHANGELOG.rst in easy_perception_deployment ROS2 package.
• Introduced hotfix for faulty Input Image Topic for Register Topic GUI feature.
• Contributor(s): Bey Hao Yun

0.1.0 (2022-07-31)

• Reconfigured Register Topic GUI feature to read from .json file in config folder instead of .launch.py file directly.
• Revamped session_config and use_config parser. easy_perception_deployment now reads config/usecase_config.json as well as config/session_config.json for more robust session configuration.
• Contributor(s): Bey Hao Yun

0.1.1 (2022-08-01)

• Fixed faulty usecase_config.json reading within usecase_config.hpp.
• Updated generateCountClassNames() in usecase_config.hpp to json parsing.
• Fixed wrong if conditions for parsing incoming Use Case integer in Deploy.py.
• Contributor(s): Bey Hao Yun

0.2.0 (2022-08-05)

• Removed all instances of infer_visualizes from P2OrtBase and P3OrtBase classes.
• Modified Visualize workflows for all Precision Levels and Use Case configuration to use infer_action.
• Renamed all instances of infer_action to infer.
• Removed debug statement printing onnx_model_path from epd_container.cpp.
• Transferred detection results visualization from P2OrtBase and P3OrtBase to EPDContainer class.
• Generified detection results visualization functions to minimize code verbosity.
• Modified default session_config.json.
• Modified default input_image_topic.json.
• Updated unit testing modules under test folder to reflect new infer function calls for P1OrtBase, P2OrtBase and P3OrtBase classes.
• Contributor(s): Bey Hao Yun

0.2.1 (2022-08-06)

• Abstracted instantiation of struct LocalizedObject in usecase_config.hpp. Reduced code verbosity for EPDObjectLocalization to EPDObjectTracking conversion in Localization Visualize workflow.
• Contributor(s): Bey Hao Yun

0.2.2 (2022-08-09)

• Modified CMake-based check for CUDA installation to set USE_GPU flag.
• Included python script within scripts folder to allow for session and use-case configuration via commandline/terminal.
• Included unit-testing as well as additional Continuous Integration component as CLI_CI.
• Contributor(s): Bey Hao Yun

0.2.3 (2022-08-12)

• Included extant EPD GUI unit-testing as well as additional Continuous Integration component as GUI_CI.
• Improved yaml parser in P2Trainer.py and P3Trainer.py.
• Contributor(s): Bey Hao Yun

0.3.0 (2022-08-19)

• Integrated dockerized workflow for P3TrainFarm and P3Exporter.
• Integrated dockerized workflow for P2TrainFarm and P2Exporter.
• Deprecated Precision Level 1 training and deployment features due to lack of reported use. This removal will help reduce software bloat and accelerate GUI deployment.
• Added GUI feature to edit MAX_ITER, TEST_PERIOD, CHECKPOINT_PERIOD, STEPS parameters for maskrcnn_training, fasterrcnn_training yaml files. This allows condensed testing as well as higher customizability in training.
• Included CLI feature to edit input_image_topic.
• Revamped GUI icons for better UI appearance.
• Removed deprecated gui.png. Desktop icon is replaced with epd_desktop.png.
• Removed "Use Case =" label in Deploy GUI window. Lengthened Visualize/Action toggle for neater UI appearance.
• Added custom_dataset image collation with test label_list for GPU local reproducible unit-testing.
• Contributor(s): Bey Hao Yun

0.3.1 (2022-08-20)

• Added utilty bash script to allow users to purge all trainer/exporter related files, folders, docker images and containers.
• Fix for potential faulty default p3_train_verification.json and p2_train_verification.json.
• Fix for confusing GUI Training terminal misprints that occur whenever validating datasets.
• Elaborated checks for COCO-formatted training datasets when using Generate Dataset GUI feature.
• Spilt GUI train button into train and export buttons for more modular operations and thus easier debugging.
• Implemented logging system for GUI.
• Shifted Validate Dataset feature to run automatically once Choose Dataset has been called.
• Renamed Validate Dataset to Validate Training.
• Combined initModel to setModel in Train.py GUI Window features.
• Removed overlooked debug statements in Counting GUI Window.
• Modified Counting GUI window to close when writeToUseCaseConfig function is called.
• Contributor(s): Bey Hao Yun

0.3.2 (2022-09-05)

• Included FORCE_CUDA variable when creating P2 and P3 training & exporting docker containers. Verified with fresh install.
• Contributor(s): Bey Hao Yun

0.3.3 (2022-09-14)

• Fix for [#15](https://github.com/cardboardcode/easy_perception_deployment/issues/15).
• Contributor(s): Bey Hao Yun