IRremoteESP8266 v2.8.0

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v2.8.0 (20211119)

[Bug Fixes]

• Fix compilation issue when using old 8266 Arduino Frameworks. (String manipulations giving grief. As usual. #1639 Fix compilation issue when using old 8266 Arduino Frameworks. #1640)
• Fix potential security issue with scrape_supported_devices.py (Potential security issue #1616 Fix potential security issue with scrape_supported_devices.py #1619)

[Features]

• SAMSUNG_AC
  • Change clean setting to a toggle. (Samsung_AC: Clean also is a toggle setting #1676 SamsungAc: Change clean setting to a toggle. #1677)
  • Highest fan speed is available without Powerful setting. (IRSamsungAc::convertFan doesn't work for kMax Fan Speed #1675 [SAMSUNG_AC] Highest fan speed is available without Powerful setting. #1678)
  • Change beep setting to a toggle. (Setting "Beep" doesn't work on Samsung AR12TXEAAWKNEU #1669 SamsungAc: Change beep setting to a toggle. #1671)
  • Fix Beep for AR12TXEAAWKNEU (Fix Beep for AR12TXEAAWKNEU #1668 Setting "Beep" doesn't work on Samsung AR12TXEAAWKNEU #1669)
  • Add support for Horizontal Swing & Econo (Support for Samsung AR12TXEAAWKNEU #1277 SamsungAc: Add support for Horizontal Swing & Econo #1667)
  • Add support for On, Off, & Sleep Timers (Support for Samsung AR12TXEAAWKNEU #1277 [SamsungAc] Add support for On, Off, & Sleep Timers #1662)
  • Fix power control. Clean-up code & bitmaps from Checksum changes. (Support for Samsung AR12TXEAAWKNEU #1277 Support for Samsung AC to turn off #1648 SamsungAC: Fix power control. Clean-up code & bitmaps from Checksum changes. #1650)
• HAIER_AC176/HAIER_AC_YRW02
  • Add support A/B unit setting ([HAIER_AC176/HAIER_AC_YRW02] Add support A/B unit setting #1672)
  • Add support degree Fahrenheit ([HAIER_AC176/HAIER_AC_YRW02] Add support degree Fahrenheit #1659)
  • Add support Lock function ([HAIER_AC176/HAIER_AC_YRW02] Add support Lock function #1652)
  • Implement horizontal swing feature ([HAIER_AC176/HAIER_AC_YRW02] Implement horizontal swing feature #1641)
  • Implement Quiet setting. ([HAIER_AC176] Add Turbo and Quiet settings #1634 [HAIER_AC176/HAIER_AC_YRW02] Implement Quiet setting. #1635)
• Basic support for Airton Protocol (Add support for Airton AC #1670 Basic support for Airton Protocol #1681)
• HAIER_AC176: Add Turbo and Quiet settings ([HAIER_AC176] Add Turbo and Quiet settings #1634)
• Gree: Add SwingH & Econo control. (Support for Vailland / Gree AC #1587 [Gree] Add SwingH & Econo control. #1653)
• MIRAGE
  • Add experimental detailed support. (Support for Maxwell AC (Probably advanced Mirage support) #1573 Mirage: Add experimental detailed support. #1615)
  • Experimental detailed support for KKG29A-C1 remote. (Support for Maxwell AC (Probably advanced Mirage support) #1573 [MIRAGE] Experimental detailed support for KKG29A-C1 remote. #1660)
• ELECTRA_AC: Add support for "IFeel" & Sensor settings. (Add support iFeel for Electra A/C remote #1644 [ELECTRA_AC] Add support for "IFeel" & Sensor settings. #1645)
• Add Russian translation (Add Russian translation #1649)
• Add Swedish translation (Swedish translation #1627)
• Reduce flash space used. (Reduce flash space used. #1633)
• Strings finally in Flash! (Suggestion for Lower Memory Usage #1493 IRtext.{h,cpp} strings are not in PROGMEM #1614 Strings finally in Flash! #1623)
• Add support for Rhoss Idrowall MPCV 20-30-35-40 A/C protocol (Add support for Rhoss Idrowall MPCV 20-30-35-40 A/C protocol #1630)
• Make IRAc::opmodeToString() output nicer for humans. (Make IRAc::opmodeToString() output nicer for humans. #1613)
• TCL112AC/TEKNOPOINT: Add support for GZ055BE1 model (Adding support for Galanz / Tekno point allegro HVAC devices #1486 TCL112AC/TEKNOPOINT: Add support for GZ055BE1 model #1602)
• Support for Arris protocol. (Experimental support for Arris protocol. #1598)
• SharpAc: Allow position control of SwingV (SHARP AC with CRMC-A950JBEZ remote #1590 SharpAc: Allow position control of SwingV #1594)

[Misc]

• HAIER_AC176/HAIER_AC_YRW02
  • Replace some magic numbers with constants ([HAIER_AC176] Replace some magic numbers #1679)
  • Small fix Quiet and Turbo test ([HAIER_AC176/HAIER_AC_YRW02] Small fix Quiet and Turbo test #1674)
  • Fix IRHaierAC176::getTemp() return value description (Fix IRHaierAC176::getTemp() return value description #1663)
• Security Policy creation and changes. (Potential security issue #1616 Create an initial Security.md document. #1617 TODO: Remove contact details from Security.md before next release. #1618 Exclude SECURITY.md from zip archives #1621 Moved specifics of Security Policy to github.io page. #1680)
• IRrecvDumpV2/3: Update PlatformIO envs for missing languages ([IRrecvDumpV2/3] Add platformIO build envs for Russian & Swedish #1661)
• IRMQTTServer
  • Use the correct string for Fan mode in Home Assistant. (Re-work "Fan Only" strings & matching. #1610 Use the correct string for Fan mode in Home Assistant. #1657)
  • Move a lot of the strings/text to flash. ([IRMQTTServer] Move a lot of the strings/text to flash. #1638)
• Minor code style improvements. (Minor code style improvements. #1656)
• Update Supported Devices
  • HAIER_AC176 ([HAIER_AC176] Update supported remotes #1673)
  • LG A/C (not able to controll swing on LG AC #1651 Update supported LG A/C devices. #1655)
  • Symphony (Update the docs for SilverCrest Fan compatibility (Misting Pedestal Fan / SilverCrest SSVS 85 A1 Fan) #1603 Symphony: Update supported devices and known codes #1605)
  • Epson (Having trouble in Transmitting 168 Bits IR Data.  #1574 Epson: Update supported model info. #1601)
  • GREE (Support for Vailland / Gree AC #1587 GREE: Update supported models #1588)
  • SharpAc (SHARP AC with CRMC-A950JBEZ remote #1590 SharpAc: Update supported models #1591)
• Add extra tests for LG2 protocol (Add extra tests for LG2 protocol #1654)
• Fix parameter expansion in several macros.
• Move some strings to IRtext.cpp & locale/default.h (Move some strings to IRtext.cpp & locale/default.h #1637)
• RHOSS: Move include and defines to their correct places ([RHOSS] Move include and defines to their correct places #1636)
• Make makefile only build required files when running run-% target (Make makefile only build required files when running run-% target #1632)
• Update Portuguese translation (Update pt-BR.h #1628)
• Add possibility to run specific test case (Add possibility to run specific test case #1625)
• Change googletest library ignore (Change googletest library ignore #1626)
• Re-work "Fan Only" strings & matching. (Re-work "Fan Only" strings & matching. #1610)
• Address C0209 pylint warnings. (Address C0209 pylint warnings. #1608)

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