deps: remove optional dependency

v1.8.1

deps: remove optional dependency

feat: Windows compatibility enhancements

feat: initial NATS SSL connection configuration #3626

* allow to disable verify_peer intially
* paves way to passing custom ssl CA file or path

feat: refactoring for NATS & logging #3622

v1.7.0

fix: more robust pid file placement

feat: support multi-dimensional array inputs (with unflattening)

feat: support multi-dimensional array inputs (with unflattening)* tra…

…nsform keys like `hello__world` or `hello.world` into their multi-dimensional variants

build: loosen deps

v1.5.0

build: update deps

feat: enhancements for standalone usage

v1.4.0

fix: return int from all commands

feat: expose bin/exo to clients

v1.3.0

feat: expose bin/exo to clients

feat: pid locking + max duration/execution tracking

v1.2.0

feat: pid locking + max duration/execution tracking

feat: Major refactoring

v1.1.0

feat: major refactoring

Refactoring

refactor:

- support for packages
- advanced json/yaml/config loader with imports, merges, etc
- extensive validations
- custom exceptions
- improved examples, and initial packages/ directory for reusable packages