NewportXPS: remove 2s. delay after a move

See merge request !3744

add changelog for 1.8.0

See merge request !3742

Resolve "Scan and dataset metadata"

Closes #2769

See merge request !3724

ScanMeta: allow multiple metadata generators (i.e. with different registration names) to modify the same sub-tree of a metadata category (i.e. merge dictionaries instead of overwrite)

Merge branch '2676-musst_reset_cmd' into master

See merge request !3741

Resolve "add a _reset_cmd() to clear __last_md5 Cache on a RESET"

See merge request !3600

(cherry picked from commit 0c4feb14)

3b0a5089 musst controller: add _reset_cmd to also reset internal __last_md5.value

Replace all AcquisitioObject.fill_meta_at_scan* methods with single AcquisitioObject.get_acquisition_metadata(timing=None)

Do not gather AcquisitionObject metadata for HasMetadataForScan controller. Before the opposite was done.

Note: controllers of the acq. chain publish not in
scan_info but the controller node. This node only exists
after the scan is prepared (node creation is part of preparation)

Matias Guijarro authored May 26, 2021 and Wout De Nolf committed May 27, 2021

add HasScanMetadataExclusive: same as HasScanMetadata, but indicates that metadata is only useful when the controller is involved in a scan

Matias Guijarro authored May 23, 2021 and Wout De Nolf committed May 27, 2021

more complete HasMetadataForScan with disable_scan_metadata, scan_metadata_enabled, enable_scan_metadata, scan_metadata_name, strict_scan_metadata

The strict_scan_metadata property tells if the metadata is useful to be
reported for any scan (returns False, for example: machine info) or
only when the controller is present in the scan
(returns True, for example: Lima or MCA). Default is False.

Counter: use the HasMetadataForScan protocol to make it uniform with other metadata generating classes

Three metadata protocols: HasMetadataForDataset, HasMetadataForScan and NonScannableHasMetadataForScan

Resolve "automatic rois transforms after cam geometry modification"

Closes #2777

See merge request !3730