Changelog

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Release 0.10.0 (2022-08-25)

Add type hints
Remove RunningOrderControl class
Add support for various edge cases in merge methods, fixing several bugs
Increase test coverage for XML, MOS Collection, MOS Elements and MOS Types to 100%

Release 0.9.1 (2021-09-02)

Add type, object_id, and mos_id properties to the Item class

Release 0.9.0 (2021-06-21)

Updated mosromgr inspect CLI command to work for all file types
Corrected some singular MosFile MOS element properties that should have been lists (e.g. source_story should have been source_stories)
Improved validation and error handling when merging various MosFile objects
Added script and body to Story
Added script and body to RunningOrder
Added non-strict mode to the MosCollection merge() method and the mosromgr merge CLI command
Corrected some edge cases in MosFile subclass merge implementations (e.g. empty storyID tag means move to bottom)

Release 0.8.1 (2021-04-14)

Fixup release

Release 0.8.0 (2021-04-13)

Improved validation and error handling when merging various MosFile objects
Added more arguments to CLI commands
Corrected some singular MosFile MOS Elements properties that should have been lists (e.g. source_story should have been source_stories)

Release 0.7.0 (2021-01-08)

Ensured exceptions are raised when story IDs are not found when merging
Ensured tags aren’t overwritten when they are empty in MetaDataReplace
Ensured target story is found when merging StoryInsert and StoryReplace
Added RunningOrderControl class (for roCtrl messages)
Changed tx_time to start_time

Release 0.6.0 (2020-12-01)

Added support for <StoryDuration> as an alternative to <MediaTime> and <TextTime>

Release 0.5.0 (2020-11-30)

Added ReadyToAir MOS Type
Improved error message on invalid MosCollection

Release 0.4.0 (2020-11-30)

Changed closed property to completed
Added transmission time and offset to Story class
New CLI with separate commands for mosromgr detect, mosromgr inspect and mosromgr merge
Make MosCollection raise exceptions on failure, not just warnings

Release 0.3.0 (2020-11-24)

Switched from complicated __init__ constructors to multiple from_ classmethods e.g. from_file()
Replaced get_mos_object function with detection logic in the MosFile and ElementAction base classes
Replaced MosContainer class with MosCollection

Release 0.2.0 (2020-11-24)

Added MOS Elements - a collection of classes used to provide easy access to certain elements within a MosFile object

Release 0.1.0 (2020-11-24)

Implemented most standard MOS message types as MosFile subclasses, supporting merging subsequent messages into the original running order
Implemented a MOS file detection function (get_mos_object)
Added a MOSContainer class as a wrapper for a complete programme
Added a CLI for merging MOS files