2.5.0: Latest release with features and bug fixes

What's Changed

• updated the hello-TF2 readme [skip ci] by @yhwen in #2271
• Enhanced the Simulator client end_run solution by @yhwen in #2270
• Clean up master template yaml file (step 1) by @IsaacYangSLA in #2274
• updates examples, add version matching note [skip ci] by @SYangster in #2278
• Fix Auto login "communication error" by @chesterxgchen in #2279
• handle none value for the subcommand parser by @chesterxgchen in #2276
• Address VDR comments [slip ci] by @chesterxgchen in #2283
• Fix the client_executor improper lock use by @yhwen in #2282
• Add notebook for GNN examples by @ZiyueXu77 in #2289
• Fix FLModelUtil by @YuanTingHsieh in #2291
• Check invalid input directory in nvflare config by @chesterxgchen in #2295
• Refactor AWS and Azure cloud scripts of server and client by @IsaacYangSLA in #2275
• Added debug headers for all message route in CoreCell by @nvidianz in #2301
• Update execution api documentation and docstrings by @YuanTingHsieh in #2305
• Address VDR feedback by @SYangster in #2297
• Rename to execution api type, update job command output by @SYangster in #2306
• Move simulator workspace setup inside constructor by @YuanTingHsieh in #2311
• Update cli string [skip ci] by @YuanTingHsieh in #2313
• Remove base class Filter in ParamConverter by @YuanTingHsieh in #2312
• Add hello-ccwf to ci by @YuanTingHsieh in #2316
• Improve monai integration tracking example by @SYangster in #2318
• Exclude hidden json file when perform config parsing by @chesterxgchen in #2323
• apply nemo 2.4 fixes by @holgerroth in #2327
• Update all examples/research/integration requirements by @YuanTingHsieh in #2330
• Removed the no need client custom path. by @yhwen in #2322
• Enhance the handling of RC of task returned from clients by @IsaacYangSLA in #2338
• Add xgboost to CI/CD by @YuanTingHsieh in #2328
• Update cifar10 and gnn examples by @holgerroth in #2340
• Address final VDR feedbacks by @YuanTingHsieh in #2332
• Cifar10 fix plot by @holgerroth in #2346
• Added a few workarounds for HTTP driver's latency issues by @nvidianz in #2343
• Address VDR report by @SYangster in #2335
• Add notes about running TF with GPUs [skip ci] by @YuanTingHsieh in #2348
• Fix tb receiver by @YuanTingHsieh in #2349
• Clarify nemo example readme by @SYangster in #2352
• DataBus by @chesterxgchen in #2285
• Native FLARE/XGB integration by @yanchengnv in #2354
• Fix Pipe and PipeHandler by @YuanTingHsieh in #2356
• Setup for tf load_data by @SYangster in #2360
• tf dataset setup and teardown by @SYangster in #2366
• Fix nemo example link by @holgerroth in #2373
• Update outdated links by @YuanTingHsieh in #2368
• Clean up FilePipe remains by @YuanTingHsieh in #2369
• In process Client API Executor Part 1 by @chesterxgchen in #2248
• BioNeMo examples by @holgerroth in #2241
• Fix LauncherExecutor handle_event by @YuanTingHsieh in #2370
• Fix NEMO links by @YuanTingHsieh in #2385
• Update xgboost tree code by @YuanTingHsieh in #2383
• Reliable aux msg by @nvidianz in #2380
• Fix header parameter handling in sklearn's data_loader, update README with new AUC by @mikez3 in #2363
• Controller Refactor Part 1: separate communication by @SYangster in #2390
• Update publication list by @holgerroth in #2395
• Job submission with binary protocol by @yanchengnv in #2393
• Update rr_order to cyclic_order by @SYangster in #2412
• Updated FOBS readme to add DatumManager, added agrpcs as secure scheme by @nvidianz in #2410
• Multiple CC Authorizer support CCManager by @yhwen in #2396
• Support Responder functions by @SYangster in #2397
• Exclude non-training clients from cse by @yanchengnv in #2421
• Fix mlflow example tag links by @YuanTingHsieh in #2423
• Lightning client api patch multiple times by @YuanTingHsieh in #2424
• Add check to client api send method by @YuanTingHsieh in #2425
• Fixed the wrong workspace object in the simulator worker by @yhwen in #2429
• Fix api send typo by @YuanTingHsieh in #2432
• Enable StreamCell for all application channels by @YuanTingHsieh in #2407
• Add back request header by @YuanTingHsieh in #2440
• Check wandb login by @SYangster in #2445
• Clarify download_job workspace delay by @SYangster in #2454
• Client API Update: Job Templates, examples to reflect different type of Client API by @chesterxgchen in #2456
• Add controller interface by @SYangster in #2451
• Update README.md by @chesterxgchen in #2460
• Improve reliable msg by @yanchengnv in #2459
• CC block byoc jobs by @yhwen in #2403
• Fixed the authz and site_security check for check_resource command by @yhwen in #2462
• Add garbage collect at ends of round-based workflows by @SYangster in #2463
• Add WFController by @SYangster in #2468
• Add warning when the same admin in project.yml has different role by @IsaacYangSLA in #2470
• Add custom order and early termination to CyclicController by @YuanTingHsieh in #2387
• Add IPC agent and exchanger by @yanchengnv in #2435
• Fix a typo in ModelController by @holgerroth in #2473
• Refactor WFController and ModelController by @SYangster in #2475
• Add example for mulitparty kaplan-meier analysis with HE by @ZiyueXu77 in #2259
• Remove task_fn_args by @SYangster in #2479
• Enable simulator to run HE by @yhwen in #2339
• Fix simulator workspace by @SYangster in #2489
• Fix xgboost integration tests by @SYangster in #2486
• Add FedBPT research example by @holgerroth in #2465
• Fix xgboost test setup by @SYangster in #2494
• add Client API documentation by @chesterxgchen in #2497
• Added more logging for the job status changing. by @yhwen in #2480
• Fix update client status by @SYangster in #2508
• Add user guide on how to deploy to EKS by @IsaacYangSLA in #2510
• Improve dead client handling by @yanchengnv in #2506
• Enhance WFController by @SYangster in #2505
• Temporarily disable preflight tests by @SYangster in #2521
• Upgrade dependencies by @YuanTingHsieh in #2516
• Use full path for PSI components by @YuanTingHsieh in #2517
• Multiple bug fixes from 2.4 by @YuanTingHsieh in #2518
• Pythonic job creation by @yhwen in #2483
• Enhancements from 2.4 by @YuanTingHsieh in #2519
• Update ci cd from 2.4 by @y...

2.5.0rc12: Bug fixes

What's Changed

• Fixed XGBoost Example README by @nvidianz in #2913
• Fix cifar10 examples num_clients by @SYangster in #2914
• Fix data save path by @YuanTingHsieh in #2917
• trim the whitespace of the clients and gpu from the job simulator_run by @yhwen in #2912
• Add CSE with job api with client api by @YuanTingHsieh in #2918
• Update to use BaseFedJob by @SYangster in #2919
• Warning for Mixed Plugin Use by @nvidianz in #2920
• BugFix: Hierarchical Fed Stats, prepare data: replace os.rename() function by @chesterxgchen in #2921
• Note about Simulator in XGBoost Doc by @nvidianz in #2911
• Add params_transfer_type to ScriptRunner by @SYangster in #2922
• Fix nemo examples by @holgerroth in #2923
• Added the current-round info the fl_ctx for BaseModelController by @yhwen in #2916
• Fix ci path by @YuanTingHsieh in #2927
• Fix xgb standalone fed by @YuanTingHsieh in #2924
• Fixing the memoryview issues by @nvidianz in #2926

Full Changelog: 2.5.0rc11...2.5.0rc12

2.5.0rc11: Bug fixes

What's Changed

• Fix hello-pt-cse job by @YuanTingHsieh in #2905
• Undo remove bionemo from new by @nvkevlu in #2902
• Add vertical xgboost gpu instructions by @YuanTingHsieh in #2903
• Fix bionemo examples by @holgerroth in #2904
• Fixed Plugin README by @nvidianz in #2906
• Update xgboost docs by @nvkevlu in #2907
• Added debug info for memoryview error by @nvidianz in #2908
• Change job simulator run to use Popen by @yhwen in #2909
• Fix hello_world tf result printing by @SYangster in #2910

Full Changelog: 2.5.0rc10...2.5.0rc11

2.5.0rc9: Bug fixes

What's Changed

• Updated plugin build doc by @nvidianz in #2892
• fix PSI and Vertical learning paths by @chesterxgchen in #2893
• Fix ci test configs format issue by @YuanTingHsieh in #2896
• Remove bionemo from new by @nvkevlu in #2897
• Update random forest and vertical xgb examples by @ZiyueXu77 in #2895
• Site, docs, and example updates by @SYangster in #2894
• Update xgboost requirements by @YuanTingHsieh in #2898
• Update flare simulator tutorial by @YuanTingHsieh in #2899
• Fix tf weights filename by @SYangster in #2901

Full Changelog: 2.5.0rc8...2.5.0rc9

2.5.0rc10: Feature improvements

What's Changed

• Add log info for flower executor by @YuanTingHsieh in #2900

Full Changelog: 2.5.0rc9...2.5.0rc10

2.5.0rc8: Bug fixes

What's Changed

• Fix hierarchical stats documentation by @apatole in #2882
• Update fedbn example by @ZiyueXu77 in #2883
• fix path due to simulator output structure changes by @chesterxgchen in #2885
• Add note on installing nvflare in requirements by @nvkevlu in #2884
• Fix sbs notebooks by @SYangster in #2887
• Re-factor hello-numpy-cse example by @YuanTingHsieh in #2880
• Update CrossSiteEval by @YuanTingHsieh in #2886
• Add printing of tb logdir by @YuanTingHsieh in #2888
• Update getting_started cifar notebook by @ZiyueXu77 in #2889
• Deprecate decorator pattern by @YuanTingHsieh in #2891
• Added instructions to run horizontal secure XGBoost in simulator by @nvidianz in #2890

Full Changelog: 2.5.0rc7...2.5.0rc8

2.5.0rc7: Bug fixes

What's Changed

• Clean up getting started installation docs by @nvkevlu in #2874
• Make the Launcher extends FLComponent by @yhwen in #2875
• BioNeMo examples: fix docs by @holgerroth in #2877
• Fix heartbeat timeout config by @SYangster in #2878
• Added more handling for the source file import handling by @yhwen in #2876
• Update the generated component classes table by @yhwen in #2879
• Fix for last index of module path by @yhwen in #2881

Full Changelog: 2.5.0rc6...2.5.0rc7

2.5.0rc6: Bug fixes

What's Changed

• Add docs for Flower integration by @nvkevlu in #2862
• Update simulator folder path for random forest example by @ZiyueXu77 in #2865
• Fix an XGB Failure caused by len() by @nvidianz in #2863
• Fed Stats Notebooks and Read ME: fix fed stats output directory due to simulator output structure changes by @chesterxgchen in #2864
• Fixed the wrong dh_psi_task_handler path by @yhwen in #2866
• improve race condition handling by @yanchengnv in #2867
• support passing custom env vars for flower client by @yanchengnv in #2870
• Gradient inversion: fix cross-validation path by @holgerroth in #2869
• Update Job API docs after redesign by @SYangster in #2873
• Updated xgboost user guide by @nvidianz in #2872
• Add pipe docstring by @YuanTingHsieh in #2868
• Update flower examples by @YuanTingHsieh in #2871

Full Changelog: 2.5.0rc5...2.5.0rc6

2.5.0rc5: Bug fixes

What's Changed

• Support ScriptRunner in ccwf_job by @yanchengnv in #2825
• ScriptRunner framework option in examples by @SYangster in #2827
• Use pre module scan to create classes table by @yhwen in #2824
• Add one entry in MANIFEST.in by @IsaacYangSLA in #2826
• Add NVIDIA FLARE DAY banner by @SYangster in #2829
• Fix existing xgboost examples by @YuanTingHsieh in #2830
• Remove unused code and update README by @YuanTingHsieh in #2828
• Fixed the config changes error by @yhwen in #2834
• Minor fixes to xgboost example by @hwpang in #2832
• fix notebook errors by @chesterxgchen in #2835
• Update requirements versions by @nvkevlu in #2831
• Add NPModelPersistor to hello-fedavg-numpy by @SYangster in #2837
• improve the class_utils to handle the duplicate class name case by @yhwen in #2833
• Add migration guide by @nvkevlu in #2806
• Fix hello-pt and empty metrics by @SYangster in #2840
• Update ml-to-fl examples with new APIs by @SYangster in #2836
• Add example notebook for docker by @nvkevlu in #2767
• hello-pt-mlflow job api example by @yhwen in #2839
• Credit Card Fraud detection end-to-end with XGBoost by @chesterxgchen in #2738
• rolled back the job api custom_file copy destination change by @yhwen in #2848
• Remove basename in ScriptRunner by @SYangster in #2849
• Update site code blocks and links by @SYangster in #2847
• Gradient inversion fix dtype error by @holgerroth in #2852
• Convert step-by-step stats examples to use new Job API by @chesterxgchen in #2842
• Convert tree-based Fed XGBoost with Job API by @chesterxgchen in #2843
• Convert Scikit-Learn examples (SVM, Kmeans, Linear) to use Job API by @chesterxgchen in #2845
• Added Debug in ReliableMessage and Ignore XGB errors after shutdown by @nvidianz in #2851
• Update arg name for MLflowReceiver by @YuanTingHsieh in #2850
• Update step by step examples to use Job API by @YuanTingHsieh in #2841
• Update client api to use same task as CSE and update step-by-step CSE by @YuanTingHsieh in #2844
• Autofedrl fix for updated locator behavior by @ZiyueXu77 in #2856
• Convert CCWF examples to use Job API by @SYangster in #2846
• Fixed the SubprocessLauncher missing app_custom_folder in PYTHONPATH by @yhwen in #2857
• Add FLModel parameter checks by @SYangster in #2859
• Clarify default persistor_id by @SYangster in #2861
• Added check for duplicate RM request by @nvidianz in #2858
• Add support of just doing metrics streaming with client api by @YuanTingHsieh in #2763
• Add flower metrics streaming example by @YuanTingHsieh in #2764

Full Changelog: 2.5.0rc4...2.5.0rc5

2.5.0rc4: Feature enhancements

What's Changed

• Update xgboost example and ci by @YuanTingHsieh in #2794
• [2.5] Update flower CLI by @yanchengnv in #2792
• Fix FedBN api key issue by replacing comet by @ZiyueXu77 in #2798
• more app_opt scan example changes by @yhwen in #2797
• Add first version of release notes by @nvkevlu in #2800
• FIX hard-coded sp_end_point in POC by @chesterxgchen in #2795
• Add hello examples with new APIs by @nvkevlu in #2785
• Update autofedrl example by @ZiyueXu77 in #2801
• Refactor XGBDataLoader by @YuanTingHsieh in #2804
• Fix HE docstring typo by @YuanTingHsieh in #2802
• re-arrange getting started examples by @chesterxgchen in #2805
• Update secure xgboost examples by @YuanTingHsieh in #2803
• XGBoost user interface change and XGBoost version check by @nvidianz in #2808
• Add lock to reliable message by @nvidianz in #2811
• Fixed 2 PTFileModelLocator config errors (Research) by @yhwen in #2807
• Update xgboost example by @YuanTingHsieh in #2813
• Refactor Job API by @SYangster in #2799
• Add CUDA plugin code by @YuanTingHsieh in #2814
• Fix Jenkins CI by @YuanTingHsieh in #2812
• Remove the module class scan by @yhwen in #2790
• Change all name to path by @YuanTingHsieh in #2817
• Add back hello-numpy-sag and update references by @nvkevlu in #2816
• Revert "Remove the module class scan " by @yhwen in #2819
• Fix config typos by @YuanTingHsieh in #2818
• Relax grpcio/protobuf versions by @nvidianz in #2822
• ScriptExecutor improvements by @SYangster in #2820
• Fix Job API Examples by @SYangster in #2823

Full Changelog: 2.5.0rc3...2.5.0rc4