v3.0.0

Server mode

• New role to operate as server #47, #60
• New -g {server,client}, --role {server,client} option
• New -n GAP_NAME, --name GAP_NAME option
• New ble-server.py script in examples

Client mode

• Add Feasycom BT826 characteristics to builtin list #107
• Performance fix for bleak 0.21+, add --write-with-response option #109
• Improved error message on port conflict #106
• Updated client example scripts (#60)
• Autoconnect with multiple devices in parallel #96

Internal

• Rewritten tests with pytest, include cases for server mode and tcp (#60)
• Modernized tools: pyproject.toml, hatch, uv and updated github actions CI #112

v2.8.0

• Case insensitive characteristic UUID matching #104
• Code cleanup and updated readme
• Mark as Python 3.12 compatible, raise minimum to 3.8 #87

v2.7.1

• Add -v/-verbose option to ble-scan, shows full advertisement data like services, tx power, etc.
• Fix deprecated bleak API, update to 0.20+ #83

v2.7.0

• Add TCP server option #78, #80
  with --expose-tcp-host and --expose-tcp-port
• Fix deprecated bleak API, update to 0.18+ #79

v2.6.1

• Add Nordic characteristics to builtin list #62
• Add examples and refactor scanning for usage as library #63, #67
• Various documentation improvements

v2.6.0

• Add -s/--service-uuid parameter for service based scanning (#53, #54)
• Add -i adapter parameter to ble-scan as well
• Group commandline parameters to make the help text clearer
• Internal refactoring of ble connect/scan and cli modules

v2.5.0

• Fix unclean shutdown with bleak 0.13.0 #49
• Add super verbose (-vv) mode, to make ble debugging easier #50
• Fix signals (e.g. ctrl-C) on Windows threads ab9a7f0
• Mark as Python 3.10 compatible

v2.4.1

• Allow characteristics with indicate property #37

v2.4.0

• Add --permit parameter to restrict transfer direction, for #36

v2.3.0

• macOS support #34, #35
• update bleak, support Python 3.9 on all platforms #31