v1.0.0

What's Changed

Warning

Breaking change: the input topic changed from /bug_detection/detected_bugs to /information_panel/alert.
Action required: update any publishers, launch files, scripts, or integrations still using the old topic before using this version.

Issues and PRs Closed

• Add support for left and right arrows and change topic name by @jondave in #2
• feat: Generalise the alert system and add directional arrow support via the @left and @right syntax by @cooperj in #3

Functional Changes

• Generalised the panel from bug-only detection to a broader alert system.
• Added directional alert support using @left and @right at the end of an alert message.
• Added UI direction arrows for directional alerts.
• Added support for the new diseased_plant alert type.
• Added configurable intro announcement behaviour for alert audio via environment variable.
• Added new audio assets for directional and expanded alert playback.

Changed

• Switched the subscribed ROS topic from /bug_detection/detected_bugs to /information_panel/alert.
• Renamed and generalised alert handling across the UI, audio, config, and launch flow.
• Renamed alert timeout config from idle_ms to alert_persistence_ms.
• Exposed alert runtime settings through environment variables and config.json.
• Updated package version to v1.0.0.

Fixed

• Ensured directional audio is spoken once at the end for multi-alert messages.
• Corrected duplicated playback behaviour for error alerts.

Full Changelog: v0.0.0...v1.0.0