Marked the use of python 3.8 as deprecated

Support for opNavMode flag within vizSupport was removed, as its deprecation period ended

Demo video was added to scenarioQuadMaps documentation

Pinned python dependencies to avoid issues with new package versions.

Updated vscmgStateEffector documentation.

Added a new vscmgGimbalRateServo module that computes the VSCMG wheel motor torque and gimbal motor torque.

Added a new vscmgVelocitySteering module that computes the desired VSCMG wheel accelerations and gimbal rates.

Added a new github workflow job canary to routinely check the compatibility of latest python dependencies with python 3.13 on the latest mac-os.

Deprecated SpacecraftSystem. It was never completed and we have other ways to connect spacecraft components

Allow event conditions and effects to be defined by functions. This is preferred over the old string-based method, as it
enables the use of arbitrary packages and objects in events and allows for event code to be parsed by IDE tools.

Add a sun message input and theta_solar threshold to SpacecraftLocation.

Fixed an issue where DynamicObject classes computed time steps by differencing double values rather
than uint64_t values in nanoseconds. This could cause micro drifts in the integration process. See
Issue 993 <https://github.com/AVSLab/basilisk/issues/993>_ for more info on this issue. Now the time step is computed
using uint64_t time values and then converted to a double.

Enhance how uint64_t values are converted to doubles. BSK now warns if the time value is large enough such
that the conversion method has a loss of precision in this process.

Support including an eclipse message in SpacecraftLocation to more accurately determine illumination.

Fixed an issue where the spaceToGroundTransmitter would check for the amount of data remaining in a different partition than the one being downlinked.

Fixed an issue where a high baud rate prevented the spaceToGroundTransmitter from downlinking data from the simpleStorageUnit or partitionedStorageUnit.

Updated default Windows compiler to be Visual Studio 17 2022. The CI test build now occurs on Windows 11.

.. warning::

If you still want to use Visual Studio 16, then be sure to set the generator
using python conanfile.py --generator "Visual Studio 16 2019

Improve reading speed of recorded messages by about 75%.

Added support for Vizard 2.3.0

Adds support for updating noise parameters in simpleNav during simulation

Redirected MuJoCo errors and warnings to bskLogging instead of printing to file.

Update vizSupport for the saveFile argument to take an explicit
file path and file name and not auto-generate the _VizFiles sub-folder. This provides the
user more direct control where and how the simulation data is saved.

Support calling unsubscribe on input messages.

Fixed an issue where the forceTorqueThrForceMapping module's Reset() function did not zero all thruster settings correctly.

Updated canary workflow to run on all pull requests to the develop branch, providing feedback on compatibility with latest dependencies.

Added links to published paper in oneAxisSolarArrayPoint documentation.

Converted RW data structures in reactionWheelStateEffector to shared pointers instead of raw pointers.

The BSKLogger now raises a BasiliskError (Basilisk.architecture.bskLogging.BasiliskError)
if something is logged at BSK_ERROR level. Certain errors are reduced to BSK_WARNING to reflect
the new behavior.

Improve reading speed of recorded messages by 1-4 orders of magnitude.

.. warning::

This is a breaking change, see list of known issues for details. Please report any issues
(at buildtime or runtime) with recorders for custom payloads.

Support initialization of fields in the constructor of message payloads (in Python).

Improve string representation of message payloads (in Python).

Add support for pretty-printing message payloads (in Python).

Updated documentation and all scenarios to use new payload constructor format.

Add scenarioBranchingPanels, which showcases a branching solar array configuration, staged deployment,
and joint locking when panels are stowed or fully deployed.

Bugfix: joint velocity not being reported correctly in MJScalarJoint.

Add addJointSingleActuator to MJScene. This can be used to add actuators acting on joints
to a MuJoCo-based simulation (e.g. motors that produce torque).

Add method to scalar joints class to get to the equality constraint object that can be used to constrain
the joint to a specific value (MJScalarJoint::getConstrainedEquality).

Add methods setSolref and setSolimp to MJEquality to enable control of the solver parameters
that control how the equalities are enforced in MuJoCo.

Add PID controller models for MJScene. Currently implemented JointPIDController, which can read the state
of a joint and output a torque to act on said joint to achieve a desired angle and angular velocity.