Beta release - new features and bug fixes

Beta release

We encourage everyone that is interested in testíng new features to install this version. Please report any issues on the GithHub repo. If you have had previous issues with rate-limiting we appreciate if you add a note to your reported issues if the problem is resolved.

Notable changes

This release optimizes the use of the Easee API to avoid rate limiting that could affect installations with larger number of chargers. A new entity is added so the brightness of the LED strip can be controlled from the UI.

Changes

• CostData class for handling of cost updates added @olalid (#561)
• fix: make currency id required @TheSinding (#556)
• Product data reworked to send out notifications to registered change listeners @olalid (#541)

New Features

• Represent LED strip brightness as a light entity @astrandb (#550)
• Add support for time to live for set_charger_dynamic_limit @olalid (#549)
• Changes to sensor configs @olalid (#545)

Bug Fixes

• Fix deprecation warning @astrandb (#562)
• Guard brightness until value is populated @astrandb (#553)
• Round brightness value to avoid truncation errors @astrandb (#552)

Translation

4 changes

• Lokalise: Translations update @astrandb (#555)
• Represent LED strip brightness as a light entity @astrandb (#550)
• Add support for time to live for set_charger_dynamic_limit @olalid (#549)
• Changes to sensor configs @olalid (#545)

Dependencies

• Bump ruff from 0.8.1 to 0.8.6 @dependabot (#551)

Code quality and maintenance

• Address suggestions from linters @astrandb (#565)

Development environment and tools

• Bump version to 0.9.68b0 @astrandb (#566)
• Switch to bumpver @astrandb (#563)
• Update devcontainer to python 3.13 @astrandb (#554)
• Represent LED strip brightness as a light entity @astrandb (#550)