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Changes for Version 2.28.0:

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1473] - C API: Add the codes_context functions to set logging/printing/etc procedure hooks
• [ECC-1505] - Python3 bindings: High-level Message.set function should allow dictionary and check result
• [ECC-1449] - GRIB2: New urban and wetland/vegetation parameters
• [ECC-1450] - GRIB2: Add entries for wetland/vegetation in WMO tables version 30
• [ECC-1452] - GRIB2: Update tables/templates with the latest WMO V30.0.0
• [ECC-1456] - MARS: Create 2 new classes EF (for EFAS) and GF (for GLOFAS)
• [ECC-1461] - GRIB: Update Fire Variable names in paramDB
• [ECC-1462] - MARS: Ocean layer correct mapping for mars 'levelist'
• [ECC-1464] - GRIB2: WMO conforming water equivalent parameters for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1465] - GRIB2: Add GRIB2 encodings to current GRIB1-only parameters for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1466] - GRIB2: Add correct GRIB2 definitions to discipline 192 definitions for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1469] - GRIB2: Modifications to parameter encodings to reflect standard practice for Destination Earth
• [ECC-1470] - GRIB2: Modifications to parameter long names (WMO conforming) for Destination Earth
• [ECC-1474] - GRIB: local encoding for SPP random field parameters - extension
• [ECC-1478] - GRIB2: Deletion of unused parameter definitions (part 1)
• [ECC-1479] - GRIB2: Add correct GRIB2 definitions to discipline 192 definitions for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1480] - GRIB2: Deletion of unused parameter definitions (part 2)
• [ECC-1481] - GRIB2: Add GRIB2 encodings to current GRIB1-only parameters for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1483] - BUFR: Update tables with the latest WMO V39.0.0
• [ECC-1484] - GRIB: New MARS class for Greenhouse Gases dataset
• [ECC-1486] - GRIB2: Deletion of unused parameter definitions (part 3)
• [ECC-1497] - bufr_dump -D/-E python: Drop support for Python2
• [ECC-1499] - GRIB2: Deletion of unused parameter definitions (part 4)
  
  
• [ECC-1269] - grib_util_set_spec: Remove obsolete option GRIB_UTIL_SET_SPEC_FLAGS_ONLY_PACKING
• [ECC-1457] - Fortran: Interface functions should use 'void*' instead of 'char*'
• [ECC-1458] - Thread safety: Use 'strtok_r' instead of 'strtok'
• [ECC-1468] - Replace all instances of the deprecated function 'sprintf' with 'snprintf'
• [ECC-1482] - grib_dump: Hide keys containing "ECMF" in their names
• [ECC-1485] - Definitions: Split the statistics from missing-values templates
• [ECC-1492] - GRIB: Add key jScansNegatively
• [ECC-1493] - GRIB2: Setting paramId 131074-131077 changes keys not part of the definition
• [ECC-1495] - Discipline 192 to legacy for parameters with valid WMO definitions
• [ECC-1500] - Tools: Print the online help page URL
• [ECC-1501] - GRIB2: Add missing local code for source / sink table 4.238
• [ECC-1503] - Set scaleFactor/scaleValue keys to MISSING for params 228007, 228011, 228014
• [ECC-1506] - GRIB2: Add soil moisture parameter

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-26] - Fix memory leaks
• [ECC-523] - GRIB2: numberOfMissingValues incorrect with grid_complex_spatial_differencing
• [ECC-726] - grib_get -l reports wrong values with reduced_ll grid (subarea)
• [ECC-802] - GRIB: Problem with various packing types
• [ECC-804] - Extraction of point values in regular Gaussian grid when scanning with '+i' and '+j'
• [ECC-1172] - BUFR encoding: Memory leaks
• [ECC-1446] - Python3 bindings: Data file era5-levels-members.grib not included in released tar file
• [ECC-1448] - MARS ORIGIN keyword is wrongly overwritten for class = gw, stream = mmsf
• [ECC-1451] - GRIB: key 'level' not equal to 'mars.levelist' for soil levels
• [ECC-1459] - UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer: applying zero offset to null pointer
• [ECC-1475] - Check return size of md5 keys
• [ECC-1476] - BUFR: Memory leaked during encoding of test data files
• [ECC-1477] - Compilation fails with libjasper v4.x.x
• [ECC-1488] - Fortran: Bug in grib_f_get_error_string
• [ECC-1489] - Crash on MacOS (release build): printing the tool man page
• [ECC-1491] - Pseudo GRIB: The offset and count keys are incorrect
• [ECC-1494] - Segmentation fault: 'grib_ls -p values' on several test GRIBs
• [ECC-1496] - GRIB1: Nearest neighbour value incorrect for grid_second_order_constant_width
• [ECC-1498] - BUFR subset extraction by area: Memory leaks
• [ECC-1507] - Errors from cppcheck: Using argument that points at uninitialized variable [ctuuninitvar]