v4.2.18: Several cleanups, prep for v5 ldmx-sw

Cutting a release bc #1671 and #1668 changed gold

⚡ Highlights

🐛 Fixes

• Technical improvements to EcalVeto by @tvami in #1668
• Prep for ldmx/dev v5 with some more compiler patches by @tomeichlersmith in #1671

🧹 Cleanup

• Add pass name to pfReco.py by @bryngemark in #1670
• Iss1376 geant4 object pointer for comparison by @LiamBrennan-UCSB in #1633

🤖 Bot

• New Gold for Generated by release v4.2.16 by @github-actions in #1667

Full Changelog: v4.2.17...v4.2.18

v4.2.17: Improve dEdx mass estimation, ACTS from image if available, WAB processor

Cutting a new release since #1652 and #1664 changed gold

⚡ Highlights

• Expend dEdx mass estimation producers by @tvami in #1655
• only fetch acts and compile it if not found in image by @tomeichlersmith in #1649
• Introduce WAB Processor by @SanjitMasanam in #1652

🐛 Fixes

• Add Hcal digi from correct bar end, when zero suppression is turned off by @Skelpdar in #1658
• only copy over golden histograms/logs by @tomeichlersmith in #1662
• Fix Ecal lin-reg bug, switch lin-reg off by default by @tvami in #1664
• EcalWABRecProcessor Bug Fix by @SanjitMasanam in #1665

🧹 Cleanup

• Add missing pass names, part 1 by @tvami in #1650
• Improve Exception handling printout by @tvami in #1651
• Add flag to not run ECAL lin-reg by @tvami in #1654

🤖 Bot

• New Gold for Generated by release v4.2.16 by @github-actions in #1648
• Bump extractions/setup-just from 2 to 3 by @dependabot in #1657

Full Changelog: v4.2.16...v4.2.17

v4.2.16: v4.2.15 with a fix for reduced ldmx tracking

Fixes

• Fix LinearTruthTracking variable type by @tvami in #1647

Full Changelog: v4.2.15...v4.2.16

v4.2.15: TrackingVetoProcessor, reducedLDMX tracking, prep for OS update

⚡ Highlights

• Introduce TrackerVetoProcessor by @tvami in #1643
• Merge reduced LDMX tracking producer by @fdelzanno in #1635

🐛 Fixes

• patches to ldmx-sw following compiler update by @tomeichlersmith in #1640

🧹 Cleanup

• Merge reduced LDMX tracking producer by @fdelzanno in #1635

🤖 Bot

• New Gold for Generated by release v4.2.14 by @github-actions in #1639

New Contributors

• @fdelzanno made their first contribution in #1635

Full Changelog: v4.2.14...v4.2.15

v4.2.14: Fiducial processor, versioning updates, trace logging

What's Changed

⚡ Highlights

• Introduce trace level logging by @tvami in #1625
• Persist the pass name's version in the event header by @tvami in #1626
• Analyzer to dump run header info by @tvami in #1628
• Additional information for 'dump files' used in firmware testbenchs by @therwig in #1624
• Processor to flag fiducial recoil electrons by @EBerzin in #1631

🐛 Fixes

• 1612 patch version deduction by @tomeichlersmith in #1634

🧹 Cleanup

• Update pull request template with coding rules link by @tvami in #1636
• Move RunManager and Biasing to logging system by @tvami in #1630
• unify when RunHeader is printed to info logging by @tomeichlersmith in #1637
• Add pass names and Overlay strings in 2e CI config by @tvami in #1622

🤖 Bot

• New Gold for Generated by release v4.2.13 by @github-actions in #1623

Full Changelog: v4.2.13...v4.2.14

v4.2.13: Noise generation improvements, optimized tracking, PN DQM improvements

⚡ Highlights

• Improve ECAL digi random number generation by @tvami in #1605
• Improve HCAL digi random number generation by @tvami in #1615
• Improve TrigScint digi random number generation by @tvami in #1614
• Add timing breakdown in EcalVetoProcessor by @JYoo001 in #1618
• DQM plots to show more info about the PN interactions by @tvami in #1621
• Add optimized tracking parameters to CI by @tvami in #1610

🐛 Fixes

• Add TOT return condition in HGCROC emulation by @tvami in #1600
• Error bars for validation histograms by @tvami in #1617

🧹 Cleanup

• Added pass name to tracking code by @LiamBrennan-UCSB in #1607
• Update ECal Digi Verify DQM axis title by @tvami in #1609
• New "just" command that fails when LTO warning exists by @LiamBrennan-UCSB in #1613

🤖 Bot

• New Gold for Generated by release v4.2.12 by @github-actions in #1604

New Contributors

• @JYoo001 made their first contribution in #1618

Full Changelog: v4.2.12...v4.2.13

v4.2.12: Updates to CIs

It's like v4.2.11 but with new CI settings

⚡ Highlights

• Decrease the number of events in PU CI by @tvami in #1588

🐛 Fixes

• Fix duplication in kaon CI config by @tvami in #1602

Full Changelog: v4.2.11...v4.2.12

v4.2.11: Lots of cleanup, event range running, digi based tracking, old hcal reco chain

We are cutting a new patch bc #1596 , #1585 , #1593 , #1589 , #1572 , #1599 , #1598 , #1601 changed the gold plots / logs

⚡ Highlights

• Ability to run on an event range when reading files by @tvami in #1578
• Factor out tracking, move to digi based seeds in the CI tests by @tvami in #1596
• bring back old Hcal digi/reco chain for testing/debug by @tomeichlersmith in #1591

🐛 Fixes

• Include noise contribution in EcalDigiVerify DQM, fatal error if EcalVeto sees negative energy hits by @tvami in #1585
• increment iDigi in out-of-time condition by @EBerzin in #1593

🧹 Cleanup

• Fix label in PR validation comparison plots (try 2) by @tvami in #1583
• Remove RecoilTrackerDQM by @tvami in #1589
• Misc improvements in the CKF processor by @tvami in #1572
• Resolves Iss1568 where LTO build gives warnings about unused variables by @LiamBrennan-UCSB in #1590
• Cosmetic changes to Tracking DQM by @tvami in #1599
• Change the binnings in pn dqm plots, misc changes in DQM plots by @tvami in #1598
• Fix printout in EcalProcessFilter, move to def destructor by @tvami in #1601

🤖 Bot

• New Gold for Generated by release v4.2.10 by @github-actions in #1582

New Contributors

• @LiamBrennan-UCSB made their first contribution in #1590

Full Changelog: v4.2.10...v4.2.11

v4.2.10: Persist the HCAL bar's orientation, clean up CI workflows

⚡ Highlights

• Persist the HCAL bar's orientation by @tvami in #1577

🧹 Cleanup

• Move VERSION def before build in PR Gold CI by @tvami in #1575
• Fix label in PR validation comparison plots by @tvami in #1580
• Change PR validation CI so it checks out the correct branch by @tvami in #1569

🤖 Bot

• New Gold for Generated by release v4.2.9 by @github-actions in #1567

Full Changelog: v4.2.9...v4.2.10

v4.2.9: HCAL veto default, inverse skimming, CI improvements

Cutting a release for two reasons: testing the CI that failed when 4.2.8 was built, and #1564 changed golds

⚡ Highlights

• Change HCAL veto default to 8 by @tvami in #1564
• Inverse skimming in vetos by @tvami in #1563
• Add comment based PR validation by @tvami in #1556
• Add comment if manually trigger workflow by @tvami in #1558

🐛 Fixes

• include VERSION in ldmx-sw package for PR validation by @tomeichlersmith in #1554

🤖 Bot

• New Gold for Generated by release 4.2.8 by @github-actions in #1550

Full Changelog: 4.2.8...v4.2.9