New release is needed

[jazomand]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
There are new features that are not being used in stable projects because there is not an official release of python-miio library for more than a year.
I personally would love to have a new release including already merged elements like: #1521, but I know there are a tons of other equally useful new features that cannot be used until a new proper release is out.

Describe the solution you'd like
A new release version.

Additional context
My selfish reason comes from this feature I would love to have in home-assistant: home-assistant/core#64726 (comment), but I think the impact would be way broader than that.

[rytilahti]

Thanks for the reminder, I definitely agree with you! I thought I could manage to rewire the homeassistant integration to use the new features, but life happened... Anyway, it's better to get a new release out and figure rest of the todos listed in #1114 in minor releases as none of the missing pieces should not cause any breaking changes.

I did some necessary work that have to go in (#1813 #1816), and hopefully #1814 is the last piece before cutting a new release. I am working on it right now, but I have no access to any devices to test anything and I'm preoccupied with other things, so I'm going to need some help, especially with testing. As the upcoming release will contain a lot of breaking changes, I'm planning to release alphas/betas to get some feedback and to fix any blockers.

[jazomand]

Im happy and ready to help with testing. Please let me know what do you need. @rytilahti

[akshay7394]

I am also available to test, if my hardware is of use to you (I have a viomi.vacuum.v10 which is unsupported in the home assistant integration but works through python-miio itself)

[pawelaugustyn]

@rytilahti I volunteer to test in case you need it

• roborock.vacuum.a62 (not supported in 0.5.12, but support present in the current codebase)
• zhimi.airpurifier.m1 (control only via cloud)
• zhimi.airpurifier.mb3

[paranerd]

@rytilahti If you need any support with this, let me know. I'm currently owning the following devices:

• Tower Fan (dmaker.fan.p39)
• Smart Heater 1S (zhimi.heater.mc2a)
• Dreame L10s Pro (dreame.vacuum.r2228o)
• Roborock 1st gen vacuum (rockrobo.vacuum.v1)

It's a real pitty seeing all the device support added since v0.5.12 without being able to leverage them in Home Assistant because the most recent release is a year and a half old.

So again: If I can help in any way, just let me know :-)!

[vinicentus]

@rytilahti I'd be happy to help with testing my dreame.vacuum.mc1808, if it's still needed!

[mleppanen]

Also willing to help testing with my dreame.vacuum.p2140p Just drop me a line what to focus on. Eagerly waiting for the HA integration.

[KSchmeeds]

I'm also here with the zhimi.airp.cpa4