2.7.0rc1: Release candidate of 2.7.0

What's Changed

• Self-Paced-Training - Chapter 2 proof-reading by @zhijinl in #3292
• BioNeMo 2: Add TB Streamer by @holgerroth in #3289
• New HTTP Driver by @nvidianz in #3293
• Self-Paced-Training - Chapter 4 Proof Reading by @zhijinl in #3288
• Logging fix and clarifications by @SYangster in #3291
• Add pytorch edge: controller, emulator, and job by @ZiyueXu77 in #3290
• Add demo ios app by @YuanTingHsieh in #3266
• Re-organize edge simulator and add full simulation pipeline by @ZiyueXu77 in #3298
• update for flwr=1.16.0 by @holgerroth in #3300
• Clean up log messages in ReliableMessage by @yanchengnv in #3304
• Refactor edge training framework by @yanchengnv in #3301
• Cherry-pick PR #3302 by @IsaacYangSLA in #3305
• [Tutorials] Fix broken links by @chesterxgchen in #3310
• Tutorials: Fix Typos by @chesterxgchen in #3314
• Fix job templates by @YuanTingHsieh in #3311
• Remove start_app command by @yanchengnv in #3313
• Update github workflow by @YuanTingHsieh in #3329
• Fix log exception dict, example and doc updates by @SYangster in #3307
• NVFLARE pre-installer by @chesterxgchen in #3295
• Update XOR and CIFAR examples with new SAGE controller by @ZiyueXu77 in #3309
• Enhance CCWF Cross Site Evaluation by @yanchengnv in #3322
• Rewrite of F3 Streaming Testing Tools by @nvidianz in #3323
• Fix logic in AnalyticsReceiver to correctly check for server-side process by @YuanTingHsieh in #3318
• Fix SubprocessLauncher backward compatibility by @YuanTingHsieh in #3312
• Add missing message prop key by @YuanTingHsieh in #3339
• Fix cma_decomposer by @holgerroth in #3315
• TF scaffold rm numerics check by @holgerroth in #3344
• Add details for the documentation about auditing by @nvkevlu in #3332
• Add dependency for tensorboard to fix example by @nvkevlu in #3330
• Fix azure start script generation in azure provision builder by @yanchengnv in #3357
• Fix var substitution in config parsing by @yanchengnv in #3356
• Fixed a race-condition in testing tool by @nvidianz in #3371
• Cherry-pick Separate STDERR from STDOUT in tie (#3346) by @YuanTingHsieh in #3363
• update tutorials by @chesterxgchen in #3351
• Add docs about dashboard prefix by @nvkevlu in #3367
• Use externalizer in FOBS by @nvidianz in #3375
• Update PyTorch Persistor by @holgerroth in #3381
• Sync 2.6 changes back to main : Web, README by @chesterxgchen in #3382
• Cherry-pick custom log changes by @SYangster in #3383
• Check job folder is valid before running rmtree() by @nvidianz in #3387
• Cherry pick 2.6 docs updates to main by @nvkevlu in #3390
• Added error handling in file streaming tool by @nvidianz in #3386
• aiohttp license, ignoring driver errors by @nvidianz in #3397
• Fix CCWF cross-site-evaluation prep model task by @yanchengnv in #3399
• Update secure xgb readme with more detailed instructions by @ZiyueXu77 in #3391
• Update-based mechanism for edge workflow by @yanchengnv in #3389
• Add FLARE DAY 2025 call for submission banner by @SYangster in #3405
• Cheery pick #3373 by @IsaacYangSLA in #3412
• Cherry pick 2.6 fixes 3378 and 3392 by @YuanTingHsieh in #3410
• Cherry-pick of [2.6] Reduce flower status query frequency (#3343) by @YuanTingHsieh in #3411
• Update README, DOCS and Web for examples by @chesterxgchen in #3407
• Fix missing items in startup kit by @yanchengnv in #3422
• Bump @babel/helpers from 7.26.0 to 7.27.0 in /web by @dependabot[bot] in #3333
• Bump esbuild, @astrojs/mdx, @astrojs/tailwind and astro in /web by @dependabot[bot] in #3353
• Bump prismjs from 1.29.0 to 1.30.0 in /web by @dependabot[bot] in #3419
• Update main with changes from 2.6 by @nvkevlu in #3437
• Added delay to shutdown controller by @nvidianz in #3436
• Cherry-pick [2.6] Enhance lightning DDP example (#3421) by @YuanTingHsieh in #3424
• Cherry-pick [2.6] Update tf text to include docker command (#3404) by @YuanTingHsieh in #3425
• example sync from 2.6 by @chesterxgchen in #3438
• Ingore -1 in slot numbers by @nvidianz in #3443
• MONAI examples: update nvflare version by @holgerroth in #3441
• AMPLIFY multi-task example by @holgerroth in #3423
• Async edge training by @yanchengnv in #3447
• Add minor updates for Python version to docs by @nvkevlu in #3445
• BioNeMo examples: apply 2.6 changes by @holgerroth in #3442
• Cherry-pick Update CIFAR10 to use TBWriter (#3449) by @YuanTingHsieh in #3453
• Cherry-pick #3402 by @YuanTingHsieh in #3418
• Apply same VDR updates as 2.6 to main by @ZiyueXu77 in #3459
• Cherry-pick [2.6] Fix typos (#3450) by @YuanTingHsieh in #3460
• Edge - add hello_async and hello_sync schemes by @ZiyueXu77 in #3451
• Cherry-pick [2.6] Use lychee to do link check (#3454) by @YuanTingHsieh in #3461
• Bump transformers from 4.48.0 to 4.50.0 in /examples/advanced/llm_hf by @dependabot[bot] in #3457
• Fix pt code example on website by @holgerroth in #3466
• Fix logging deprecation warnings by @emmanuel-ferdman in #3469
• Cherry-pick [2.6] Update WandB code and example (#3429) by @YuanTingHsieh in #3458
• Enhance provision to prepare for CC by @yanchengnv in #3475
• Tutorials: Initial chapter on advanced algorithms by @holgerroth in #3476
• Enhance edge simulation by @yanchengnv in #3473
• TF example: Add diff algos result by @holgerroth in #3483
• Cherry pick doc updates from 2.6 by @YuanTingHsieh in #3487
• Remove torch ping version by @YuanTingHsieh in #3485
• Cherry-pick [2.6] Update openmined-psi version (#3467) by @YuanTingHsieh in #3486
• Fix ci main by @YuanTingHsieh in #3489
• Update amplify lib to use main branch by @YuanTingHsieh in #3490
• Revert prismjs upgrade, remove dark mode styling by @SYangster in #3493
• Add CC OnPrem CVM builder by @YuanTingHsieh in #3482
• Update cc mgr and authorizers by @YuanTingHsieh in #3478
• AMPLIFY: add Pearson score and "all tasks" examples by @holgerroth in #3452
• add PyTorch Lightning Logger by @chesterxgchen in #3494
• [BUGFIX] fixed missing client_api_config.json for flower job by @gslama12 in #3495
• Fix prismjs loading by @SYangster in #3499
• Add GRPC support for edge API by @yanchengnv in #3498
• Additional Chapter 2 Proof-Reading for self-paced course by @zhijinl in #3496
• Add job api for edge jobs by @yanchengnv in #3501
• Revert Builder spec change by @YuanTingHsieh in #3503
• Remove template builder in tests by @YuanTingHsieh in #3504
• Add MedImg Tutorial by @ZiyueXu77 in #3491
• Update BioNeMo getting started instructions by @holgerroth in #3511
• Add async and sync piplines for deep learning (cifar10) by @ZiyueXu77 in #3464
• Tutorial: Advanced algorithms by @holgerroth in #3507
• Update python version to 3.10 by @YuanTingHsieh in #3505
• Tutorial drug discovery by @holgerroth in #3515
• Improvements on edge Algo, Impl, and Exp by @ZiyueXu77 in #3513
• Relax lightning logger get version by @YuanTingHsieh in #3517
• Add rank type check for client API by @holgerroth in #3523
• Fix lightning api for nemo containers by @holgerroth in #3525
• Feature/add fedavg metric optrimization controller by @rbagan in #3506
• Fix financial phrase bank dataset links by @holgerroth in #3527
• Support long server name by @yanchengnv in #3528
• Consolidate admin port by @yanchengnv in #3519
• Remove flare day banner by @SYangster in #3531
• Enhance admin functions by @yanchengnv in #3530
• Self-paced course - chapter 11.3 - Holoscan federated analytics by @zhijinl in #3529
• Add deepwiki badge [skip ci] by @pxLi in #3474
• [Tutorials] Update intro and recap for chapter 11 by @holgerroth in #3539
• Fix admin issues by @yanchengnv in #3535
• Correction on async theoretical analysis and experimental results by @ZiyueXu77 in #3520
• Fix logging doc link by @SYangster in #3543
• Remove CVPR2022 links as they are not reachable by @YuanTingHsieh in #3550
• Add dynamic nonce in both snp and gpu tokens. by @IsaacYangSLA in #3546
• [Website] add summer of code banner[skip ci] by @holgerroth in #3551
• update getting_started.rst [skip ci] by @chesterxgchen in #3549
• Safe tensor decomposer by @yanchengnv in #3544
• Fix max client limit to exclude admin clients by @yanchengnv in #3552
• Changed shell commands to call command directly by @nvidianz in #3545
• Disable msg root processing by @yanchengnv in #3568
• Fix admin login timeout default by @yanchengnv in #3565
• Bump brace-expansion from 1.1.11 to 1.1.12 in /examples/tutorials/self-paced-training/part-5_federated_learning_applications_in_industries/chapter-11_federated_learning_in_healthcare_lifescience/11.3_medical_devices/code/visualization/frontend/analytics-dashboard by @dependabot[bot] in #3533
• Bump next from 14.2.15 to 14.2.30 in /examples/tutorials/self-paced-training/part-5_federated_learning_applications_in_industries/chapter-11_federated_learning_in_healthcare_lifescience/11.3_medical_devices/code/visualization/frontend/analytics-dashboard by @dependabot[bot] in #3534
• Add scheduler alignment and multi-gpu support for hf_llm example by @ZiyueXu77 in #3554
• Fix preflight issues by @yanchengnv in #3558
• Edge SDK Spec and Ref Implementation by @yanchengnv in #3553
• Add functionality of adding individual system parameters to JobAPI by @ZiyueXu77 in #3562
• Add async aggregator by @yanchengnv in #3455
• Add support for recipes by @yanchengnv in #3570
• detect and handle msg root mutation by @yanchengnv in #3572
• Remove deprecated builders in examples yaml by @YuanTingHsieh in #3502
• Bump brace-expansion from 2.0.1 to 2.0.2 in /web by @dependabot[bot] in #3521
• Add ExecuTorch executor and task processor by @YuanTingHsieh in #3567
• Enhance cc provision by @YuanTingHsieh in #3538
• Remove broken link by @ZiyueXu77 in #3576
• Remove HA from CI by @YuanTingHsieh in #3569
• Fix preflight check for clear connection by @yanchengnv in #3575
• Update flower example README by @YuanTingHsieh in #3579
• Use ET Processor and Executor for ET Job by @yanchengnv in #3577
• Apply ruff fixes by @cyyever in #3573
• Support app packages in job API by @yanchengnv in #3586
• Create BuiltIn FedAvgLR by @chesterxgchen in #3563
• Update HUG timeout error msg by @YuanTingHsieh in #3583
• Bump transformers from 4.48.0 to 4.53.0 in /research/fed-bpt by @dependabot[bot] in #3581
• Bump astro from 5.7.4 to 5.12.8 in /web by @dependabot[bot] in #3585
• Add XOR/CIFAR10 E2E example for device runner simulators by @YuanTingHsieh in #3557
• LR: Restore it back few logics by @chesterxgchen in #3589
• Added white-list for decomposers by @nvidianz in #3594
• Update pt_cifar10 for edge example by @ZiyueXu77 in #3590
• Fix ET issue by @YuanTingHsieh in #3591
• PyTorch FedAvg Recipe and Hello-pt with recipe update by @chesterxgchen in #3593
• Fix ProdEnv by @YuanTingHsieh in #3592
• Fix an issue on property setting during creating admin startup kit. by @IsaacYangSLA in #3595
• Add active garbage collection in CCWF by @yanchengnv in #3598
• add hello-lightning recipe by @chesterxgchen in #3597

New Contributors

• @emmanuel-ferdman made their first contribution in #3469
• @gslama12 made their first contribution in #3495
• @rbagan made their first contribution in #3506
• @cyyever made their first contribution in #3573

Full Changelog: 2.6.0rc1...2.7.0rc1