From 48ea82f7851b33dedc319ef5d57f9b4526ecb0ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:39:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 01/12] use two versions of python for tests

---
 .github/workflows/test-dev.yml | 9 +++++++--
 hololinked/server/eventloop.py | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
index 2900858..9f54e90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,19 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.10, 3.11]
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
-          python-version: 3.11
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
diff --git a/hololinked/server/eventloop.py b/hololinked/server/eventloop.py
index e605ff4..f06073b 100644
--- a/hololinked/server/eventloop.py
+++ b/hololinked/server/eventloop.py
@@ -353,7 +353,9 @@ async def execute_once(cls, instance_name : str, instance : Thing, instruction_s
             if action == "write": 
                 if resource.state is None or (hasattr(instance, 'state_machine') and  
                                         instance.state_machine.current_state in resource.state):
-                    return prop.__set__(owner_inst, arguments["value"])
+                    if isinstance(arguments, dict) and len(arguments) == 1 and "value" in arguments:
+                        return prop.__set__(owner_inst, arguments["value"])
+                    return prop.__set__(owner_inst, arguments)
                 else: 
                     raise StateMachineError("Thing {} is in `{}` state, however attribute can be written only in `{}` state".format(
                         instance_name, instance.state_machine.current_state, resource.state))

From 07404e4daf6b0eedba6ebd0cf10c2132518fac88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:48:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 02/12] fix version 3.10

---
 .github/workflows/test-dev.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
index 9f54e90..120fd58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.10, 3.11]
+        python-version: ['3.10', 3.11]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code

From 16569e237f5340715a997133815b4397b412592e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 10:07:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 03/12] no compatibility with 3.10

---
 .github/workflows/test-dev.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
index 120fd58..d6d1b71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', 3.11]
+        python-version: [3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code

From d03301c3428e9f30a006872ba78a425271f18b7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 10:10:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 04/12] remove version 3.13

---
 .github/workflows/test-dev.yml | 2 +-
 setup.py                       | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
index d6d1b71..87a5938 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
+        python-version: [3.11, 3.12]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b379cba..0f00aeb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         "Topic :: System :: Hardware",
         "Development Status :: 4 - Beta"
     ],    
-    python_requires='>=3.7',
+    python_requires='>=3.11',
     install_requires=[
         "argon2-cffi>=23.0.0",
         "ifaddr>=0.2.0",

From 09d5b0c5181e7aa6b528d12ab3ee7b53072d3d04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 10:15:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 05/12] update test release and increase version to 0.2.4

---
 .github/workflows/test-release.yml | 9 +++++++--
 CHANGELOG.md                       | 5 +++++
 hololinked/__init__.py             | 2 +-
 setup.py                           | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
index b428a53..f42b588 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
@@ -10,14 +10,19 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.11, 3.12]
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
-          python-version: 3.11
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: | 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8dbbdcc..5b98bdf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - image event handlers (develop branch) for streaming live video as JPEG and PNG ✓
 - pydantic support for property models (develop branch) ✓
 
+## [v0.2.4] - 2024-09-09
+
+- added multiple versions of python for testing
+- unlike claimed in previous versions, this package runs only on python 3.11 or higher
+
 ## [v0.2.3] - 2024-08-11
 
 - HTTP SSE minor bug-fix/optimization - no difference to the user 
diff --git a/hololinked/__init__.py b/hololinked/__init__.py
index d31c31e..788da1f 100644
--- a/hololinked/__init__.py
+++ b/hololinked/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.3"
+__version__ = "0.2.4"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0f00aeb..01725b9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="hololinked",
-    version="0.2.3",
+    version="0.2.4",
     author="Vignesh Vaidyanathan",
     author_email="vignesh.vaidyanathan@hololinked.dev",
     description="A ZMQ-based Object Oriented RPC tool-kit for instrument control/data acquisition or controlling generic python objects.",

From 37e4ba88a70e704de7dcf214556997af6aa1fc3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 12:28:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 06/12] updated OS to matric strategy

---
 .github/workflows/test-release.yml | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
index f42b588..ff5e91f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ on:
     
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
+    
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.11, 3.12]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code

From 30217a58121cb26d2722c88f60d3099c7d7c5ea8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 12:44:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 07/12] updated OS to matrix strategy

---
 .github/workflows/test-dev.yml | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
index 87a5938..d06d2dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ on:
     
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.11, 3.12]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code

From f8c5969e48237637b160e3fbbcebc10a5a19c5bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 16:42:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 08/12] update OS to python mapping due to failed installation
 of some packages

---
 .github/workflows/test-release.yml | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
index ff5e91f..e89ae08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ jobs:
     
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.11, 3.12]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        include:
+          # Define specific Python versions for each OS
+          - os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+            python-version: 3.11
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python-version: 3.12
         
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 

From 1a89401c0241089ab2c4b33b7ebd2dc208e41a60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 16:44:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 09/12] update OS to python mapping due to failed installation
 of some packages

---
 .github/workflows/test-dev.yml | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
index d06d2dc..25a2047 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.11, 3.12]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        include:
+          # Define specific Python versions for each OS
+          - os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+            python-version: 3.11
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python-version: 3.12
         
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 

From a9abf849826a84d108e77bf0cd9340a1768fe4f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:18:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 10/12] added codecov yml

---
 codecov.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 codecov.yml

diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd646db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+coverage:
+  status:
+    patch:
+      default:
+        enabled: false

From 00d4c0302022926f4fda98db2ccbb628eb851373 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:23:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 11/12] update OS version specifying method for py 3.11

---
 .github/workflows/test-dev.yml | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
index 25a2047..1e7d7c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           # Define specific Python versions for each OS
-          - os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python-version: 3.11
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python-version: 3.11
+          - os: macos-latest
             python-version: 3.11
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             python-version: 3.12

From 4a5cb77a31636c2f345e8b2a1d7fd989412cf42b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Venkatasubramanian Vaidyanathan
 <62492557+VigneshVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:33:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 12/12] commented out win and macos tests and temp folder
 configuration tricky

---
 .github/workflows/test-dev.yml     | 8 ++++----
 .github/workflows/test-release.yml | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
index 1e7d7c8..3fca940 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dev.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
           # Define specific Python versions for each OS
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             python-version: 3.11
-          - os: windows-latest
-            python-version: 3.11
-          - os: macos-latest
-            python-version: 3.11
+          # - os: windows-latest
+          #   python-version: 3.11
+          # - os: macos-latest
+          #   python-version: 3.11
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             python-version: 3.12
         
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
index e89ae08..edea825 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           # Define specific Python versions for each OS
-          - os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python-version: 3.11
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python-version: 3.11
+          - os: macos-latest
             python-version: 3.11
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             python-version: 3.12