chore(main): release 5.0.0

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5.0.0 (2026-08-18)

⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

• The Homie MQTT protocol has been removed entirely. The controller now exclusively uses Home Assistant MQTT Discovery.

Features

• add Home Assistant climate/thermostat MQTT entity (d5daeb9)
• add mDNS responder for pool-controller.local discovery (#95) (b1252e7)
• add Olimex ESP32-C6 local UI (#175) (2777cc9)
• calibration: guided NORVI button calibration wizard (#182) (c4fc499)
• change default MQTT protocol to HomeAssistant (5d4cad9)
• Cleanup and fixes (#72) (90d6e07)
• convert WebUI to Progressive Web App (PWA) (b2f05d1)
• display: action menu, wizard-cancel, and step indicator (b0d717d)
• display: horizontal text scrolling for long strings (c7e03fb)
• display: long-press progress bar and auto-return warning (9b49135)
• display: merge Aktionsmenü, Wizard-Cancel und Schritt-Indikator (#148) (4ac6cc2)
• display: merge Hint-Labels, Footer-Format und S1-Wrap (#147) (7264a33)
• display: merge Long-Press-Fortschrittsbalken und Auto-Return-Warnung (#149) (bc3e02e)
• display: update hint labels, footer page format, and S1 wrap (1da577a)
• docs: add KiCad 9.0 schematic generator and PDF exports (#104) (ff46191)
• docs: Add Quick Start Guide, FAQ, and Safety Warnings (#107) (b0152e1)
• ha: add circulation-extension sensor showing extra minutes beyond base timer (0270355)
• ha: add circulation-extension sensor showing extra minutes beyond base timer (9339d25)
• ha: add display precision, circulating action, outlet class, MQTT sensor, cleaner names (85c1ffd)
• ha: add state_class, binary_sensor, RSSI class, and climate preset modes (94daa52)
• ha: Replace timer H/Min number entities with single HH:MM text entities (#74) (27c337f)
• logging: add log console view (LogCapture ring buffer, REST /api/logs, MQTT event export) (#169) (93cc7a0)
• mqtt: set HA entity_category for all discovery entities (375f40f)
• NORVI AE01-R hardware support with OLED display (#117) (964a1bd)
• norvi: add OLED display with 4 info pages, button navigation, and QR code (34681e2)
• NTP server config via Web UI + MQTT, local time display (#83) (c45bd55)
• NVS config backup, MQTT error reporting, web UI improvements (#82) (817500a)
• OLED Menu-Navigation, Sensor-Mapping in WebUI+HA, mDNS (f72bbe2)
• optimierte Pin-Belegung (GPIO32/33/25/26) + Status-LED mit Homie-Blinkcodes (c6ef387)
• OTA update from GitHub releases, semver release management, config safety (#77) (2972b34)
• restructure web UI settings tabs and HA entity categories (#87) (712b037)
• semver release pipeline via release-please (Conventional Commits) (#29) (102b18b)
• system: log concrete reason when entering safe mode (#179) (e7ac809)
• temperature-based circulation time with continuous extension (b16a9d0)
• ui: add About section in More bottom sheet (5919624)
• ui: iOS-style bottom tab bar with glassmorphism (38eec43)
• web-ui: redesign timer display as intuitive time range instead of abstract minutes (366d647)
• web-ui: redesign timer display as intuitive time range instead of abstract minutes (1ced447)
• web-ui: show circulation extension (extra minutes) on dashboard (69e21bf)
• web-ui: show circulation extension (extra minutes) on dashboard (e7cbc24)
• web: add /api/fs/upload endpoint for OTA-safe web asset deployment (cee0b4a)
• web: add temperature-based circulation parameters to Web UI (963bcde)
• web: format effective runtime as duration in WebUI and HA (b460b4f)
• web: make dashboard and operating parameters visible without login (919bbde)
• web: replace pump text toggle with visible toggle-switch controls (#166) (e37e7bd)
• wifi: add WPS onboarding for initial WiFi provisioning (#67) (6983af6)

Bug Fixes

• add native test infrastructure with ASan and coverage reporting (#98) (1421a39)
• address CodeQL code scanning alerts — thread-safe time functions, path-exclude libdeps, update skills (6ebbae1)
• address Codex clean-code review findings (f1d6da2)
• button: Add ADC filtering and improved debouncing for NORVI front panel buttons (#177) (206954b)
• button: stop phantom NORVI operation-mode switches (#181) (cdf4083)
• ci: add checkout step to auto-merge-release workflow (bd19bea)
• ci: filter .pio/libdeps from CodeQL SARIF instead of paths-ignore (a345790)
• ci: fix native test build and clang-format violations (ba6a1a8)
• ci: make website dispatch workflow non-blocking on token issues (#69) (4e03bd3)
• ci: suppress cppcheck syntaxError for ESP-IDF version macros (028e62a)
• ci: use temp file to avoid gh release upload name collision (d570745)
• clang-format: apply clang-format to MqttPublisher.cpp (8058c1d)
• config: correct Doxygen description — uses NVS (Preferences), not LittleFS (d1e9910)
• correct #pragmaonce to #pragma once in RuleAuto.hpp (6963f6c)
• display: ADC threshold calibration and QR code sizing (ca6810f)
• display: address PR #147 review comments (fddff74)
• docs synced de/en (909304d)
• docs: align HA entity table with name-based generation, fix domain errors (#157) (689c24e)
• docs: correct relative paths for images and links (#164) (1870c3e)
• ESP32 compatibility, memory & buffer fixes + AGENTS.md update (#68) (b95efbd)
• ha: select-Entity-Status ohne Temperatur publishen (e6f32d7)
• ha: Sensor-Mapping Discovery bei jedem MQTT-Reconnect publishen (1ab82d9)
• ha: use name-based entity IDs matching HA generation (22c56bd)
• homeassistant: remove 'none' from preset_modes discovery config (d05a083)
• improve English grammar and word choice in documentation (#47) (2d71dcd)
• logging: trace operation mode command sources (#174) (dd91530)
• master Branch renamed to main (f0d0223)
• mount LittleFS during web portal startup (#85) (592a4c8)
• move solar pump relay to R2 (GPIO13), add RC snubber docs (#165) (5f8b964)
• mqtt: prevent dangling pointer and duplicate callback on reconnect (25090d7)
• mqtt: remove duplicate Home Assistant Discovery entities (9ef1526)
• network: remove always-true WPS function pointer check (b0a339b)
• network: remove always-true WPS function pointer check (e9a01bf)
• norvi: move solar pump relay from R1 (GPIO12) to R5 (GPIO33) (#158) (5cf8fda)
• ota: select correct firmware binary per board type (34f93d2)
• pool-controller: stop overriding persisted TimerSetting with hardcoded values (3cfd43f)
• relay: avoid int→bool ambiguity in constructor overloads (fcc616c)
• relay: correct relay polarity for NORVI AE01-R active-HIGH relays (6e92aa0)
• Remove space between platform name and version specifier in nodemcuv2 environment (0f34a68)
• resolve MegaLinter issues in PR #139 (0c3cea8)
• restore telemetry updates and HA entity visibility (716dfe6)
• review findings for temperature-based circulation (8784f25)
• sensor setup UX, button thresholds, QR page layout (7028689)
• sensor: apply address filter to running instance immediately (#160) (cbaad12)
• solar pump hysteresis at max pool temperature (c5a4e76)
• test: add missing saveSensorMapping/loadSensorMapping to mock ConfigManager (00d349b)
• test: add strlcat fallback for native test builds (c6463fb)
• timer: keep pump running when extension wraps past midnight (#180) (2a8f919)
• ui: display dashboard thresholds without-auth via /api/status, 4-across mode cards (e68d4bf)
• use MegaLinter v9.6.0 (v9.7.0 does not exist as release tag) (81b679f)
• web-ui: use consistent muted styling for Extension telemetry item (b0988db)
• web-ui: use consistent muted styling for Extension telemetry item (6ae6b99)
• web: clarify that timer start/end also applies in Auto mode (5985a00)
• web: correct license text from GPL-3.0 to MIT in dashboard footer (1d22f05)
• web: make /api/fs/upload work by also accepting upload.filename (09765b8)
• web: remove leftover merge conflict markers in index.html (#118) (907b676)
• web: stop tabs from reopening WiFi settings after navigation (726bde4)
• web: use streaming multipart upload for /api/fs/upload (0c38f50)
• wps: correct ESP-IDF version guard for esp_wifi_wps_start API (ab98105)
• wps: correct ESP-IDF version guard for esp_wifi_wps_start API (8d92db8)
• wps: correct ESP-IDF version guard for esp_wifi_wps_start API (#124) (ab98105)

Performance Improvements

• web: optimize PWA startup (#184) (3d61ebd)

Miscellaneous Chores

• remove deprecated Homie references across codebase (1df0705)

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🤖 Release is at https://github.com/smart-swimmingpool/pool-controller/releases/tag/v5.0.0 🌻