v1.9.0

This release includes the following features:

• Partial implementation of allocation QoS.
• Implementation of Discovery Server.
• Implementation of non-blocking calls.

It also adds the following bug fixes and improvements:

• Added sliding window to BitmapRange.
• Modified default behavior for unknown writers.
• A Flush() method was added to the logger to ensure all info is logged.
• A test for loading Duration_t from XML was added.
• Optimized writer liveliness protocol when removing local writers.
• Some liveliness tests were updated so that they are more stable on Windows.
• A fix was added to CMakeLists.txt for installing static libraries.
• A fix was added to performance tests so that they can run on the RT kernel.
• Fix for race condition on built-in protocols creation.
• Fix for setting nullptr in a fixed_string.
• Fix for builds with -DBUILD_JAVA=ON.
• Fix for GAP messages not being sent in some cases.
• Fix for coverity report.
• Several memory issues fixes.
• fastrtps.repos file was updated.
• Documentation for building with Colcon was added.
• Change CMake configuration directory if INSTALLER_PLATFORM is set.
• IDL sub-module updated to current version.