[DO NOT MERGE] Changeset Release Preview - v3.0.0

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Changelog Chainlink Core

3.0.0 - PREVIEW

added

• #16485 82fade9 - address codec implementation #added

• #16402 13b7d5a - refactor extradata codec logic and unblock ccip msg optimization using protobuf #added

• #16457 fb15e16 - remove extra data codec for ocr factory function param #added

• #16521 4d67987 - fix test for chainlink-ccip #added

• #16482 080caf9 - remove extradata codec reference on CCIP #added

• #16438 46abdaf - Add support for custom deviation functions in median plugin. #added
  Do this like so, by adding the following config to a "median" job spec:

  [pluginConfig.deviationFunc]
  expiresAt = 1739895051.0 # REQUIRED. Unix timestamp indicating the expiry date. Should be specified as a float64 so even for integer values, add a decimal point.
  type = "pendle" # REQUIRED. Currently only "pendle" is supported.
  multiplier = "1000000" # OPTIONAL. Must be supplied as string integer. Default is 1e18 if omitted.

• #15752 39d0909 - #added add exponential backoff retry to feeds.SyncNodeInfo()

• #16505 e13e567 - #added support importing eth and p2p keys on startup

changed

• #16605 2245fc4 - #changed: Add more granularity for workflow completed histogram metric around expected values

• #16627 499283e - #changed Disabled fee boosting when destination is Hedera

• #16263 aeb468e - #changed enhanced logging for capabilities' server requests

removed

• #16568 521217e - #removed Remove bash wrappers and call solidity compilation directly.

updated

• #16528 396fe0a - #updated update mcms lib dependency.

• #16513 60d011a - #updated Move BoxOutput util function to the only place it is called.

• #16550 73b6542 - #updated Removed unnecessary dependendies from json_normalization_test.go.

• #16654 8ccee34 - #updated Generate keystone wrappers using forge.

• #16564 f638d60 - #updated Fix abigen compilation on Mac.

• #16546 c44201a - #updated Moved Mailboxes.md to docs.

• #16357 1124020 - #updated Use MustNewSimTransactor from chainlink-integrations instead of its old copy.

• #16433 4539ec5 - #updated Moved a 10-line method DeepCopyLog to the only module calling it.

• #16477 d27cae5 - go.mod update in core/scripts #updated

• #16411 227ded3 - #updated ccip-owner-contracts in CLD to latest

breaking_change

• #16575 79ce88c - Upgrade LLO protocol to support sub-seconds reports. #breaking_change
  CAUTION: This release needs a careful rollout. It must be tested on a staging DON first by setting half of the nodes to this version, while leaving half at the previous version, to verify inter-version interoperability before node-by-node rollout in production.
  NOTE: Protocol version 0 does NOT support gapless handover on sub-second reports. You must upgrade to version 1 for that.
  Rollout plan is here: https://smartcontract-it.atlassian.net/browse/MERC-6852

bugfix

• #16343 3a0b638 - #bugfix

• #16328 c200abc - #internal #bugfix correct request id to support parallel step execution

• #16624 953cdc8 - fix: resovles panic send: on closed channel in workflow engine #bugfix

internal

• #16554 db8613a - #internal fix bump chainlink-ccip due to bumping mcms

• #16328 c200abc - #internal #bugfix correct request id to support parallel step execution

• #16352 125f547 - #internal Add Aptos environment and state

• #16287 073eac4 - #internal refactor app startup using cre services

• #16246 d96c444 - #internal bump core/scripts/go.mod dependencies

untagged

• #16366 4704eb5 - fixes inability to approve multiple jobs with same command for standard capabilities

• #16464 8d2b90c - fix(chainlink/deployment): loads unlabeled contracts from address book by default