Deprecate Blues Notecard support

Author: zfields

.github/workflows/compile-examples.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
         - name: MKRNB
         - name: MKRWAN
         - name: Arduino_Cellular
-        - name: Blues Wireless Notecard
       SKETCH_PATHS: |
         - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo
         - examples/CheckInternetAvailabilityDemo
@@ -113,8 +112,6 @@ jobs:
             platforms: |
               # Install Arduino SAMD Boards via Boards Manager
               - name: arduino:samd
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
           - board:
               platform-name: arduino:mbed
             platforms: |
@@ -123,53 +120,21 @@ jobs:
               # Overwrite the Arduino mbed-Enabled Boards release version with version from the tip of the default branch (located in local path because of the need to first install ArduinoCore-API)
               - source-path: extras/ArduinoCore-mbed
                 name: arduino:mbed
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
-          - board:
-              platform-name: arduino:mbed_portenta
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
-          - board:
-              platform-name: arduino:mbed_nano
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
-          - board:
-              platform-name: arduino:mbed_nicla
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
-          - board:
-              platform-name: arduino:mbed_opta
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
-          - board:
-              platform-name: arduino:mbed_giga
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
-          - board:
-              platform-name: arduino:mbed_edge
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
           - board:
               platform-name: arduino:renesas_portenta
             platforms: |
               # Install Arduino Renesas portenta Boards via Boards Manager
               - name: arduino:renesas_portenta
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
           - board:
               platform-name: arduino:renesas_uno
             platforms: |
               # Install Arduino Renesas uno Boards via Boards Manager
               - name: arduino:renesas_uno
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
           - board:
               platform-name: arduino:esp32
             platforms: |
               # Install Arduino ESP32 Boards via Boards Manager
               - name: arduino:esp32
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
           - board:
               platform-name: esp8266:esp8266
             platforms: |
@@ -183,16 +148,12 @@ jobs:
               # Install ESP32 platform via Boards Manager
               - name: esp32:esp32
                 source-url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/gh-pages/package_esp32_index.json
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
           - board:
               platform-name: rp2040:rp2040
             platforms: |
               # Install rp2040 platform via Boards Manager
               - name: rp2040:rp2040
                 source-url: https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico/releases/download/global/package_rp2040_index.json
-            sketch-paths: |
-              - examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5

README.md

@@ -12,16 +12,13 @@ Library for handling and managing network connections by providing keep-alive fu
 * **5G**: [`MKR NB 1500`](https://store.arduino.cc/arduino-mkr-nb-1500-1413)
 * **LoRa**: [`MKR WAN 1300/1310`](https://store.arduino.cc/mkr-wan-1310)
 * **Ethernet**: [`Portenta H7`](https://store.arduino.cc/products/portenta-h7) + [`Vision Shield Ethernet`](https://store.arduino.cc/products/arduino-portenta-vision-shield-ethernet), [`Max Carrier`](https://store.arduino.cc/products/portenta-max-carrier), [`Breakout`](https://store.arduino.cc/products/arduino-portenta-breakout), [`Portenta Machine Control`](https://store.arduino.cc/products/arduino-portenta-machine-control), [`OPTA WiFi`](https://store.arduino.cc/products/opta-wifi), [`OPTA RS485`](https://store.arduino.cc/products/opta-rs485), [`OPTA Lite`](https://store.arduino.cc/products/opta-lite), [`Portenta C33`](https://store.arduino.cc/products/portenta-c33) + [`Vision Shield Ethernet`](https://store.arduino.cc/products/arduino-portenta-vision-shield-ethernet)
-* **Notecard**: [Provides Cellular/LoRa/Satellite/Wi-Fi to any modern board/architecture](examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard/README.md)
 
 ### How-to-use
 
 ```C++
 #include <Arduino_ConnectionHandler.h>
 /* ... */
-#if defined(BOARD_HAS_NOTECARD)
-NotecardConnectionHandler conMan("com.domain.you:product");
-#elif defined(BOARD_HAS_ETHERNET)
+#if defined(BOARD_HAS_ETHERNET)
 EthernetConnectionHandler conMan;
 #elif defined(BOARD_HAS_WIFI)
 WiFiConnectionHandler conMan("SECRET_WIFI_SSID", "SECRET_WIFI_PASS");

examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard.ino

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ NBConnectionHandler	KEYWORD1
 LoRaConnectionHandler	KEYWORD1
 EthernetConnectionHandler	KEYWORD1
 CatM1ConnectionHandler	KEYWORD1
-NotecardConnectionHandler	KEYWORD1
 
 ####################################################
 # Methods and Functions (KEYWORD2)
@@ -30,10 +29,6 @@ getTime	KEYWORD2
 getClient	KEYWORD2
 getUDP	KEYWORD2
 
-# NotecardConnectionHandler.h
-initiateNotehubSync	KEYWORD2
-setWiFiCredentials	KEYWORD2
-
 ####################################################
 # Constants (LITERAL1)
 ####################################################

examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard/README.md

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name=Arduino_ConnectionHandler
 version=1.2.0
 author=Ubi de Feo, Cristian Maglie, Andrea Catozzi, Alexander Entinger et al.
 maintainer=Arduino <info@arduino.cc>
-sentence=Arduino Library for network connection management (WiFi, GSM, NB, [Ethernet], Notecard)
+sentence=Arduino Library for network connection management (WiFi, GSM, NB, [Ethernet])
 paragraph=Originally part of ArduinoIoTCloud
 category=Communication
 url=https://github.com/arduino-libraries/Arduino_ConnectionHandler
 architectures=samd,esp32,esp8266,mbed,megaavr,mbed_nano,mbed_portenta,mbed_nicla,mbed_opta,mbed_giga,renesas_portenta,renesas_uno,mbed_edge,stm32,rp2040
-depends=Arduino_DebugUtils, WiFi101, WiFiNINA, MKRGSM, MKRNB, MKRWAN, Blues Wireless Notecard (>=1.6.3)
+depends=Arduino_DebugUtils, WiFi101, WiFiNINA, MKRGSM, MKRNB, MKRWAN

examples/ConnectionHandlerDemo-Notecard/arduino_secrets.h

@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 #include <Arduino.h>
 #include "ConnectionHandlerDefinitions.h"
 
-#if defined(BOARD_HAS_NOTECARD)
-  #include "NotecardConnectionHandler.h"
-#else
-
 #if defined(BOARD_HAS_WIFI)
   #include "WiFiConnectionHandler.h"
 #endif
@@ -54,6 +50,4 @@
   #include "CellularConnectionHandler.h"
 #endif
 
-#endif // BOARD_HAS_NOTECARD
-
 #endif /* CONNECTION_HANDLER_H_ */