Added custom LofarDeviceProxy to enhance support for high-dimensional arrays in attribtues

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stages:
 variables:
   PIP_CACHE_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.cache/pip"
 
-build_test_image:
+build_test_image_python37:
   stage: image
   image: docker
   services:
@@ -58,32 +58,37 @@ run_unit_tests_py37:
     - echo "run python3.7 unit tests /w coverage"
     - tox -e py37
 
-run_unit_tests_py38:
-  image: python:3.8-buster
+.run_unit_tests_pyXX:
+  # installs the prerequisites explicitly, instead of piggy backing
+  # on the ci_python37 image. This allows us to use different base
+  # images with different python versions.
   stage: test
-  script:
+  before_script:
     - apt-get update -y && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y libboost-python-dev libtango-dev # Needed to install pytango
+    - python -m pip install --upgrade pip
     - pip install --upgrade tox
+
+run_unit_tests_py38:
+  extends: .run_unit_tests_pyXX
+  image: python:3.8-buster
+  script:
     - echo "run python3.8 unit tests /w coverage"
     - tox -e py38
 
 run_unit_tests_py39:
+  extends: .run_unit_tests_pyXX
   image: python:3.9-bullseye
-  stage: test
   script:
-    - apt-get update -y && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y libboost-python-dev libtango-dev # Needed to install pytango
-    - pip install --upgrade tox
     - echo "run python3.9 unit tests /w coverage"
     - tox -e py39
 
 run_unit_tests_py310:
+  extends: .run_unit_tests_pyXX
   image: python:3.10-bullseye
-  stage: test
   script:
     # Debian Bullseye ships with libboost-python linked to Python 3.9. Use the one from Debian Sid instead.
     - echo 'deb http://deb.debian.org/debian sid main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
-    - apt-get update -y && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y libboost-python1.74-dev libtango-dev # Needed to install pytango
-    - pip install --upgrade tox
+    - apt-get update -y && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y libboost-python1.74-dev
     - echo "run python3.10 unit tests /w coverage"
     - tox -e py310