Release 1.7.0

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• (Add support for instrument types #71) Added support for instrument types:
  • Added a new InstrumentType class
  • Modified the Instrument class to return InstrumentType objects when reading the instrument_type property
  • Modified the StepDetails class to return InstrumentType objects when reading the permitted_instrument_types property
  • Added a new instrument_types property to the LIMS class that can query instrument types.
  • The Instrument class now correctly reports instrument limsids.
  • The instrument_used property of StepDetails is now writable.
• Several updates to StepRunner:
  • (StepRunner fails to see multiple instances of same step in same protocol #69) Step runners now support running the same step multiple times within a protocol.
  • (Support adding an eSignature to a step from a StepRunner #76) Step runners can now sign steps that require an eSignature, by calling self.sign() from the record_details() method.
• (Update Step class to support the "Leave in QC Protocol" next step action #68) The "Leave in QC Protocol" artifact action can now be selected at the Next Steps screen by using step.actions.artifact_actions[artifact].leave_in_qc_protocol()
• (Allow custom file name when using replace_and_commit_from_local #67) The replace_and_commit_from_local method of the File class now supports an optional name parameter, allowing you to upload a file to Clarity using a different name from the on-disk filename.
• (Update protocol.py #65) Fixes a bug in StepConfiguration.permitted_containers() that caused steps with no permitted containers (i.e. no-output steps) to return all container types instead of none.
• (Adding logic to programmatically clear pools on a step #63) Added the Step.clear_pools() method which can be used to remove any existing pools that were created on a step.