Release v1.9.0

What's Changed

• SDEV-3342 - add get_statements_from_variants function - adapted from … by @dustinbleile in #74
• Feature/sdev 3256 gene list updates pharma cancer predisp by @dustinbleile in #72
• Bugfix/GitHub actions timeouts by @elewis2 in #76
• Bugfix/GitHub actions timeouts turn tests on by @dustinbleile in #77
• Release/v1.9.0 test updates helper funcs by @dustinbleile in #78

New Contributors

• @elewis2 made their first contribution in #76

Full Changelog: v1.8.0...v1.9.0

Release v1.9.0
New Features:

• get_statements_from_variants - helper function added.
• get_term_list - helper function added.
• get_rid - helper function added.
• get_pharmacogenomic_info - helper function added.
• get_cancer_predisposition_info - helper function added.
• Added constants PHARMACOGENOMIC_RELEVANCE_TERMS and PHARMACOGENOMIC_SOURCE_EXCLUDE_LIST
  Bugfix:
• Ignore gene name version in get_equivalent_features. Eg. NM_033360.4 should match 'NM_033360' and 'KRAS'.
  Improvements:
• get_preferred_gene_name - moved to genes.py
• move CHOMOSOMES and PREFERRED_GENE_SOURCE to constants.py
• add retries on connection failure
  added tests:
• test_get_pharmacogenomic_info
• test_get_cancer_predisposition_info
• reduced runtime of longest test
• add match test