2.4.0rc3: Feature enhancements

Deprecated features

• Legacy job folder structure support is removed in this release

What's Changed

• Add missing docs and pieces for experiment tracking [skip ci] by @nvkevlu in #1981
• Fix shutdown_fl_run.sh by @YuanTingHsieh in #2007
• Job CLI: Add missing logic by @chesterxgchen in #2013
• change app_config logic by @chesterxgchen in #2014
• Reject legacy job by @IsaacYangSLA in #2015
• Add multi gpu support to Client API by @YuanTingHsieh in #2017
• Add TF Multi GPU + Client API example by @YuanTingHsieh in #2018
• Fix communicator_test.py by @YuanTingHsieh in #2019
• Job_Template package into nvflare wheel by @chesterxgchen in #2022
• POC : check fl server is running or not before clean by @chesterxgchen in #2025
• correct typos by @chesterxgchen in #2026
• Swarm learning and cross-site-evaluation with cifar10 by @SYangster in #2005
• Add simulator commands to SFT example's readme by @ZiyueXu77 in #2023
• avoid POC start race condition by @chesterxgchen in #2027
• Enhance PipeHandler by @YuanTingHsieh in #2030
• Add cifar10 swarm learning comparison graphs by @SYangster in #2032
• Improve the way to generate serialized peer fl context by @IsaacYangSLA in #2033
• Add client controlled workflow docs and minor fixes [skip ci] by @nvkevlu in #2021
• Support large object serialization by @yanchengnv in #2024
• Site-specific Authorization by @yhwen in #1858
• Fix gnn pt example config by @YuanTingHsieh in #2029
• Complete the TODO places of generating peer fl context by @IsaacYangSLA in #2037
• Update doc link in readme [skip ci] by @YuanTingHsieh in #2039
• Fix simulator deployer by @YuanTingHsieh in #2038
• Add launch_once option to LauncherExecutor by @YuanTingHsieh in #2028
• Fix remove path in JOB CLI by @YuanTingHsieh in #2040
• Update a few more places that require generating peer fl context by @IsaacYangSLA in #2042
• Add a custom authentication example by @yhwen in #2041
• Job level authorization example by @yhwen in #2036
• Cli job bug fix by @chesterxgchen in #2045
• Add handle_dead_job to cyclic controller by @YuanTingHsieh in #2043
• Optional flag and bug fixes by @nvidianz in #2044
• Fix auth unit test and integration tests by @YuanTingHsieh in #2048

Full Changelog: 2.4.0rc2...2.4.0rc3