Update NESTML to v8.0.0 (#254)

* feat: add devcontainer and Dependabot configuration

Add a devcontainer configuration for an Ubuntu environment 
with Docker support. Include features for Docker-in-Docker, 
Docker Buildx, and Docker Compose. Introduce a Dependabot 
configuration to automate dependency updates for 
devcontainers on a weekly basis. These changes enhance 
development efficiency and ensure up-to-date dependencies.

* fix: update nestml to version 8.0.0 in Dockerfiles

Update the nestml package version from 8.0.0-rc3 to 8.0.0 in bothDockerfiles. change ensures that the latest stable version of nestml is used, improving compatibility and stability of the 
environment.

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/ubuntu
+{
+	"name": "Ubuntu",
+	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:noble",
+	"features": {
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {
+			"moby": true,
+			"azureDnsAutoDetection": true,
+			"installDockerBuildx": true,
+			"installDockerComposeSwitch": true,
+			"version": "latest",
+			"dockerDashComposeVersion": "latest"
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	// "features": {},
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	// "postCreateCommand": "uname -a",
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {},
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for more information:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+# https://containers.dev/guide/dependabot
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+ - package-ecosystem: "devcontainers"
+   directory: "/"
+   schedule:
+     interval: weekly

src/3.8/Dockerfile

@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ RUN mkdir ${SRC_PATH}/nest-build && cd $_ && \
     python3 -m pip install --upgrade scipy && \
     python3 -m pip install --upgrade gsl wheel setuptools swig
 
-#Latest update to nestml v8.0.0-rc3
-RUN python3 -m pip install NESTML==8.0.0rc3 && \
+#Latest update to nestml v8.0.0
+RUN python3 -m pip install NESTML==8.0.0 && \
     python3 -m pip install nestml-server@git+https://github.com/babsey/[email protected] && \
     python3 -m pip install --upgrade pygsl@git+https://github.com/pygsl/[email protected] && \
     python3 -m pip install pandas "numpy<=1.26"

src/dev/Dockerfile

@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ python3 -m pip install --upgrade nest-desktop && \
 python3 -m pip install --upgrade scipy && \
 python3 -m pip install --upgrade gsl wheel setuptools swig
 
-#Latest update to nestml v8.0.0-rc3
-RUN python3 -m pip install nestml==8.0.0rc3 && \
+#Latest update to nestml v8.0.0
+RUN python3 -m pip install nestml==8.0.0 && \
 python3 -m pip install nestml-server@git+https://github.com/babsey/[email protected] && \
 python3 -m pip install --upgrade pygsl@git+https://github.com/pygsl/[email protected]