Improve README.md for Better Project Discoverability

[Copilot]

Enhanced the README.md file to improve the onboarding experience for new users and contributors as requested in the issue. The changes make the project more discoverable and easier to get started with.

Changes Made

✅ Added Quick Start Section

• Added a new "Quick Start" section right after the Introduction
• Provides a minimal example to help users get started immediately:

import os
from frequenz.dispatch import Dispatcher

async def main():
    # Configure connection to dispatch API
    url = os.getenv("DISPATCH_API_URL", "grpc://your-dispatch-url.com")
    key = os.getenv("DISPATCH_API_KEY", "your-api-key")
    microgrid_id = 1
    
    # Create and use the dispatcher
    async with Dispatcher(
        microgrid_id=microgrid_id,
        server_url=url,
        key=key,
    ) as dispatcher:
        # Your dispatch logic here
        print("Dispatcher ready!")

✅ Added Installation Section

• Added comprehensive installation instructions using both pip and pyproject.toml
• Used python3 -m pip install frequenz-dispatch format as requested
• Included proper dependency specification for pyproject.toml:

[project]
dependencies = [
    "frequenz-dispatch >= 0.10.1, < 0.11",
]

• Added helpful note about semantic versioning and dependency pinning strategies

✅ Improved Structure

• Moved "Supported Platforms" section to come before "Installation" as requested
• Maintained logical flow: Introduction → Quick Start → Usage → Platforms → Installation → Contributing

✅ Fixed Line Length Compliance

• Restructured long lines to comply with 80-column limit
• Used reference-style links for long URLs to keep content readable
• Broke up long function signatures across multiple lines
• Only remaining long lines are URLs/links which are acceptable per requirements

Technical Validation

• All code examples are syntactically valid Python
• Version information uses latest release (v0.10.1)
• Installation instructions follow Python best practices
• Markdown structure is properly formatted

The changes are minimal and surgical, enhancing the onboarding experience without removing any existing valuable content.

Fixes #166.

[llucax]

The structure of the README is a bit funny, please change it to be:

• Introduction
• Supported Platforms
• Installation
• Quick Start
• Documentation
• Contributing

The new Quick start also overlaps a lot with the existing Usage section, please merge both into the Quick Start section.

Please also improve the Introduction section to actually explain what this library is about. Leave the link to the documentation for the Documentation section.

[Copilot]

The structure of the README is a bit funny, please change it to be:

• Introduction...

I've restructured the README.md as requested. The new structure is now: Introduction → Supported Platforms → Installation → Quick Start → Documentation → Contributing. I merged the Quick Start and Usage sections to eliminate overlap, improved the Introduction to better explain what the library does, and created a separate Documentation section with the API docs link. Commit: 523d951

[llucax]

Please update all the links to the documentation in the whole readme from 0.1 to latest. For example:

https://frequenz-floss.github.io/frequenz-dispatch-python/v0.1/reference/frequenz/dispatch/#frequenz.dispatch.Dispatcher -> https://frequenz-floss.github.io/frequenz-dispatch-python/latest/reference/frequenz/dispatch/#frequenz.dispatch.Dispatcher

[Copilot]

Please update all the links to the documentation in the whole readme from 0.1 to latest. For example:

https://frequenz-floss.github.io/frequenz-dispatch-python/v0.1/reference/frequenz/dispatch/#f...

Updated all documentation links from v0.1 to latest as requested. Commit: 6b6a0ab

[Marenz]

we're testjing against 24.04 now

[Copilot]

Updated to Ubuntu Linux 24.04. Commit: 74e2bb1

[llucax]

Yeah, I saw this one, but all projects are the same so I thought maybe we leave it for another mass update, but maybe we can also just add it to the issue as something to do 👍

Interesting that your review also triggers a copilot session, even if you didn't assign copilot to the PR yourself. It is a bit annoying, maybe if we unassign copilot it stops doing that.

[Marenz]

This sentence is repeated, first appearing above

[Copilot]

Removed the redundant description sentence from the Quick Start section. Commit: 74e2bb1

[Marenz]

This is also repeated.. though I am not sure if that is a problem or not.

[Marenz]

(the main entry part)

[Copilot]

Removed the redundant "main entry point" reference from line 78. Commit: 0bcd222

[Marenz]

This is not correct, the example shows the managing of an actor which internally uses the running status channel.

[Copilot]

Fixed the section title to "Example managing actors with dispatch events" which better describes what the example demonstrates. Commit: 0bcd222

[llucax]

I didn't pay much attention to the code itself as I thought it will mostly use the existing example. Interesting that it could mess it up. Maybe it didn't do as well as I thought after all.

[llucax]

@Marenz do you want to give it a final look and force-merge if it looks good to you?

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR significantly enhances the README.md file to improve project discoverability and provide a better onboarding experience for new users. The changes restructure the documentation with clearer sections and practical examples to help users get started quickly.

• Added comprehensive installation instructions with both pip and pyproject.toml examples
• Introduced a Quick Start section with minimal code example for immediate user engagement
• Restructured content organization moving platform support before installation for better logical flow

[Marenz]

Updated & corrected in #221