tgcalls v2.0.0. Smart pointers, updated tgcalls with webrtc and more

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Introduce

The dependencies have been updated to the latest versions. The updated Telegram tgcalls now has the ability to work with group video calls. Wait for the next major update. A lot of work has been done in this update to improve communication between Python and C++ tgcalls via binding. Fixed all problems with pointers. C++ native instances are now fully deconstructed correctly.

Major

• There is no RuntimeError now. New exceptions: PytgcallsError, CallBeforeStartError, NotConnectedError, GroupCallNotFoundError;
• set_is_mute method is async now. You need to call it with await statement;
• isGroupCallStarted native method was renamed to isGroupCallNativeCreated.

Minor

• print_available_playout_devices and print_available_recording_devices methods of GroupCall now deprecated and will be removed soon;
• add get_playout_devices and get_recording_devices methods to get information about system audio devices (names and guids);
• add ability to change outgoing audio bitrate (outgoing_audio_bitrate_kbit argument in constructor of GroupCallFactory);
• add new native methods to implement right flow with stopping and destroying instances (stopAudioDeviceModule, startAudioDeviceModule);
• switch to smart-holder version of pybind11;
• migrate to smart pointers in main parts of Python binding.

Patch

• Improve debug logging messages;
• rework waiting from sleeps to asyncio events;
• fix invalid reconnects by adding pre_update_processing to join_group_call with setting ssrc before handling of updates;
• fix displaying of mute status in group call for another participants;
• fix group call deconstruction from Python;
• fix issue with memory de-allocation;
• fix issues with pointers.

Happy coding ❤️

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