What's New in beta-20170216

Feb 16, 2017

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SQL Language Changes

• The search path for table names can now be set with SET SEARCH_PATH. #13313
• All built-in functions are now in the global namespace (instead of pg_catalog). #13404
• The pg_extension table and the current_database function are now supported. The pg_type and pg_namespace tables have had some changes to improve compatibility with ActiveRecord. #13429
• The columns used in foreign keys are now tracked more accurately. #13439

Admin UI Changes

• The correct fonts are now used. #13539

Bug Fixes

• Replicas that fall too far behind no longer get stuck in a state in which they can no longer catch up. #13515
• The cockroach.LEVEL symlinks created in the log directory now work. #13585

Performance Improvements

• Reduced memory allocations in various places. #13466 #13487 #13455 #13579
• The minimum number of file descriptors has been reduced to 1956 (1700 per store + 256 for networking) so that CockroachDB can be run more easily on platforms with a default limit of 2048 file descriptors. #13462
• UPSERT is now faster in many cases. #13488 #13500

Doc Updates

• The sample Kubernetes config is now able to recover from a situation in which all nodes are down at once. #13580
• The Build a Java App with CockroachDB tutorial now covers using the Hibernate ORM in addition to the jdbc driver. #1100
• The Start a Cluster in Docker tutorial now offers OS-specific instructions, with specific improvements for running on Windows. #1095

Contributors

This release includes 60 merged PRs by 18 authors. We would like to thank first-time contributor Jason Chu from the CockroachDB community.