I'm happy to include Java 9.0 in the release highlights. Anshum, is that what you were asking about? (Do you mean to remove the note about upgrading completely)
Joel Bernstein http://joelsolr.blogspot.com/ On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 12:16 PM, Uwe Schindler <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > the reason to mention it is mainly: Java 9 comes out tomorrow! So it’s > important in that sense. The Java world is looking at the release of Java 9 > tomorrow, so if we have our own release at the start – just in time, I’d > make the link explicit. So I’d also hurry up with the release so it comes > out today and not tomorrow, Sept 21. > > > > On top of this, upgrading to Java 9 is recommended, because there should > be significant speed improvements when using MMapDircetory (default) and > DocValues (as it eliminates lots of bounds checks during optimization). Of > course, this depends on your usage of Solr/Lucene. > > > > Uwe > > > > ----- > > Uwe Schindler > > Achterdiek 19 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=Achterdiek+19&entry=gmail&source=g>, D-28357 > Bremen > > http://www.thetaphi.de > > eMail: [email protected] > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 20, 2017 5:20 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Release 7.0 process starts > > > > Sounds good. > > > > Also, I am not a java expert like Uwe, and a few others here so let me > know if we should leave in the ‘Jigsaw’ part. > > > > David, you added that yesterday and Mike looked at the Lucene release > notes and let it stay there. So I was wondering if it’s > important/reasonable enough to highlight in the release notes. > > > > -Anshum > > > > > > > > On Sep 20, 2017, at 8:12 AM, Joel Bernstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I would also consider changing the order of the list to highlight the most > interesting features. > > > > If I saw this as the top highlight I would think of this is mainly a > maintenance release. > > > > > > Indented JSON is now the default response format for all APIs, > > pass wt=json and/or indent=off to use the previous unindented XML format. > > > > > > > Joel Bernstein > > http://joelsolr.blogspot.com/ > > > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 11:09 AM, Joel Bernstein <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I just made the edit. > > > Joel Bernstein > > http://joelsolr.blogspot.com/ > > > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Joel Bernstein <[email protected]> > wrote: > > For streaming expressions let's go with: > > > > Solr 7 Streaming Expressions adds a new statistical programming syntax for > > the statistical analysis of sql queries, random samples, time series and > > graph result sets. > > > > > Joel Bernstein > > http://joelsolr.blogspot.com/ > > > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Christine Poerschke (BLOOMBERG/ LONDON) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Cool. How about 7th and 8th bullet points like this. 8th bullet ending in > Java 9 future magic still, not that the magic counts but fitting things on > roughly a screen full for folks to easily get the gist of the new release > is important I think. > > > > -Christine > > > > * Solr 7 adds Streaming Expressions, a new statistical programming syntax > for > > the statistical analysis of sql queries, random samples, time series and > > graph result sets. > > > > * Solr 7 is tested with and verified to support Java 9 > > > > From: [email protected] At: 09/20/17 15:54:54 > > To: Christine Poerschke (BLOOMBERG/ LONDON ) <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: Release 7.0 process starts > > This looks good, other than the wt=xml correction in #1, as Varun pointed > out. Also, I really think we should highlight streaming expressions (Math > Engine) even if that means we don’t hit the ‘7 points’ mark :). > > > > -Anshum > > > > > > > > On Sep 20, 2017, at 7:21 AM, Christine Poerschke (BLOOMBERG/ LONDON) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Totally agree with choosing _7_ highlights for the Solr _7_ release! > > > > Below is the revised draft I came up with: > > > > (Notice that v2 is the 2nd bullet, though I think it yet needs to mention > one or _two_ benefits of using the new API especially since we mention that > /solr/ continues to work.) > > > > (Also notice some re-ordering of the bullets starting with the > used-by-many JSON first, then v2 API second, then third collection creation > which mentions faceting and so leads over to the fourth bullet re: facet > refinement. Fifth is the new replica types (that bullet being slightly > longer than the others to explain what the types are about). Sixth is > auto-scaling which mentions future releases (would folks use new replica > types first before moving on to auto-scaling?). Seventh and last then is > Solr _7_ mention with Java _9_ i.e. the just-arrived future again there.) > > > > *Solr 7.0 Release Highlights:* > > > > * Indented JSON is now the default response format for all APIs, > > pass wt=json and/or indent=off to use the previous unindented XML format. > > > > * The new v2 API, exposed at /api/ and also supported via SolrJ, is now the > > preferred API, but /solr/ continues to work. > > > > * A new `_default` configset is used if no config is specified at > collection > > creation. The data-driven functionality of this configset indexes strings > as > > analyzed text while at the same time copying to a `*_str` field suitable > for > > faceting. > > > > * The JSON Facet API now supports two-phase facet refinement to ensure > accurate > > counts and statistics for facet buckets returned in distributed mode. > > > > * Replica Types - Solr 7 supports different replica types, which handle > updates > > differently. In addition to pure NRT operation where all replicas build an > > index and keep a replication log, you can now also add so called PULL > > replicas, achieving the read-speed optimized benefits of a master/slave > > setup while at the same time keeping index redundancy. > > > > * Auto-scaling. Solr can now allocate new replicas to nodes using a new > auto > > scaling policy framework. This framework will in future releases enable > Solr > > to move shards around based on load, disk etc. > > > > * Solr 7 is tested with and verified to support Java 9. > > > > From: [email protected] At: 09/20/17 15:02:38 > > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Release 7.0 process starts > > > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 9:16 AM Jan Høydahl <[email protected]> wrote: > > And please, I was serious about choosing 7 major features and not adding > random single improvements. The list has already creeped from 7 to 9 > bullets. If you want to add something, then ask youself which of the other > bullets that are less important to MOST USERS and then replace that bullet > instead of adding more. Agree? > > > > I agree with that very much! *Each bullet added de-values the list as a > whole. *IMO the Java 9 bullet can be removed (too few are even using it > yet) and we get to 8 bullets; and those 8 are pretty good. > > -- > > Lucene/Solr Search Committer, Consultant, Developer, Author, Speaker > > LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/davidwsmiley | Book: http://www. > solrenterprisesearchserver.com > > > > > > > > > > >
