HTSQL 2.2.0rc1 is released¶

Published by xi on 2011-11-22

The first release candidate for the 2.2 release is now available. The primary change from the last beta is the introduction of a new tweak.override addon which provides detailed control over the database metadata:

restrict access to particular tables and columns
configure missing unique and foreign keys
change table, column and link labels
define calculated fields

The other major change is auto completion of table, column and link names in the htsql-ctl shell and the web-based editor. We also added a @ scope reset operator. Finally, we now have binary packages for Debian and RedHat GNU/Linux systems.

Specific changes since the last beta include:

Added @ scope reset operator.
Omit schemas when serializing table names to SQL.
Validate configuration on startup.
Added tweak.override: restricting access to specific tables and columns, adding database constraints, changing table, column and link labels, defining calculated fields.
Added tweak.django: integration with Django framework.
tweak.meta: improved the meta schema.
tweak.cors: added origin parameter.
tweak.shell: autocompletion by Ctrl-Space, improved layout.
htsql-ctl shell: Tab-completion for commands and identifiers.
Refactored database introspection and model graph.
Refactored to use Unicode strings internally.
Various build improvements: now building source, DEB and RPM packages.
Updated documentation on installing, using and configuring HTSQL.
Documentation on deploying on Heroku cloud platform.
Added regression tests for addons.

Major changes since the 2.1 release:

Added tweak.shell: web-based editor with syntax highlighting & completion
Added tweak.override: provides granular meta-data customization
Added tweak.meta: meta() command to query database meta-data including tables, columns and links.
Added integration with Django and SQLAlchemy frameworks.
Added support for plugin parameters and configuration files.