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CHANGELOG.md
# Changelog
All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
## [0.3.0] - 2026-03-10
### Added
- **Arrow compute kernels** — `ExArrow.Compute` with three operations:
`filter/2` (mask rows using the first column of a boolean-typed record
batch), `project/2` (select and reorder columns by name), and `sort/3`
(sort a batch by a named column, ascending or descending). All operations
run entirely in native Arrow memory via the `arrow-select` and `arrow-ord`
Rust crates; results are new `ExArrow.RecordBatch` handles that can be
piped directly into IPC writers, Flight `do_put`, or further compute calls.
- **Parquet support** — `ExArrow.Parquet.Reader` and
`ExArrow.Parquet.Writer` for reading and writing the Parquet columnar
storage format, backed by the `parquet` Rust crate. Both file paths and
in-memory binaries are supported. Parquet streams share the same
`ExArrow.Stream` interface as IPC and ADBC streams — `schema/1`, `next/1`,
and `to_list/1` all work identically.
- **Explorer bridge module** — `ExArrow.Explorer` for direct conversion
between `ExArrow.Stream` / `ExArrow.RecordBatch` and
`Explorer.DataFrame` without writing manual IPC boilerplate. Functions:
`from_stream/1`, `from_record_batch/1`, `to_stream/1`,
`to_record_batches/1`. Requires `{:explorer, "~> 0.8"}` in your
`mix.exs`; when Explorer is absent every function returns an informative
`{:error, ...}` tuple.
- **Nx bridge module** — `ExArrow.Nx` for converting Arrow numeric columns
to `Nx.Tensor` values (and back) by sharing the raw byte buffer — no
list materialisation. Functions: `column_to_tensor/2`, `to_tensors/1`,
`from_tensor/2`. Supports all integer and float Arrow types.
Non-numeric columns return `{:error, ...}` and are silently skipped by
`to_tensors/1`. Requires `{:nx, "~> 0.7"}` in your `mix.exs`.
- **New optional dependency** — `{:nx, "~> 0.7", optional: true}` added to
`mix.exs`. No action required unless you use `ExArrow.Nx`.
- **`ExArrow.Stream` Parquet backend** — `Stream.schema/1` and
`Stream.next/1` dispatch correctly for `:parquet`-backed streams returned
by `ExArrow.Parquet.Reader`.
- **New Rust crate dependencies** — `arrow-select`, `arrow-ord`,
`arrow-buffer`, `arrow-data` (compute kernels) and `parquet` (Parquet
support) added to `native/ex_arrow_native/Cargo.toml`.
- **New guides** — `docs/parquet_guide.md` and `docs/compute_guide.md` with
full API walkthroughs, examples, and performance notes.
### Fixed
- Dialyzer `call_without_opaque` warnings in `ExArrow.Explorer` and
`ExArrow.Nx` — removed unnecessary struct pattern matches from function
heads that were leaking the concrete struct type through the `@opaque`
boundary of `ExArrow.Stream.t()` and `ExArrow.RecordBatch.t()`.
- Credo `alias must appear before module attribute` in `nx_test.exs` and
`explorer_test.exs`.
- Credo `Pipe chain should start with a raw value` in `parquet_test.exs`.
- Credo `length/1 is expensive` in `explorer_test.exs`.
- `checksum-Elixir.ExArrow.Native.exs` regenerated for v0.3.0 across all
supported platforms.
## [0.2.0] - 2026-03-09
### Added
- **TLS for Arrow Flight server** — `Server.start_link/2` now accepts a `:tls`
option for one-way TLS (`[cert_pem: ..., key_pem: ...]`) and mutual TLS (add
`ca_cert_pem:`). The Rust NIF uses tonic's `ServerTlsConfig` and `Identity`.
- **Flight server routing** — the built-in Flight server now stores multiple
named datasets in a `HashMap`. Each `do_put` keys the dataset by the
`FlightDescriptor` (cmd bytes or joined path segments), falling back to the
legacy `"echo"` ticket when no descriptor is provided. New `"list_tickets"`
action returns all stored ticket names.
- **`Client.do_put/4`** — optional `:descriptor` keyword argument
(`{:cmd, binary()}` or `{:path, [String.t()]}`) routes the upload to a named
ticket on the server.
- **ADBC connection pool** — `ExArrow.ADBC.ConnectionPool` is a first-class
NimblePool-backed pool with `start_link/1`, `query/3`, and
`with_connection/3`. Use it from a supervision tree via the companion
`ExArrow.ADBC.DatabaseServer` GenServer.
- **`ExArrow.ADBC.DatabaseServer`** — supervised GenServer that holds an open
`Database` handle and vends it by registered name to connection pools.
- **`Database.close/1` and `Connection.close/1`** — explicit close helpers
(idiomatic no-ops backed by NIF GC; useful in pool `terminate_worker`).
- **`ExArrow.Schema.field_names/1`** — convenience accessor that returns just
the field name strings without allocating `Field` structs.
- **`ExArrow.Stream.to_list/1`** — collects all remaining batches from a stream
into an Elixir list.
- **Integration test matrix** — `test/ex_arrow/adbc_integration_test.exs` with
PostgreSQL (pg 14/15/16) and DuckDB (1.1.3, 1.2.0) suites, gated behind the
`:adbc_integration` tag and driven by a new
`.github/workflows/integration.yml` CI workflow.
### Changed
- **`flight_server_start` NIF** now takes a third `server_tls` argument.
Elixir callers use `Server.start_link/2` with the `:tls` option; the arity
change is hidden behind the public API.
- **`flight_client_do_put` NIF** now takes a fourth `descriptor` argument.
Existing calls pass `:none`; the default is wired in automatically by
`Client.do_put/3` (3-arity form still works unchanged).
- **`ClientBehaviour.do_put/4`** — callback now includes the `opts` argument.
Any existing Mox stubs must be updated to match 4 arguments.
### Fixed
- Dialyzer `call_without_opaque` warning in `ConnectionPool.init_worker/1` —
replaced struct pattern match on opaque `Database.t()` with an `is_atom/1`
guard, preserving the opaque boundary.
- Credo `alias must appear before module attribute` warning in integration test.
- Credo `length/1 is expensive` warnings replaced with `!= []` comparisons.
- `ExUnit.skip/1` compile warning in integration test replaced with
`raise ExUnit.SkipError`.
## [0.1.0] - 2026-02-27
Initial release.
### Added
- **IPC**: Stream and file format. Read from binary or file; write to binary or file. Random-access file API (schema, batch count, get batch by index).
- **Arrow Flight**: Client and echo server. Connect, do_put/do_get, list_flights, get_flight_info, get_schema, list_actions, do_action. Plaintext HTTP/2 only.
- **ADBC**: Database, Connection, Statement. Open by driver path or name; execute SQL to Arrow stream. Metadata APIs (get_table_types, get_table_schema, get_objects) and Statement.bind where supported by driver.
- **Memory model**: Opaque handles (Schema, RecordBatch, Table, Stream). Data stays in native Arrow buffers; no BEAM heap copy by default. Dirty NIFs for long-running work.
- **Precompiled NIFs**: RustlerPrecompiled; prebuilt binaries for common targets (Linux, macOS, Windows) from GitHub releases. Optional local build via `EX_ARROW_BUILD=1`.
### Requirements
- Elixir ~> 1.14 (OTP 25/26, NIF 2.15 and 2.16)
- No Rust required for normal use (precompiled NIFs)