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Evgenii Khramkov

Evgenii Khramkov

Senior Software Engineer at Spice AI
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Spice v1.0-rc.5 (Jan 13, 2025)

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Evgenii Khramkov
Evgenii Khramkov
Senior Software Engineer at Spice AI

Announcing the release of Spice v1.0-rc.5 🛠️

Spice v1.0.0-rc.5 is the fifth release candidate for the first major version of Spice.ai OSS. This release focuses production readiness and critical bug fixes. In addition, a new DynamoDB data connector has been added along with automatic detection for GPU acceleration when running Spice using the CLI.

Highlights in v1.0-rc.5​

  • Automatic GPU Acceleration Detection: Automatically detect and utilize GPU acceleration when running by CLI. Install AI components locally using the CLI command spice install ai. Currently supports NVIdia CUDA and Apple Metal (M-series).

  • DynamoDB Data Connector: Query AWS DynamoDB tables using SQL with the new DynamoDB Data Connector.

datasets:
  - from: dynamodb:users
    name: users
    params:
      dynamodb_aws_region: us-west-2
      dynamodb_aws_access_key_id: ${secrets:aws_access_key_id}
      dynamodb_aws_secret_access_key: ${secrets:aws_secret_access_key}
    acceleration:
      enabled: true
sql> describe users;
+----------------+-----------+-------------+
| column_name    | data_type | is_nullable |
+----------------+-----------+-------------+
| created_at     | Utf8      | YES         |
| date_of_birth  | Utf8      | YES         |
| email          | Utf8      | YES         |
| account_status | Utf8      | YES         |
| updated_at     | Utf8      | YES         |
| full_name      | Utf8      | YES         |
| ...                                      |
+----------------+-----------+-------------+

  • File Data Connector: Graduated to Stable.

  • Dremio Data Connector: Graduated to Release Candidate (RC).

  • Spice.ai, Spark, and Snowflake Data Connectors: Graduated to Beta.

Dependencies​

No major dependency changes.

Contributors​

  • @Jeadie
  • @phillipleblanc
  • @ewgenius
  • @peasee
  • @Sevenannn
  • @lukekim

What's Changed​

* Update acknowledgements by @github-actions in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4190
* Ensure non-nullity of primary keys in `MemTable`; check validity of initial data. by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4158
* Bump version to v1.0.0 stable by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4191
* Fix metal + models download by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4193
* Update spice.ai connector beta roadmap by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4194
* feat: verify on zero results snapshots by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4195
* Add throughput test module to `test-framework` by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4196
* Update Spice.ai TPCH snapshots by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4202
* Replace all usage of `lazy_static!` with `LazyLock` by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4199
* Fix model + metal download by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4200
* Run Clickbench for Dremio by @Sevenannn in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4138
* Update openapi.json by @github-actions in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4205
* Fix the typo in connector stable criteria by @Sevenannn in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4213
* feat: Add throughput test example by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4214
* feat: calculate throughput test query percentiles by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4215
* feat: Add throughput test to actions by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4217
* Implement DynamoDB Data Connector by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4218
* 1.0 doc updates by @lukekim in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4181
* Improve clarity and concison of use-cases by @lukekim in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4220
* Remove macOS Intel build by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4221
* fix: Test operator throughput test workflow by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4222
* DynamoDB: Automatically load AWS credentials from IAM roles if access key not provided by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4226
* File connector clickbench snapshots results by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4225
* Spice.ai Catalog Connector by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4204
* feat: Add test framework metrics collection by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4227
* Add badges for build/test status on README.md by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4228
* Release Dremio to RC by @Sevenannn in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4224
* feat: Add more test spicepods by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4229
* feat: Add load test to testoperator by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4231
* Add TSV format to all `object_store`-based connectors by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4192
* Move test-framework to dev-dependencies for Runtime by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4230
* Document limitation for correlated subqueries in TPCH for Spice.ai connector by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4235
* Changes for CUDA by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4130
* fix: Collect batches from test framework, load test updates by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4234
* Suppress opentelemetry_sdk warnings - they aren't useful by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4243
* fix: Set dataset status first, update test framework by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4244
* feat: Re-enable defaults on test spicepods by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4248
* Add usage for streaming local models; Fix spice chat usage bar TPS expansion by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4232
* refactor: Use composite testoperator setup, add query overrides by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4246
* Enable expand_views_at_output for DF optimizer and transform schema to expanded view types by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4237
* Add throughput test spicepod for databricks delta mode connector by @Sevenannn in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4241
* Spark data connector - update and enable TPCH and TPCDS benchmarks by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4240
* Increase the timeout minutes of load test to 10 hours by @Sevenannn in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4254
* Improve partition column counts error for delta table by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4247
* Add e2e test for databricks catalog connector (mode: delta_lake) by @Sevenannn in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4255
* Spark connector integration tests by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4256
* Run benchmark test with the new test framework by @Sevenannn in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4245
* Configure databricks delta secrets to run load test by @Sevenannn in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4257
* Support `properties` for emitted telemetry by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4249
* feat: Add `ready_wait` test operator workflow input by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4259
* Handle 'LargeStringArray' for embedding tables by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4263
* `llms` tests for alpha/beta model criteria  by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4261
* Configurable runner type for load and throughput tests by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4262
* Handle NULL partition columns for Delta Lake tables by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4264
* Add integration test for Snowflake by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4266
* Add Snowflake TPCH queries by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4268
* Handle `LargeStringArray` in `v1/search`. by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4265
* Fix `build_cuda` in Update spiced_docker.yml by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4269
* Run Snowflake benchmark in GitHub Actions by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4270
* Allow Snowflake query override for CI tests by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4271
* Don't run GPU builds for trunk by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4272
* Fix InvalidTypeAction not working by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4273
* Add xAI key to llm integration tests by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4274
* Update openai snapshots by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4275
* Fix federation bug for correlated subqueries by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4276
* Update end_game.md by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4278
* Promote Snowflake to Beta by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4277
* Set version to 1.0.0-rc.5 by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4283
* Update cargo.lock by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4285
* Update spice.ai data connector snapshots by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4281
* Promote the Spice.ai Data Connector to Beta by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4282
* Revert change to  `integration_models__models__search__openai_chunking_response.snap` by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4279
* Allow for a subset of build artifacts to be published to minio by @Jeadie in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4280
* Promote File Data Connector to Stable by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4286
* Add Iceberg to Supported Catalogs by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4287
* Update openapi.json by @github-actions in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4289
* Fix Spark benchmark credentials, add back overrides by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4295
* Promote Spark Data Connector to Beta by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4296
* Add Dremio throughput test spicepod by @Sevenannn in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4233
* Add error message for invalid databricks mode parameter by @Sevenannn in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4299
* Fix pre-release check to look for `build` string by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4300
* Promote databricks catalog connector (mode: delta_lake) to beta by @Sevenannn in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4301
* Properly delegate `load_table` to Rest Catalog by @phillipleblanc in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4303
* Update acknowledgements by @github-actions in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4302
* docs: Update ROADMAP.md by @peasee in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4306
* v1.0.0-rc.5 Release Notes by @ewgenius in https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/4298

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/compare/v1.0.0-rc.4...v1.0.0-rc.5

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