Announcing the release of Spice v1.9.0-stable! 🌶
v1.9.0-stable introduces Spice Cayenne, a new high-performance data accelerator built on the Vortex columnar format that delivers better than DuckDB performance without single-file scaling limitations, and a preview of Multi-Node Distributed Query based on Apache Ballista. v1.9.0 also upgrades to DataFusion v50, DuckDB v1.4.2, and Delta-Kernel v0.16 for even higher query performance, expands search capabilities with full-text search on views and multi-column embeddings, and delivers many additional features and improvements.
Introducing Cayenne: SQL as an Acceleration Format: A new high-performance Data Accelerator that simplifies multi-file data acceleration by using an embedded database (SQLite) for metadata while storing data in the Vortex columnar format, a Linux Foundation project. Cayenne delivers query and ingestion performance better than DuckDB's file-based acceleration without DuckDB's memory overhead and the scaling challenges of single DuckDB files.
Cayenne uses SQLite to manage acceleration metadata (schemas, snapshots, statistics, file tracking) through simple SQL transactions, while storing data in Vortex's compressed columnar format. This architecture provides:
Key Features:
- SQLite + Vortex Architecture: All metadata is stored in SQLite tables with standard SQL transactions, while data lives in Vortex's compressed, chunked columnar format designed for zero-copy access and efficient scanning.
- Simplified Operations: No complex file hierarchies, no JSON/Avro metadata files, no separate catalog servers—just SQL tables and Vortex data files. The entire metadata schema is intentionally simple for maximum reliability.
- Fast Metadata Access: Single SQL query retrieves all metadata needed for query planning—no multiple round trips to storage, no S3 throttling, no reconstruction of metadata state from scattered files.
- Efficient Small Changes: Dramatically reduces small file proliferation. Snapshots are just rows in SQLite tables, not new files on disk. Supports millions of snapshots without performance degradation.
- High Concurrency: Changes consist of two steps: stage Vortex files (if any), then run a single SQL transaction. Much faster conflict resolution and support for many more concurrent updates than file-based formats.
- Advanced Data Lifecycle: Full ACID transactions, delete support, and retention SQL execution on refresh commit.
Example Spicepod.yml configuration:
datasets:
- from: s3:my_table
name: accelerated_data_30d
acceleration:
enabled: true
engine: cayenne
mode: file
refresh_mode: append
retention_sql: DELETE FROM accelerated_data WHERE created_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '30 days'
Note, the Cayenne Data Accelerator is in Beta with limitations.
For more details, refer to the Cayenne Documentation, the Vortex project, and the DuckLake announcement that partly inspired this design.
Apache Ballista Integration: Spice now supports distributed query execution based on Apache Ballista, enabling distributed queries across multiple executor nodes for improved performance on large datasets. This feature is in preview in v1.9.0.
Architecture:
A distributed Spice cluster consists of:
- Scheduler: Responsible for distributed query planning and work queue management for the executor fleet
- Executors: One or more nodes responsible for running physical query plans
Getting Started:
Start a scheduler instance using an existing Spicepod. The scheduler is the only spiced instance that needs to be configured:
spiced --cluster-mode scheduler --flight 0.0.0.0:50051
Start one or more executors configured with the scheduler's flight URI:
spiced --cluster-mode executor --scheduler-url spiced://localhost:50051
Query Execution:
Queries run through the scheduler will now show a distributed_plan in EXPLAIN output, demonstrating how the query is distributed across executor nodes:
EXPLAIN SELECT count(id) FROM my_dataset;
Current Limitations:
- Accelerated datasets are currently not supported. This feature is designed for querying partitioned data lake formats (Parquet, Delta Lake, Iceberg, etc.)
- The feature is in preview and may have stability or performance limitations
- Specific acceleration support is planned for future releases
For more details, refer to the Distributed Query Documentation.
Spice.ai is built on the Apache DataFusion query engine. The v50 release brings significant performance improvements and enhanced reliability:
Performance Improvements 🚀:
-
Dynamic Filter Pushdown: Enhanced dynamic filter pushdown for custom ExecutionPlans, ensuring filters propagate correctly through all physical operators for improved query performance.
-
Partition Pruning: Expanded partition pruning support ensures that unnecessary partitions are skipped when filters are not used, reducing data scanning overhead and improving query execution times.
Apache Spark Compatible Functions: Added support for Spark-compatible functions including array, bit_get/bit_count, bitmap_count, crc32/sha1, date_add/date_sub, if, last_day, like/ilike, luhn_check, mod/pmod, next_day, parse_url, rint, and width_bucket.
Bug Fixes & Reliability: Resolved issues with partition name validation and empty execution plans when vector index lists are empty. Fixed timestamp support for partition expressions, enabling better partitioning for time-series data.
See the Apache DataFusion 50.0.3 Release for more details.
DuckDB v1.4.2: DuckDB has been upgraded to v1.4.2, which includes several performance optimizations.
Composite ART Index Support: DuckDB in Spice now supports composite (multi-column) Adaptive Radix Tree (ART) indexes for accelerated table scans. When queries filter on multiple columns fully covered by a composite index, the optimizer automatically uses index scans instead of full table scans, delivering significant performance improvements for selective queries.
Example configuration:
datasets:
- from: file://data.parquet
name: sales
acceleration:
enabled: true
engine: duckdb
indexes:
'(region, product_id)': enabled
Performance example with composite index on 7.5M rows:
SELECT * FROM sales WHERE region = 'US' AND product_id = 12345;
DuckDB Intermediate Materialization: Queries with indexes now use intermediate materialization (WITH ... AS MATERIALIZED) to leverage faster index scans. Currently supported for non-federated queries (query_federation: disabled) against a single table with indexes only. When predicates cover more columns than the index, the optimizer rewrites queries to first materialize index-filtered results, then apply remaining predicates. This optimization can deliver significant performance improvements for selective queries.
Example configuration:
datasets:
- from: file://sales_data.parquet
name: sales
acceleration:
enabled: true
engine: duckdb
mode: file
params:
query_federation: disabled
indexes:
'(region, product_id)': enabled
Performance example:
SELECT * FROM sales
WHERE region = 'US' AND product_id = 12345 AND amount > 1000;
The optimizer automatically rewrites the query to:
WITH _intermediate_materialize AS MATERIALIZED (
SELECT * FROM sales WHERE region = 'US' AND product_id = 12345
)
SELECT * FROM _intermediate_materialize WHERE amount > 1000;
Parquet Buffering for Partitioned Writes: DuckDB partitioned writes in table mode now support Parquet buffering, reducing memory usage and improving write performance for large datasets.
Retention SQL on Refresh Commit: DuckDB accelerations now support running retention SQL on refresh commit, enabling automatic data cleanup and lifecycle management during refresh operations.
UTC Timezone for DuckDB: DuckDB now uses UTC as the default timezone, ensuring consistent behavior for time-based queries across different environments.
Example Spicepod.yml configuration:
datasets:
- from: s3://my_bucket/large_table/
name: partitioned_data
acceleration:
enabled: true
engine: duckdb
mode: file
retention:
sql: DELETE FROM partitioned_data WHERE event_time < NOW() - INTERVAL '7 days'
For more details, refer to the DuckDB Data Accelerator Documentation.
-
Querying endpoints as tables: The HTTP/HTTPS Data Connectors now supports querying HTTP endpoints directly as tables in SQL queries with dynamic filters. This feature transforms REST APIs into queryable data sources, making it easy to integrate external service data.
-
Query HTTP endpoint that returns structured data (JSON, CSV, etc.) as if it were a database table
-
Configurable retry logic, timeouts, and POST request support for more complex API interactions
Example Spicepod.yml configuration:
datasets:
- from: https://api.tvmaze.com
name: tvmaze
params:
file_format: json
max_retries: 3
client_timeout: 10s
allowed_request_paths: /search/people
request_query_filters: enabled
request_body_filters: enabled
Example SQL query:
SELECT request_path, request_query, content
FROM tvmaze
WHERE request_path = '/search/people' and request_query = 'q=michael'
LIMIT 10;
If a request_body is supplied it will be posted to the endpoint:
Example SQL query:
SELECT request_path, request_query, content
FROM tvmaze
WHERE request_path = '/search/people' and request_query = 'q=michael' and request_body = '{"name": "michael"}'
LIMIT 10;
HTTP endpoints can be accelerated using refresh_sql:
datasets:
- from: https://api.tvmaze.com
name: tvmaze
params:
file_format: json
allowed_request_paths: /search/people
request_query_filters: enabled
request_body_filters: enabled
acceleration:
enabled: true
refresh_mode: full
refresh_sql: |
SELECT request_path, request_query, content
FROM tvmaze
WHERE request_path = '/search/people'
AND request_query IN ('q=michael', 'q=luke')
For more details, refer to the HTTP Data Connector Documentation.
Improved Query Performance: The DynamoDB Data Connector now includes improved filter handling for edge cases, parallel scan support for faster data ingestion, and better error handling for misconfigured queries. These improvements enable more reliable and performant access to DynamoDB data.
Example Spicepod.yml configuration:
datasets:
- from: dynamodb:my_table
name: ddb_data
params:
scan_segments: 10
For more details, refer to the DynamoDB Data Connector Documentation.
S3 Versioning Support: Spice now supports S3 Versioning for all connectors using object-store (S3, Delta Lake, etc.), ensuring range reads over versioned files are atomically correct. When S3 versioning is enabled, Spice automatically tracks version IDs during file discovery and uses them for all subsequent range reads, preventing inconsistencies from concurrent file modifications.
Current limitations:
- Multi-file connections (e.g., partitioned datasets) do not yet support version tracking across all files
- Version tracking is automatic when S3 versioning is enabled on the bucket
S3 Single-File Refresh Skipping: Spice now optimizes S3 single-file dataset refreshes by caching file metadata (ETag, Version ID, size, timestamp) and skipping unnecessary data fetches when the underlying file hasn't changed. This optimization dramatically reduces bandwidth usage and improves refresh performance for scenarios where data doesn't change frequently. The feature is enabled by default for accelerated S3 single-file datasets and includes metrics tracking for skipped refreshes.
Example configuration:
datasets:
- from: s3://my-bucket/data.parquet
name: s3_data
acceleration:
enabled: true
engine: duckdb
refresh_check_interval: 10s
When the file's metadata hasn't changed between refresh checks, Spice will skip the data fetch entirely, logging:
Skipping refresh for dataset 's3_data': file metadata unchanged
For more details, refer to the S3 Data Connector Documentation.
Full-Text Search on Views: Full-text search indexes are now supported on views, enabling advanced search scenarios over pre-aggregated or transformed data. This extends the power of Spice's search capabilities beyond base datasets.
Multi-Column Embeddings on Views: Views now support embedding columns, enabling vector search and semantic retrieval on view data. This is useful for search over aggregated or joined datasets.
Vector Engines on Views: Vector search engines are now available for views, enabling similarity search over complex queries and transformations.
Example Spicepod.yml configuration:
views:
- name: aggregated_reviews
sql: SELECT review_id, review_text FROM reviews WHERE rating > 4
embeddings:
- column: review_text
model: openai:text-embedding-3-small
For more details, refer to the Search Documentation and Embeddings Documentation.
Dedicated Query Thread Pool: Query execution and accelerated refreshes now run on their own dedicated thread pool, separate from the HTTP server. This prevents heavy query workloads from slowing down API responses, keeping health checks fast and avoiding unnecessary Kubernetes pod restarts under load.
This feature was opt-in in previous releases and is now enabled by default. To disable it and revert to the previous behavior, add the following spicepod.yaml configuration:
runtime:
params:
dedicated_thread_pool: none
For more details, refer to the Runtime Configuration Documentation.
Stale-While-Revalidate Cache Control: Query results now support "stale-while-revalidate" cache control, allowing stale cached data to be served immediately while asynchronously refreshing the cache entry in the background. This improves response times for frequently-accessed queries while maintaining data freshness. Requires cache key type to be set to "sql (raw)" for proper operation.
Optimized Prepared Statements: Prepared statement handling has been optimized for better performance with parameterized queries, reducing planning overhead and improving execution time for repeated queries.
Large RecordBatch Chunking: Large Arrow RecordBatch objects are now automatically chunked to control memory usage during query execution, preventing memory exhaustion for queries returning large result sets.
Zstd Compression Encoding: Query result caching now supports optional Zstandard (zstd) compression encoding to reduce memory usage for cached query results. This is particularly beneficial for large result sets, reducing cache memory footprint while maintaining fast decompression times. Encoding can be configured via the encoding parameter with options none (default) or zstd.
Example configuration:
runtime:
caching:
sql_results:
enabled: true
max_size: 128MiB
item_ttl: 1m
encoding: zstd
HTTP Cache-Control Support: The query result cache now supports the stale-while-revalidate Cache-Control directive, enabling faster response times by serving stale cached results immediately while asynchronously refreshing the cache in the background. This feature is particularly useful for applications that can tolerate slightly stale data in exchange for improved performance.
Example configuration:
runtime:
caching:
sql_results:
enabled: true
max_size: 128MiB
item_ttl: 1m
stale_while_revalidate_ttl: 1m
How it works:
When a cache entry is stale but within the stale-while-revalidate window, Spice will:
- Immediately return the stale cached result to the client
- Asynchronously re-execute the query in the background to refresh the cache
- Future requests will use the refreshed data
Configuration:
Use the Cache-Control HTTP header with the stale-while-revalidate directive:
Cache-Control: max-age=300, stale-while-revalidate=60
This configuration caches results for 5 minutes (300 seconds), and allows serving stale results for an additional 60 seconds while refreshing in the background.
Requirements:
- Must use plan or raw SQL cache keys (set
cache_key_type to sql or plan in results_caching configuration)
- Background revalidation re-executes queries through the normal query path
- Timestamp tracking automatically determines cache entry age for staleness checks
Example configuration via HTTP header:
GET /v1/sql
Cache-Control: max-age=600, stale-while-revalidate=120
X-Cache-Key-Type: sql
This feature improves application responsiveness while ensuring data freshness through background updates.
For more details, refer to the Results Caching Documentation.
Enhanced HTTP Client Security: HTTP client usage across the runtime has been hardened with improved TLS validation, certificate pinning for critical endpoints, and better error handling for network failures.
ODBC Connector Improvements: Removed unwrap calls from the ODBC connector, improving error handling and reliability. Fixed secret handling and Kubernetes secret integration.
CLI Permissions Hardening: Tightened file permissions for the CLI and install script, ensuring secure defaults for configuration files and credentials.
Oracle Instant Client Pinning: Oracle Instant Client downloads are now pinned to specific SHAs, ensuring reproducible builds and preventing supply chain attacks.
Improved Credential Retry Logic: AWS SDK credential initialization has been significantly improved with more robust retry logic and better error handling. The system now automatically retries transient credential resolution failures using Fibonacci backoff, allowing Spice to tolerate extended AWS outages (up to ~48 hours) without manual intervention.
Key features:
- Automatic retry with backoff: Implements Fibonacci backoff for transient credential failures (network issues, temporary AWS service disruptions)
- Better error handling: Distinguishes between retryable errors (connector errors) and non-retryable errors (misconfiguration)
- Unauthenticated access support: Properly supports unauthenticated access to public S3 buckets without requiring credentials
- Improved error messages: Provides detailed logging with attempt numbers, retry intervals, and error context for better troubleshooting
The improvements ensure more reliable AWS service integration, particularly in environments with intermittent network connectivity or during AWS service degradations.
DataFusion Log Emission: The Spice runtime now emits DataFusion internal logs, providing deeper visibility into query planning and execution for debugging and performance analysis.
AI Completions Tracing: Fixed tracing so that ai_completions operations are correctly parented under sql_query traces, improving observability for AI-powered queries.
Version-Controlled Data Access: The new Git Data Connector (Alpha) enables querying datasets stored in Git repositories. This connector is ideal for use cases involving configuration files, documentation, or any data tracked in version control.
Example Spicepod.yml configuration:
datasets:
- from: git:https://github.com/myorg/myrepo
name: git_metrics
params:
file_format: csv
For more details, refer to the Git Data Connector Documentation.
The Spice Java SDK has been upgraded with support for configurable Arrow memory limit: spice-java v0.4.0
SpiceClient client = SpiceClient.builder()
.withArrowMemoryLimitMB(1024) // 1GB limit
.build();
For more details, refer to the Java SDK Documentation.
Install Specific Versions: The spice install command now supports installing specific versions of the Spice runtime and CLI. This enables easy version management, downgrading, or installation of specific releases for testing or compatibility requirements.
Usage:
# Install a specific version
spice install v1.8.3
# Install a specific version with AI flavor
spice install v1.8.3 ai
# Install latest version (existing behavior)
spice install
spice install ai
Note: Homebrew installations require manual version management via brew install spiceai/spiceai/spice@<version>.
Persistent Query History: The Spice CLI REPL (SQL, search, and chat interfaces) now persists command history to ~/.spice/query_history.txt, making your query history available across sessions. The history file is automatically created if it doesn't exist, with graceful fallback if the home directory cannot be determined.
New REPL Commands:
.clear - Clear the screen using ANSI escape codes for a clean workspace.clear history - Clear and persist the query history, removing all stored commands
Tab Completion: Tab completion now includes suggestions based on your command history, making it faster to re-run or modify previous queries.
Example usage:
sql> SELECT * FROM my_table;
sql> .clear # Clears the screen
sql> .clear history # Clears command history
sql> # Use arrow keys or tab to access previous commands
For more details, refer to the CLI Documentation.
- Reliability: Fixed refresh worker panics with recovery handling to prevent runtime crashes during acceleration refreshes.
- Reliability: Improved error messages for missing or invalid
spicepod.yaml files, providing actionable feedback for misconfiguration.
- Reliability: Fixed DuckDB metadata pointer loading issues for snapshots.
- Performance: Ensured
ListingTable partitions are pruned correctly when filters are not used.
- Reliability: Fixed vector dimension determination for partitioned indexes.
- Search: Fixed casing issues in Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF) for hybrid search queries.
- Search: Fixed search field handling as metadata for chunked search indexes.
- Validation: Added timestamp support for partition expressions.
- Validation: Fixed
regexp_match function for DuckDB datasets.
- Validation: Fixed partition name validation for improved reliability.
No breaking changes.
New HTTP Data Connector Recipe: New recipe demonstrating how to query REST APIs and HTTP(s) endpoints. See HTTP Connector Recipe for details.
The Spice Cookbook includes 82 recipes to help you get started with Spice quickly and easily.
To upgrade to v1.9.0, use one of the following methods:
CLI:
Homebrew:
brew upgrade spiceai/spiceai/spice
Docker:
Pull the spiceai/spiceai:1.9.0 image:
docker pull spiceai/spiceai:1.9.0
For available tags, see DockerHub.
Helm:
helm repo update
helm upgrade spiceai spiceai/spiceai
AWS Marketplace:
🎉 Spice is now available in the AWS Marketplace!
- Fix for search field as metadata for chunked search indexes by @Jeadie in #7429
- Bump object_store from 0.12.3 to 0.12.4 by @app/dependabot in #7433
- Properly respect disabling snapshots by @phillipleblanc in #7431
- Revert "Properly respect disabling snapshots" by @sgrebnov in #7439
- Revert "Disable snapshots by default" by @sgrebnov in #7438
- Add preview warning for write access mode by @sgrebnov in #7440
- fix: regexp_match for DuckDB datasets by @kczimm in #7443
- Add feature is currently in preview warning for snapshots by @sgrebnov in #7442
- [Logger] Also emit Datafusion logs by @mach-kernel in #7441
- add missing snapshot by @kczimm in #7446
- Fix tracing so that ai_completions are parented under sql_query by @lukekim in #7415
- Enable snapshot acceleration by default by @phillipleblanc in #7451
- Disable acceleration refresh metrics by @krinart in #7450
- Add v1.8 release notes by @phillipleblanc in #7430
- fix: partition name validation by @kczimm in #7452
- Fix lint error due to ignore without reasons by @krinart in #7454
- Add models and CUDA support to spiced install script by @lukekim in #7457
- Post-release 1.8 updates by @phillipleblanc in #7455
- Remove println in datafusion by @phillipleblanc in #7461
- Update end_game.md to notify once release is done by @sgrebnov in #7460
- Remove italics from snapshot logging by @phillipleblanc in #7463
- Update openapi.json by @app/github-actions in #7466
- Fix generate spicepod schema by @phillipleblanc in #7464
- Fix generate acknowledements by @phillipleblanc in #7465
- Update spicepod.schema.json by @app/github-actions in #7469
- fix: Ensure ListingTable partitions are pruned when filters are not used by @peasee in #7471
- Create
runtime-secrets crate by @phillipleblanc in #7474
- Create
runtime-parameters crate by @phillipleblanc in #7475
- Don't download the snapshot if the acceleration is present by @phillipleblanc in #7477
- Bump hyper-util from 0.1.16 to 0.1.17 by @app/dependabot in #7434
- Add missing remote CLI feature by @lukekim in #7478
- Add 1.8.0 release analytics by @sgrebnov in #7481
- CLI multi-line input support for
spice sql by @lukekim in #7479
- fix: duckdb partitioning cannot reload config by @kczimm in #7482
- fix: Make search cache test use a slower uncached search by @peasee in #7473
- Add support for S3 dataset params by @phillipleblanc in #7476
- Add DuckDB TPC-H memory limit variations by @lukekim in #7484
- Add better snapshot validation for incorrectly configured spicepods by @phillipleblanc in #7487
- Move blocking/sync I/O to spawn blocking by @lukekim in #7462
- Add DuckDB file accelerator 2G and 4G dispatches by @lukekim in #7491
- Validate spicepod file exists before running tests by @lukekim in #7492
- Make snapshot reading/writing more robust with Iceberg-like metadata.json by @phillipleblanc in #7486
- Re-use build-testoperator and ensure it's cached by @lukekim in #7494
- Fix duckdb test operator limit casing by @lukekim in #7498
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7499
- Create
runtime-request-context crate by @Jeadie in #7459
- Add integration tests for Acceleration DB snapshotting by @phillipleblanc in #7489
- Two minor fixes for AI udf tests by @krinart in #7503
- Add model response timeout for ai udf tests by @krinart in #7504
- Show error if FTS is misconfigured for datasets/views by @krinart in #7458
- Add test for chunked search index with search field as metadata by @Jeadie in #7513
- Add sccache for build test operator by @lukekim in #7515
- Enhancement: Add
spill_compression to runtime config by @krinart in #7505
- Improve GitHub Data Connector by @lukekim in #7510
- Add
RequestTimeoutException to S3 client by @Jeadie in #7514
- Add
sha=<> to snapshot logging by @phillipleblanc in #7521
- Add Type to GitHub Data Connector issues and fix double aliasing for project author by @lukekim in #7519
- DuckDB acceleration: fix memory leak in duckdb_arrow_scan by @sgrebnov in #7524
- Fix partition_by accelerations when a projection is applied on empty partition sets by @phillipleblanc in #7526
- Nullable fields for index columns by @Jeadie in #7523
- Fix missing winver dependency for Windows by @krinart in #7538
- Update mongo config for benchmarks by @krinart in #7546
- Add acceleration snapshots cookbook to template by @phillipleblanc in #7527
- Bump github/codeql-action from 3 to 4 by @app/dependabot in #7535
- Bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.36.0 to 0.37.0 by @app/dependabot in #7529
- Make
spice chat play nice with Unix pipes by @Jeadie in #7525
- Configurable DuckDB duckdb_index_scan_percentage & duckdb_index_scan_max_count by @lukekim in #7551
- [cherry-pick] Release notes for release 1.8.1 by @krinart in #7556
- Fix 1.8.1 release notes by @krinart in #7558
- FTS index with nonfilterable metadata; search field not metadata by default. by @Jeadie in #7548
- Properly set auth headers in github_release.py by @krinart in #7560
- project_schema when using EmptyExec by @kczimm in #7543
- Add 1.8.1 release analytics by @kczimm in #7561
- Bump golang.org/x/mod from 0.28.0 to 0.29.0 by @app/dependabot in #7530
- Hive-style partitioning for DuckDB file mode by @kczimm in #7563
- Vortex Data Accelerator (Dev grade) by @lukekim in #7566
- Only load eval scorers when eval defined by @Jeadie in #7549
- Bump octocrab from 0.45.0 to 0.47.0 by @app/dependabot in #7531
- Bump regex from 1.11.3 to 1.12.1 by @app/dependabot in #7532
- Fix custom file path for Vortex Data Accelerator by @phillipleblanc in #7570
- Add List type support to Vortex Data Accelerator by @lukekim in #7569
- Bump parking_lot from 0.12.4 to 0.12.5 by @app/dependabot in #7534
- Bump tokio-postgres from 0.7.14 to 0.7.15 by @app/dependabot in #7533
- Remove duplicate line from 1.8.1 release notes by @krinart in #7580
- Upgrade Go from v1.24.2 to v1.25.3 by @lukekim in #7582
- Fix race condition in S3 Vectors index and bucket creation by @kczimm in #7577
- Add
runtime-async crate with managed Tokio runtime by @phillipleblanc in #7575
- Optimize GitHub Actions workflows by @lukekim in #7584
- Use 'location' as primary key for document tables by @Jeadie in #7567
- Extend query-related metrics by @krinart in #7571
- Enabling acceleration refresh metrics by using
runtime.metrics config by @krinart in #7583
- S3Vector service metrics in client by @Jeadie in #7502
- Fix score order for one test case by @Jeadie in #7595
ObjectMeta filter pushdown for ObjectStoreTextTable by @Jeadie in #7572- Return
TableProvider from CandidateGeneration::search. by @Jeadie in #7559
- EmptyHashJoinExecPhysicalOptimization, and use in VectorScanTableProvider by @Jeadie in #7587
- Update official Docker builds to use release binaries by @phillipleblanc in #7597
- New Generate Changelog workflow by @krinart in #7562
- BytesProcessedExec to allow optimizer to do limit pushdown by @mach-kernel in #7539
- GitHub Data Connector add Projects, improve rate-limiting and error handling by @lukekim in #7547
- Add copilot-instructions to help improve Copilot reviews by @lukekim in #7606
- Add support for DuckDB table-based partitioning by @sgrebnov in #7581
- fix: Use nextest for integration models tests by @peasee in #7617
- Fix license issue in table-providers by @phillipleblanc in #7620
- Remove
Build Docker Image from PR checks by @phillipleblanc in #7621
- Combine PR Lint + Build checks by @phillipleblanc in #7623
- Remove Cache Rust builds step by @phillipleblanc in #7625
- Rename
duckdb_partition_mode to partition_mode param by @sgrebnov in #7622
- DuckDB table partitioning: delete partitions that no longer exist after full refresh by @sgrebnov in #7614
- Build integration test binaries in single job by @phillipleblanc in #7624
- Make DuckDB table partition data write threshold configurable by @sgrebnov in #7626
- Handle table relations in HTTP v1/search by @Jeadie in #7615
- Fix E2E Test sporadic failures on the macOS runners by @phillipleblanc in #7627
- Emit
query_active_count metric by @krinart in #7589
- fix: Disable go cache in actions by @peasee in #7631
- fix: Don't nullify DuckDB release callbacks for schemas by @peasee in #7628
- Fix integration tests by reverting the use of batch inserts w/ prepared statements by @phillipleblanc in #7630
- Split integration tests into 3 partitions by @phillipleblanc in #7635
- Initial Pepper data accelerator by @lukekim in #7592
- Only build the E2E Test CI binaries once by @phillipleblanc in #7633
- Update BytesProcessedExec snapshots by @mach-kernel in #7637
- Properly set RequestContext for stream execution in Flight by @krinart in #7591
- Add task for creating release branch in docs by @kczimm in #7642
- Add missing mongodb params by @krinart in #7647
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7649
- Release notes for v1.8.2 by @Jeadie in #7645
- docs: Update error handling in copilot instructions by @peasee in #7652
- Pepper accelerator INSERT OVERWRITE support by @lukekim in #7643
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7650
- Run Datafusion queries on a separate Tokio runtime by @phillipleblanc in #7586
- Add explicit steps for docs DRI in end game by @kczimm in #7658
- Add Release 1.8.2 QA Analytics by @krinart in #7661
- Pepper full / append refresh support by @lukekim in #7662
- Add 'client_timeout' for s3 vector by @Jeadie in #7501
- Improvements to Endgame template by @krinart in #7660
- Fix OSS docker release trigger when release marked as latest by @phillipleblanc in #7668
- Use '#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]' for base spicepod components by @Jeadie in #7669
- DataFusion upgrade template to include Ballista by @mach-kernel in #7679
- S3 Vector index spilling by @kczimm in #7613
- Refresh request context bindings / fix trunk integration tests by @mach-kernel in #7680
- Fix integration tests for refresh append by @lukekim in #7681
- Distributed query support by @mach-kernel in #7585
- Run acceleration refreshes on separate Tokio runtime by @phillipleblanc in #7671
- Support DESCRIBE in clustered mode by @kczimm in #7686
- use hyphen instead of period for index name spill separator by @kczimm in #7697
- Add streaming option to /nsql endpoint by @kczimm in #7695
- Task History
min_sql_duration filter support by @lukekim in #7698
- Spawn
object_store IO tasks on the original Tokio runtime by @phillipleblanc in #7689
- Update openapi.json by @app/github-actions in #7700
- Adjust DataFusion runtime worker threads by @phillipleblanc in #7704
- Gate dedicated SQL engine CPU runtime behind opt-in param
dedicated_thread_pool by @phillipleblanc in #7705
- Add TPCH S3 refresh spicepod by @phillipleblanc in #7706
- DuckDB: include ANALYZE after write to update query optimizer statistics by @sgrebnov in #7714
- Display execution time in Spice REPL for no results by @sgrebnov in #7713
- Task History capture and store SQL query plans by @lukekim in #7701
- Pepper TPC-H SF-1 benchmark by @lukekim in #7717
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7720
- Optimize prepared statements (parameterized queries) by @lukekim in #7703
- Pepper accelerator tests (Clickbench, TPC-H SF-5, SF-100) by @lukekim in #7721
- Add support for DuckDB
connection_pool_size param by @sgrebnov in #7716
- Add health probing to testoperator runs by @phillipleblanc in #7709
- Simplify
AcceleratedTable by @Jeadie in #7724
- Add some basic indexing tests for 'FullTextDatabaseIndex' by @Jeadie in #7688
- DuckDB:
on_refresh_recompute_statistics param + ANALYZE for table-based partitioning by @sgrebnov in #7719
- Fix Windows builds by excluding pepper/vortex by @phillipleblanc in #7729
- Enable separate CPU runtime thread pool for DataFusion by default by @phillipleblanc in #7732
- 'runtime-datafusion' crate for runtime related DataFusion components by @Jeadie in #7666
- Pepper expanded append refresh support by @lukekim in #7670
- Pepper basic partitioning by @lukekim in #7731
- Stable pepper benchmark snapshots by @phillipleblanc in #7739
- Delta Lake Connector: Support
AWS_SESSION_TOKEN parameter by @mach-kernel in #7752
- Pepper use SQLite WAL by @lukekim in #7757
- v1.8.3 release notes by @mach-kernel in #7745
- Increase testoperator health check threshold to 50ms by @phillipleblanc in #7767
- Data Accelerator Graceful Shutdown by @lukekim in #7756
- Remove Windows CUDA builds by @phillipleblanc in #7768
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7771
- Bump actions/download-artifact from 5 to 6 by @app/dependabot in #7746
- Bump serde from 1.0.226 to 1.0.228 by @app/dependabot in #7743
- Fix casing for keywords and additional columns by @Jeadie in #7770
- Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 5 by @app/dependabot in #7750
- Bump criterion from 0.5.1 to 0.7.0 by @app/dependabot in #7740
- Bump rustls-native-certs from 0.8.1 to 0.8.2 by @app/dependabot in #7744
- Git Data Connector (Alpha) by @lukekim in #7772
- Pepper accelerator delete support by @lukekim in #7616
- Update Helm chart instructions for Helm in end_game.md by @sgrebnov in #7776
- Turso data accelerator by @lukekim in #7472
- Apply retention SQL filter to refresh fetch by @phillipleblanc in #7778
- Add Parquet buffering option for DuckDB partitioned writes (tables mode) by @sgrebnov in #7735
- fix: EmptyExec when list indexes is empty by @kczimm in #7784
- 1.8.3 post-release housekeeping by @mach-kernel in #7783
- feat: Upgrade to Datafusion v50 by @peasee in #7777
- fix: Replace vortex datafusion with public crate by @peasee in #7791
- Full-text search on views by @Jeadie in #7733
- Revert "Apply retention SQL filter to refresh fetch (#7778)" by @phillipleblanc in #7796
- fix: Add ingest duration and acceleration size metrics to testoperator by @peasee in #7792
- Set local timezone to UTC for DuckDB by @phillipleblanc in #7797
- add Timestamp support for partition expressions by @kczimm in #7803
- Fix trunk lint by @krinart in #7804
- Add missing mongodb params by @krinart in #7807
- Embedding columns on view components by @Jeadie in #7795
- Add Turso as a Pepper Catalog metastore by @lukekim in #7793
- Run retention_sql on refresh commit for DuckDB by @lukekim in #7785
- docs: Update datafusion upgrade checklist by @peasee in #7812
- Vector engines on views by @Jeadie in #7808
- Handle refresh worker panics and add recovery test by @phillipleblanc in #7815
- chunk large record batches to control memory usage by @kczimm in #7802
- fix: cannot determine vector dimension for partitioned indexes by @kczimm in #7818
- Upgrade to Turso v0.3 by @lukekim in #7821
- fix: Ensure custom *Exec ExecutionPlans push down dynamic filters by @peasee in #7811
- handle casing in RRF by @Jeadie in #7825
- Enable 'turso' for pepper acceleration by default by @sgrebnov in #7826
- Improved DynamoDB Data Connector by @krinart in #7715
- Initial support for llama.cpp as LLM inference backend by @lukekim in #7794
- Pepper: Implement retention SQL on refresh commit by @phillipleblanc in #7814
- Fix Dockerfiles for arm64 by @lukekim in #7834
- [DynamoDB] Handle filter edge-cases by @krinart in #7830
- [DynamoDB] Support parallelization for
Scan request by @krinart in #7829
- Don't feature gate Pepper by @lukekim in #7832
- Fix llama.cpp static link by @lukekim in #7835
- fix: docker nightly builds by @kczimm in #7837
- Use GitHub-hosted macOS runner only for tag releases by @lukekim in #7836
- Fix Bug: DuckDB INTERNAL Error: Failed to load metadata pointer by @sgrebnov in #7839
- Fix docker arm64 build to use aegis in pure-rust mode by @lukekim in #7840
- Revert "Use GitHub-hosted macOS runner only for tag releases" by @lukekim in #7843
- Rename Pepper to Cayenne by @lukekim in #7844
- Tighten CLI permissions and install script by @lukekim in #7845
- Set mvcc for Cayenne Turso metastore by @lukekim in #7850
- Optimize Prepared Statements by @lukekim in #7859
- Remove unwrap from ODBC connector, fix secrets, and kuberenetes secre… by @lukekim in #7846
- Improve and secure HTTP client usage by @lukekim in #7847
- Pin Oracle Instant Client download to a SHA by @lukekim in #7851
- Improve experience for missing or invalid Spicepod.yaml by @lukekim in #7849
- chore: Fix PR linting by @peasee in #7865
- Revert FlightIPC issues by @Jeadie in #7870
- Bump Jimver/cuda-toolkit from 0.2.28 to 0.2.29 by @app/dependabot in #7878
- Optimize macOS and Windows builds by @lukekim in #7863
- Improve error message by adding 'cayenne' to the list of valid accelerator engines by @sgrebnov in #7882
- fix: Kafka message delivery failed by @kczimm in #7883
- fix: allow parameter index without dollar signs by @kczimm in #7887
- docs: Update component criteria by @peasee in #7891
- Temporary disable
supports_limit_pushdown for SchemaCastScanExec by @sgrebnov in #7893
- fix: Make integration run with no relevant changes, disable makefile targets on PR by @peasee in #7896
- Add Cayenne benchmark and concurrency tests and remove indexes for Turso MVCC by @lukekim in #7879
- Remove '.embeddings[].metadata' by @Jeadie in #7897
- Revert llama.cpp engine by @lukekim in #7898
- Make Cayenne snapshotting more robust by @sgrebnov in #7899
- Release notes v1.9.0-rc1 by @Jeadie in #7902
- Fix
dataset_acceleration_last_refresh_time_ms unit to milliseconds in description by @ewgenius in #7901
- Fix lint error in record_explain_plan functionality by @sgrebnov in #7906
- Cleanup old snapshots after full refresh by @lukekim in #7908
- Cayenne deletion vector caching support by @lukekim in #7903
- Split filters into partition filters (for pruning) and data filters by @lukekim in #7889
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7911
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7912
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7913
- Update spicepod.schema.json by @app/github-actions in #7916
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7917
- Add Cayenne & Turso accelerators to E2E CI test matrix by @lukekim in #7922
- Make preview warnings consistent by @lukekim in #7921
- Filter and write optimizations by @lukekim in #7918
- fix: Set sccache region explicitly by @peasee in #7928
- fix: Enable integration test merge group checks by @peasee in #7927
- Update testoperator release branch from 1.8 to 1.9 by @peasee in #7926
- Update DuckDB to 1.4.1 with composite ART scans by @mach-kernel in #7884
- Don't build Windows on trunk pushes by @lukekim in #7931
- fix: Use correct minio secret in build binary push by @peasee in #7934
- Update test-framework workers to use dedicated Flight client by @sgrebnov in #7938
- Fix financebench, configure s3vectors for appropriate snapshotting by @Jeadie in #7935
- Don't try to initialize accelerator if it is disabled by @lukekim in #7932
- Add spark UDFs to Spice by @Jeadie in #7936
- Fix extra async_trait in cayenne metadata catalog by @phillipleblanc in #7942
- deps: Upgrade to Rust 1.90 by @peasee in #7941
- Add cayenne accelerator to README.md by @ewgenius in #7905
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7948
- Run integration tests with
AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED flag by @sgrebnov in #7952
- Only retry credentials on ConnectorError by @kczimm in #7944
- fix: Improve join reordering by ensuring
JoinSelection is applied by @peasee in #7828
- fix: Remove unused deps, consolidate workspace deps by @peasee in #7953
- bump async-openai commit by @kczimm in #7929
- deps: Use vortex fork by @peasee in #7954
- Enable tracing in delta lake integration tests by @sgrebnov in #7951
- Update datasets in S3 vectors test case by @Jeadie in #7956
- Add spiced metrics scraping to test operator by @lukekim in #7937
- Memoize S3 vectors ListIndex API call with configurable TTL by @kczimm in #7910
- Cayenne performance optimizations by @lukekim in #7907
- Setup HotFix issue template by @ewgenius in #7957
- Fix AWS SDK credential cache retry handling by @phillipleblanc in #7943
- Infer RRF
join_key from TableProvider::constraints and implement SearchQueryProvider::constraints. by @Jeadie in #7959
- [Optimizer]: DuckDB intermediate materialization (non-federated) by @mach-kernel in #7964
- 1.7.3 post-release housekeeping by @ewgenius in #7962
- Fix
digest_many UDF for ColumnarValue::Array. by @Jeadie in #7960
- Fix spiced metrics reporting as part of benchmark tests by @sgrebnov in #7967
- Avoid pushing down Spice specific UDFs to accelerators during federation by @Jeadie in #7909
- CLI file persisted history with
.clear and .clear history commands by @lukekim in #7970
- ResultsCache Cache-Control
stale-while-revalidate by @lukekim in #7963
- Use GetVectors API instead of returnData by @kczimm in #7083
- Make DuckDB intermediate materialization logic more robust by @sgrebnov in #7971
- [Cayenne] Configurable target Vortex file size by @lukekim in #7972
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7974
- Bump github.com/klauspost/compress from 1.17.11 to 1.18.1 by @app/dependabot in #7872
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7978
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #7982
- Run Integration tests on spiceai-dev-runners by @sgrebnov in #7985
- [CLI] Fix cursor issue due to flush by @lukekim in #7981
- fix: Support S3 versioning, Vortex dynamic filter pushdown by @peasee in #7984
- Make
cluster a default feature by @lukekim in #7994
- Optimize DuckDB Intermediate Index Materialization for No-Index Case by @sgrebnov in #7998
- HTTP connector with dynamic filter support by @lukekim in #7969
- Revert federation 'can_execute_plan' by @Jeadie in #7999
- Fix stale caching by @lukekim in #7995
- Fix count(*) for http connector by @krinart in #8001
- [CLI] Install specific version by @lukekim in #8006
- Fix stale with revalidate request/response by @lukekim in #8005
- Fallback
RequestContext for cluster queries by @Jeadie in #8007
- Use use_rustls_tls for Spice Cloud /connect by @lukekim in #8008
- Use delta-kernel-rs 0.16x + Parquet reader with object meta API changes by @mach-kernel in #8011
- fix: Update datafusion & arrow-rs with S3 versioning fix by @lukekim in #8012
- Add 1.9.0-rc.2 release notes by @sgrebnov in #7993
- Update Datafusion version by @sgrebnov in #8014
- [Acceleration] DuckDB tables mode partitioner + CTE rewrite optimizer by @mach-kernel in #8013
- Update spicepod.schema.json by @app/github-actions in #8015
- Update acknowledgements by @app/github-actions in #8016
- Upgrade shutdown signal Ordering by @krinart in #8017
- Set max-age: 0 during stale by @lukekim in #8018
- Add E2E test release for Helm by @lukekim in #8023
- Bump github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter from 0.0.5 to 1.1.1 by @app/dependabot in #7989
- Bump schemars from 0.9.0 to 1.0.4 by @app/dependabot in #7877
- Update
generate_changelog script by @krinart in #8028
- Update QA analytics Release 1.9.0-rc.2 by @krinart in #8027
- [CLI] Improve auto-complete by @lukekim in #8022
- Improve verify helm workflow by @lukekim in #8024
- Bump azure_core from 0.28.0 to 0.30.0 by @app/dependabot in #7986
- Test operator load test row count validation by @lukekim in #8036
- fix: Revert HTTP response offloading by @peasee in #8041
- Disable advanced filters pruning for partitioned tables by @sgrebnov in #8037
- fix: Ensure Vortex UncompressedSizeInBytes is calculated by @peasee in #8044
- Add 1.9.0-rc.3 release notes by @sgrebnov in #8048
- fix: Update test snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8046
- add benchmark spicepods by @Jeadie in #8047
- DynamoDB TPC-H SF1 Benchmarks by @krinart in #8043
- Bump github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go from 1.5.0 to 1.6.0 by @app/dependabot in #7988
- Bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.37.0 to 0.38.0 by @app/dependabot in #7987
- v1.9.0-rc.2 README updates by @lukekim in #8035
- Bump suppaftp from 5.4.0 to 6.3.0 by @app/dependabot in #7875
- Bump ctor from 0.5.0 to 0.6.0 by @app/dependabot in #7873
- WW README Update by @wyattwenzel in #8058
- Reenable dynamic federation support by @Jeadie in #8026
- fix: Prevent SortExec from ordering below SchemaCastScanExec by @peasee in #8061
- Skip logging and return OK() on error during shutdown by @krinart in #8057
- Partition pruning with complex expressions by @lukekim in #8040
- Update openapi.json by @app/github-actions in #8064
- Make DynamoDB snapshots consistent by @krinart in #8069
- Add check for error log by @krinart in #8070
- Fix tracing of 's3_vector_query_and_get' by @Jeadie in #8065
- DuckDB v1.4.2 by @mach-kernel in #8073
- Fix failing OpenAI test by @krinart in #8076
- Enable 'test_recency_scoring' by @Jeadie in #8068
- Test operator: avoid duplicate Flight requests when using --http-clients by @sgrebnov in #8071
- Update load tests to use truth percentile values by @sgrebnov in #8079
- Update DynamoDB to RC by @krinart in #8060
CachedQueryVector to avoid recomputing embedding vector for spilling/partitioned vector indexes. by @Jeadie in #8059- Fix DuckDB on_commit sink race by @lukekim in #8081
- Add partitioned duckdb by @lukekim in #8083
- [CLI] Security and santization by @lukekim in #8082
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8084
- Fix partition_by expression by @lukekim in #8087
- Data Components security fixes and sanitization by @lukekim in #8086
- Runtime security and sanitization by @lukekim in #8088
- Add spicepod-validator tool and fix spicepods by @lukekim in #8089
- Skip data fetches for S3 single file refreshes by @lukekim in #8072
- MCP security and sanitization by @lukekim in #8090
- Update spicepod.schema.json by @app/github-actions in #8099
- Update acknowledgements by @app/github-actions in #8098
- Add install-dev target back to Makefile by @Jeadie in #8100
- fix 'testoperator run search' by @Jeadie in #8101
- Update datafusion-table-providers - fix nullability inferences for MySQL and PostgreSQL, and fix full text search for PostgreSQL by @ewgenius in #8092
- Remove duplicate install-with-models by @phillipleblanc in #8107
- Improve Cayenne partitioning by @lukekim in #8097
- Testoperator dispatch: respect
verify_results dispatch configuration by @sgrebnov in #8106
- Include 'match' column only if chunk offsets found in seach query 'LogicalPlan' by @Jeadie in #8102
- Fix validation path by @lukekim in #8109
- Fix dispatch paths by @lukekim in #8110
- Fix dispatch spicepod paths by @lukekim in #8112
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8113
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8114
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8116
- Update test Spicepods by @lukekim in #8131
- Add validation to reference schema by @lukekim in #8111
- Include root error when failing to find latest timestamp in accelerated table by @sgrebnov in #8132
- fix: HTTP Connector validation, query and body by @lukekim in #8115
- Update nsql model list by @lukekim in #8141
- Update DynamoDB Benchmarks by @krinart in #8135
- Fix Dremio E2E test by @sgrebnov in #8139
- fix: Update MongoDB benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8143
- fix: Update DynamoDB benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8142
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8145
- fix: Update iceberg[catalog] benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8144
- Improve HTTP Connector UX by @lukekim in #8146
- QueryOverrides for DynamoDB benchmarks by @krinart in #8151
- test-framework: add row count validation skipping with TPC-DS defaults by @sgrebnov in #8149
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8148
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8154
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8155
- fix: Update test snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8160
- Suppress
delta_kernel::listed_log_files warnings by @phillipleblanc in #8158
- Update table providers to fix warning by @phillipleblanc in #8156
- Suppress MCP limit log by @phillipleblanc in #8159
- Remove incorrect tool name validation by @Jeadie in #8161
- Disable results validation for federated/glue[csv].yaml by @phillipleblanc in #8163
- fix: Update benchmark snapshots by @app/github-actions in #8164
- Fix dynamodb overrides by @phillipleblanc in #8165
- Fix dynamo db overrides again by @phillipleblanc in #8166
- few more dynamodb overrides by @phillipleblanc in #8167
- Add stub release notes for v1.9.0-rc.4 by @phillipleblanc in #8168
- Add v1.9.0-rc.4 release notes by @lukekim in #8169
- fix: Cayenne concurrent table creation by @lukekim in #8176
- fix: Avoid pruning bucket partitions for != and NOT IN operators by @sgrebnov in #8177
