BaseX 9.0: The Spring Edition!

On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 4:32 PM, Christian Grün <christian.gruen at gmail.com> wrote: > Dear BaseX aficionados, > > We are very happy to announce the release of BaseX 9.0! > > The new version of our XML database system and XQuery 3.1 processor > includes some great new features and a vast number of minor > improvements and optimizations. It’s both the usage of BaseX in > productive environments as well as the valuable feedback of our open > source users that make BaseX better and better, and that allow and > motivate us to keep going. Thanks to all of you! > > Along with the new release, we invite you to visit our relaunched > homepage: http://basex.org/. > > Java 8 is now required to run BaseX. The most prominent features of > Version 9.0 are: > > XQUERY > - Comprehensive extensions in the internal XQuery optimizer framework > - Dynamic hash joins rewritings of general comparisons > - Register query jobs as persistent services > - Process very large CSV files via the new CSV 'xquery' format > - Update Module: higher-order functions for performing updates > - Unified static typing, including maps, arrays and function items > - COPYNODE: Lightweight copying of XML fragments > - ENFORCEINDEX: Enforce rewriting for index access > > STORAGE > - Improved database compression (short strings, whitespaces) > > WEB APPLICATIONS > - Permissions layer: Unified definition of RESTXQ access patterns > - RESTXQ: Full support for client- and server-side quality factors > - REST: Run BaseX command scripts > - Web server upgrade to Jetty 9 > > REPOSITORIES > - Combined packaging mechanism (XQuery and Java) > - Java Packaging: Bundling of additional libraries > > DISTRIBUTIONS > - Revised detection and configuration of BaseX home directory > - Windows executable: better detection of Java libraries > > DBA: BASEX DATABASE ADMINISTRATION > - Improved editing and evaluation of XQuery modules > - Revised file, session and job management > > More details can be found on our homepage. We are looking forward to > your feedback. > > Enjoy and have fun, > Christian, BaseX Team >

On 03/23/2018 04:32 PM, Christian Grün wrote: > Dear BaseX aficionados, > > We are very happy to announce the release of BaseX 9.0! > > The new version of our XML database system and XQuery 3.1 processor > includes some great new features and a vast number of minor > improvements and optimizations. It’s both the usage of BaseX in > productive environments as well as the valuable feedback of our open > source users that make BaseX better and better, and that allow and > motivate us to keep going. Thanks to all of you! > > Along with the new release, we invite you to visit our relaunched > homepage: http://basex.org/. > > Java 8 is now required to run BaseX. The most prominent features of > Version 9.0 are: > > XQUERY > - Comprehensive extensions in the internal XQuery optimizer framework > - Dynamic hash joins rewritings of general comparisons > - Register query jobs as persistent services > - Process very large CSV files via the new CSV 'xquery' format > - Update Module: higher-order functions for performing updates > - Unified static typing, including maps, arrays and function items > - COPYNODE: Lightweight copying of XML fragments > - ENFORCEINDEX: Enforce rewriting for index access > > STORAGE > - Improved database compression (short strings, whitespaces) > > WEB APPLICATIONS > - Permissions layer: Unified definition of RESTXQ access patterns > - RESTXQ: Full support for client- and server-side quality factors > - REST: Run BaseX command scripts > - Web server upgrade to Jetty 9 > > REPOSITORIES > - Combined packaging mechanism (XQuery and Java) > - Java Packaging: Bundling of additional libraries > > DISTRIBUTIONS > - Revised detection and configuration of BaseX home directory > - Windows executable: better detection of Java libraries > > DBA: BASEX DATABASE ADMINISTRATION > - Improved editing and evaluation of XQuery modules > - Revised file, session and job management > > More details can be found on our homepage. We are looking forward to > your feedback. > > Enjoy and have fun, > Christian, BaseX Team

> On 23 Mar 2018, at 21:32, Christian Grün <christian.gruen at gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear BaseX aficionados, > > We are very happy to announce the release of BaseX 9.0! > > The new version of our XML database system and XQuery 3.1 processor > includes some great new features and a vast number of minor > improvements and optimizations. It’s both the usage of BaseX in > productive environments as well as the valuable feedback of our open > source users that make BaseX better and better, and that allow and > motivate us to keep going. Thanks to all of you! > > Along with the new release, we invite you to visit our relaunched > homepage: http://basex.org/. > > Java 8 is now required to run BaseX. The most prominent features of > Version 9.0 are: > > XQUERY > - Comprehensive extensions in the internal XQuery optimizer framework > - Dynamic hash joins rewritings of general comparisons > - Register query jobs as persistent services > - Process very large CSV files via the new CSV 'xquery' format > - Update Module: higher-order functions for performing updates > - Unified static typing, including maps, arrays and function items > - COPYNODE: Lightweight copying of XML fragments > - ENFORCEINDEX: Enforce rewriting for index access > > STORAGE > - Improved database compression (short strings, whitespaces) > > WEB APPLICATIONS > - Permissions layer: Unified definition of RESTXQ access patterns > - RESTXQ: Full support for client- and server-side quality factors > - REST: Run BaseX command scripts > - Web server upgrade to Jetty 9 > > REPOSITORIES > - Combined packaging mechanism (XQuery and Java) > - Java Packaging: Bundling of additional libraries > > DISTRIBUTIONS > - Revised detection and configuration of BaseX home directory > - Windows executable: better detection of Java libraries > > DBA: BASEX DATABASE ADMINISTRATION > - Improved editing and evaluation of XQuery modules > - Revised file, session and job management > > More details can be found on our homepage. We are looking forward to > your feedback. > > Enjoy and have fun, > Christian, BaseX Team

On 23/03/2018 21:32, Christian Grün wrote: > Dear BaseX aficionados, > > We are very happy to announce the release of BaseX 9.0! > > The new version of our XML database system and XQuery 3.1 processor > includes some great new features and a vast number of minor > improvements and optimizations. It’s both the usage of BaseX in > productive environments as well as the valuable feedback of our open > source users that make BaseX better and better, and that allow and > motivate us to keep going. Thanks to all of you! > > Along with the new release, we invite you to visit our relaunched > homepage: http://basex.org/. > > Java 8 is now required to run BaseX. The most prominent features of > Version 9.0 are: > > XQUERY > - Comprehensive extensions in the internal XQuery optimizer framework > - Dynamic hash joins rewritings of general comparisons > - Register query jobs as persistent services > - Process very large CSV files via the new CSV 'xquery' format > - Update Module: higher-order functions for performing updates > - Unified static typing, including maps, arrays and function items > - COPYNODE: Lightweight copying of XML fragments > - ENFORCEINDEX: Enforce rewriting for index access > > STORAGE > - Improved database compression (short strings, whitespaces) > > WEB APPLICATIONS > - Permissions layer: Unified definition of RESTXQ access patterns > - RESTXQ: Full support for client- and server-side quality factors > - REST: Run BaseX command scripts > - Web server upgrade to Jetty 9 > > REPOSITORIES > - Combined packaging mechanism (XQuery and Java) > - Java Packaging: Bundling of additional libraries > > DISTRIBUTIONS > - Revised detection and configuration of BaseX home directory > - Windows executable: better detection of Java libraries > > DBA: BASEX DATABASE ADMINISTRATION > - Improved editing and evaluation of XQuery modules > - Revised file, session and job management > > More details can be found on our homepage. We are looking forward to > your feedback. > > Enjoy and have fun, > Christian, BaseX Team

On 31/10/18 17:34, Christian Grün wrote: > Dear XML and XQuery aficionados, > > It’s been exactly 5 months ago when BaseX 9 was released, and we are > happy to announce version 9.1 of our XML framework, database system > and XQuery 3.1 processor! The latest release is online: > > http://basex.org > > The most exciting addition is support for WebSockets, which enable you > to do bidirectional (full-duplex) client/server communication with > XQuery web applications: > > http://docs.basex.org/wiki/WebSockets > > Moreover, we have added convenient syntax extensions (ternary if, > Elvis operator, if without else) to XQuery. Some of them may be made > available in other implementations of XQuery as well (we’ll keep you > updated): > > http://docs.basex.org/wiki/XQuery_Extensions#Expressions > > Other new features are as follows: > > XQuery: > - set local locks via pragmas and function annotations > - Database Module: faster processing of value index functions > - Jobs Module: record and return registration times > - ENFORCEINDEX option: support for predicates with dynamic values > - Update Module, update:output: support for caching maps and arrays > > GUI: > - Mac, Windows: Improved rendering support for latest Java versions > - XQuery editor: choose and display current query context > > Visit http://docs.basex.org to get more information on the added features. > > Your feedback is welcome! Have fun, > > Christian > BaseX Team

> > Dear XML and XQuery aficionados, > > It’s been exactly 5 months ago when BaseX 9 was released, and we are > happy to announce version 9.1 of our XML framework, database system > and XQuery 3.1 processor! The latest release is online: > > http://basex.org > > The most exciting addition is support for WebSockets, which enable you > to do bidirectional (full-duplex) client/server communication with > XQuery web applications: > > http://docs.basex.org/wiki/WebSockets > > Moreover, we have added convenient syntax extensions (ternary if, > Elvis operator, if without else) to XQuery. Some of them may be made > available in other implementations of XQuery as well (we’ll keep you > updated): > > http://docs.basex.org/wiki/XQuery_Extensions#Expressions > > Other new features are as follows: > > XQuery: > - set local locks via pragmas and function annotations > - Database Module: faster processing of value index functions > - Jobs Module: record and return registration times > - ENFORCEINDEX option: support for predicates with dynamic values > - Update Module, update:output: support for caching maps and arrays > > GUI: > - Mac, Windows: Improved rendering support for latest Java versions > - XQuery editor: choose and display current query context > > Visit http://docs.basex.org to get more information on the added features. > > Your feedback is welcome! Have fun, > > Christian > BaseX Team

On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 8:14 PM Maximilian Gärber <mgaerber at arcor.de> wrote: > Good news and great work! > > > > > Am Mi., 31. Okt. 2018 um 17:34 Uhr schrieb Christian Grün > <christian.gruen at gmail.com>: > > > > Dear XML and XQuery aficionados, > > > > It’s been exactly 5 months ago when BaseX 9 was released, and we are > > happy to announce version 9.1 of our XML framework, database system > > and XQuery 3.1 processor! The latest release is online: > > > > http://basex.org > > > > The most exciting addition is support for WebSockets, which enable you > > to do bidirectional (full-duplex) client/server communication with > > XQuery web applications: > > > > http://docs.basex.org/wiki/WebSockets > > > > Moreover, we have added convenient syntax extensions (ternary if, > > Elvis operator, if without else) to XQuery. Some of them may be made > > available in other implementations of XQuery as well (we’ll keep you > > updated): > > > > http://docs.basex.org/wiki/XQuery_Extensions#Expressions > > > > Other new features are as follows: > > > > XQuery: > > - set local locks via pragmas and function annotations > > - Database Module: faster processing of value index functions > > - Jobs Module: record and return registration times > > - ENFORCEINDEX option: support for predicates with dynamic values > > - Update Module, update:output: support for caching maps and arrays > > > > GUI: > > - Mac, Windows: Improved rendering support for latest Java versions > > - XQuery editor: choose and display current query context > > > > Visit http://docs.basex.org to get more information on the added > features. > > > > Your feedback is welcome! Have fun, > > > > Christian > > BaseX Team >