RELEASE_NOTES.txt

                              Kiji Schema Shell Release Notes

Version 1.4.0
  * POM-40. Require JDK 7 to compile Kiji projects.

Version 1.2.1
  * DDLSHELL-51. Adds a security module.  You can use the module with the command:
       MODULE 'fork';
  * DDLSHELL-38. Support for validated reader/writer schemas in layout-1.3
    ** Adds "ALTER TABLE.. { ADD | DROP } [ [DEFAULT] READER | WRITER ]
       SCHEMA.. FOR { COLUMN | FAMILY }" command
    ** CREATE TABLE now accepts a VALIDATION property with values:
       { NONE | LEGACY | DEVELOPER | STRICT }
    ** Adds "DESCRIBE TABLE t COLUMN c SHOW [n] { READER | WRITER } SCHEMAS"

Version 1.2.0
  * DDLSHELL-47. Plugin modules can now provide 'help' text.
  * DDLSHELL-36. Fix link to reference manual in 'help' command.
  * DDLSHELL-44. Plugins can now define commands that execute Java subprocesses.
      You can run a Java subprocess with the following commands:
      MODULE 'fork';
      FORK JVM 'com.example.MyMainClass' 'arg1' 'arg2' 'arg3...';
  * DDLSHELL-43. Add 'USE JAR INFILE...' command to add a collection of paths
      to jar libraries to the environment. These will be provided to Java
      subprocesses.
  * DDLSHELL-45. Support extended environment attributes for dynamically-loaded
      modules through EnvironmentPlugin.

Version 1.1.0
  * DDLSHELL-33. DROP INSTANCE and DROP TABLE commands run on the shell require
      the user to type 'yes' at a prompt. API usage and scripts are not
      affected.
  * DDLSHELL-20. Add CREATE INSTANCE <instance> and DROP INSTANCE <instance>
      commands.
  * DDLSHELL-19. Prevent program crash when you operate on a Kiji instance
      that doesn't exist.
  * DDLSHELL-24. Add support for NUMREGIONS table property, specifying
      the initial region count.
  * DDLSHELL-28. Add support for Layout version 1.2 features.
      Supports properties added in https://jira.kiji.org/browse/SCHEMA-283.
  * Requires KijiSchema 1.1.0+.

Version 1.0.0
  * DDLSHELL-27. Add audience and stability annotations.
  * DDLSHELL-25. Support for language plugin modules.

Version 1.0.0-rc5
  * DDLSHELL-26. Fix bug in classpath formation.
  * DDLSHELL-21. Shell refuses to modify table layouts created by
      newer versions of KijiSchema.
  * DDLSHELL-22. Change default row key format to HASH PREFIXED(2).
  * DDLSHELL-17. Improve default top-level error message.
  * DDLSHELL-15. Support for composite, formatted row keys.
  * DDLSHELL-18. Refactor to use Avro builders throughout.

Version 1.0.0-rc4
  * DDLSHELL-16. Fix link to layout definition language.
  * SCHEMA-197. Update layout protocol to 'layout-1.1'.
  * DDLSHELL-11. Add Client API object to enable programmatic access.
      See org.kiji.schema.shell.api.Client.
  * DDLSHELL-14. COUNTER schema spec should have null schema value.
  * SCHEMA-10. The --kiji flag now specifies a Kiji instance as a URI.
  * Updated to match KijiSchema 1.0.0-rc4 API
    SCHEMA-109, SCHEMA-143, SCHEMA-155, SCHEMA-168, SCHEMA-3.

Version 1.0.0-rc3
  * SCHEMA-154. Update to KijiSchema 1.0.0-rc3 API (Kiji.getAdmin())
  * SCHEMA-50. Update to KijiSchema 1.0.0-rc3 API (Kiji.release(), retain())
  * SCHEMA-97. Update to 1.0.0-rc3 API (Kiji.open() -> Kiji.Factory.open())
  * DDLSHELL-6. Improve shell 'help' command.
  * DDLSHELL-5. Adds RELEASE_NOTES.txt

Version 1.0.0-rc2
  * DDLSHELL-3. Use Kiji artifacts instead of odiago/wibi artifacts.