Database Lab Engine v3.1.2

DLE v3.1.2 delivers multiple bug fixes and improvements.

🙇 The development team greets new contributors: @yuridevx, @denis256.

New features and logic adjustments

• Configuration option excludeTables – exclude certain tables for data retrieval in logical mode: https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/536, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/issues/348

Improvements and fixes

• Allow restricted users to access all databases in clones created with the --restricted flag https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/532, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/issues/356
• Determine the LATEST backup correctly WAL-G – use creation time instead of modification time https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/540, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/issues/365
• Detect and start existing UI container https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/538, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/issues/371
• Avoid conflicts when CI checker sessions run at the same time https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/542, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/issues/380
• Do not use a non-existing column in the logerrors stat query https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/543, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/issues/381
• Keep the snapshot list with relevant values https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/539, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/issues/382
• Fix README translation links https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/537
• Clarify how DLE works for managed Postgres services in clouds https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/482
• Avoid panicking with an empty scheduler context on physical restore https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/546, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/issues/347
• Do not set "x" flag for the instance_id file https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/545
• Update retrieval flow to check and start existing control containers https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/544
• Wait for control containers to finish stopping when DLE shutdowns https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/544, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/550, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/issues/387
• Implement a general approach to gracefully shutting down control containers with Postgres https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/547, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/551, https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/issues/350
• Change permissions on the instance_id file and its directory https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/555

Contributor's experience

• Make it possible to debug DLE locally in Docker container https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/database-lab/-/merge_requests/548

How to get help

To get help, reach out to the Postgres.ai team and the growing community of Database Lab users and contributors: https://postgres.ai/contact.

Provide feedback, contribute

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated:

• Twitter: @Database_Lab
• Database Lab Community Slack: https://slack.postgres.ai/

If you want to help the project grow, consider various ways of contributing:

• Star the GitHub repo: https://github.com/postgres-ai/database-lab-engine
• Spread the word using Twitter (please mention @Database_Lab!) or your social network of choice
• Consider translating the README.md to one or several languages you know
• Consider implementing one of the features that will make DLE better: see CONTRIBUTING.md and the list of "good first issues" on GitLab.

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