Release Notes
This release introduces support for custom index downloads and JVM parameters, refactors startup update behavior, updates CI, and refreshes documentation.
New Features
- Custom Index Download URL: Support for custom index download URL via the
FILE_URL
environment variable. - Additional JVM Parameters: Allow passing additional JVM parameters to Photon using
PHOTON_PARAMS
.
Enhancements
- Refactored Forced Update Logic: Forced update logic refactored into a dedicated
force_update
function, honoringUPDATE_STRATEGY
. - Improved
FILE_URL
Visibility: LogFILE_URL
at startup and during download. - Reliable
FORCE_UPDATE
Handling: Export and resetFORCE_UPDATE
reliably on container startup. PHOTON_PARAMS
Integration: IncludePHOTON_PARAMS
when launching the Photon Java process.
CI Updates
- Bump
peter-evans/create-pull-request
action from v6 to v7.
Documentation
- Added
FILE_URL
andPHOTON_PARAMS
entries to the README environment variable table. - Cleaned up README list formatting.
Chores
- Updated
.gitignore
.
Full Changelog: 0.7.0-rev.1...0.7.0-rev.2