[2024-01-08] Library & Engine Team Update

[GregoryTravis]

• James: Sort handling of Nothing within Column || and && Sort handling of Nothing within Column || and && #8656
• James: Prototype work for reading massive text files.
• Radosław: Finished: Unify File_Format_Metadata with File_For_Read Unify File_Format_Metadata with File_For_Read #8628
• Radosław: work in progress on Enso Secret tests Follow on from the Enso Secret APIs #8556
• Greg: Support on_problems=Problem_Behavior.Report_Warning and Map_Error wrapping in Vector.map Support on_problems=Problem_Behavior.Report_Warning and Map_Error wrapping in Vector.map #8595
• Greg: Ignore User-Agent in HTTP tests Ignore User-Agent in HTTP tests #8630
• Jaroslav: Updating Espresso support & docs to match GraalVM for JDK21 Updating Espresso support & docs to match GraalVM for JDK21 #8641
• Jaroslav: Apply SectionsToBinOp pass to arguments of Section Apply SectionsToBinOp pass to arguments of Section #8655
• Jaroslav: Read registered Persistance objects only once Read registered Persistance objects only once #8658
• Jaroslav: Avoid using cached bindings when the module isn't loaded from cache Avoid using cached bindings when the module isn't loaded from cache #8669
• Jaroslav: Canonicalize file names before comparing them Canonicalize file names before comparing them #8670
• Jaroslav: Chained if_then_else application change Chained if_then_else application change #8671
• Jaroslav: Executing (parts of) Truffle TCK with Enso values Executing (parts of) Truffle TCK with Enso values #8685
  • Fix fix (Character to Text) delivered: Executing (parts of) Truffle TCK with Enso values #8685 (comment)
• Jaroslav: Replace Jackson library by simple data I/O streams Replace Jackson library by simple data I/O streams #8693
• Hubert: Initialize builtin methods lazily in non-AOT mode Initialize builtin methods lazily in non-AOT mode #8654
• Hubert: Test benchmark theory Test benchmark theory #8668
• Hubert: Suppress logs for test cases unless a failure is reported Suppress logs for test cases unless a failure is reported #8694
• Hubert: Cats are not welcome Cats are not welcome #8696
• Hubert: Optimize AliasAnalysis hotspot Optimize AliasAnalysis hotspot #8701
• Pavel: Refactor Standard.Test to the builder API Refactor Table_Tests to the builder API #8622
• Pavel: Remove org.bouncycastle dependency Remove org.bouncycastle dependency #8664
• Pavel: language server tests do not unnecessarily re-assemble fat jar language server tests do not unnecessarily re-assemble fat jar #8695
• Dmitry: Unable to access constructor value in interactive mode Unable to access constructor value in interactive mode #8626
• Dmitry: Kill lingering FanOutReceiver actors when the connection is closed Kill lingering FanOutReceiver actors when the connection is closed #8642
• Dmitry: Lock critical section in projects/list command Lock critical section in projects/list command #8647
• Dmitry: Do not change project module name to Upper_Snake_Case Do not change project module name to Upper_Snake_Case #8697
• Ad: Make split to rows of Nothing value equal Nothing Make split to rows of Nothing value equal Nothing. #8640
• Ad: Give file read its own helper widget for delimiters. Remove newline add none. Give file read its own helper widget for delimiters. #8627

[JaroslavTulach]

The final results of last week speedups are visible in graph generated by:

enso/tools/performance/engine-benchmarks$ ./bench_download.py -s stdlib -b develop wip/jtulach/AvoidJacksonOnstartup_8553

On Jan 2 the Startup_empty_startup benchmark was running in 3218ms. On Jan 8 it runs in 2794ms. Result of:

• Test benchmark theory #8668
• Remove org.bouncycastle dependency #8664
• Cats are not welcome #8696
• Replace Jackson library by simple data I/O streams #8693

E.g. 13% speedup, congrats @Akirathan, @hubertp!