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Release notes

This release updates the Helmholtz RSD from v3.1.0 to v3.2.0. This update requires database migrations:

• 3.1.0-to-3.2.0.sql

❗ Important note ❗

This update disables Postgre's JIT by default to improve the database performance. These changes are not included in the migration file and must be performed manually in the database:

ALTER DATABASE "rsd-db" SET JIT = OFF;

These changes must be enabled by restarting the backend:

docker compose kill -s SIGUSR1 backend

Incoming changes from upstream v3.2.0

This is version 3.2.0 of the Research Software Directory as a service. This release contains the following bug fixes and new features:

• fixed markdown rendering
• fixed harvesting of remote RSDs
• added the support for the pixi package manager
• added additional checks on URLs entered by users
• improved performance of certain database queries

This version requires an update to the database. A migration script can be found here: https://github.com/research-software-directory/RSD-production/blob/main/database-migration/migration-scripts/3.1.0-to-3.2.0.sql

Bug Fixes

• correctly display markdown code blocks (55a6705)
• fix remote RSD harvester by using a select list to prevent the categories column from being harvested (923e586)

Features

• add support and download scraper for pixi package manager (a4f1b62)
• don't allow white spaces in URLs (b65bd41)

Performance Improvements

• better performance for certain database queries (1e51307)