[2023-07-24] Library and Engine Team Update

[jdunkerley]

• James: Aligned is_inifite and is_nan on Columns. Round on a column was always adding a warning #7246
• James: Fixed bug where round was always attaching a warning on Columns. Round on a column was always adding a warning #7246
• James: Add dropdown widgets for replace. Add drop down for replace, remove Column_Selector #7295
• James: Retired the Column_Selector concept using regex more directly now. Add drop down for replace, remove Column_Selector #7295 and Fix issue with rename_columns and revert order of parameter change on select_columns. #7321
• James: Added new select_blank_columns and remove_blank_columns. Add drop down for replace, remove Column_Selector #7295
• James: Added Text.length and other missing builtins to the enso code. Various small tickets... #7367
• James: Fixed JS rendering of Regex and Match. Various small tickets... #7367
• James: Changed pattern for listing files so *.txt etc work recursively. Various small tickets... #7367
• James: Script to create Windows machine from bare VM to building Enso. https://gist.github.com/jdunkerley/b1c859605d2f9ce816ad36df28c4b24e
• James: Updated Amazon Linux build set up for testing performance. https://gist.github.com/jdunkerley/0546b07d1cf1f4ff61f7e4f0ef541ad7
• James: Work on improving the performance of the Statistics code. (currently at least 2x faster than it was).
• Radek: Added new Date and Time operations date_add, date_diff, date_part to scalars. Add date_diff, date_add and date_part to scalar Enso date-time values. #7273
• Radek: Improved the error message for Filter_Condition. Improve error message on Filter_Condition missing arguments in Table.filter #7290
• Radek: Detailed investigation into the performance of column operations both as vectorised operations and as maps. Add benchmarks comparing performance of Table operations 'vectorized' in Java vs performed in Enso #7270
• Radek: Benchmark analysis tool within Enso. Add benchmarks comparing performance of Table operations 'vectorized' in Java vs performed in Enso #7270
• Radek: Fixing operations on Mixed types. Fixing operations on Mixed types #7368
• Greg: Added a fallback to the Regex compile builtin which was causing the engine to crash if a bad type passed. Add Fallback to Prim_Text_Helper.compile_regex; accept Regex in Text.parse_to_table #7297
• Greg: Fixed issue with tests failing if not in the Poland timezone. Add zone to Date_Times #7325
• Greg: Implemented replace on the Database column and table. Implement replace on the Database Column #7275
• Greg: Converting the Number.round to a Java implementation. Convert Number.round to Java #7360
• Jaroslav: New API for building benchmark tests with a builder style. Bench builder API #7324
• Jaroslav: Raise error on unclosed text literal symbols. Yield UnclosedTextLiteral syntax errors #7340
• Jaroslav: Fix issue with type check consistency with a->b and Function. Type checks inconsistent when dealing with a -> b function types #7298
• Jaroslav: Fix issue with ascribed type check on atoms with holes. Ascribed types & atom_with_hole #7348
• Jaroslav: Simplify built in types system. Simplifying builtins type system support #7344
• Jaroslav: Remove dependency on EnsoContext when working with PackageRepository. No need to depend on EnsoContext when working with PackageRepository #7276
• Jaroslav: Avoid dependency on EnsoContext from Module and ModuleScope. Avoiding dependency on EnsoContext from Module and ModuleScope #7277
• Jaroslav: Avoid Compiler compile time dependency on EnsoContext. Avoid Compiler compile time dependency on EnsoContext #7299
• Jaroslav: ResourceManagerTest to verify that all resources are cleaned on ctx.close(). ResourceManagerTest to verify resources are cleaned on ctx.close() #7302
• Jaroslav: Simplified onboarding instructions for engine and project-manager developers. Simplify onboarding instructions for engine & project-manager developers #7181
• Hubert: Added a delay to the language server to help with hibernation reconnection. Delay LS shutdown when last client disconnects #7254
• Pavel: Engine benchmark tool can compare two branches now. Engine benchmarks download tool is able to plot multiple branches #7257
• Pavel: Builtin methods now all accept array-like arguments in the remaining places, removing need for to_array. Builtin methods can support array-like arguments #7235
• Pavel: Updated GraalVM to v23. Fix GraalVM distribution download on MacOS #7364 and Fix GraalVM distribution download on MacOS #7364
• Pavel: Fixed issue with the dockerfile to stop it downloading R. Fix Dockerfile - do not download R component #7374
• Pavel: Work on invoking the Enso based benchmarks via JMH. Invoke all Enso benchmarks via JMH #7101
• Dmitry: Debugging issues with tests within CI. Debug TextOperations test #7292 and Flaky pending saves vcs test #7355
• Dmitry: Updating the JUnit interface. Update junit-interface #7338
• Dmitry: Added the ability to work with external edits to project files. Allow external edits of project files #7322
• Dmitry: Lowered the verbosity of logging on text watcher. Decrease watcher verbosity #7369
• Dmitry: Resolved issue that runtime instrumentation is being used before finished instrumentation. Runtime instrumentation is being used before finishing instrumentation #7370