docs: Release notes for 4.3 (#3020)

docs/developer-guide/using-sources.md

@@ -4,19 +4,22 @@ loaders.gl provides a number of `Source` exports that support multi-step data lo
 
 **Sources** are designed encapsulates the following data access models: 
 
-| Encapsulated Data           | Description                                                                     |
+| Data Access Model           | Description                                                                     |
 | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| ***web service**            | interact with a web service that returns data assets for different regions etc. |
-| **cloud storage**           |
-| **archive files**           | read individual assets from a (very large) multi-asset archive files.           |
-| **dynamic data generation** |
+| ***web service**            | Interact with a web service that returns data assets for different regions etc. |
+| **cloud storage**           | Read static assets as-needed from large cloud-native file formats               |
+| **archive files**           | Read individual assets from a (very large) multi-asset archive files.           |
+| **dynamic data generation** | Generate data (tiles, images etc) dynamically based on application requests.    |
 
+## Source
 
-The `Source` instance provides methods to query metadata, and to query data for specific geospatial areas.
+A `Source` object provides information for creating a `DataSource` 
 
 ## DataSource Interfaces
 
-A `Source` can (and sometimes must) expose a completely unique API. However a big advantages comes when a `Source` conforms to an existing Source interface. 
+A `DateSource` instance provides methods to query metadata, and to query data for specific geospatial areas.
+
+A `DataSource` can (and sometimes must) expose a completely unique API. However a big advantages comes when a `DataSource` conforms to an existing Source interface. 
 
 This means that applications written against that interface can now support the new source without any changes to existing logic.
 
@@ -27,6 +30,11 @@ This means that applications written against that interface can now support the
 | `ImageTileSource`  | Load image covering a specific tile index | WMTS (N/A)                              |
 | `VectorTileSource` | Load "features" in a specific tile index  | Mapbox Vector Tiles, `PMTilesSource`    |
 
+## Metadata
+
+A `DateSource` instance provides methods to query metadata: `await dataSource.getMetadata()`.
+
+
 ## Adapter Sources
 
 While most `Source` implementations provide an interface for interacting with a specific web service or cloud archive file format (e.g. `PMtilesSource`), it is also possible to create adapters:

docs/docs-sidebar.json

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         "items": [
           "modules/pmtiles/api-reference/pmtiles-source",
           "modules/mvt/api-reference/mvt-source",
-          "modules/mvt/api-reference/geojson-tile-source",
+          "modules/mvt/api-reference/table-tile-source",
           "modules/wms/api-reference/csw-service",
           "modules/wms/api-reference/wms-service"
         ]

docs/modules/mvt/README.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ npm install @loaders.gl/core
 | Component                                                                |
 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | [`MVTSource`](/docs/modules/mvt/api-reference/mvt-source)                |
-| [`TableTileSource`](/docs/modules/mvt/api-reference/geojson-tile-source) |
+| [`TableTileSource`](/docs/modules/mvt/api-reference/table-tile-source) |
 
 ## Attribution
 

docs/whats-new.mdx

@@ -2,9 +2,27 @@
 
 ## v4.3 (in development)
 
+Target Release Date: June 2024
+
+A minor release that includes:
+
+- **[`Source`](/docs/developer-guide/using-sources) support** - Improvements for multi-step data loading.
+- **examples** - modernized to latest React and minimized boilerplate code.
+- **website** - more format examples are now available.
+
+**@loaders.gl/core**
+
+- [`createDataSource`](/docs/modules/core/api-reference/create-data-source) - Create a `DataSource` from a list of `Source` objects.
+- [`selectSource`](/docs/modules/core/api-reference/select-source) - Select the appropriate `Source` from a list of `Source` objects.
+
 **@loaders.gl/mvt**
 
-- `TableTileSource` - tables can be tiled dynamically in the browser for better rendering performance.
+- [`TableTileSource`](/docs/modules/mvt/api-reference/table-tile-source) - tables can now be vector tiled dynamically in the app.
+
+**@loaders.gl/textures**
+
+- [`Comp[ressedTextureLoader]`](/docs/modules/textures/api-reference/compressed-texture-loader) - Now supports mipmaps in KTX2 textures.
+
 
 ## v4.2
 

modules/mvt/test/index.ts

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 // geojson-vt
 import './lib/vector-tiler/clip-features.spec';
 import './lib/vector-tiler/simplify-path.spec';
-// './get-tile.spec.ts' Was used as basis for geojson-tile-source.spec
-// './full.spec'  Was used as basis for geojson-tile-source-full.spec
-// './multi-world.spec'  Was used as basis for geojson-tile-source-multi-world.spec
+// './get-tile.spec.ts' Was used as basis for table-tile-source.spec
+// './full.spec'  Was used as basis for table-tile-source-full.spec
+// './multi-world.spec'  Was used as basis for table-tile-source-multi-world.spec
 
 import './lib/utils/geometry-utils.spec';