Merge pull request #950 from citusdata/changelog-6.0

CHANGELOG changes

cr: @sumedhpathak

CHANGELOG.md

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+### citus v6.0.0 (November 4, 2016) ###
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+* Adds compatibility with PostgreSQL 9.6, now the recommended version
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+* Removes the `pg_worker_list.conf` file in favor of a `pg_dist_node` table
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+* Adds `master_add_node` and `master_add_node` UDFs to manage membership
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+* Removes the `\stage` command and corresponding csql binary in favor of `COPY`
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+* Removes `copy_to_distributed_table` in favor of first-class `COPY` support
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+* Adds support for multiple DDL statements within a transaction
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+* Adds support for certain foreign key constraints
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+* Adds support for parallel `INSERT INTO ... SELECT` against colocated tables
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+* Adds support for the `TRUNCATE` command
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+* Adds support for `HAVING` clauses in `SELECT` queries
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+* Adds support for `EXCLUDE` constraints which include the partition column
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+* Adds support for system columns in queries (`tableoid`, `ctid`, etc.)
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+* Adds support for relation name extension within `INDEX` definitions
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+* Adds support for no-op `UPDATE`s of the partition column
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+* Adds several general-purpose utility UDFs to aid in Citus maintenance
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+* Adds `master_expire_table_cache` UDF to forcibly expire cached shards
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+* Parallelizes the processing of DDL commands which affect distributed tables
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+* Adds support for repartition jobs using composite or custom types
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+* Enhances object name extension to handle long names and large shard counts
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+* Parallelizes the `master_modify_multiple_shards` UDF
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+* Changes distributed table creation to error if the target table is not empty
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+* Changes the `pg_dist_shard.logicalrelid` column from an `oid` to `regclass`
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+* Adds a `placementid` column to `pg_dist_shard_placement`, replacing Oid use
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+* Removes the `pg_dist_shard.shardalias` distribution metadata column
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+* Adds `pg_dist_partition.repmodel` to track tables using streaming replication
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+* Adds internal infrastructure to take snapshots of distribution metadata
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+* Addresses the need to invalidate prepared statements on metadata changes
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+* Adds a `mark_tables_colocated` UDF for denoting pre-6.0 manual colocation
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+* Fixes a bug affecting prepared statement execution within PL/pgSQL
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+* Fixes a bug affecting `COPY` commands using composite types
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+* Fixes a bug that could cause crashes during `EXPLAIN EXECUTE`
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+* Separates worker and master job temporary folders
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+* Eliminates race condition between distributed modification and repair
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+* Relaxes the requirement that shard repairs also repair colocated shards
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+* Implements internal functions to track which tables' shards are colocated
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+* Adds `pg_dist_partition.colocationid` to track colocation group membership
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+* Extends shard copy and move operations to respect colocation settings
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+* Adds `pg_dist_local_group` to prepare for future MX-related changes
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+* Adds `create_distributed_table` to easily create shards and infer colocation
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+### citus v5.2.2 (November 4, 2016) ###
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+* Adds support for `IF NOT EXISTS` clause of `CREATE INDEX` command
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+* Adds support for `RETURN QUERY` and `FOR ... IN` PL/pgSQL features
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+* Extends the router planner to handle more queries
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+* Changes `COUNT` of zero-row sets to return `0` rather than an empty result
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+* Reduces the minimum permitted `task_tracker_delay` to a single millisecond
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+* Fixes a bug that caused crashes during joins with a `WHERE false` clause
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+* Fixes a bug triggered by unique violation errors raised in long transactions
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+* Fixes a bug resulting in multiple registration of transaction callbacks
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+* Fixes a bug which could result in stale reads of distribution metadata
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+* Fixes a bug preventing distributed modifications in some PL/pgSQL functions
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+* Fixes some code paths that could hypothetically read uninitialized memory
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+* Lowers log level of _waiting for activity_ messages
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 ### citus v5.2.1 (September 6, 2016) ###
 
 * Fixes subquery pushdown to properly extract outer join qualifiers