Release Number	0.12.0
Release Date	March 16, 2024
Release Codename	Beta #1
Tag	infrahub-v0.12.0

Release 0.12.0 - Beta #1

Main changes

Unified storage

Schema update & migrations

It's now possible to update the schema without losing data. Infrahub will automatically apply the validations and the migrations to ensure the data currently in the database is compliant with the new schema.

The validations and the migrations will also be applied :

• As part of a Proposed Change
• During a branch rebase
• During a branch merge

Non isolated branches

The default behavior for a branch has been updated to keep in sync with the main branch by default.
With this new behavior, all changes applied to the main branch will automatically be visible in the branches without the need for rebase.

A new isolated branch mode has been introduced. It allows a branch to be isolated from the main branch. Isolated branches are not kept in sync with the changes in the main branch. With these changes, the rebase flag in the API and in the transformations has been deprecated.

The flag data_only on a branch has been renamed to sync_with_git to provide a better description of its intent. The meaning of this flag has been switched so is_data_only=true is the same as sync_with_git=false.

Additional constraints for the schema

A few additional constraints have been added to the schema to enforce your business logic.

Multiple uniqueness constraints

On a Node or a Generic, it's now possible to define one or multiple uniqueness constraints composed of multiple attributes or relationships of cardinality one.

In the example below, all Interfaces will be guaranteed to be unique based on their name and the device they are connected to.

  - name: Interface
    namespace: Infra
    uniqueness_constraints:
        - [ "device", "name__value"]
    attributes:
      - name: name
        kind: Text
    relationships:
      - name: device
        cardinality: one
        peer: InfraDevice
        kind: Parent

min_max / max_count for relationships

On a relationship of cardinality many, it's now possible to define a minimum or maximum number of peers that should be present.

    relationships:
      - name: "tags"
        cardinality: "many"
        peer: "BuiltinTag"
        max_count: 5
        min_count: 2

New Version of the data & time picker

The widget to select the active date and time has been updated to improve its usability. In addition to this change, all edits have been disabled while viewing past data to avoid any confusions and guarantee the immutability of the database.

CI pipeline

The CI Pipeline as part of a Proposed Change has been significantly improved to provide more visibility to the user.

New version of the check view

The page to display the progression and the results of the checks has been redesigned to provide more visibility.

Background tasks

Information about background pipeline tasks are now available in the Tasks tab of the proposed change view.

Schema

Schema visualizer

The Schema page in the frontend has been redesigned to make it easier to navigate the current schema. All information are now accessible, in the future the page will be updated to modify the schema directly from the frontend as well.

Schema documentation

The internal schema has been refactored in order to generate better documentation and to be able to provide better validation of new schema. A new definition of the internal schema has been published in JSONSchema format and it's accessible at https://schema.infrahub.app/infrahub/schema/latest.json

Multiple Editors are able to leverage this file to provide inline documentation and validation.

In VS Code, the YAML Plugin support file with the yaml-language-server marker at the top of the file.

# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://schema.infrahub.app/infrahub/schema/latest.json
---
version: '1.0'
generics:
  - name: Interface
    namespace: Infra

API / GraphQL

New DiffSummary query

The GraphQL query DiffSummary has been refactored to expose more information, it's now possible to query information about the attributes and the relationships in addition to the nodes. The previous version of the Query has been migrated to DiffSummaryOld and it will be removed in the next release.

Other

Enhanced search bar

The search bar has been enhanced to return more information. In addition to the objects, it's now possible to search the documentation and to navigate directly to other pages in the frontend. The search results view has also been redesigned to make it faster and more accessible.

Performance improvement

The processing of the schema internally has been significantly improved and as a result:

• Accessing the schema is 5x to 10x faster
• Loading a new schema is 3x faster
• Loading the frontend for the first time is significantly faster too

Sync engine

The Synchronization Engine has been improved to be able to run in standalone mode and it has been integrated with Dagster, to provide more visibility into the process and leverage its orchestration capabilities. The project has been packaged as a dedicated Python package and it's now available on PyPI infrahub-sync.

Documentation update

There have been multiple improvements to the documentation, including:

• A new topic page about Immutability and Version Control
• A new topic page about the Resources testing framework
• A new guide on how to create your own schema
• The Python SDK section has been reorganized to have Guides, a Reference, and include more information