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.. warning::
There is a bug in LambdaDefinitionExpression canonicalization introduced since 0.238. For more details, go to :issue:15424.
!geometry_from_geojson and :func:!geometry_as_geojson to convert geometries from and to GeoJSON format.General Changes
IF EXISTS and IF NOT EXISTS syntax to ALTER TABLE.query.max-scan-physical-bytes configuration and query_max_scan_physical_bytes session properties to limit total number of bytes read from storage during table scan. The default limit is 1PB.inline_sql_functions session property.!geometry_from_geojson and :func:!geometry_as_geojson to convert geometries from and to GeoJSON format.pushdown_dereference_enabled session property or the experimental.pushdown-dereference-enabled configuration property.Thrift Connector Changes
presto-thrift-connector-api to presto-thrift-api and have separate packages for datatypes, valuesets and connector.Verifier Changes
test_name, to be passed in to the client info blob.HIVE_PARTITION_OFFLINE.skip-control.Cassandra Changes
Druid Changes
Elasticserarch Changes
Geospatial Changes
!geometry_to_bing_tiles performance. It is 50x faster on complex polygons, the limit on polygon complexity is removed, and some correctness bugs have been fixed.!bing_tile_children and :func:!bing_tile_parent functions to get parents and children of a Bing tile.Hive Changes
Kafka Changes
INSERT in Kafka connector.SPI Changes