What are the user-visible changes in 7.10? More specifically, does this address the lack of access control I discussed in https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help_talk:Toolforge/Elasticsearch?
> On Jul 18, 2022, at 3:23 PM, Mike Pham <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I originally sent this email out on 20 May, 2022, but it seems like it didn’t > go out to everybody, unfortunately. > > We are beginning the process of undeploying API Feature Usage > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T313248> this week, and apologize for the > confusion, and what is now short notice for those of you who were not aware > of this announcement previously. > > Best, > > — > > Mike Pham (he/him) > Sr Product Manager, Search > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > On 20May, 2022 at 10:18:44, Mike Pham ([email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>) wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> The Wikimedia Foundation Search team is currently working on updating our >> Elasticsearch version to 7.10 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263142> >> from version 6.8.20. Our goal is to finish this work in the next couple of >> months. Being on the latest (license-compatible) version will help ensure >> the stability and reliability of our search infrastructure. >> >> This update will include 2 breaking changes: >> >> Cloudelastic will be affected by breaking changes, with more details below. >> The interface might also change slightly. >> https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.17/breaking-changes-7.0.html >> >> <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.17/breaking-changes-7.0.html> >> https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.10/migrating-7.10.html#breaking-changes-7.10 >> >> <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.10/migrating-7.10.html#breaking-changes-7.10> >> >> >> The API Feature Usage extension >> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ApiFeatureUsage>, whose >> functionality is unrelated to search, will no longer be supported. This >> low-usage extension is currently implemented in a complicated and brittle >> way that depends on Elasticsearch, which creates development drag on the >> Search team’s work in order to continuously maintain and upkeep. >> >> While in the short term API Feature Usage will be sunsetted, we recognize >> that it’s probably useful for some users, and we encourage others to >> continue to support and develop this extension in the longer term, without >> its brittle dependency on Elasticsearch. >> >> Though the Elasticsearch upgrade will provide overall net benefits, we >> recognize that these breaking changes will unfortunately affect some users, >> and appreciate your understanding as we improve our search infrastructure. >> >> Best, >> Search Platform >> >> — >> >> Mike Pham (he/him) >> Sr Product Manager, Search >> Wikimedia Foundation >> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>_______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list -- [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.org/>
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