Meltano

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New

- [1014](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/1014) Meltano now logs all output from each `meltano elt` run in a log file that uses the unique job*id of the run. It can be found in `.meltano/run/logs/elt*{job_id}.log`.
- [1014](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/1014) Meltano now logs all output from each `meltano elt` run in a log file that uses the unique job*id of the run. It can be found in `.meltano/run/logs/elt*{job_id}.log`.
- [1014](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/1014) Meltano now logs all output from each `meltano elt` run in a log file that uses the unique `job_id` of the run. It can be found in `.meltano/run/logs/elt*{job_id}.log`.
- [955](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/955) Establish baseline for demo day and how they should be run

Changes

- [891](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/891) Contributors can run webapp from root directory

Fixes

- [1005](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/1005) Fix installed plugins endpoints listing identically named plugins of different types under wrong type

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Changes

- [987](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/987) Update routing to match labels (verbs vs. nouns) in effort to subtly reinforce action taking vs. solely "thing" management
- [960](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/960) Improve UX by instantly displaying extractor and loader configuration UIs based on "Install" or "Configure" interaction as opposed to the prior delay (side effect of async `addPlugin`)
- [996](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/996) Update conditional UI analytics stats tracking at runtime vs. build-time by sourcing state from the same backend `send_anonymous_usage_stats` flag

Fixes

- [992](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/992) Fix missing GA scripts
- [989](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/989) Fix UI/UX documentation regarding recent removal of `view-header`
- [994](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/994) Fix stale Pipelines Count in main navigation Pipeline badge
- [999](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/999) Update yarn dependencies to resolve peer dependency warning
- [1008](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/1008) Fix error on "Create Pipeline Schedule" modal when no plugins have been installed
- [1015](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/1008) Support SQLite database name with and without '.db' extension
- [1007](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/1007) Fix pipeline with failed job not being regarded as having completed
- [998](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/998) Update Analyze UI with conditional loading indicator to prevent query generation prior to connection dialects being loaded (this solution is still useful for when inference supercedes our current manual dialect selection solution)
- [1009](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/1009) Fix default ConnectorSettings validation to account for `false` (unchecked) checkbox values

Breaks

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New

- [976](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/976) Route changes will update page title in the web app

Changes

- [Marketing 48](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano-marketing/issues/48) Update newsletter subscription links to redirect to our new newsletter [hosted by Substack](https://meltano.substack.com)

Fixes

- [965](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/965) Fix a regression that prevented the Meltano UI to reach the Meltano API when using an external hostname.
- [986](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/986) Fix an issue where the Orchestration page would not show Airflow even when it was installed.
- [969](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/969) Fix an issue where the Meltano Analyze connection would not respect the `port` configuration.
- [964](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/964) Fix copy button overlap issue with top navigation
- [970](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/970) Fix Meltano's m5o parser and compiler to properly namespace and isolate the definitions of different custom and packaged Topics.

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New

- [980](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/980) Add Cypress for e2e testing pipeline
- [579](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/579) Add `meltano schedule list` to show a project's schedules
- [942](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/942) Add progress bars on various routes to improve UX feedback
- [779](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/779) Add various UI polish details regarding iconography use, preloading feedback, breadcrumbs, container styling, navigation, and sub-navigation

Changes

- [906](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/906) `meltano ui` will now run in `production` per default

- [942](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/942) Update Analyze Connections UI to match configuration-as-modal pattern for UX consistency regarding configuration
- [779](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/779) Update all "This feature is queued..." temporary UI buttons to link to the Meltano repo issues page with a contextual search term

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New

- [927](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/927) Document how to manually set up a Meltano Droplet on DigitalOcean

- [916](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/916) Add Transform step as first-class and adjacent step to Extract and Load
- [916](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/916) Improve Create Pipeline Schedule default selection UX by leveraging "ELT recents" concept
- [936](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/936) Add "Refresh Airflow" button in Orchestrate to bypass route change or full-page refresh when iframe doesn't initially inflate as expected (this will likely be automated once the root cause is determined)
- [899](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/899) Add deep linking improvements to reports and dashboards to better facilitate sharing
- [899](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/899) Add "Edit" and "Explore" buttons to each report instance displayed in a dashboard to enable editing said report and exploring a fresh and unselected analysis of the same model and design
- [!546](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/merge_requests/546) Add new Advanced Tutorial on how to Load CSV files to Postgres

Changes

- [909](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/909) Default names will be generated for Reports and Dashboards
- [892](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/892) Improve experience for parsing Snowflake URL for ID by showing processing step
- [935](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/935) Update Entity Selection to be nested in the Extract step so each ELT step is consecutive
- [886](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/886) Add validation for grouping settings as the next iteration of improved form validation for generated connector settings

Fixes

- [931](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/931) Fix Analyze Connections identifier mismatch resulting from recent linting refactor
- [919](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/919) Fix Airflow iframe automatic UI refresh
- [937](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/937) Fix Chart.vue prop type error

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New

- [838](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/838) Add indicator for speed run plugins
- [870](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/870) Add global footer component in docs
- [871](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/871) Add contributing link in footer of docs
- [908](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/908) Add auto installation for Airflow Orchestrator for improved UX
- [912](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/912) Auto run the ELT of a saved Pipeline Schedule by default
- [907](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/907) Add auto select of "All" for Entities Selection step and removed the performance warning (a future iteration will address the "Recommended" implementation and the display of a resulting performance warning when "All" is selected and "Recommended" ignored)
- [799](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/799) Standardized code conventions on the frontend and updated related documentation (issues related to further linting enforcement will soon follow)

Changes

- [838](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/838) Speed run plugins prioritized to top of the list
- [896](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/896) Add documentation for how to do patch releases
- [910](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/910) Update linting rules to enforce better standards for the frontend code base
- [885](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/885) Add docs for all extractors and loaders
- [885](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/885) All plugin modal cards show docs text if they have docs
- [733](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/733) Improve error feedback to be more specific when plugin installation errors occur

Fixes

- [923](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/923) Fix contributing release docs merge conflict issue