6.0.0
This is GA release for the 6.0 with all the new features and general improvements in the previous alpha. Along with the introduction of the UnknownType object and the preview feature of Record Object Mapping, allowing validation and mapping of query results.
❗ Breaking Changes
protocolVersiononServerInfohas been changed from aNumberto new typeProtocolVersion. TheNumberrepresentation would break if Bolt ever had a minor version greater than 9. #1321
⭐ New Features
- Add
.containsGqlCause()and.findByGqlStatus()toNeo4jErrorandGQLError, allowing easier inspection of cause chains. #1314 - Introduce the
UnsupportedTypeclass. This class will be returned if the server is asked to send a value of a type which the current driver version cannot parse. This ensures better backwards compatibility for future type intoductions. #1325
⭐ ⚠️ Preview Features
- Introduce type validation and mapping to
Record,Resultand Graph types. A manual entry on this feature will be published in the future. #1248
❌ Removals
- Deprecated functions
.readTransaction()and.writeTransaction()have been removed fromSession. Please use.executeRead()and.executeWrite()instead. #1312 - Deprecated function
.lastBookmark()has been removed fromSession. Please use.lastBookmarks()instead. #1316 - Return value of
.verifyConnectivity()onDriverhas been changed fromServerInfotovoid. Please use.getServerInfo()if needed. #1317 - Deprecated property
.updateStatisticshas been removed fromResultSummary. Please use.countersinstead. #1342
👎 Deprecations
isRetriableErrorand the propertyretriableonNeo4jErrorhas been deprecated, please useisRetryableandretryableinstead. #1305- Deprecated
notificationCategoryandnotificationFilterDisabledCategory. usenotificationClassificationandnotificationFilterDisabledClassificationinstead. #1326 #1344
🔧 Fixes
- Fixed an issue in error handling which caused crashes on some unexpected errors in connections. #1329
- Move the queuing of channel observer to after message packing is finished. Simplifies the handling of errors during packing so that they surface to the user faster. #1334
👏🏼 Improvements
- Unify the
Vectortype.toString()function with the other official neo4j drivers. #1327 - Improve the
Vectortype constructor errors when passed incorrect types. #1338 #1343
🧹 Housekeeping
- Remove notice of change in 6.0 from
.fromStandardDate()onNeo4j.Date#1318 - Remove unused
knownHostfromConfiginterface. #1335