9. 1.3.8 java
• You can run task queue tasks immediately from the admin console.
• Added an OutputSettings class to the Images API to specify the JPEG
encoding quality when running in production.
• Support for login of multiple Google accounts within an app, and longer
login sessions.
• In queue.xml, the maximum allowed bucket size is now 100.
• Removed limits on zigzag merge-join queries. Therefore the error "The built-
in indices are not efficient enough for this query and your data. Please add
a composite index for this query." will no longer be thrown in most cases,
enabling more types of queries without indexes.
• The whitelist has been updated to include java.net.InetAddress and some
interfaces and abstract classes in javax.xml.soap, including
javax.xml.soap.SOAPMessage.
• Fixed an issue reserving App Ids by owners of emails containing periods,
multiple cases, and googlemail.com address.
• Fixed an issue where TaskOptions had no public getters, making testing
impossible.
• Fixed an issue on the development server where PNGs were being
returned as JPEGs.
10. 1.3.8 py
• Builtin app.yaml handlers are available for common application functions, such as appstats.
• The Admin Console now provides an experimental tool to delete all entities in the datastore or all
entities of a given type. This is available only if enabled using the datastore_admin builtin. Deleting
entities will count against application quota.
• You can run task queue tasks immediately from the Admin Console.
• You can now specify the quality of JPEG images via the Image API's execute_transforms function.
Available in production only.
• Support for login of multiple Google accounts within an app, and longer login sessions.
• In queue.yaml, the maximum allowed bucket size is now 100.
• Precompilation is now enabled by default. To disable, use the --no_precompilation flag when
updating your app.
• BlobInfo now has an open() method that returns a BlobReader.
• BlobReader now accepts a BlobInfo.
• Removed limits on zigzag merge-join queries. Therefore the error "The built-in indices are not
efficient enough for this query and your data. Please add a composite index for this query." will no
longer be thrown in most cases, enabling more types of queries without indexes.
• Fixed an issue with task queue tasks not running on the dev_appserver when using Python 2.6.
• Fixed an issue on the dev_appserver where auto task running wasn't working for BulkAdd.
• Fixed an issue reserving App Ids by owners of similarly-named mails accounts containing periods,
multiple cases, and googlemail.com address.
• Fixed an issue on the development server where PNGs were being returned as JPEGs.
12. Instances Console
This release includes a new page in the Admin Console,
called the Instances page.
This page allows you to view information about all server
instances currently in use by your application. This
information can be useful in debugging your application
and also understanding its performance characteristics.
There’s no configuration needed for this feature. Just
click the “Instances” link on the left hand navigation of
the Admin Console to see Average QPS, latency, and
memory for an instance.
13. removed limits on
zigzag merge-join query
Removed limits on zigzag merge-join queries.
Therefore the error "The built-in indices are not
efficient enough for this query and your data.
Please add a composite index for this query."
will no longer be thrown in many cases,
enabling more types of queries without indexes.
14. run task queue
immediately
You can run task queue tasks immediately from
the admin console
In queue.(yaml/xml), the maximum
allowed bucket size is now 100.
(50 100)
"Task Queues out of labs/experimental for an upcoming
release slated for November."
15. delete all entities
(/ of a given type) (py)
The Admin Console now provides an
experimental tool to delete all entities in the
datastore or all entities of a given type.
This is available only if enabled using the
datastore_admin builtin. Deleting entities will
count against application quota.
16. and...
• Builtin app.yaml handlers are available for
common application functions, such as
appstats. (py)
• Support for login of multiple Google accounts
within an app, and longer login sessions.
• Precompilation is now enabled by default. To
disable, use the --no_precompilation flag
when updating your app. (py)
17. appcfg.py download_app
The developer who uploaded an app version
can download that version's code using the
appcfg.py download_app command.
You can use this to download both Python and
Java application code.
