Release Notes
RDF4J 3.4.0 is a minor release with improvements in RDF* and SPARQL* support, and several bug fixes.
Some highlights:
- the SPARQL Query Results JSON parser has been extended to be able to process JSON query results with RDF* from Jena-based or Stardog-based endpoints;
- Query results writers are now configurable to send base64-encoded RDF* triples or using extended format;
- a bug in processing of SPARQL* update operations has been fixed;
rdf4j:nil is the new virtual graph name for the default graph (replacing sesame:nil).
RDF4J 3.3.1 is a patch release that fixes two issues:
- #2419: fix extensibility of SharedHttpClientManager
- #2324: fix for Turtle / TriG blank node inlining problems
RDF4J 3.3.0 is a minor release that is backward compatible with previous RDF4J releases.
Highlights:
- A new mechanism for providing per-transaction configuration settings is now available in the Repository and SAIL APIs. Currently used by the ShaclSail.
- The ShaclSail now supports sh:inversePath (limited to single predicates) and sh:hasValue.
- Custom SPARQL functions now allow inspection of the triplestore state during evaluation.
- Improved query plan rendering.
- Utility functions for working with RDF Containers (Alt, Bag, Seq) added.
- Experimental support for various new SHACL features (DASH and RSX)
- Elasticsearch, Lucene and Solr upgrades
- Support for Java 13 and 14
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
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Eclipse RDF4J™ is a powerful Java framework for processing and handling RDF data. This includes creating, parsing, scalable storage, reasoning and querying with RDF and Linked Data. It offers an easy-to-use API that can be connected to all leading RDF database solutions. It allows you to connect with SPARQL endpoints and create applications that leverage the power of linked data and Semantic Web.
