Release Notes v2022.08.15

Release Notes 2022-08-15

Major updates:

• Issues #1618, #1630, #1631, #1632, #1654 - Improve JSON parameter object multiple dtype support and list processing, add nested JSON message argument support, and add a dispatch table for message argument generation
• Issue #1659 and PRs #1601, #1602, and #1604 - Refactor arkouda_server to be a driver of ServerDaemons and enables external and metric integration
• Issue #1639 - Adds aggregations for first, mode, and unique to Groupby
• Issue #1643 - Adds covariance and correlation methods for pdarray and correlation matrix method for DataFrame
• PR #1635 - Reduces sort bucket exchange overhead
• Issue #1666 - Removes support for Chapel 1.25

Minor fixes:

• Issue #1397 - Replaces current DataFrame display method with server implementation
• Issues #1648 and #1658 - Update docs to address issues with brew install chapel and add instructions to update environment
• Issue #1642 - Fixes testAllOperators double counting mismatches
• Issues #1589 and #1672 - Add test to verify randomness for ak.randint (disabled for the time being)
• PR #1669 - Adds read support for Parquet uint32

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Auto-generated release notes

• Closes #1630 - Use Enum for ObjType by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1647
• Closes #1654 - Fix JSON bug when param does not have .dtype by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1655
• arkouda_server refactor by @hokiegeek2 in #1601
• Closes #1631 - Message Arg Generation Using Dispatch Table by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1652
• Closes #1648 - Environment Update Instructions by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1649
• Closes #1642 - testAllOperators double counting when mismatch occurs by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1656
• Closes #1397 - _get_head_tail_server() replace _get_head_tail() by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1653
• Added support for a comma-delimited list of ServerDaemonTypes #1659 by @hokiegeek2 in #1660
• Closes #1589 - Adds test to verify randomness for ak.randint by @joshmarshall1 in #1657
• Closes #1632 - Multiple dtype support and improved list processing by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1662
• Closes #1666: Remove support for Chapel 1.25 by @bmcdonald3 in #1667
• Add read support for Parquet uint32 by @bmcdonald3 in #1669
• Closes #1643: Covariance and Correlation by @pierce314159 in #1661
• Closes #1658 - Update INSTALL.md to Address brew install chapel issues by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1664
• Remove broken TOC link by @bmcdonald3 in #1671
• Reduce sort bucket exchange overhead by @ronawho in #1635
• Closes #1672: Temporarily change test_randint_randomness not to run by @pierce314159 in #1673
• arkouda_server refactor with external integration by @hokiegeek2 in #1602
• Closes #1639: Adds aggregations for first, mode, and unique by @reuster986 in #1638
• Closes #1670: Remove in-place from DataFrame.drop docstring by @pierce314159 in #1674
• Closes #1618 - Nested JSON Message Argument Support by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1675
• arkouda_server_refactor with metrics integration by @hokiegeek2 in #1604

Full Changelog: v2022.07.28...v2022.08.15