{"id": "changelog:csv-export", "page": "changelog", "ref": "csv-export", "title": "CSV export", "content": "Any Datasette table, view or custom SQL query can now be exported as CSV. \n \n Check out the CSV export documentation for more details, or\n try the feature out on\n https://fivethirtyeight.datasettes.com/fivethirtyeight/bechdel%2Fmovies \n If your table has more than max_returned_rows (default 1,000)\n Datasette provides the option to stream all rows . This option takes advantage\n of async Python and Datasette's efficient pagination to\n iterate through the entire matching result set and stream it back as a\n downloadable CSV file.", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Changelog\", \"0.23 (2018-06-18)\"]", "references": "[{\"href\": \"https://fivethirtyeight.datasettes.com/fivethirtyeight/bechdel%2Fmovies\", \"label\": \"https://fivethirtyeight.datasettes.com/fivethirtyeight/bechdel%2Fmovies\"}]"} {"id": "changelog:documentation", "page": "changelog", "ref": "documentation", "title": "Documentation", "content": "Documentation describing how to write tests that use signed actor cookies using datasette.client.actor_cookie() . ( #1830 ) \n \n \n Documentation on how to register a plugin for the duration of a test . ( #2234 ) \n \n \n The configuration documentation now shows examples of both YAML and JSON for each setting.", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Changelog\", \"1.0a8 (2024-02-07)\"]", "references": "[{\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1830\", \"label\": \"#1830\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/2234\", \"label\": \"#2234\"}]"} {"id": "changelog:facet-by-date", "page": "changelog", "ref": "facet-by-date", "title": "Facet by date", "content": "If a column contains datetime values, Datasette can now facet that column by date. ( #481 )", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Changelog\", \"0.29 (2019-07-07)\"]", "references": "[{\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/481\", \"label\": \"#481\"}]"} {"id": "changelog:faceting", "page": "changelog", "ref": "faceting", "title": "Faceting", "content": "The number of unique values in a facet is now always displayed. Previously it was only displayed if the user specified ?_facet_size=max . ( #1556 ) \n \n \n Facets of type date or array can now be configured in metadata.json , see Facets in metadata . Thanks, David Larlet. ( #1552 ) \n \n \n New ?_nosuggest=1 parameter for table views, which disables facet suggestion. ( #1557 ) \n \n \n Fixed bug where ?_facet_array=tags&_facet=tags would only display one of the two selected facets. ( #625 )", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Changelog\", \"0.60 (2022-01-13)\"]", "references": "[{\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1556\", \"label\": \"#1556\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1552\", \"label\": \"#1552\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1557\", \"label\": \"#1557\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/625\", \"label\": \"#625\"}]"} {"id": "changelog:features", "page": "changelog", "ref": "features", "title": "Features", "content": "Now tested against Python 3.11. Docker containers used by datasette publish and datasette package both now use that version of Python. ( #1853 ) \n \n \n --load-extension option now supports entrypoints. Thanks, Alex Garcia. ( #1789 ) \n \n \n Facet size can now be set per-table with the new facet_size table metadata option. ( #1804 ) \n \n \n The truncate_cells_html setting now also affects long URLs in columns. ( #1805 ) \n \n \n The non-JavaScript SQL editor textarea now increases height to fit the SQL query. ( #1786 ) \n \n \n Facets are now displayed with better line-breaks in long values. Thanks, Daniel Rech. ( #1794 ) \n \n \n The settings.json file used in Configuration directory mode is now validated on startup. ( #1816 ) \n \n \n SQL queries can now include leading SQL comments, using /* ... */ or -- ... syntax. Thanks, Charles Nepote. ( #1860 ) \n \n \n SQL query is now re-displayed when terminated with a time limit error. ( #1819 ) \n \n \n The inspect data mechanism is now used to speed up server startup - thanks, Forest Gregg. ( #1834 ) \n \n \n In Configuration directory mode databases with filenames ending in .sqlite or .sqlite3 are now automatically added to the Datasette instance. ( #1646 ) \n \n \n Breadcrumb navigation display now respects the current user's permissions. ( #1831 )", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Changelog\", \"0.63 (2022-10-27)\"]", "references": "[{\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1853\", \"label\": \"#1853\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/pull/1789\", \"label\": \"#1789\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1804\", \"label\": \"#1804\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1805\", \"label\": \"#1805\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1786\", \"label\": \"#1786\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/pull/1794\", \"label\": \"#1794\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1816\", \"label\": \"#1816\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1860\", \"label\": \"#1860\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1819\", \"label\": \"#1819\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1834\", \"label\": \"#1834\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1646\", \"label\": \"#1646\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1831\", \"label\": \"#1831\"}]"} {"id": "changelog:flash-messages", "page": "changelog", "ref": "flash-messages", "title": "Flash messages", "content": "Writable canned queries needed a mechanism to let the user know that the query has been successfully executed. The new flash messaging system ( #790 ) allows messages to persist in signed cookies which are then displayed to the user on the next page that they visit. Plugins can use this mechanism to display their own messages, see .add_message(request, message, type=datasette.INFO) for details. \n You can try out the new messages using the /-/messages debug tool, for example at https://latest.datasette.io/-/messages", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Changelog\", \"0.44 (2020-06-11)\"]", "references": "[{\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/790\", \"label\": \"#790\"}, {\"href\": \"https://latest.datasette.io/-/messages\", \"label\": \"https://latest.datasette.io/-/messages\"}]"} {"id": "changelog:foreign-key-expansions", "page": "changelog", "ref": "foreign-key-expansions", "title": "Foreign key expansions", "content": "When Datasette detects a foreign key reference it attempts to resolve a label\n for that reference (automatically or using the Specifying the label column for a table metadata\n option) so it can display a link to the associated row. \n This expansion is now also available for JSON and CSV representations of the\n table, using the new _labels=on query string option. See\n Expanding foreign key references for more details.", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Changelog\", \"0.23 (2018-06-18)\"]", "references": "[]"} {"id": "changelog:id1", "page": "changelog", "ref": "id1", "title": "Changelog", "content": "", "breadcrumbs": "[]", "references": "[]"} {"id": "changelog:id10", "page": "changelog", "ref": "id10", "title": "0.64.1 (2023-01-11)", "content": "Documentation now links to a current source of information for installing Python 3. ( #1987 ) \n \n \n Incorrectly calling the Datasette constructor using Datasette(\"path/to/data.db\") instead of Datasette([\"path/to/data.db\"]) now returns a useful error message. ( #1985 )", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Changelog\"]", "references": "[{\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1987\", \"label\": \"#1987\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1985\", \"label\": \"#1985\"}]"} {"id": "changelog:id107", "page": "changelog", "ref": "id107", "title": "0.23.2 (2018-07-07)", "content": "Minor bugfix and documentation release. \n \n \n CSV export now respects --cors , fixes #326 \n \n \n Installation instructions , including docker image - closes #328 \n \n \n Fix for row pages for tables with / in, closes #325", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Changelog\"]", "references": "[{\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/326\", \"label\": \"#326\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/328\", \"label\": \"#328\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/325\", \"label\": \"#325\"}]"} {"id": "changelog:id11", "page": "changelog", "ref": "id11", "title": "0.64 (2023-01-09)", "content": "Datasette now strongly recommends against allowing arbitrary SQL queries if you are using SpatiaLite . SpatiaLite includes SQL functions that could cause the Datasette server to crash. See SpatiaLite for more details. \n \n \n New default_allow_sql setting, providing an easier way to disable all arbitrary SQL execution by end users: datasette --setting default_allow_sql off . See also Controlling the ability to execute arbitrary SQL . ( #1409 ) \n \n \n Building a location to time zone API with SpatiaLite is a new Datasette tutorial showing how to safely use SpatiaLite to create a location to time zone API. \n \n \n New documentation about how to debug problems loading SQLite extensions . The error message shown when an extension cannot be loaded has also been improved. ( #1979 ) \n \n \n Fixed an accessibility issue: the