Hazelcast Node.js Client 4.2.0

This document includes the new features, enhancements, and fixed issues for Hazelcast Node.js Client 4.2.0 release.

New Features

• SQL support: Node.js client now supports querying against the new, state-of-the-art SQL engine introduced in IMDG 4.1. With the new engine:
  • You can query with many new SQL expressions.
  • You can efficiently query large amounts of data.

Note that this feature is currently in beta and requires Hazelcast IMDG 4.2. #918

Enhancements

• Client now fires membership events when hot persistence is enabled. #896
• Added validation for connection retry configuration. #895
• The log message for infinite cluster connection timeout is clearer now. #887
• The usage of defaultNumberType option is now clarified. #871
• The cluster connection timeout for client now is infinite by default, i.e., infinite reconnection attempts. #823
• Replaced UTF with String in reader/writer methods. #802

Fixes

• Now there is no race condition with locks when a CP session hasn't been issued yet. #904
• Fixed an issue where the tried addresses when the client cannot connect to cluster was not properly logged. #826
• Added missing registration for the default list serializers. #799

Breaking Changes

• None.

Known Issues

• None.