1.4.0: Support Apache Spark 3.4.0

Summary

In this release, we added support for the Apache Spark 3.4.0 version. With this release, users could use the Exasol connector in the latest Apache Spark clusters such as Azure Databricks.

We also fixed bugs due to the missing dependency classes when using the connector as a Maven dependency in the Spark applications.

Features

• #147: Added support for Apache Spark 3.4.0 version

Bug Fixes

• #143: Fixed broken link in Readme file
• #145: Fixed missing class issue when using the connector as Maven dependency

Dependency Updates

Compile Dependency Updates

• Updated com.exasol:error-reporting-java8:0.4.1 to 1.0.1
• Updated com.exasol:exasol-jdbc:7.1.17 to 7.1.19
• Updated com.exasol:sql-statement-builder-java8:4.5.0 to 4.5.4
• Added com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core:6.5.1
• Updated com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.22.2 to 3.22.3

Test Dependency Updates

• Updated com.exasol:exasol-testcontainers:6.5.1 to 6.5.2
• Updated com.exasol:hamcrest-resultset-matcher:1.5.2 to 1.6.0
• Updated org.mockito:mockito-core:5.2.0 to 5.3.0

Plugin Dependency Updates

• Updated com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-maven-plugin:2.35.0 to 2.36.0
• Updated com.exasol:error-code-crawler-maven-plugin:1.2.2 to 1.2.3
• Updated com.exasol:project-keeper-maven-plugin:2.9.6 to 2.9.7
• Updated org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:3.1.0 to 3.1.1
• Updated org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin:3.2.1 to 3.3.0
• Updated org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-failsafe-plugin:3.0.0-M8 to 3.0.0
• Updated org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin:3.4.1 to 3.5.0
• Updated org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:3.0.0-M8 to 3.0.0
• Added org.basepom.maven:duplicate-finder-maven-plugin:1.5.1
• Updated org.codehaus.mojo:flatten-maven-plugin:1.3.0 to 1.4.1
• Updated org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:2.14.2 to 2.15.0
• Updated org.itsallcode:openfasttrace-maven-plugin:1.6.1 to 1.6.2
• Updated org.jacoco:jacoco-maven-plugin:0.8.8 to 0.8.9