💥 Breaking Changes
- Move all old-style metadata commands `aggregate_metadata`, `search`, `metadata` and `extract-metadata`, as well as the `cfg_metadatatypes` procedure and the old metadata extractors into the datalad-deprecated extension.
Now recommended way of handling metadata is to install the datalad-metalad extension instead.
Fixes [7012](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/7012) via
[PR 7014](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7014)
- Automatic reconfiguration of the ORA special remote when cloning from RIA
stores now only applies locally rather than being committed.
[PR 7235](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7235)
(by [bpoldrack](https://github.com/bpoldrack))
🚀 Enhancements and New Features
- A repository description can be specified with a new `--description`
option when creating siblings using `create-sibling-[gin|gitea|github|gogs]`.
Fixes [6816](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/6816)
via [PR 7109](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7109)
(by [mslw](https://github.com/mslw))
- Make validation failure of alternative constraints more informative.
Fixes [7092](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/7092) via
[PR 7132](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7132)
(by [bpoldrack](https://github.com/bpoldrack))
- Saving removed dataset content was sped-up, and reporting of types of removed
content now accurately states `dataset` for added and removed subdatasets,
instead of `file`. Moreover, saving previously staged deletions is now also
reported.
[PR 6784](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/6784) (by [mih](https://github.com/mih))
- `foreach-dataset` command got a new possible value for the --output-streamns|--o-s
option 'relpath' to capture and pass-through prefixing with path to subds. Very
handy for e.g. running `git grep` command across subdatasets.
[PR 7071](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7071)
(by [yarikoptic](https://github.com/yarikoptic))
- New config `datalad.create-sibling-ghlike.extra-remote-settings.NETLOC.KEY=VALUE` allows to add and/or overwrite local configuration for the created sibling by the commands `create-sibling-<gin|gitea|github|gitlab|gogs>`. [PR 7213](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7213) (by [matrss](https://github.com/matrss))
- The `siblings` command does not concern the user with messages about
inconsequential failure to annex-enable a remote anymore.
[PR 7217](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7217)
(by [bpoldrack](https://github.com/bpoldrack))
- ORA special remote now allows to override its configuration locally.
[PR 7235](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7235)
(by [bpoldrack](https://github.com/bpoldrack))
- Added a 'ria' special remote to provide backwards compatibility with datasets
that were set up with the deprecated [ria-remote](https://github.com/datalad/git-annex-ria-remote).
[PR 7235](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7235)
(by [bpoldrack](https://github.com/bpoldrack))
🐛 Bug Fixes
- When ``create-sibling-ria`` was invoked with a sibling name of a pre-existing sibling, a duplicate key in the result record caused a crashed.
Fixes [6950](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/6950) via
[PR 6952](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/6952) (by [adswa](https://api.github.com/users/adswa))
📝 Documentation
- create-sibling-ria's docstring now defines the schema of RIA URLs and clarifies internal layout of a RIA store.
[PR 6861](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/6861) (by [adswa](https://api.github.com/users/adswa))
- Move maintenance team info from issue to CONTRIBUTING.
[PR 6904](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/6904) (by [adswa](https://api.github.com/users/adswa))
- Describe specifications for a DataLad GitHub Action.
[PR 6931](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/6931) (by [thewtex](https://api.github.com/users/thewtex))
- Fix capitalization of some service names.
[PR 6936](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/6936) (by [aqw](https://api.github.com/users/aqw))
- Command categories in help text are more consistently named.
[PR 7027](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7027) (by [aqw](https://api.github.com/users/aqw))
- DOC: Add design document on Tests and CI. [PR 7195](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7195) (by [adswa](https://github.com/adswa))
- CONTRIBUTING.md was extended with up-to-date information on CI logging, changelog and release procedures. [PR 7204](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7204) (by [yarikoptic](https://github.com/yarikoptic))
🏠 Internal
- Allow EnsureDataset constraint to handle Path instances.
Fixes [7069](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/7069) via
[PR 7133](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7133)
(by [bpoldrack](https://github.com/bpoldrack))
- Use `looseversion.LooseVersion` as drop-in replacement for `distutils.version.LooseVersion`
Fixes [6307](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/6307) via
[PR 6839](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/6839)
(by [effigies](https://api.github.com/users/effigies))
- Use --pathspec-from-file where possible instead of passing long lists of paths to git/git-annex calls.
Fixes [6922](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/6922) via
[PR 6932](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/6932) (by [yarikoptic](https://api.github.com/users/yarikoptic))
- Make clone_dataset() better patchable ny extensions and less monolithic.
[PR 7017](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7017) (by [mih](https://api.github.com/users/mih))
- Remove `simplejson` in favor of using `json`.
Fixes [7034](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/7034) via
[PR 7035](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7035) (by [christian-monch](https://api.github.com/users/christian-monch))
- Fix an error in the command group names-test.
[PR 7044](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7044) (by [christian-monch](https://api.github.com/users/christian-monch))
- Move eval_results() into interface.base to simplify imports for command implementations. Deprecate use from interface.utils accordingly. Fixes [6694](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/6694) via [PR #7170](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7170) (by [adswa](https://github.com/adswa))
🏎 Performance
- Use regular dicts instead of OrderedDicts for speedier operations. Fixes [6566](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/6566) via [PR #7174](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7174) (by [adswa](https://github.com/adswa))
- Reimplement `get_submodules_()` without `get_content_info()` for substantial performance boosts especially for large datasets with few subdatasets. Originally proposed in [PR 6942](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/6942) by [mih](https://github.com/mih), fixing [#6940](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/6940). [PR #7189](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7189) (by [adswa](https://github.com/adswa)). Complemented with [PR #7220](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7220) (by [yarikoptic](https://github.com/yarikoptic)) to avoid `O(N^2)` (instead of `O(N*log(N))` performance in some cases.
- Use --include=* or --anything instead of --copies 0 to speed up get_content_annexinfo. [PR 7230](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7230) (by [yarikoptic](https://github.com/yarikoptic))
🧪 Tests
- Re-enable two now-passing core test on Windows CI.
[PR 7152](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7152) (by [adswa](https://api.github.com/users/adswa))
- Remove the `with_testrepos` decorator and associated tests for it
Fixes [6752](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/issues/6752) via
[PR 7176](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/pull/7176) (by [adswa](https://api.github.com/users/adswa))
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