Release Notes
RDF4J 4.3 is a minor release that fixes 34 issues.
A few notable features
Solr, Lucene and Elasticsearch Solr and Lucene are upgraded to 8.9.0 and Elasticsearch is upgraded to 7.15.2 Support for complex Lucene queries Support for customizing the query analyzer in Lucene and Elasticsearch SHACL A standalone SHACL Validator User defined SPARQL queries in SHACL Constraints and Targets Support for sequence paths and alternate paths Migration of more tests to Junit 5 Remove Java EE dependency from core libraries Improvements to the extended query evaluation 1, 2 Several performance improvements 1, 2, 3, 4 For a complete overview, see all issues fixed in 4.
RDF4J 5.2.0 is a minor release that fixes 9 issues.
Highlights Explain plans over HTTP. You can now request EXPLAIN via the REST API, making it easier to diagnose and tune slow SPARQL queries. SPARQL queries using MINUS and OPTIONAL clauses are significantly faster. Performance improvements to the LMDB Store, reducing query time by an average of 50% and reducing overhead for concurrent queries. Configurable LMDB GC. A new valueEvictionInterval lets you tune (or disable) LMDB value‑cache garbage collection to balance latency vs.
RDF4J 5.1.6 is a patch release that fixes 12 issues.
For a complete overview, see all issues fixed in 5.1.6.
Acknowledgements This release was made possible by contributions from Jerven Bolleman, Piotr Sowiński, Håvard M. Ottestad and kenwenzel.
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Eclipse RDF4J™ is a powerful Java framework for processing and handling RDF data. This includes creating, parsing, scalable storage, reasoning and querying with RDF and Linked Data. It offers an easy-to-use API that can be connected to all leading RDF database solutions. It allows you to connect with SPARQL endpoints and create applications that leverage the power of linked data and Semantic Web.
