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v9.7.0
Version 9.7.0 introduces ViewComponent instrumentation, changes the endpoint used to access the cluster name for Elasticsearch instrumentation, removes the creation of the Ruby/Thread and Ruby/Fiber spans, and adds support for Falcon.
Feature: ViewComponent instrumentation
ViewComponent is a now an instrumented library. PR#2367
Feature: Use root path to access Elasticsearch cluster name
Previously, the agent used the cluster health endpoint (
/_cluster/health) to access the cluster name. However, this has been found to make startup unstable for large clusters. Now, the agent uses the more performant root endpoint (/).Our thanks go to @erikkessler1, @gremerritt, and @joshbranham for reporting the issue, suggesting solutions, and testing them. Issue#2360 PR#2377
Feature: Remove base64 dependency, use direct calls to String methods
In version 9.6.0, the agent required the Ruby
base64gem as a depdendency to prepare for deprecation warnings in Ruby 3.3 and the gem's removal from the Ruby standard libraries in 3.4. Includingbase64as a dependency has caused problems with version resolution in some environments.To resolve this, the agent now directly calls the
Stringmethods used in thebase64library in the newNewRelic::Base64module.Thank you, @Earlopain, for submitting this change. PR#2378
Feature: Add Falcon support
Feature: Remove spans with name Ruby/Thread and Ruby/Fiber
Due to the lack of helpful information and the confusion commonly caused by the spans named Ruby/Thread and Ruby/Fiber, these spans have been removed. However, the agents ability to monitor instrumented code running in a thread or fiber will remain unchanged. PR#2389