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Last updated: January 2021

Firebird 4.0

Mandatory features are the ones making the release possible. They are developed with the highest priority, their preview is expected in Alpha builds and implementation must be completed before the Beta stage.

Optional features are developed after the primary ones and scheduled for both Alpha and Beta builds. They may be postponed if their development does not fit the release schedule.

Timeframes

Milestone	Deadline	Status
Initial Release (unstable builds)	28 February 2016	PASSED
Alpha Release (feature preview)	01 September 2017	PASSED
Beta Release (stable enough)	20 February 2019	PASSED

Mandatory features

Feature	Reference(s)	Developer / Assistant	Status
Built-in logical (row level) replication, both synchronous and asynchronous	CORE-2021	Dmitry Yemanov / Roman Simakov	COMPLETED
Physical standby solution (incremental restore via nbackup)	CORE-2216, CORE-2990	Vlad Khorsun / Roman Simakov	COMPLETED
Metadata names longer than 31 characters	CORE-749	Adriano dos Santos Fernandes	COMPLETED
Timeouts for statements / transactions / connections	CORE-5488	Vlad Khorsun	COMPLETED
Batch API operations, bulk load optimizations	CORE-820	Alex Peshkov	COMPLETED
Numerics with precision longer than 18 digits, improved intermediate calculations for shorter numerics	CORE-4409	Alex Peshkov / Dmitry Yemanov	COMPLETED
Predefined system roles, sysop permissions	CORE-2557	Alex Peshkov	COMPLETED

Optional features

Feature	Reference(s)	Developer / Assistant	Status
GBAK's restore performance improvements, including parallel operations	CORE-2992	Vlad Khorsun	POSTPONED
Extended window functions	CORE-1688	Adriano dos Santos Fernandes	COMPLETED
Support for time zones	CORE-694, CORE-909	Adriano dos Santos Fernandes	COMPLETED
New data access paths, subquery transformations	CORE-4823	Dmitry Yemanov	POSTPONED
Optimizer statistics: more data (including histograms), auto-update	CORE-1082, CORE-1686	Dmitry Yemanov / Vlad Khorsun	POSTPONED
TRUNCATE TABLE command	CORE-2479	Dmitry Yemanov	POSTPONED
Granting roles to other roles	CORE-1815	Roman Simakov / Alex Peshkov	COMPLETED
User groups / accumulative permissions	CORE-751	Roman Simakov / Alex Peshkov	COMPLETED
Tablespaces	CORE-688	Atri Sharma / Dmitry Yemanov	POSTPONED

Last updated: February 2019

Firebird 4.0

Mandatory features are the ones making the release possible. They are developed with the highest priority, their preview is expected in Alpha builds and implementation must be completed before the Beta stage.

Optional features are developed after the primary ones and scheduled for both Alpha and Beta builds. They may be postponed if their development does not fit the release schedule.

Timeframes

Milestone: Initial Release (unstable builds)
Deadline: 28 February 2016
Status: PASSED

Milestone: Alpha Release (feature preview)
Deadline: 01 September 2017
Status: PASSED

Milestone: Beta Release (stable enough)
Deadline: 20 February 2019
Status: PASSED

Mandatory features

Feature: Built-in logical (row level) replication, both synchronous and asynchronous
Reference(s): CORE-2021
Developer / Assistant: Dmitry Yemanov / Roman Simakov
Status: COMPLETED

Feature: Physical standby solution (incremental restore via nbackup)
Reference(s): CORE-2216, CORE-2990
Developer / Assistant: Vlad Khorsun / Roman Simakov
Status: COMPLETED

Feature: Metadata names longer than 31 characters
Reference(s): CORE-749
Developer / Assistant: Adriano dos Santos Fernandes
Status: COMPLETED

Feature: Timeouts for statements / transactions / connections
Reference(s): CORE-5488
Developer / Assistant: Vlad Khorsun
Status: COMPLETED

Feature: Batch API operations, bulk load optimizations
Reference(s): CORE-820
Developer / Assistant: Alex Peshkov
Status: COMPLETED

Feature: Numerics with precision longer than 18 digits, improved intermediate calculations for shorter numerics
Reference(s): CORE-4409
Developer / Assistant: Alex Peshkov / Dmitry Yemanov
Status: COMPLETED

Feature: Predefined system roles, sysop permissions
Reference(s): CORE-2557
Developer / Assistant: Alex Peshkov
Status: COMPLETED

Optional features

Feature: GBAK's restore performance improvements, including parallel operations
Reference(s): CORE-2992
Developer / Assistant: Vlad Khorsun
Status: POSTPONED

Feature: Extended window functions
Reference(s): CORE-1688
Developer / Assistant: Adriano dos Santos Fernandes
Status: COMPLETED

Feature: Support for time zones
Reference(s): CORE-694, CORE-909
Developer / Assistant: Adriano dos Santos Fernandes
Status: COMPLETED

Feature: New data access paths, subquery transformations
Reference(s): CORE-4823
Developer / Assistant: Dmitry Yemanov
Status: POSTPONED

Feature: Optimizer statistics: more data (including histograms), auto-update
Reference(s): CORE-1082, CORE-1686
Developer / Assistant: Dmitry Yemanov / Vlad Khorsun
Status: POSTPONED

Feature: TRUNCATE TABLE command
Reference(s): CORE-2479
Developer / Assistant: Dmitry Yemanov
Status: POSTPONED

Feature: Granting roles to other roles
Reference(s): CORE-1815
Developer / Assistant: Roman Simakov / Alex Peshkov
Status: COMPLETED

Feature: User groups / accumulative permissions
Reference(s): CORE-751
Developer / Assistant: Roman Simakov / Alex Peshkov
Status: COMPLETED

Feature: Tablespaces
Reference(s): CORE-688
Developer / Assistant: Atri Sharma / Dmitry Yemanov
Status: POSTPONED

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