Backfill issue -435 — The AI Toolchain

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AI & LLM Tooling

◆ AI Model & Data Infrastructure

Microsoft ONNX Runtime

v0.5.0 NOTES

ONNX Runtime v0.5.0 adds C++ API, HTTP/gRPC inference server, Intel OpenVINO EP, Python custom operators, and CUDA 10 support.

└──▷ GET THIS VERSION

$ git clone --branch v0.5.0 https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime.git
# already have the repo? check out this version:
$ git checkout v0.5.0

›Adds a C++ API (onnxruntime_cxx_api.h) for inferencing, wrapping the existing C API.
›Introduces ONNX Runtime Server (Beta) for serving models over HTTP and gRPC endpoints.
›Adds Python Operator (Beta) support to embed custom Python code in a single ONNX graph node, enabling experimentation with custom operators.
›Intel OpenVINO Execution Provider is now available for Public Preview.
›MKL-DNN Execution Provider now uses subgraph-based execution for improved performance.

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›Updates CUDA support to CUDA 10 for GPU inferencing with NVIDIA GPUs.
›Base CPU Execution Provider gains faster convolution performance via NCHWc blocked layout, enabled by setting graph optimization level to 3 in session options.
›All C APIs now return an ORT status code for consistency.
›Adds support for Keras-based Mask R-CNN model inferencing.

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Weaviate

0.19.2 2 RELEASES · 2019-08-06 → 2019-08-08 NOTES STABLE

Weaviate 0.19.2 routes GraphQL Get() queries with explore arguments entirely through the esvector backend for major performance gains.

└──▷ GET THIS VERSION

$ git clone --branch 0.19.2 https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate.git
# already have the repo? check out this version:
$ git checkout 0.19.2

›GraphQL Get() queries that include an explore: { ... } argument are now served entirely through the esvector backend, delivering significant performance improvements for result sets larger than 20 items.

1 more release in this issue · 2019-08-06 → 2019-08-08

0.19.0 NOTES STABLE

Weaviate 0.19.0 overhauls the REST API base path, GraphQL naming, and cross-reference representation with a stable-API milestone.

└──▷ GET THIS VERSION

$ git clone --branch 0.19.0 https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate.git
# already have the repo? check out this version:
$ git checkout 0.19.0

└──▷ TRY IT

Check the running Weaviate version and contextionary word count after upgrading — useful for validating a fresh 0.19.0 deployment.

$ curl http://localhost:8080/v1/meta

Add a Thing with a cross-reference using the new beacon field and mandatory array format, replacing the old $cref single-object pattern.

$ curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/v1/things \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"class": "City", "schema": {"inCountry": [{"beacon": "weaviate://localhost/things/<uuid>"}]}}'

›Adds additional fields to GET /v1/meta response: running Weaviate version, connected contextionary version, and the number of words in the contextionary.
›Adds group: {type: 'closest|merge', force: <float>} argument to GraphQL Get -> Things/Actions -> ClassName fields (implementation reserved for a future release; accepted without error in 0.19.0).
›Adds ...on Beacon { beacon } inline fragment support to Cross-Refs in the GraphQL Get API for retrieving reference URIs (accepted in schema; errors in 0.19.0 pending implementation).

└──▷ BREAKING ON UPGRADE

!API base path changed from /weaviate/v1 to /v1 — all existing clients and integrations must update their base URL.
!GET /meta no longer returns schema information; schema must now be retrieved via GET /v1/schema.
!GraphQL root-level field GetMeta is renamed to Meta.
!Cross-reference field $cref is renamed to beacon in all request payloads (e.g. POST /things, POST /actions, PUT /things/<id>, PUT /actions/<id>, PATCH /things, PATCH /actions).
!Cross-references are now always represented as an array regardless of cardinality — payloads that previously sent a single object for atMostOne cardinality must now send an array (e.g. {"inCountry": [{"beacon": "..."}]}).
!No clean upgrade path from 0.18.x: internal database fields were renamed, requiring a fresh 0.19.0 instance and full data re-import rather than an in-place upgrade.

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The AI Toolchain — issue -435, August 8, 2019

Microsoft ONNX Runtime

Weaviate