Version 2.8.2

[ianna]

New features

• feat: add segmented argmin and argmax by @ianna in feat: add segmented argmin and argmax #3449
• feat: change argmin and argmax algorithms to handle big data by @ianna in feat: change argmin and argmax algorithms to handle big data #3450
• feat: implement segment count_nonzero reducer by @ianna in feat: implement segment count_nonzero reducer #3452
• feat: support unknown_length for virtual arrays in order to read without any materialization by @ikrommyd in feat: support unknown_length for virtual arrays in order to read without any materialization #3475
• feat: enable jax backend for virtual arrays by @ikrommyd in feat: enable jax backend for virtual arrays #3451
• feat: Add a parquet uuid calculation by @NJManganelli in feat: Add a parquet uuid calculation #3440

Bug-fixes and performance

• fix: typo in UnionArray combinations by @ikrommyd in fix: typo in UnionArray combinations #3438
• fix: pyarrow 19.0 support by @ianna in fix: pyarrow 19.0 support #3416
• fix: force gc in numba test by @ianna in fix: force gc in numba test #3448
• fix: highlevel function dispatch type hint by @pfackeldey in fix: highlevel function dispatch type hint #3447
• fix: remove mixed numpy<->jax arrays in Jax backend by @pfackeldey in fix: remove mixed numpy<->jax arrays in Jax backend #3446
• fix: better support for pyright by @henryiii in fix: better support for pyright #3453
• fix: setitem in ak firsts with jax backend by @pfackeldey in fix: setitem in ak firsts with jax backend #3455
• fix: replace some __setitem__ calls with .at[where].set(value) for the jax backend by @ikrommyd in fix: replace some __setitem__ calls with .at[where].set(value) for the jax backend #3457
• fix: remove duplicate failing raggedtensor test when you have a GPU on the system by @ikrommyd in fix: remove duplicate failing raggedtensor test when you have a GPU on the system #3461
• fix: single int slicing for named axis by @pfackeldey in fix: single int slicing for named axis #3469
• fix: add ptr implementation and fix __setitem__ for Index and tocarryraw to make ak.(arg)combinations work for the jax backend by @ikrommyd in fix: add ptr implementation and fix __setitem__ for Index and tocarryraw to make ak.(arg)combinations work for the jax backend #3471
• fix: check for error being None in the output of validity kernels by @ikrommyd in fix: check for error being None in the output of validity kernels #3479
• fix: minor things required for the whole ci to work with virtual arrays by @ikrommyd in fix: minor things required for the whole ci to work with virtual arrays #3484
• fix: jax reducers returning incorrect output values or lengths by @ikrommyd in fix: jax reducers returning incorrect output values or lengths #3464
• fix: avoid calling shape_generator inside generator if it has already been called by @ikrommyd in fix: avoid calling shape_generator inside generator if it has already been called #3490
• fix: add field metadata to record its option type by @ianna in fix: add field metadata to record its option type  #3478
• fix: add maps_as_pydicts parameter to to_pylist by @ianna in fix: add maps_as_pydicts parameter to to_pylist #3492
• fix: consistent materializing length across all layouts by @ikrommyd in fix: consistent materializing length across all layouts #3489

Other

• refactor: move form_with_unique_keys here by @pfackeldey in refactor: move form_with_unique_keys here #3482
• revert: "fix: setitem in ak firsts with jax backend" by @ianna in revert: "fix: setitem in ak firsts with jax backend" #3460
• docs: minor fixes to JAX guide + add VJP example by @Saransh-cpp in docs: minor fixes to JAX guide + add VJP example #3439
• docs: add ikrommyd as a contributor for test by @allcontributors in docs: add ikrommyd as a contributor for test #3472
• docs: add NJManganelli as a contributor for code by @allcontributors in docs: add NJManganelli as a contributor for code #3481
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in chore: update pre-commit hooks #3436
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in chore: update pre-commit hooks #3443
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in chore: update pre-commit hooks #3445
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in chore: update pre-commit hooks #3470
• chore: use ubuntu-latest for coverage by @ianna in chore: use ubuntu-latest for coverage #3473
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in chore: update pre-commit hooks #3476
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in chore: update pre-commit hooks #3486
• chore: update pyarrow version in the full testing requirements by @ianna in chore: update pyarrow version in the full testing requirements #3487
• chore: remove the upper pin on pyarrow by @ianna in chore: remove the upper pin on pyarrow #3493
• chore(deps): bump scientific-python/upload-nightly-action from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2 in the actions group by @dependabot in chore(deps): bump scientific-python/upload-nightly-action from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2 in the actions group #3442
• chore(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates by @dependabot in chore(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates #3485

New Contributors

• @NJManganelli made their first contribution in feat: Add a parquet uuid calculation #3440

Full Changelog: v2.8.1...v2.8.2

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This discussion was created from the release Version 2.8.2.