Announce: PuppetDB 4.2.0 is now available

[Rob Browning]

PuppetDB 4.2.0 - Aug 08, 2016
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PuppetDB 4.2.0 is a backward-compatible feature release that adds a
new inventory endpoint, the ability to query structured data (like
facts and resource parameters) using a dotted notation, and the
ability to trigger background/GC tasks manually via POST. This release
also includes several new queryable fields, bugfixes, and faster
retries for common error scenarios.

PuppetDB 4.2.0 Downloads
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Available in native package format as part of Puppet Collection 1
(PC1). More information on the PC1 repositories is available here:
https://bit.ly/1MpEieG

Binary tarball: https://downloads.puppetlabs.com/puppetdb/

Source: https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetdb

Please report feedback via the Puppet Labs tickets site, using an
affected PuppetDB version of 4.2.0:
https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PDB

Documentation: https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppetdb/4.2/

Puppet module: https://forge.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs/puppetdb

PuppetDB 4.2.0 Release Notes
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Please consult the release notes here:
https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppetdb/4.2/release_notes.html

Contributors
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Andrew Roetker, Brian Cain, Eric Sorenson, Geoff Nichols, Karel
Březina, Ken Barber, Michal Bryxí, Molly Waggett, Rob Browning,
Russell Mull, Ryan Senior, and Wyatt Alt