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## [30.0.0](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/tree/30.0.0) (2023-08-22)

[Full Changelog](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/compare/29.0.0...30.0.0)

**Implemented enhancements:**

- feat: Add support for PostgreSQL bitwise XOR operator [#7256](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7256) (jonahgao)

**Fixed bugs:**

- fix(functions): support `Dictionary` for string and int functions [#7262](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7262) (appletreeisyellow)
- fix: CLI should support different sql dialects [#7263](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7263) (jonahgao)
- fix: build_timestamp_list data type mismatch [#7267](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7267) (yukkit)

**Documentation updates:**

- Minor: Remove stubbed out redundant Execution Plan section of library user guide [#7309](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7309) (alamb)

**Merged pull requests:**

- chore(functions): fix function names typo [#7269](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7269) (appletreeisyellow)
- fix(functions): support `Dictionary` for string and int functions [#7262](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7262) (appletreeisyellow)
- Change benefits_from_partitioning flag to vector [#7247](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7247) (mustafasrepo)
- fix: CLI should support different sql dialects [#7263](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7263) (jonahgao)
- fix: build_timestamp_list data type mismatch [#7267](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7267) (yukkit)
- feat: Add support for PostgreSQL bitwise XOR operator [#7256](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7256) (jonahgao)
- Improve error message for aggregate/window functions [#7265](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7265) (2010YOUY01)
- Extend insert into to support Parquet backed tables [#7244](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7244) (devinjdangelo)
- Operators documentation [#7264](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7264) (spaydar)
- Minor: Add upstream ticket reference in comments [#7275](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7275) (alamb)
- Add parquet-filter and sort benchmarks to dfbench [#7120](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7120) (alamb)
- Allow `skip_failed_rules` to skip buggy logical plan rules that have a schema mismatch [#7277](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7277) (smiklos)
- Enable creating and inserting to empty external tables via SQL [#7276](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7276) (devinjdangelo)
- Prepare 29.0.0 Release [#7270](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7270) (andygrove)
- Hotfix: Test in information_schema.slt fails [#7286](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7286) (sarutak)
- Move sqllogictests to sqllogictests crate to break cyclic dependency [#7284](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7284) (alamb)
- Add isnan and iszero [#7274](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7274) (sarutak)
- Add library guide for table provider and catalog providers [#7287](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7287) (tshauck)
- Implement Support for Copy To Logical and Physical plans [#7283](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7283) (devinjdangelo)
- Add `internal_err!` error macro [#7293](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7293) (comphead)
- refactor: data types in `array_expressions` [#7280](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7280) (izveigor)
- Fix Unnest for array aggregations. [#7300](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7300) (vincev)
- Minor: Followup tasks for `nanvl` [#7311](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7311) (sarutak)
- Minor: Remove stubbed out redundant Execution Plan section of library user guide [#7309](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7309) (alamb)
- Minor: fix some parquet writer session level defaults [#7295](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7295) (devinjdangelo)
- Add Sqllogictests for INSERT INTO external table [#7294](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7294) (devinjdangelo)
- Minor: Fix documentation typos for array expressions [#7314](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7314) (Weijun-H)
- Qualify filter fields in the update plan [#7316](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7316) (gruuya)
- chore(deps): update tokio requirement to 1.28 [#7324](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7324) (jonahgao)
- Bug-fix / Join Output Orderings [#7296](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7296) (berkaysynnada)
- Add `internal_err` error macros. Part 2 [#7321](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7321) (comphead)
- Minor: Improve doc comments to datafusion-sql [#7318](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7318) (alamb)
- Minor: make memory_limit tests more self describing [#7190](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7190) (alamb)
- Minor: Improve docstrings for `LogicalPlan` [#7331](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7331) (alamb)
- minor: fix doc/typo [#7341](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7341) (jackwener)
- Minor: Extract `FileScanConfig` into its own module [#7335](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7335) (alamb)
- Minor: Move shared testing code into datafusion_common [#7334](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7334) (alamb)
- refine: `substr` error [#7339](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7339) (Weijun-H)
- Add `not_impl_err` error macro [#7340](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7340) (comphead)
- chore: public sql_statement_to_plan_with_context() [#7268](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7268) (waynexia)
- Deprecate ScalarValue bitor, bitand, and bitxor (#6842) [#7351](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7351) (tustvold)
- feature: Support `EXPLAIN COPY` [#7291](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7291) (alamb)
- Add `SQLOptions` for controlling allowed SQL statements, update docs [#7333](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7333) (alamb)
- Refactor: Consolidate OutputFileFormat and FileType into datafusion_common [#7336](https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/7336) (devinjdangelo)
