April 2025 monthly summary for oap-project/velox. Focused on strengthening Spark SQL compatibility by enabling incomplete/malformed JSON handling in get_json_object, aligning Velox and Spark behavior, and improving resilience for real-world JSON data. Implemented simdjsonParseIncomplete and activated SIMDJSON_EXPERIMENTAL_ALLOW_INCOMPLETE_JSON, with comprehensive tests for malformed JSON cases. This work reduces parsing errors in production data pipelines and positions Velox for broader Spark adoption.

February 2025 monthly summary focusing on key accomplishments and business value for oap-project/velox. Delivered the Spark SQL array_append function for Velox Spark SQL, enabling appending a single element to arrays with correct null handling, including null input arrays. This enhancement strengthens Spark SQL integration, improves data transformation pipelines, and reduces the need for workaround logic in downstream processing. No other major bug fixes reported this month; work centered on feature delivery and repository quality improvement.

November 2024 highlights focused on stability, maintainability, and cross-repo quality for gluten and velox projects. Delivered a targeted bug fix to improve Spark driver behavior in non-local mode and performed essential code cleanup to reduce future maintenance risk.