Release 1.16.0

[kmcginnes]

This release of Graph Explorer introduces significant usability improvements and performance enhancements. Users now have greater control over their exploration experience with the ability to customize default neighbor expansion limits and resize the sidebar. The connection interface has been refined with more intuitive placement of the sync button near the last sync timestamp.

Performance has been enhanced across multiple areas, particularly for RDF datasets where neighbor expansion is now faster. The openCypher expand neighbor query has been optimized for scenarios without limits, and the neighbor count query now shows the full count of neighbors without restrictions. Under the hood, the application has undergone significant architectural improvements, transitioning from Recoil to Jotai for state management and implementing the React Compiler to boost overall rendering performance. These technical updates, along with numerous dependency updates and bug fixes, result in a more responsive and reliable experience.

New Features

• Added ability to customize default neighbor expansion limit (#925)
• Added ability to resize the sidebar (#938)

Other changes

• Improved Improved connection details by moving the sync button near the last sync timestamp (thanks @enumura1, #901, #908)
• Improved performance of neighbor expansion in RDF datasets (#942)
• Improved openCypher expand neighbor query to be faster when no limit is provided (#924)
• Removed limit on neighbor count query in order to always show the full count of neighbors (#924)
• Fixed issue where a schema sync would not automatically run when a connection was changed (#919)
• Updated localForage Recoil integration to be async and use Suspense (#883)
• Removed Recoil state debugging tool that was never used (#909)
• Updated the state management layer to use Jotai instead of Recoil (#896, #920, #934)
• Updated to use the React Compiler to improve performance and simplify code (#916)
• Updated dependencies and minor refactoring of code (#922, #926, #930, #931, #932, #933)

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