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47 changes: 44 additions & 3 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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Expand Up @@ -5,7 +5,50 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

## [2.8.0] - TBD
## [2.9.0] - TBD

### Important

- **Breaking change to `config.data_retention`** — the `@truncate_all` parameter has been removed. Pass `@retention_days = 0` for the same behavior. `@retention_days = NULL` (default) respects per-collector retention from `config.collection_schedule` with a 30-day fallback for unscheduled tables; `@retention_days = N > 0` overrides every table to N days. Any existing Agent jobs or scripts calling `data_retention @truncate_all = 1` need to be updated ([#900])
- **New `config.collector_database_exclusions` table** for per-database collector exclusions. Eight per-database collectors filter against this table; system databases remain hard-skipped by the collectors themselves. Existing installs get the table on the next upgrade — `install/01_install_database.sql` and `config.ensure_config_tables` both create it under an `IF OBJECT_ID … IS NULL` guard ([#887])

### Added

- **Per-database collector exclusions** — exclude noisy or unimportant databases from per-database collectors. Dashboard side adds `config.collector_database_exclusions` and filters 8 collectors (`query_stats`, `query_store`, `procedure_stats`, `file_io_stats`, `waiting_tasks`, `database_configuration`, `database_size_stats`, `server_properties`). Lite side adds an `ExcludedDatabases` list per server in `servers.json` and filters 9 collectors ([#887])
- **`Off` collection preset** — `EXECUTE config.apply_collection_preset @preset_name = N'Off'` disables every collector in one call. Pair with a second Agent job that applies a non-`Off` preset at the start of your active window for overnight / quiet-hours scoping. Non-`Off` presets now also set `enabled = 1` across the board so the switch from `Off → Balanced` reliably resumes collection ([#888])
- **Purge Now action** in Manage Servers — confirm dialog with a mode picker (Use configured / 1 / 3 / 7 / Custom / All) drives `config.data_retention`; right-click menu on the Manage Servers grid mirrors every per-row action (Edit, Toggle Favorite, Check Server Version, Purge Now, Remove) ([#900])
- **Total non-idle CPU on Lite Overview** — headline value shows total CPU with the SQL-only value alongside (e.g. `64% (SQL 60%)`); new `CpuAlertMode` dropdown in Settings → Alerts (Total / SqlOnly) drives both the alert evaluator and headline color; tray notifications and email alerts label the value as "Total CPU" or "SQL CPU" ([#899])
- **Resume gap detection** — `query_stats`, `procedure_stats`, and `query_store` collectors skip the historical sweep on first run after an Off preset, Agent stoppage, or server reboot. When the last successful run is older than 5× the configured `frequency_minutes` (floored at 30 minutes), the cutoff clamps to `SYSDATETIME()` so only forward-going data is collected on resume — preventing the tempdb blowout that hit the original reporter ([#892])
- **Right-click View Plan** on Dashboard Blocked Process Reports (View Blocked Plan + View Blocking Plan), Dashboard Deadlocks, and Lite Deadlocks grids. Plan lookup hits `sys.dm_exec_query_stats` + `sys.dm_exec_text_query_plan` on the monitored server, falling back to `executionStack/frame` entries when the process-level `sql_handle` is empty or evicted ([#880])
- **Open Log Folder** sidebar button in Lite — opens `%LocalAppData%\PerformanceMonitorLite\logs\` in Explorer for grabbing historical logs to attach to bug reports. Sits below View Log, which retains its existing behavior of opening today's log file ([#873])
- **Installed Version column** in the Manage Servers grid for both Dashboard and Lite. Dashboard shows the PerformanceMonitor database version on each server (probed in parallel via `GetInstalledVersionAsync`, with `Not installed` / `Unavailable` fallbacks). Lite shows the running app's own version on every row, mirroring Full's column header for consistency.
- **Lite-style server card indicators in Full** — back-ported the Ellipse-with-DataTriggers status dot (Online/Offline/Warning/Unknown) and the right-aligned favorite star from Lite to the Full Dashboard's server list, matching Lite's visual treatment.
- **Architecture overview** at `docs/how-collection-works.md` covering the minute loop, dispatcher, collector shape, `config.collection_schedule`, retention, and the Dashboard read path

### Changed

- **PlanIconMapper synced** with PerformanceStudio v1.9.0 improvements — columnstore storage type on scan/delete/insert/update/merge operators routes to `columnstore_index_*` icons (covers CCI and NCCI); `Parallelism` operator subtypes (Repartition Streams, Distribute Streams, Gather Streams) get their own icons
- **`Microsoft.Data.SqlClient` 6.1.4 → 7.0.1** — major-version bump. Azure/Entra dependencies were split out of the core package in 7.0; `Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.Extensions.Azure 1.0.0` added to Dashboard, Lite, and Installer.Core for `ActiveDirectoryInteractive` connections
- **`ModelContextProtocol` 0.7.0-preview.1 → 1.2.0** — off the preview tag and onto stable 1.x in Dashboard and Lite
- **`DuckDB.NET` 1.5.0 → 1.5.2** in Lite — fixes unbounded row group growth on indexed tables under repeated load+insert cycles, memory leaks and race conditions in prepared statements, WAL checkpoint marking, and Windows UTF-8/UTF-16 handling
- **`Microsoft.Extensions.*` 10.0.5 → 10.0.7**, **`System.Text.Json` 10.0.5 → 10.0.7**, **`ScottPlot.WPF` 5.1.57 → 5.1.58** — patch-level bumps with no expected behavioral change
- **Theme polish** on grids and plan viewer in Dashboard and Lite — thanks [@ClaudioESSilva](https://github.com/ClaudioESSilva) ([#889])

### Fixed

- **Install loop timeout** raised from 5 minutes to 1 hour. `install/98_validate_installation.sql` runs every enabled collector with `@debug = 1` in a single batch; on large databases (reporter had 7.2M rows in `collect.query_stats`, 4.4M in `collect.query_store_data`) this took ~9 minutes and was blowing the 5-minute timeout, failing the install or upgrade ([#884])

[#873]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/873
[#880]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/880
[#884]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/884
[#887]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/887
[#888]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/888
[#889]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/889
[#892]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/892
[#899]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/899
[#900]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/900

## [2.8.0] - 2026-04-22

### Important

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- **Memory Pressure Events in Lite** — the collector, chart, and `get_memory_pressure_events` MCP tool previously only in the Full Edition are now available in Lite ([#865])
- **Grid auto-scrolling** in Lite and Dashboard ([#843]) — thanks [@ClaudioESSilva](https://github.com/ClaudioESSilva)
- **`Off` collection preset** — `config.apply_collection_preset @preset_name = N'Off'` disables every collector in one call. Pair it with a second Agent job that applies a non-`Off` preset at the start of your active window to get overnight / quiet-hours scoping without writing scheduler code. Non-`Off` presets now also set `enabled = 1` across the board so the switch reliably resumes collection ([#888])

### Changed

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[#865]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/865
[#867]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/867
[#872]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/872
[#888]: https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/issues/888

## [2.7.0] - 2026-04-13

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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions Dashboard/Dashboard.csproj
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<StartupObject>PerformanceMonitorDashboard.Program</StartupObject>
<AssemblyName>PerformanceMonitorDashboard</AssemblyName>
<Product>SQL Server Performance Monitor Dashboard</Product>
<Version>2.8.0</Version>
<AssemblyVersion>2.8.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
<FileVersion>2.8.0.0</FileVersion>
<InformationalVersion>2.8.0</InformationalVersion>
<Version>2.9.0</Version>
<AssemblyVersion>2.9.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
<FileVersion>2.9.0.0</FileVersion>
<InformationalVersion>2.9.0</InformationalVersion>
<Company>Darling Data, LLC</Company>
<Copyright>Copyright © 2026 Darling Data, LLC</Copyright>
<ApplicationIcon>EDD.ico</ApplicationIcon>
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BorderThickness="0">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="1"
CornerRadius="4"
Padding="8,6"
<Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="1"
CornerRadius="4"
Padding="8,6"
Margin="2">
<StackPanel>
<!-- Server Name Row with Status Icon -->
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StatusIcon}"
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

<!-- Status Indicator (back-ported from Lite: Ellipse + DataTriggers) -->
<Ellipse Grid.Column="0"
Width="10" Height="10"
Margin="0,6,8,0"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
ToolTip="{Binding Status.ErrorMessage}">
<Ellipse.Style>
<Style TargetType="Ellipse">
<Setter Property="Fill" Value="{DynamicResource ForegroundMutedBrush}"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding DotStatus}" Value="Online">
<Setter Property="Fill" Value="{DynamicResource SuccessBrush}"/>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding DotStatus}" Value="Offline">
<Setter Property="Fill" Value="{DynamicResource ErrorBrush}"/>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding DotStatus}" Value="Warning">
<Setter Property="Fill" Value="{DynamicResource WarningBrush}"/>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Ellipse.Style>
</Ellipse>

<!-- Server detail stack -->
<StackPanel Grid.Column="1">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding DisplayName}" FontWeight="SemiBold" FontSize="13" Foreground="{DynamicResource ForegroundBrush}"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ServerName}" FontSize="13" Foreground="{DynamicResource AccentBrush}" Margin="0,-2,0,0" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Description}" FontSize="10" Foreground="{DynamicResource ForegroundDimBrush}"
TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="0,-1,0,0"/>
<!-- Status Duration (Online for X / Offline for X) -->
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StatusDurationDisplay, Mode=OneWay}"
FontSize="13"
FontWeight="SemiBold"
Foreground="{Binding StatusColor}"
FontSize="14"
FontWeight="Bold"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Margin="0,0,4,0"
ToolTip="{Binding Status.ErrorMessage}"/>
<TextBlock Text="&#x2605;" FontSize="13" Foreground="#FFD700" Margin="0,0,4,0"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Visibility="{Binding IsFavorite, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding DisplayName}" FontWeight="SemiBold" FontSize="13" Foreground="{DynamicResource ForegroundBrush}" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
Margin="0,-1,0,0"
Visibility="{Binding HasBeenChecked, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}"/>
<!-- Monitor Version -->
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MonitorVersionDisplay, Mode=OneWay}"
FontSize="11"
Foreground="{DynamicResource ForegroundMutedBrush}"
Margin="0,-1,0,0"
Visibility="{Binding HasBeenChecked, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}"/>
<!-- Last Checked Timestamp -->
<TextBlock FontSize="12" Foreground="{DynamicResource ForegroundDimBrush}" Margin="0,-1,0,0">
<Run Text="{Binding LastCheckedDisplay, Mode=OneWay}"/>
</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ServerName}" FontSize="13" Foreground="{DynamicResource AccentBrush}" Margin="0,-2,0,0" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Description}" FontSize="10" Foreground="{DynamicResource ForegroundDimBrush}"
TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="0,-1,0,0"/>
<!-- Status Duration (Online for X / Offline for X) -->
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StatusDurationDisplay, Mode=OneWay}"
FontSize="13"
FontWeight="SemiBold"
Foreground="{Binding StatusColor}"
Margin="0,-1,0,0"
Visibility="{Binding HasBeenChecked, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}"/>
<!-- Monitor Version -->
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MonitorVersionDisplay, Mode=OneWay}"
FontSize="11"
Foreground="{DynamicResource ForegroundMutedBrush}"
Margin="0,-1,0,0"
Visibility="{Binding HasBeenChecked, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}"/>
<!-- Last Checked Timestamp -->
<TextBlock FontSize="12" Foreground="{DynamicResource ForegroundDimBrush}" Margin="0,-1,0,0">
<Run Text="{Binding LastCheckedDisplay, Mode=OneWay}"/>
</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>

<!-- Favorite Star (right-aligned, back-ported from Lite) -->
<TextBlock Grid.Column="2"
Text="&#x2605;" FontSize="16"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Foreground="#FFD700"
Margin="4,2,0,0"
Visibility="{Binding IsFavorite, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
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<DataGridTextColumn Header="Display Name" Binding="{Binding DisplayName}" Width="150"/>
<DataGridTextColumn Header="Server" Binding="{Binding ServerName}" Width="180"/>
<DataGridTextColumn Header="Authentication" Binding="{Binding AuthenticationDisplay}" Width="120"/>
<DataGridTextColumn Header="Installed Version" Binding="{Binding InstalledVersion}" Width="130"/>
<DataGridTextColumn Header="Monthly Cost ($)" Binding="{Binding MonthlyCostUsd, StringFormat='{}{0:N0}'}" Width="120">
<DataGridTextColumn.ElementStyle>
<Style TargetType="TextBlock">
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