v3.2.0

What's Changed

• Rename the DimensionNames type to DimensionNamesLike. by @d-v-b in #3800
• docs: remove incorrect redirect by @maxrjones in #3801
• fix: handle special uint32 arrays on Windows correctly by @radoering in #3797
• add release trigger that takes a tag as input by @d-v-b in #3821
• Removes testpypi as a target for the workflow-dispatch-triggered release workflow. by @d-v-b in #3822
• perf: full shard write fast path by @slevang in #3793
• Revert the changes applied in #3821 + #3822 by @d-v-b in #3825
• Fix needs_release_notes.yml workflow by @d-v-b in #3824
• feat: return a useful value from CodecPipeline.read() by @d-v-b in #3828
• docs: fix the docstring for CodecPipeline.write by @d-v-b in #3836
• Improve layout of work in progress page by @dstansby in #3841
• perf: oindex optimization by @slevang in #3830
• chore: spec0 compat (python 3.14 compat, python 3.12 min) by @ilan-gold in #3564
• fix: remove numcodecs off-spec warning by @slevang in #3833
• DOC: remove result="ansi" causing empty code blocks in user guide by @nuglifeleoji in #3845
• chore: use coverage run instead of pytest --cov by @maxrjones in #3847
• DOC: document init_group removal in v3 migration guide by @nuglifeleoji in #3851
• perf/chunktransform by @d-v-b in #3722
• Fill missing chunks by @williamsnell in #3748
• fix: numpy default NaT handling by @ilan-gold in #3863
• DOC: document threading.max_workers config option by @nuglifeleoji in #3852
• chore: add zizmor to repo checks by @d-v-b in #3837
• fix: convert zarr Array to numpy before setitem async dispatch by @nuglifeleoji in #3857
• fix: auto-open ZipStore in list(), list_dir() and exists() by @nuglifeleoji in #3855
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci[bot] in #3876
• chore: fix release workflow triggers by @maxrjones in #3794
• Revert "chore: update pre-commit hooks" by @maxrjones in #3877
• chore: fix typos by @DimitriPapadopoulos in #3844
• Update TEAM.md by @maxrjones in #3879
• chore: separate benchmarks into a distinct CI job by @maxrjones in #3873
• feat: add experimental support for rectilinear (variable-sized) chunks by @maxrjones in #3802
• chore: pin mkdocs<2 by @maxrjones in #3881
• chore: add a CI workflow that identifies unlinked types by @maxrjones in #3882
• chore: prefix registry variable names with a single underscore by @d-v-b in #3894
• chore: update failure conditions for docs workflow by @maxrjones in #3887
• fix: simplify and fix codspeed workflow by @d-v-b in #3895
• chore: remove deprecated convenience and creation modules by @d-v-b in #3900
• chore: remove .create methods from arrays by @d-v-b in #3903
• chore: clean up metadata tests by @d-v-b in #3897
• chore: expunge deprecated zarr_version parameter by @d-v-b in #3901
• TESTS: don't force rectilinear config true in the test by @ianhi in #3909
• chore: remove deprecated group methods by @d-v-b in #3902
• feat/memory store registry by @d-v-b in #3679
• Implement support for structured and struct zarr-extension defined dtypes by @BrianMichell in #3781
• fix: make upstream tests pass by @d-v-b in #3920
• docs: add experimental API policy to contributing guide by @nuglifeleoji in #3853
• fix: apply path normalization to fsspec store by @d-v-b in #3924
• Use f-strings by @DimitriPapadopoulos in #3928
• fix(storage): preserve leading slashes in FsspecStore.path by @d-v-b in #3926
• feat: add cast_value and scale_offset codecs by @d-v-b in #3874
• chore: automate more of the release process by @maxrjones in #3896
• chore/3.2.0 release notes by @d-v-b in #3927
• docs: build 3.2.0 release notes by @d-v-b in #3932

New Contributors

• @radoering made their first contribution in #3797
• @slevang made their first contribution in #3793
• @nuglifeleoji made their first contribution in #3845
• @williamsnell made their first contribution in #3748

Full Changelog: v3.1.6...v3.2.0