Release date: 24 October 2023

TetraScience has released its next version of the TetraScience Software Development Kit (SDK), version 2.0. This release makes it more secure and efficient to create self-service pipelines (SSPs). SDK 2.0 also replaces the legacy SDK. Customers should plan on working with their account team to rebuild and release their existing task scripts and protocols to use the new SDK 2.0 before the legacy one is deprecated.

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NOTE

Existing SSPs and task scripts built with the legacy SDK will continue to work during the deprecation period. The current estimated earliest deprecation date is Q4 of 2024.

New Functionality

New Functionality includes features not available in previous TetraScience SDK versions. These features may or may not affect “intended use” for GxP validation purposes.

• A new protocol.yml protocol definition file format replaces both the previous protocol.json and script.js file formats when creating SSPs. The new file structure consolidates the functionality of the previous file types into a unified, easier-to-use format. For more information, see Protocol YAML Files.

Enhancements

Enhancements are modifications to existing functionality that improve performance or usability, but don't alter the function or intended use of the system.

• A new task script execution architecture provides more security when creating and using SSPs.
• A new context.get_file_pointer function helps users performantly retrieve older versions of files by fileId. This feature is now available on Tetra Data Platform (TDP) versions 3.5.x and higher only.
• A new context.get_file_permalink function helps users return a permalink that directs them to a specific file’s File Details page on the TDP. This feature is available on TDP versions 3.6.x and higher only.
• A new API utility was added to safely surface the TDP API endpoint to task scripts. This feature is available on TDP versions 3.5.x and higher only.
• The context.write_file function was updated to be able to turn off gzip compression when the gzip_compress_level parameter is set to 0.
• Python compatibility and image selection was enhanced to support Python versions up to 3.11.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs are now fixed:

• The context.write_file function was updated to better handle being passed empty filePath values.
• The context.add_labels function's error handling was enhanced for when it is passed a list.
• Pipeline names that have more than 256 characters are now handled more consistently when they pass through the system.
• Task script logging in TDP v3.5.x was enhanced through improvements to the custom print function.

Deprecated Features

The following features have been deprecated for this release or are now on a deprecation path:

• The context.run_command() function is on a deprecation path to be replaced with the context.run_cmd function. This change removes the need to supply an org_slug value in the function.

For more information about TetraScience product deprecations, see Tetra Product Deprecation Notices.

Known and Possible Issues

There are no new known and possible issues in this release.

Security

Security updates were applied to the following areas:

• A new task script security architecture was introduced.

Upgrade Considerations

This version is compatible as a direct upgrade from TetraScience SDK 1.x versions.

For Tetra-Hosted (Multi-Tenant) TDP Environments

No action is needed for Tetra-hosted TDP environments.

For Customer-Hosted (Single-Tenant) TDP Environments

Existing task scripts must be updated to run on the new SDK version. For instructions, contact your customer success manager (CSM).

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IMPORTANT

For TDP v3.5.3 Environments and Earlier

To resolve a forward-incompatible breaking change associated with the TetraScience SDK 2.0 release, a new AWS Systems Manager (SSM) parameter must be added to customers' TDP environments. TetraScience will make the required updates before the release. No action is required at this time. For more information, contact your CSM.

Other Release Notes

To view other Tetra Data Platform release notes, see Tetra Data Platform (TDP) Release Notes.