v8.0.0

This release has many optimisations, documentation and code quality improvements.

Changed

• Rework erldns_zone_cache and erldns_resolver: algorithm is extensively optimised and now supports ENT correctly.
• Rework erldns_handler: behaviour is now improved and clearly defined. Minimum supported handler version is now 2.
• Split erldns_resolver pipe into more granular steps, adding erldns_resolver_recursive,
  erldns_dnssec, erldns_sorter, and erldns_section_counter.
• Add erldns_questions questions filter to the packet pipeline.
• Update dns_erlang to v4.3 and remove erldns_records:name_type/1.
• Accept no SOA record if no RRSIG are required.
• Documentation improvements (#267)
• Separate edns payload size over UDP as a configurable pipe (#267)
• Extend pipelines with halt and secondary pipelines (#268)

Added

• [erldns, pipeline, questions] telemetry event with #{count => non_neg_integer()} where count is the number of questions removed.
• Document some design decisions (#265)
• Add TLSA record support (#270)

Deprecated

• SPF record support will be removed in the upcoming releases (https://blog.dnsimple.com/2025/07/discontinuing-spf-record-type/)

Fixed

• Stop overwriting SOA RRSIG TTLs (#264)
• Fix bug with SOA records not updating correctly (#266)

Full list of changes

• Cosmetic cleanups by @NelsonVides in #252
• Update dns_erlang and remove erldns_records:name_type by @NelsonVides in #255
• Apply new elvis rules to further directories by @NelsonVides in #256
• Create question pipeline filter by @NelsonVides in #257
• Rework erldns_handler to be performant and type-safe by @NelsonVides in #258
• Split erldns_resolver by @NelsonVides in #259
• Cleanups by @NelsonVides in #260
• Zone and resolver rework — ENT ready by @NelsonVides in #261
• Improve handlers configuration by @NelsonVides in #262
• Coverage and minor resolver improvements by @NelsonVides in #263
• Stop overwriting SOA RRSIG TTLs by @NelsonVides in #264
• Document some design decisions by @NelsonVides in #265
• Fix bug with SOA records not updating correctly by @NelsonVides in #266
• Documentation improvements and minor code changes. by @NelsonVides in #267
• Pipeline improvements and extensions by @NelsonVides in #268
• Linter and compiler cleanups and v8 RC5 by @NelsonVides in #269
• Add TLSA record by @gustawlippa in #270
• Prepare v8 RC6 by @gustawlippa in #272
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #274
• Append exception details to the telemetry event by @NelsonVides in #273
• Prepare release v8.0.0 by @gustawlippa in #275

Full Changelog: v7.0.0...v8.0.0