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 Spring Data JPA Changelog
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+Changes in version 1.6.0.RC1 (2014-05-02)
+-----------------------------------------
+* DATAJPA-522 - Release 1.6 RC1.
+* DATAJPA-517 - Defensively check for null for optional dependency to CrudMethodMetadata in SimpleJpaRepository.
+* DATAJPA-516 - Missing/Misspelled NamedQuery gives dubious Exception.
+* DATAJPA-513 - Improve error message for missing @Param annotations for query methods with named parameters.
+* DATAJPA-509 - Entity name used in 'count' queries ignores the entity name set in ORM mapping file.
+* DATAJPA-499 - Paginate with QueryDSL generate "nulls last" illegal syntax when using MSSQL.
+* DATAJPA-479 - Oracle Function Type should be supported in Spring Data JPA.
+* DATAJPA-455 - Add support for JPA 2.1 stored procedures.
+* DATAJPA-438 - JpaRepository: add Optional<T> as alternative to null result.
+
+
 Changes in version 1.5.2.RELEASE (2014-04-15)
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 * Sorting for a field in a composite primary key throws "Can't cast to EntityPath". (DATAJPA-497)
@@ -436,4 +449,4 @@ Changes in version 1.0.0.M2 (2011-03-24) - https://jira.springsource.org/browse/
 
 Changes in version 1.0.0.M1 (2011-02-10) - https://jira.springsource.org/browse/DATAJPA/fixforversion/11786
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-* Moved JPA sepcific code from Hades into Spring Data JPA (functional equivalent of Hades 2.0.2) building on common functionality in Spring Data Commons
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+* Moved JPA sepcific code from Hades into Spring Data JPA (functional equivalent of Hades 2.0.2) building on common functionality in Spring Data Commons