testing CI, final adjustments, cleaning up code, preparing for release

.gitattributes

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ doc/changes/changelog.md                                         linguist-genera
 .github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml                         linguist-generated=true
 .github/workflows/dependencies_check.yml                         linguist-generated=true
 .github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml                        linguist-generated=true
-.github/workflows/release_droid_print_quick_checksum.yml         linguist-generated=true
-.github/workflows/release_droid_upload_github_release_assets.yml linguist-generated=true
-.github/workflows/release_droid_prepare_original_checksum.yml    linguist-generated=true
+.github/workflows/release.yml                                    linguist-generated=true
 .settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs linguist-generated=true
 .settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs   linguist-generated=true

.gitignore

@@ -39,6 +39,4 @@ venv/
 *.flattened-pom.xml
 /bin/
 
-username.txt
-password.txt
-accountname.txt
+test.properties

.project-keeper.yml

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ build:
   runnerOs: ubuntu-20.04
   freeDiskSpace: false
   exasolDbVersions:
-    - "7.1.25"
-    - "8.24.0"  
+    - "8.31.0"
+    - "7.1.29" 
   workflows:
     - name: ci-build.yml
       stepCustomizations:
@@ -23,11 +23,23 @@ build:
             name: Configure Snowflake credentials
             id: configure-snowflake-credentials
             run: |
-              echo "$USERNAME" > username.txt
-              echo "$ACCOUNTNAME" > accountname.txt
-              echo "$PASSWORD" > password.txt
-            env: {
-              USERNAME: '${{ secrets.USERNAME }}',
-              ACCOUNTNAME: '${{ secrets.ACCOUNTNAME }}',
-              PASSWORD: '${{ secrets.PASSWORD }}'
-            }
+              cat > test.properties <<EOL
+              snowflake.username = ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
+              snowflake.accountname = ${{ secrets.ACCOUNTNAME }}
+              snowflake.password = ${{ secrets.PASSWORD }}
+              EOL
+
+    - name: release.yml
+      stepCustomizations:
+        # Configure Snowflake credentials
+        - action: INSERT_AFTER
+          stepId: verify-release
+          content:
+            name: Configure Snowflake credentials
+            id: configure-snowflake-credentials
+            run: |
+              cat > test.properties <<EOL
+              snowflake.username = ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
+              snowflake.accountname = ${{ secrets.ACCOUNTNAME }}
+              snowflake.password = ${{ secrets.PASSWORD }}
+              EOL

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+  "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
+    "source.organizeImports": "explicit",
+    "source.generate.finalModifiers": "explicit",
+    "source.fixAll": "explicit"
+  },
+  "java.codeGeneration.useBlocks": true,
+  "java.saveActions.organizeImports": true,
+  "java.sources.organizeImports.starThreshold": 3,
+  "java.sources.organizeImports.staticStarThreshold": 3,
+  "java.test.config": {
+    "vmArgs": [
+      "-Djava.util.logging.config.file=src/test/resources/logging.properties",
+      "-Dcom.exasol.dockerdb.image=8.31.0"
+    ]
+  },
+  "sonarlint.connectedMode.project": {
+    "connectionId": "exasol",
+    "projectKey": "com.exasol:snowflake-virtual-schema"
+  },
+  "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic"
+}

README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 # Overview
 
+Snowflake Virtual Schema (short "VSSF") is an implementation of a [Virtual Schema](https://docs.exasol.com/db/latest/database_concepts/virtual_schemas.htm).
+
 The **Snowflake Virtual Schema** provides an abstraction layer that makes an external [Snowflake](https://www.Snowflake.org/) database accessible from an Exasol database through regular SQL commands. The contents of the external Snowflake database are mapped to virtual tables which look like and can be queried as any regular Exasol table.
 
 If you want to set up a Virtual Schema for a different database system, please head over to the [Virtual Schemas Repository][virtual-schemas].
@@ -29,15 +31,16 @@ If you want to set up a Virtual Schema for a different database system, please h
 ### Information for Users
 
 * [Virtual Schema User Guide](https://docs.exasol.com/database_concepts/virtual_schemas.htm)
-* [Snowflake Dialect User Guide](doc/user_guide/Snowflake_user_guide.md)
-* [List of supported capabilities](doc/generated/capabilities.md)
+* [Snowflake Dialect User Guide](doc/user_guide/snowflake_user_guide.md)
 * [Changelog](doc/changes/changelog.md)
 * [Dependencies](dependencies.md)
 
-Find all the documentation in the [Virtual Schemas project][vs-doc].
+Find all the documentation in the [Virtual Schemas project](https://github.com/exasol/virtual-schemas).
 
 ## Information for Developers
 
+* [Design](doc/design.md) 
+* [Developer guide](doc/developer_guide/developer_guide.md) 
 * [Virtual Schema API Documentation](https://github.com/exasol/virtual-schema-common-java/blob/main/doc/development/api/virtual_schema_api.md)
 * [Remote logging](https://docs.exasol.com/db/latest/database_concepts/virtual_schema/logging.htm)