Add bydb.dependencies.properties config file

docs/en/changes/changes.md

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 * Alarm: Support store and query the metrics snapshot when the alarm is triggered.
 * Alarm: Remove unused `Alarm Trend` query.
 * Fix missing remote endpoint IP address in span query of zipkin query module.
+* Fix `hierarchy-definition.yml` config file packaged into start.jar wrongly.
+* Add `bydb.dependencies.properties` config file to define server dependency versions.
 
 #### UI
 

docs/en/setup/backend/backend-setup.md

@@ -19,15 +19,18 @@ Requirement: **Java 11/17/21**.
 You should set up the database ready before starting the backend. We recommend to use BanyanDB.
 If you want to use other databases, please read the [storage document](backend-storage.md).
 
-Use the docker mode to run BanyanDB containerized.
+Use the docker mode to run BanyanDB containerized. 
 ```shell
-docker pull apache/skywalking-banyandb:latest
+# The compatible version number could be found in /config/bydb.dependencies.properties
+export BYDB_VERSION=xxx
+
+docker pull apache/skywalking-banyandb:{BYDB_VERSION}
 
 docker run -d \
   -p 17912:17912 \
   -p 17913:17913 \
   --name banyandb \
-  apache/skywalking-banyandb:latest \
+  apache/skywalking-banyandb:{BYDB_VERSION} \
   standalone
 ```
 

docs/en/setup/backend/storages/banyandb.md

@@ -2,7 +2,17 @@
 
 [BanyanDB](https://github.com/apache/skywalking-banyandb) is a dedicated storage implementation developed by the SkyWalking Team and the community. Activate BanyanDB as the storage by setting the storage provider to **banyandb**.
 
-The OAP requires BanyanDB version **0.8** or later. From this version onwards, BanyanDB provides general compatibility.
+The BanyanDB server compatibility relies on API and release versions, which are defined in `bydb.dependencies.properties`
+```shell
+# BanyanDB version is the version number of BanyanDB Server release.
+# This is the bundled and tested BanyanDB release version
+bydb.version=x.y
+# BanyanDB API version is the version number of the BanyanDB query APIs
+# OAP server has bundled implementation of BanyanDB Java client.
+# Please check BanyanDB documentation for the API version compatibility.
+# Each `bydb.api.version` could have multiple compatible release version(`bydb.version`).
+bydb.api.version=x.y
+```
 
 ### Configuration
 
@@ -87,13 +97,16 @@ BanyanDB Server supports two installation modes:
 
 Use the docker mode to run BanyanDB containerized. 
 ```shell
-docker pull apache/skywalking-banyandb:latest
+# The compatible version number could be found in /config/bydb.dependencies.properties
+export BYDB_VERSION=xxx
+
+docker pull apache/skywalking-banyandb:{BYDB_VERSION}
 
 docker run -d \
   -p 17912:17912 \
   -p 17913:17913 \
   --name banyandb \
-  apache/skywalking-banyandb:latest \
+  apache/skywalking-banyandb:{BYDB_VERSION} \
   standalone
 ```
 

oap-server/server-starter/pom.xml

@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@
                         <exclude>endpoint-name-grouping.yml</exclude>
                         <exclude>metadata-service-mapping.yaml</exclude>
                         <exclude>trace-sampling-policy-settings.yml</exclude>
+                        <exclude>hierarchy-definition.yml</exclude>
+                        <exclude>bydb.dependencies.properties</exclude>
                         <exclude>oal/</exclude>
                         <exclude>fetcher-prom-rules/</exclude>
                         <exclude>envoy-metrics-rules/</exclude>

oap-server/server-starter/src/main/resources/bydb.dependencies.properties

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# BanyanDB version is the version number of BanyanDB Server release.
+# This is the bundled and tested BanyanDB release version
+bydb.version=0.8
+# BanyanDB API version is the version number of the BanyanDB query APIs
+# OAP server has bundled implementation of BanyanDB Java client.
+# Please check BanyanDB documentation for the API version compatibility.
+# Each `bydb.api.version` could have multiple compatible release version(`bydb.version`).
+bydb.api.version=0.8