Merge pull request #164 from flux-framework/release-docs-2025-09-03

Update from release-docs-2025-09-03

Author: vsoch

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+title: flux-accounting v0.50.0
+date: 2025-09-02 00:00:00
+author: "flux-framework"
+categories: 'release'
+version: 0.50.0
+download: https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/releases/download/v0.50.0/flux-accounting-0.50.0.tar.gz
+---
+
+Download from GitHub [here]({{ page.download }})
+
+# Release Notes
+
+flux-accounting version 0.50.0 - 2025-09-02
+-------------------------------------------
+
+#### Fixes
+
+* plugin: improve error message context in job.validate ([#712](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/712))
+
+* cmd: remove `--output-file` argument ([#716](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/716))
+
+* formatter: remove `HierarchyFormatter` class ([#717](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/717))
+
+* `update-fshare`: wrap `UPDATE`s in single transaction, enable `PRAGMA`s to
+enable concurrency ([#720](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/720))
+
+* `scrub-old-jobs`: add `0` return code on successful runs of
+`scrub_old_jobs()` ([#721](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/721))
+
+* `update-usage`: condense `SELECT` query to fetch recent job usage factor, use
+row names, drop unused function arg ([#722](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/722))
+
+* `update-usage`: remove extra `SELECT` query in favor of retrieving past job
+usage information beforehand ([#723](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/723))
+
+* `update-usage`: remove `SELECT` query on `jobs` table for every association
+([#725](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/725))
+
+* `update-usage`: add `.rollback()` in case of error ([#726](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/726))
+
+* github: update crate-ci version ([#727](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/727))
+
+#### Features
+
+* `jobs`: add duration fields to `jobs` table, return both requested and actual
+duration in `view-job-records` ([#718](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/718))
+
+* `view-job-records`: add filters for requested duration and actual duration in
+`jobs` table ([#719](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/719))
+
+* `view-bank`: add `-c/--concise` option ([#730](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/730))
+
+* python: add general utility file for duplicate function definitions, general
+helper functions ([#731](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/731))
+
+#### Testsuite
+
+* testsuite: don't load deprecated barrier module ([#724](https://github.com/flux-framework/flux-accounting/issues/724))