[tests/querier] use the new connection api (part 3/3)
Some adaptations to devtools/repotest:
* dead code removal
* remove session related code
In the tests:
* many tests actually don't check the querier but some generic rql
property -- when such a test needs several statements to complete a
commit, switch to session.new_cnx
* provide an assertRQLEqual helper
What's new in CubicWeb 3.17?
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New functionalities
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* add a command to compare db schema and file system schema
(see `#464991 <http://www.cubicweb.org/464991>`_)
* Add CubicWebRequestBase.content with the content of the HTTP request (see #2742453)
(see `#2742453 <http://www.cubicweb.org/2742453>`_)
* Add directive bookmark to ReST rendering
(see `#2545595 <http://www.cubicweb.org/ticket/2545595>`_)
* Allow user defined final type
(see `#124342 <https://www.logilab.org/ticket/124342>`_)
API changes
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* drop typed_eid() in favour of int() (see `#2742462 <http://www.cubicweb.org/2742462>`_)
* The SIOC views and adapters have been removed from CubicWeb and moved to the
`sioc` cube.
* The web page embedding views and adapters have been removed from CubicWeb and
moved to the `embed` cube.
* The email sending views and controllers have been removed from CubicWeb and
moved to the `massmailing` cube.
* ``RenderAndSendNotificationView`` is deprecated in favor of
``ActualNotificationOp`` the new operation use the more efficient *data*
idiom.
* Looping task can now have a interval <= ``0``. Negative interval disable the
looping task entirely.
* We now serve html instead of xhtml.
(see `#2065651 <http://www.cubicweb.org/ticket/2065651>`_)
Deprecation
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* ``ldapuser`` have been deprecated. It'll be fully dropped in the next
version. If you are still using ldapuser switch to ``ldapfeed`` **NOW**!
* ``hijack_user`` have been deprecated. It will be dropped soon.
Deprecated Code Drops
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* The progress views and adapters have been removed from CubicWeb. These
classes were deprecated since 3.14.0. They are still available in the
`iprogress` cube.
* API deprecated since 3.7 have been dropped.