release v4.4.0 (#6439)

.appveyor.yml

-version: 4.3.0.99.{build}
+version: 4.4.0.{build}
 
 image: Visual Studio 2015
 platform: x64

R-package/R/lgb.Booster.R

@@ -1309,6 +1309,8 @@ lgb.load <- function(filename = NULL, model_str = NULL) {
 #'        For example, passing \code{start_iteration=5, num_iteration=3} for a regression model
 #'        means "save the fifth, sixth, and seventh tree"
 #'
+#'        \emph{New in version 4.4.0}
+#'
 #' @return lgb.Booster
 #'
 #' @examples
@@ -1373,6 +1375,8 @@ lgb.save <- function(
 #'        For example, passing \code{start_iteration=5, num_iteration=3} for a regression model
 #'        means "dump the fifth, sixth, and seventh tree"
 #'
+#'        \emph{New in version 4.4.0}
+#'
 #' @return json format of model
 #'
 #' @examples

R-package/R/lgb.Dataset.R

@@ -1054,6 +1054,9 @@ dimnames.lgb.Dataset <- function(x) {
 #' @title Slice a dataset
 #' @description Get a new \code{lgb.Dataset} containing the specified rows of
 #'              original \code{lgb.Dataset} object
+#'
+#'              \emph{Renamed from} \code{slice()} \emph{in 4.4.0}
+#'
 #' @param dataset Object of class \code{lgb.Dataset}
 #' @param idxset an integer vector of indices of rows needed
 #' @return constructed sub dataset

R-package/R/lgb.model.dt.tree.R

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #' @param start_iteration Index (1-based) of the first boosting round to include in the output.
 #'        For example, passing \code{start_iteration=5, num_iteration=3} for a regression model
 #'        means "return information about the fifth, sixth, and seventh trees".
+#'
+#'        \emph{New in version 4.4.0}
+#'
 #' @return
 #' A \code{data.table} with detailed information about model trees' nodes and leafs.
 #'

R-package/configure

 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for lightgbm 4.3.0.99.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for lightgbm 4.4.0.
 #
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1992-1996, 1998-2017, 2020-2021 Free Software Foundation,
@@ -607,8 +607,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='lightgbm'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='lightgbm'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='4.3.0.99'
-PACKAGE_STRING='lightgbm 4.3.0.99'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='4.4.0'
+PACKAGE_STRING='lightgbm 4.4.0'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures lightgbm 4.3.0.99 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures lightgbm 4.4.0 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of lightgbm 4.3.0.99:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of lightgbm 4.4.0:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-lightgbm configure 4.3.0.99
+lightgbm configure 4.4.0
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71
 
 Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by lightgbm $as_me 4.3.0.99, which was
+It was created by lightgbm $as_me 4.4.0, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0$ac_configure_args_raw
@@ -2454,7 +2454,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by lightgbm $as_me 4.3.0.99, which was
+This file was extended by lightgbm $as_me 4.4.0, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -2509,7 +2509,7 @@ ac_cs_config_escaped=`printf "%s\n" "$ac_cs_config" | sed "s/^ //; s/'/'\\\\\\\\
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config='$ac_cs_config_escaped'
 ac_cs_version="\\
-lightgbm config.status 4.3.0.99
+lightgbm config.status 4.4.0
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 

R-package/cran-comments.md

 # CRAN Submission History
 
+## v4.4.0 - Submission 1 - (TBD)
+
+### CRAN response
+
+### Maintainer Notes
+
 ## v4.3.0 - Submission 1 - (January 18, 2024)
 
 ### CRAN response

R-package/man/lgb.dump.Rd

@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ lgb.dump(booster, num_iteration = NULL, start_iteration = 1L)
 \item{num_iteration}{Number of iterations to be dumped. NULL or <= 0 means use best iteration}
 
 \item{start_iteration}{Index (1-based) of the first boosting round to dump.
-For example, passing \code{start_iteration=5, num_iteration=3} for a regression model
-means "dump the fifth, sixth, and seventh tree"}
+       For example, passing \code{start_iteration=5, num_iteration=3} for a regression model
+       means "dump the fifth, sixth, and seventh tree"
+
+       \emph{New in version 4.4.0}}
 }
 \value{
 json format of model

R-package/man/lgb.model.dt.tree.Rd

@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ lgb.model.dt.tree(model, num_iteration = NULL, start_iteration = 1L)
 \item{num_iteration}{Number of iterations to include. NULL or <= 0 means use best iteration.}
 
 \item{start_iteration}{Index (1-based) of the first boosting round to include in the output.
-For example, passing \code{start_iteration=5, num_iteration=3} for a regression model
-means "return information about the fifth, sixth, and seventh trees".}
+       For example, passing \code{start_iteration=5, num_iteration=3} for a regression model
+       means "return information about the fifth, sixth, and seventh trees".
+
+       \emph{New in version 4.4.0}}
 }
 \value{
 A \code{data.table} with detailed information about model trees' nodes and leafs.

R-package/man/lgb.save.Rd

@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ lgb.save(booster, filename, num_iteration = NULL, start_iteration = 1L)
 \item{num_iteration}{Number of iterations to save, NULL or <= 0 means use best iteration}
 
 \item{start_iteration}{Index (1-based) of the first boosting round to save.
-For example, passing \code{start_iteration=5, num_iteration=3} for a regression model
-means "save the fifth, sixth, and seventh tree"}
+       For example, passing \code{start_iteration=5, num_iteration=3} for a regression model
+       means "save the fifth, sixth, and seventh tree"
+
+       \emph{New in version 4.4.0}}
 }
 \value{
 lgb.Booster

R-package/man/lgb.slice.Dataset.Rd

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ constructed sub dataset
 \description{
 Get a new \code{lgb.Dataset} containing the specified rows of
              original \code{lgb.Dataset} object
+
+             \emph{Renamed from} \code{slice()} \emph{in 4.4.0}
 }
 \examples{
 \donttest{

R-package/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ repo:
     user: https://github.com/
 
 development:
-  mode: unreleased
+  mode: release
 
 authors:
   Yu Shi:

VERSION.txt

-4.3.0.99
+4.4.0

docs/Parameters.rst

@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@ Learning Control Parameters
 
    -  when early stopping is used (i.e. ``early_stopping_round > 0``), require the early stopping metric to improve by at least this delta to be considered an improvement
 
+   -  *New in 4.4.0*
+
 -  ``first_metric_only`` :raw-html:`<a id="first_metric_only" title="Permalink to this parameter" href="#first_metric_only">&#x1F517;&#xFE0E;</a>`, default = ``false``, type = bool
 
    -  LightGBM allows you to provide multiple evaluation metrics. Set this to ``true``, if you want to use only the first metric for early stopping

include/LightGBM/config.h

@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ struct Config {
 
   // check = >=0.0
   // desc = when early stopping is used (i.e. ``early_stopping_round > 0``), require the early stopping metric to improve by at least this delta to be considered an improvement
+  // desc = *New in 4.4.0*
   double early_stopping_min_delta = 0.0;
 
   // desc = LightGBM allows you to provide multiple evaluation metrics. Set this to ``true``, if you want to use only the first metric for early stopping

python-package/pyproject.toml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ maintainers = [
 name = "lightgbm"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
-version = "4.3.0.99"
+version = "4.4.0"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 arrow = [