-- Added optional field types specifier for queries
-to optimize query times, reduce garbage, reduce
-programmer effort to convert strings to numbers.
+- Added optional field types specifier for queries to optimize query
+times, reduce garbage, reduce programmer effort to convert strings to
+numbers. By directly parsing integers (32 and 64 bits) and floats, the
+overhead of temporary strings is eliminated. A value of :auto
+specifies automatic numeric importing for applicable fields.
- New test suite using XPTest