Signed-off-by: NGao Hongtao <hanahmily@gmail.com>

* add ;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1 to the database URL

* Update CHANGES log

* add ;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1 to the H2 database URL of application.yml
Co-authored-by: Nzhanglei36 <zhanglei36@asiainfo.com>

fix influxdb bug while setting influxdb connection response format as InfluxDB.ResponseFormat.JSON (#5946)

* Increase metrics time range
* Remove unused codes
* Update SO11yE2E.java
Co-authored-by: NHongtao Gao <hanahmily@gmail.com>

Remove redundant fields.

* [maven-release-plugin] prepare release v8.3.0

* [maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration

https://github.com/apache/skywalking-python/pull/91

* Add Istio control plane otel MAL expressions and UI template
* Remove OpenCensus receiver, add OpenTelemetry receiver
* Transfer oc receiver to ot receiver
* Create indices on boot
* Document istio metrics and otel receiver
* Update CHANGES.md
* Fix potential NPE
* Add group to meter and cleanup istio mixer
* Update e2e case due to the change of meter metric name
* Update prometheus fetcher config, fix sql builder issue of h2
* Disable istio and so11y metrics by default.
* Fix micrometer testcase

* fix transaction too large error when use TiDB as storage

* add CHANGES.md

* fix typo

* add tidb storage provider module.

* add e2e.

* revert ui submodule.

* fix license.

* Fix wrong health check test

* add tidb ttl e2e.
Co-authored-by: Nmoonsphere <moonsphere@m.com>
Co-authored-by: Nkezhenxu94 <kezhenxu94@apache.org>
Co-authored-by: Nkezhenxu94 <kezhenxu94@163.com>

* Add the plugin for mssql-jtds 1.x plugin.

* Fix SnakeYAML CVE. Make doc and sharing receiver codes consistent.

* Update changelog.

* Fix word.

* Fix style issue.

* 1.Add ThreadPoolExecutor for handle kafka message.
Co-authored-by: NDaming <zteny@foxmail.com>
Co-authored-by: 吴晟 Wu Sheng <wu.sheng@foxmail.com>