.NET Aspire 8.0 Preview 3

Announcing .NET Aspire Preview 3! For the full announcement, see .NET Aspire preview 3 in docs. The packages are now available on NuGet. Checkout our README in the root of the repo to learn how you can get started with .NET Aspire.

What's Changed

• Branding updates for Preview 3 by @joperezr in #1247
• proposal for component curation principles by @danmoseley in #1213
• Use destructuring by @drewnoakes in #1238
• Address TODO comment by @drewnoakes in #1236
• Remove unused NamespacedName type/property by @drewnoakes in #1235
• Enable full signing for Preview 2 builds by @joperezr in #1248
• Slightly change resource grid name column header text + row content tooltip by @adamint in #1204
• Localize dashboard Controls folder by @adamint in #1246
• NavMenu work by @vnbaaij in #1249
• Show template items in Solution Explorer and Find in Files by @drewnoakes in #1225
• Add spelling exclusion file by @drewnoakes in #1222
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro in #1187
• Make some types non-generic by @drewnoakes in #1237
• Generate resource type filters from data by @drewnoakes in #1221
• App model rework around resource types and connection string emission for containers by @mitchdenny in #1165
• Add missing NuGet packages to Azure component READMEs by @chrisdcmoore in #1141
• Avoid list copy on every update by @drewnoakes in #1234
• Delegate filtering logic to implementation by @drewnoakes in #1267
• Rename view models in hosting layer by @drewnoakes in #1266
• Set dashboards refresh rate by @Depechie in #1275
• Only show file name in dashboard resources page by @JamesNK in #1232
• Option on metrics histograms to show count by @JamesNK in #1265
• Fix code analysis errors by @JamesNK in #1286
• Workaround for metrics tree view selection issue by @tlmii in #1283
• Metrics filter layout by @tlmii in #1282
• Add instructions to install builds from release branch by @joperezr in #1259
• Revert "Missing applicationUrl does not inherit dashboard url (#1169)" by @BrennanConroy in #1302
• Fix typos in README.md by @ericmutta in #1306
• Add Resource Management automation for issue and PR Triage by @joperezr in #1305
• Fix XML doc comment cref in Azure Tables component by @ReubenBond in #1311
• Add Http Service Resource by @Kahbazi in #1030
• Correctly use launch profile name from model annotations by @karolz-ms in #1212
• Add support for Dapr --runtime-path option. by @philliphoff in #1272
• Extract all data acquisition from ResourceService by @drewnoakes in #1288
• Minor fixups in log handling by @drewnoakes in #1319
• Move dashboard hardcoded strings into resx + IStringLocalizer calls by @adamint in #1252
• Small perf improvements in log filtering by @drewnoakes in #1325
• Label community PRs by @joperezr in #1334
• Fix SqlServerDatabaseResource and PostgresServerResource by @mitchdenny in #1337
• Fix Component XML docs by @eerhardt in #1301
• Added support for adding connection strings to non-resources by @davidfowl in #1350
• Add XML Docs for WithArgs() by @ericmutta in #1308
• Stop melting the CPU parsing logs from DCP by @davidfowl in #1357
• Properly account for DAPR sidecar options by @karolz-ms in #1347
• Address PR review comments from #1352 by @eerhardt in #1359
• Update README.md (#1345) by @eerhardt in #1358
• Reduce CPU while polling for console log changes by @drewnoakes in #1354
• Use mariner build of busybox. by @mitchdenny in #1371
• Fix theme change when multiple browsers are open to be applied everywhere by @JamesNK in #1349
• Remove null check for args by @Kahbazi in #1370
• Simplify ResourcePublisher by @drewnoakes in #1346
• Include Executable WithArgs in manifest by @Kahbazi in #1366
• Replace note with comment in resx files by @JamesNK in #1374
• Don't write the dapr environments variables to the manifest by @davidfowl in #1375
• Improve UI for selecting metrics filter by @JamesNK in #1327
• Update component contribution guidelines by @sebastienros in #1382
• Port #1344 and #1398 (endpoint fixes in dashboard) to main by @tlmii in #1401
• Create functional tests by @sebastienros in #1217
• Move console log API from ResourceViewModel to IResourceService by @drewnoakes in #1391
• Change traces page duration progress bar to a ring icon by @JamesNK in #1387
• Add copy to clipboard option for project/executable source columns by @adamint in #1332
• Order span apps in trace view by first start time by @JamesNK in #1407
• Fix replica id trimming by @tlmii in #1409
• Skip flakey unit test by @drewnoakes in #1413
• Update AspNetCore.HealthChecks* to 8.0.0 by @adamsitnik in #1417
• Configuration Schema generator by @eerhardt in #1383
• 5 small a11y fixes by @adamint in #1380
• Disable "spec only" button when it doesn't do anything by @drewnoakes in #1293
• Add initial dashboard network protocol definition file by @drewnoakes in #1274
• Update the rest of the components to use the ConfigSchemaGenerator. by @eerhardt in #1423
• Successfully copying changes the icon to a tick by @JamesNK in #1404
• Support passing the endpoint env into containers by @davidfowl in #1432
• Avoid concurrency issues with dictionaries by @drewnoakes in #1450
• Add missing resources to ControlStrings.resx, use nameof for resource lookups by @adamint in #1445
• Simplify search handling by @drewnoakes in #1324
• Override fluentui-blazor error hex, darken trace duration background by @adamint in #1240
• Ensure we don't try to run a proxy on the same port a container binds by @danegsta in #1454
• Fix deadlock in ProcessUtil by @karolz-ms in #1457
• Add information about launch profile parameter to IDE execution spec by @karolz-ms in #1458
• Inject the https port for the redirect middleware by @davidfowl in #1466
• fully qualify loc cs files by @adamint in #1470
• Adds orange/red warning/error icons for exited resources on resources dashboard page by @adamint in #1378
• Fix IDE build by @drewnoakes in #1482
• Improve All checkbox behavior and instrument list by @JamesNK in #1461
• Rename WithServiceBinding to WithEndpoint by @davidfowl in #1484
• Improve generated description from xml docs by @kiapanahi in #1473
• Reduce splitter bar size to 5 in summary view by @adamint in #1474
• Add support for user defined entrypoint in containers by @BrennanConroy in #1341
• Add tags to hosting packages for easier searching by @kiapanahi in #1462
• Adds live region to console log status + rows by @adamint in #1514
• Reduce CI timeout by @eerhardt in #1395
• Update README.md by @IEvangelist in #1421
• Grafana readme - incorrect link for endpoints dashboard by @AkosLukacs in #977
• Support all XML doc ID strings by @eerhardt in #1524
• Test if dapr path exists, throw exception if it doesnt by @onionhammer in #1251
• Secret Resources by @mitchdenny in #1487
• Add an extension to the Postgres resource to configure a pgAdmin 4 container. by @andrevlins in #1135
• Remove Container from AppHost extensions in README by @eerhardt in #1529
• Fix PG admin build failure. by @mitchdenny in #1531
• Fix double use of container resourcet types. by @mitchdenny in #1530
• Add events to span detail pane by @JamesNK in #1522
• Fix binding-name-qualified URIs for Endpoints by @karolz-ms in #1526
• Adds Aspire Oracle EntityFrameworkCore Database component. by @andrevlins in #1295
• Update global.json rollforward by @eerhardt in #1541
• Restyle error ui and reconnection ui by @adamint in #1527
• Fix up the WithPgAdmin extension. by @mitchdenny in #1552
• Use gRPC to communicate data from app host to dashboard by @drewnoakes in #1476
• Disable the resource server when in manifest mode by @davidfowl in #1558
• Support customisation of NpgsqlDataSourceBuilder during component registration by @aaronpowell in #1481
• Remove no longer used InterceptorsPreview feature. by @eerhardt in #1567
• Suppress cancellation noise. by @mitchdenny in #1585
• Use component for application name by @drewnoakes in #1555
• Remember state for console logs, improvements to pages whose state should be restored after navigating back by @adamint in #1453
• Add Redis Commander extension to app model. by @mitchdenny in #1580
• Avoid cancellation messages in logs by @drewnoakes in #1590
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in #1599
• Add steps to use local package source by @sebastienros in #1605
• Hide splitter handle and apply new width to metrics splitter by @JamesNK in #1506
• Merge preview2 changes by @joperezr in #1614
• Fix trace duration header by @JamesNK in #1586
• Remove traefik from pack binary list by @danegsta in #1617
• Fix cancellation of async enumerations by @drewnoakes in #1589
• Model Dapr sidecar as an Aspire resource by @philliphoff in #1604
• Remove duplicate suffix append by @WeihanLi in #947
• Create CTS for ApplicationName when needed by @JamesNK in #1622
• Add resource details panel by @JamesNK in #1542
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro in #1496
• Fix configuration section in XML docs by @eerhardt in #1596
• add comment to explain DisableGrpcLoadBalancingFilter by @Meir017 in #1163
• Fix duplicated global.json SDK entry by @ViktorHofer in #1629
• Add Cosmos database resource. by @mitchdenny in #1583
• Fix typo in error message. by @mitchdenny in #1630
• Fix FileNotFoundException message by @epsitec in #1610
• Add column title for details column on the 'Traces' page by @stbau04 in #1574
• Add a UseEmulator extension method for Azure Cosmos DB by @IEvangelist in #1244
• Cancel dashboard service streams on application shut down by @drewnoakes in #1633
• Enable Redis Logging by @eerhardt in #1628
• Add support of Orleans in Aspire by @benjaminpetit in #1117
• Rename Orleans sample's ServiceDefaults project to fix build warnings by @ReubenBond in #1638
• Add Azure AI OpenAI component by @sebastienros in #1475
• Enable DAPR to work with services listening on addresses different from localhost by @karolz-ms in #1548
• Update to latest Configuration Binder source generator by @eerhardt in #1616
• Support more primitive types in ConfigSchemaGenerator by @eerhardt in #1606
• Fix Rabbit MQ docs which mention an incorrect default. by @mitchdenny in #1643
• dapr run bool arguments now handled as flags by @CyberDNS in #1571
• Add Kafka Component by @g7ed6e in #951
• Support redis instrumentation for keyed service by @Kahbazi in #1157
• Option for providing a path to persist data from the Azurite container by @aaronpowell in #1631
• Validate tokens can be cancelled by @drewnoakes in #1658
• fix incorrect type of shared RoundRobinServiceEndPointSelectorProvider instance by @alexander-kucherov in #1661
• Add more words to spelling.dic by @drewnoakes in #1666
• Improve environment variable parsing by @drewnoakes in #1665
• Add templates for AppHost & ServiceDefaults projects by @DamianEdwards in #1649
• Update shas and versions to match released packages by @mmitche in #1672
• Fix ObjectDisposedException in CancellationSeries by @drewnoakes in #1677
• Fix documentation on cref with generic types by @sebastienros in #1640
• Add option to ignore Cosmos emulator certificate. by @mitchdenny in #1668
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro in #1662
• Clear logs on console logs parameters change by @adamint in #1685
• Changing the sample comment to the rollup package for Azure Monitor. by @samsp-msft in #1701
• Quick fix for UseEmulator() breaking with AddDatabase(). by @mitchdenny in #1702
• Validate resource name by @JamesNK in #1691
• Use consistent comparer for resource names by @drewnoakes in #1710
• Rename 'samples' to 'playground' by @drewnoakes in #1689
• Remove eShopLite Deployment folder by @eerhardt in #1721
• Change outgoing request to arrow in trace span by @adamint in #1684
• Add Cosmos playground code. by @mitchdenny in #1697
• Move Cosmos playground to where all the other playgrounds are. by @mitchdenny in #1739
• Enable detailed circuit errors for dashboard in development by @drewnoakes in #1713
• Add safe helper method for accessing protected storage by @JamesNK in #1729
• Validate endpoint names by @JamesNK in #1712
• Improve debugger display in app model by @JamesNK in #1744
• Read details view state on open by @JamesNK in #1733
• Remove DistributedApplicationModel.Name by @JamesNK in #1743
• Remove unnecessary editorconfig entry by @eerhardt in #1752
• Add .npmrc file by @eerhardt in #1722
• Adds FluentIconSwitch component, ensures correct environment variable masking behavior when the resource panel is open by @adamint in #1700
• Docker bound volume mounts resolve to OS local path by @r0ss88 in #997
• Add obsolete WithServiceBinding methods by @JamesNK in #1748
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in #1764
• Add WithHttpEndpoint and WithHttpsEndpoint to builder by @JamesNK in #1692
• Rename leftover binding API to endpoint by @JamesNK in #1749
• Remove IServiceEndPointResolver.DisplayName property and use ToString() instead by @ReubenBond in #1761
• fix Orleans invalid environment var names for ACA by @VincentH-Net in #1779
• fix for renamed methods in commented-out code in Orleans example by @VincentH-Net in #1780
• Update Extensions dependency by @joperezr in #1787
• [ci] Generate binlog for 'build workloads' step by @radical in #1763
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in #1791
• Merge feature/dashboard-oop to main by @drewnoakes in #1774
• Enable distributed tracing in Orleans example by @VincentH-Net in #1811
• Orleans: consistently use env-var syntax for config paths by @ReubenBond in #1786
• Remove unnecessary ServiceBus Activity name by @eerhardt in #1648
• Fix Orleans sample to use AzureProvisioning when not running locally by @VincentH-Net in #1669
• Fix dashboard publish pack by adding published assets to tools folder by @drewnoakes in #1816
• [tests] Allow ConfigurationSchema.json tests to run out of repo by @radical in #1790
• Fix Aspire title not displayed on telemetry pages by @JamesNK in #1814
• Refactor ProjectReferences in AppHost by @eerhardt in #1726
• Update orchestration discovery properties by @danegsta in #1826
• Ensure we actually include the workload manifest targets in the package by @danegsta in #1827
• Fix leftover protected storage get by @JamesNK in #1830
• Expand env vars in resource details by default by @JamesNK in #1829
• Ensure the targets end up in the data path instead of content by @danegsta in #1832
• Show dashboard in other dashboard projects. by @mitchdenny in #1834
• Add containerName property to DCP spec and status by @JamesNK in #1835
• Increase wait timeout for the dashboard by @JamesNK in #1833
• Allow dashboard to run without resource service by @drewnoakes in #1815
• Make dashboard innerloop magical by @mitchdenny in #1837
• Re-add Resources logs column, fix de-localized column headers by @adamint in #1843
• Remove args and working directory for Source column by @tlmii in #1842
• Change default port for dashboard applicationUrl by @drewnoakes in #1853
• Add details column to trace view, remove status badge and put counter badge on resource name by @adamint in #1788
• Fix horizontal overflow in metrics filter popup by @JamesNK in #1838
• Remove unused "known property" getter methods by @drewnoakes in #1856
• Update dashboard README by @drewnoakes in #1854
• Fix trace detail page's gap between trace ticks by @JamesNK in #1861
• Fix SQL server resource version by @mitchdenny in #1870
• Add Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql component by @bgrainger in #1161
• Fix TryAddWillNotAddTheSameLifecycleHook test. by @mitchdenny in #1862
• Use the right health check properties in ServiceBus README. by @eerhardt in #1876
• Trace detail page - customize peer icons based on span attributes by @JamesNK in #1865
• Update SqlServerBuilderExtensions.cs by @davidfowl in #1883
• Fix Storage Queue and Cosmos EF READMEs by @eerhardt in #1884
• remove link in name column by @adamint in #1886
• Orleans: enable distributed tracing by default by @ReubenBond in #1858
• add failedtostart error icon to state by @adamint in #1887
• Fix grid layout issue by @tlmii in #1889
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in #1890
• Fix inconsistent trace detail spacing by @JamesNK in #1863
• Enable Signing on release branch by @joperezr in #1893
• [release/8.0-preview3] Fix dashboard not working with two applicationUrls specified. by @github-actions in #1902
• Extending build timeout by @joperezr in #1910
• [release/8.0-preview3] Playground app for SQL Server resources (uses EF). by @github-actions in #1896
• [release/8.0-preview3] Removed static web assets from aspire hosting by @github-actions in #1925
• Extending the build timeout as signing is taking longer than expected. by @joperezr in #1929
• [release/8.0-preview3] Fix dotnet watch. (#1933) by @mitchdenny in #1963
• [release/8.0-preview3] Fix exception when app host has no ASPNETCORE_URLS by @github-actions in #1971
• Revert state column badge changes by @adamint in #1957
• [release/8.0-preview3] Prevent ANE when resource state is null by @github-actions in #1977
• Remove PublishBuildArtifacts. by @mmitche in #1991
• [release/8.0-preview3] Fix histogram chart calculation by @github-actions in #1993
• [release/8.0-preview3] Fix rabbit mq bindings in manifest. (#1985) by @mitchdenny in #2000
• [release/8.0-preview3] Add CTRL-C and working directory messages. by @github-actions in #2003
• [release/8.0-preview3] Use the slim builder to avoid loading static assets by @github-actions in #2015
• [release/8.0-preview3] Update dashboard discovery to use .dll instead of executable by @github-actions in #2021
• [release/8.0-preview3] Fix for unit tests failing. by @github-actions in #2029
• Fix dotnet watch by @davidfowl in #2031
• [release/8.0-preview3] Remove resource and endpoint name validation by @JamesNK in #2093

New Contributors

• @Depechie made their first contribution in #1275
• @ericmutta made their first contribution in #1306
• @adamsitnik made their first contribution in #1417
• @AkosLukacs made their first contribution in #977
• @onionhammer made their first contribution in #1251
• @aaronpowell made their first contribution in #1481
• @Meir017 made their first contribution in #1163
• @ViktorHofer made their first contribution in #1629
• @epsitec made their first contribution in #1610
• @benjaminpetit made their first contribution in #1117
• @CyberDNS made their first contribution in #1571
• @g7ed6e made their first contribution in #951
• @alexander-kucherov made their first contribution in #1661
• @samsp-msft made their first contribution in #1701
• @r0ss88 made their first contribution in #997
• @onionhammer made their first contribution in #1251

Full Changelog: v8.0.0-preview.2.23619.3...v8.0.0-preview.3.24105.21