Microsoft.Extensions work planned for .NET 7

[maryamariyan]

This issue captures the planned work for .NET 7. This list is expected to change throughout the release cycle according to ongoing planning and discussions, with possible additions and subtractions to the scope.

Summary

For .NET 7 we are prioritizing the work to improve code reliability and minimize the number of high-impact bugs in the codebase. There's also some bottom up planned community requested feature requests available in the list.

Planned for .NET 7

Hosting

• Improve HostBuilder and WebApplicationBuilder Configuration integration #61634

Caching

• Let consumers of MemoryCache access metrics #50406
• Clean-up CacheEntry #59110

Configuration

• Allow access to child providers in ChainedConfigurationProvider #44486
• ChainedConfigurationProvider.GetChildKeys is inefficient #62510
• Binding to non-null IEnumerable doesn't work #36390

Logging

• .NET console logging uses a blocking collection which is not optimal for cloud-native applications #65264

Logging Source Generator (also listed in #52549)

• Logging source generator should gracefully fail when special parameters incorrectly get passed as template parameter #64310
• Logging Source Generator fails to compile when in parameter modifier is present #62644
• Logging Source Generator fails ungracefully with overloaded methods #61814
• Logging methods created by generators allocate if LogLevel is passed #61162
• Logging Source Generator fails to compile using keyword parameters with @ prefixes #60968
• Logging Source Generator fails to compile due to CS0246 and CS0265 errors if type for generic constraint is in a different namespace #58550
• Logging Source Generator fails with a InvalidCastException #67167
• Logging Source Generator fails with partial methods with implicit ILogger definition when using partial classes #61547

post-release feedback

• Add support for clearing ConfigurationManager sources (was possible in version 5) #61675

Testing and Documentation

• Cannot restore latest master builds of Microsoft.Win32.Registry, missing System.Buffers dependency #27471
• Dev Center Certification Fails for Microsoft.NETCore.UniversalWindowsPlatform 6.0.1 #23900

Nullability

• Annotate Microsoft.Extensions.* assemblies for nullable reference types #43605
• Update IDistributedCache to account for nullability #52148

NativeAOT

• Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration APIs haven't been AOT-annotated #71654

Planned for .NET 8+

• Support immutable types in Microsoft.Extensions #47191
• Services resolving incorrectly in Development environment but not Production #65145
• ActivatorUtilities.CreateInstance depends on the order of constructors' definitions #46132
• [LSG] LoggerMessage source generator generates error when using template destructuring #69490
• Built-in configuration providers can do more robust key handling #44517
• EnvironmentVariablesConfigurationProvider should support all types of connectionstrings  #36123
• Enhancement to IDistributedCache - Allow for bulk remove and key enumeration #44512
• Strong type support in Microsoft.Extensions.Logging #61947
• Enhancement to IDistributedCache - Allow for bulk remove and key enumeration #44512
• Add support for logging with more than 6 arguments at runtime #55525
• Explore options immutability #43359
• StackOverflowException when using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection #62239
• Windows service infrequently results in error 1067 on stop operation #62579
• Allow developers to use built-in meters for tracking stats on caches #67770
• [Feature Request] Allow libraries that don't use DI to make use of ILogger #50777
• DI : add support to eager load a singleton service #43149
• Add decorator extension methods to IServiceCollection #36021

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Issue Details

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This issue captures the planned work for .NET 7. This list is expected to change throughout the release cycle according to ongoing planning and discussions, with possible additions and subtractions to the scope.

Summary

For .NET 7 we are prioritizing the work to improve code reliability and minimize the number of high-impact bugs in the codebase. There's also some bottom up planned community requested feature requests available in the list.

Planned for .NET 7

• Improve HostBuilder and WebApplicationBuilder Configuration integration #61634 (hosting)
• Improve HostBuilder and WebApplicationBuilder ServiceCollection integration #61635 (hosting)
• Let consumers of MemoryCache access metrics #50406 (caching)
• Allow access to child providers in ChainedConfigurationProvider #44486 (configuration)
• Strong type support in Microsoft.Extensions.Logging #61947 (logging)
• Add support for logging with more than 6 arguments at runtime #55525 (logging)

Logging Source Generator follow up (also listed in #52549)

• Logging Source Generator fails to compile when in parameter modifier is present #62644
• Logging Source Generator fails ungracefully with overloaded methods #61814
• Logging methods created by generators allocate if LogLevel is passed #61162
• Logging Source Generator fails to compile using keyword parameters with @ prefixes #60968
• Logging Source Generator fails to compile due to CS0246 and CS0265 errors if type for generic constraint is in a different namespace #58550
• Logging Source Generator fails with partial methods with implicit ILogger definition when using partial classes #61547
• Logging Source Generator fails to compile due to CS0246 and CS0265 errors if type for generic constraint is in a different namespace #58550

post-release feedback

• [Extensions.Options] ValidateDataAnnotation doesn't work when classes have properties that also have DataAnnotations on their members #36093
• Add support for clearing ConfigurationManager sources (was possible in version 5) #61675

Testing and Documentation

• Compile-time logging source generation example triggers analyzer error "partial method must have an implementation part because it has accessibility modifiers" docs#27471
• Tracking issue for missing documentation of .NET6 CAxxxx rules docs#23900

Nullability

• Annotate Microsoft.Extensions.* assemblies for nullable reference types #43605
• Update IDistributedCache to account for nullability #52148

Planned for .NET 8+

• Support immutable types in Microsoft.Extensions #47191
• EnvironmentVariablesConfigurationProvider should support all types of connectionstrings  #36123
• Enhancement to IDistributedCache - Allow for bulk remove and key enumeration #44512
• [Feature Request] Allow libraries that don't use DI to make use of ILogger #50777
• DI : add support to eager load a singleton service #43149
• Add decorator extension methods to IServiceCollection #36021

Author:	maryamariyan
Assignees:	-
Labels:	area-Meta, untriaged
Milestone:	-

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Issue Details

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This issue captures the planned work for .NET 7. This list is expected to change throughout the release cycle according to ongoing planning and discussions, with possible additions and subtractions to the scope.

Summary

For .NET 7 we are prioritizing the work to improve code reliability and minimize the number of high-impact bugs in the codebase. There's also some bottom up planned community requested feature requests available in the list.

Planned for .NET 7

• Improve HostBuilder and WebApplicationBuilder Configuration integration #61634 (hosting)
• Improve HostBuilder and WebApplicationBuilder ServiceCollection integration #61635 (hosting)
• Let consumers of MemoryCache access metrics #50406 (caching)
• Allow access to child providers in ChainedConfigurationProvider #44486 (configuration)
• Strong type support in Microsoft.Extensions.Logging #61947 (logging)
• Add support for logging with more than 6 arguments at runtime #55525 (logging)

Logging Source Generator follow up (also listed in #52549)

• Logging Source Generator fails to compile when in parameter modifier is present #62644
• Logging Source Generator fails ungracefully with overloaded methods #61814
• Logging methods created by generators allocate if LogLevel is passed #61162
• Logging Source Generator fails to compile using keyword parameters with @ prefixes #60968
• Logging Source Generator fails to compile due to CS0246 and CS0265 errors if type for generic constraint is in a different namespace #58550
• Logging Source Generator fails with partial methods with implicit ILogger definition when using partial classes #61547
• Logging Source Generator fails to compile due to CS0246 and CS0265 errors if type for generic constraint is in a different namespace #58550

post-release feedback

• [Extensions.Options] ValidateDataAnnotation doesn't work when classes have properties that also have DataAnnotations on their members #36093
• Add support for clearing ConfigurationManager sources (was possible in version 5) #61675

Testing and Documentation

• Compile-time logging source generation example triggers analyzer error "partial method must have an implementation part because it has accessibility modifiers" docs#27471
• Tracking issue for missing documentation of .NET6 CAxxxx rules docs#23900

Nullability

• Annotate Microsoft.Extensions.* assemblies for nullable reference types #43605
• Update IDistributedCache to account for nullability #52148

Planned for .NET 8+

• Support immutable types in Microsoft.Extensions #47191
• EnvironmentVariablesConfigurationProvider should support all types of connectionstrings  #36123
• Enhancement to IDistributedCache - Allow for bulk remove and key enumeration #44512
• [Feature Request] Allow libraries that don't use DI to make use of ILogger #50777
• DI : add support to eager load a singleton service #43149
• Add decorator extension methods to IServiceCollection #36021

Author:	maryamariyan
Assignees:	-
Labels:	untriaged, area-Extensions-Primitives
Milestone:	-

[SteveDunn]

Hi @maryamariyan - I'm happy to continue with #36390

Do we know yet what needs to be different this time around? We reached an impasse last time as we didn't want to change the declared type at runtime (IEnumerable<T> to IList<T>).

I'm please to hear that it's being considered again though, as I think this issue will be more and prevalent as projects are switched over to have Nullable Reference Types switched on: #52514 (comment)

[maryamariyan]

Hi @maryamariyan - I'm happy to continue with #36390

Thanks @SteveDunn for the interest let me get back to you on this on whether or not it would be marked for up for grabs.

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UPDATE: replied here

[geometrikal]

Humble request to at least fix #36123 for PostgreSQL connection strings in .NET 7. I've created an issue in the docs to add a note about this bug as well.

[tarekgh]

@geometrikal this need to be decided which way to consider for fixing according to the comment #36123 (comment). It is better not to rush this one now while we are trying to finish more priority work for .NET 7.0. Also, looks there is a workaround in the issue too. Thanks for your understanding.

[geometrikal]

@tarekgh It looks like it was originally planned for .NET 6 then .NET 7 and now moved back to .NET 8. 😛

The experience of a user using app service and a PostgreSQL connection string (#36123 (comment)) has not changed in 2 years. The workaround is very simple but unfortunately the discoverability of it is low. Hopefully these comments change that!