V1.1.0: added .NET 8 and Protobuf serialization

This is an improvements release of Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka.
It is available for Entity Framework Core 6, 7 and 8.
Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka comes with the following:

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet: the core engine which:
  • Uses KNet version 2.3.0 based on Apache Kafka 3.6.0
  • Manages synchronization with Apache Kafka back-end using KNetCompactedReplicator or Apache Kafka Streams
  • Has KafkaDbContext to simplify configuration and life-cycle of a DbContext
  • Has event handler to receive information about change event happened behind the scene
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization: the default serialization engine based on Json which contains helpers to externally extract Entity data from the Apache Kafka topics
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro: the serialization based on Avro records which extends MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro.Compiler: supporting project for MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf: the serialization based on Google Protobuf records which extends MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates: a package containing some startup template to use Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka
• web-site documentation at https://kefcore.masesgroup.com

Official NuGet packages (*)

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf

(*) packages are also available on GitHub packages.

What's Changed

• Reduced image size by @masesdevelopers in #136
• Image fix in documentation by @masesdevelopers in #137
• Added new use case by @masesdevelopers in #138
• Update packages to latest version and other minor fixes by @masesdevelopers in #141
• Added Protobuf serialization by @masesdevelopers in #143
• Updates on Protobuf serializer adding properties to simplify retrieving of default types by @masesdevelopers in #144
• Added references to packages in some pages by @masesdevelopers in #145
• Fix package link by @masesdevelopers in #146
• Added templates by @masesdevelopers in #147
• Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #150
• Bump nuget/setup-nuget from 1.1.1 to 1.2.0 by @dependabot in #149
• Bump masesgroup/retrieve-changed-files from 2 to 3 by @dependabot in #151
• Create first PR to avoid direct push by @masesdevelopers in #153
• Fix for error in #153 by @masesdevelopers in #154
• committer defaulted by @masesdevelopers in #155
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #156
• Changed commit message by @masesdevelopers in #157
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #158
• Automatic add more info on documentation PR by @masesdevelopers in #159
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #160
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #161
• Web-site alignment by @masesdevelopers in #163
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #164
• Bump Google.Protobuf.Tools from 3.24.4 to 3.25.0 in /src/net by @dependabot in #165
• Bump Google.Protobuf from 3.24.4 to 3.25.0 in /src/net by @dependabot in #166
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #167
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #168
• Added references to the repository by @masesdevelopers in #169
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #170
• Removed reference in the menu by @masesdevelopers in #171
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #172
• Update footer by @masesdevelopers in #173
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #174
• #162 (comment): added some information by @masesdevelopers in #175
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #176
• Added .NET 8 by @masesdevelopers in #181
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #182

New Contributors

• @dependabot made their first contribution in #150
• @github-actions made their first contribution in #156

Full Changelog: V1.0.0.0...V1.1.0.0