chore: merge vnext into feature/serialize-as-json-compact-settings

Author: Mahdigln

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -1,35 +1,41 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    # default location of `.github/workflows`
-    directory: "/"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-  - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
-    # location of package manifests
-    directory: "/"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    groups:
-      MicrosoftExtensions:
-        patterns:
-          - "Microsoft.Extensions.*"
-      coverlet:
-        patterns:
-          - "coverlet.*"
-  - package-ecosystem: dotnet-sdk
-    directory: /
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    ignore:
-      - dependency-name: '*'
-        update-types:
-          - version-update:semver-major
-          - version-update:semver-minor
-  - package-ecosystem: "devcontainers"
-    directory: "/"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+- package-ecosystem: github-actions
+  directory: /
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  schedule:
+    interval: daily
+  cooldown:
+    default-days: 7
+- package-ecosystem: nuget
+  directory: /
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  schedule:
+    interval: daily
+  groups:
+    MicrosoftExtensions:
+      patterns:
+      - Microsoft.Extensions.*
+    coverlet:
+      patterns:
+      - coverlet.*
+  cooldown:
+    default-days: 7
+- package-ecosystem: dotnet-sdk
+  directory: /
+  schedule:
+    interval: daily
+  ignore:
+  - dependency-name: '*'
+    update-types:
+    - version-update:semver-major
+    - version-update:semver-minor
+  cooldown:
+    default-days: 7
+- package-ecosystem: devcontainers
+  directory: /
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  schedule:
+    interval: daily
+  cooldown:
+    default-days: 7

.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload coverage report
         if: (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]') || (github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch)
-        uses: actions/upload-code-coverage@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-code-coverage@v1.4.1
         with:
           file: ./reports/coverage/Cobertura.xml
           language: CSharp

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         id: init_codeql
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4.37.4
         with:
           queries: security-and-quality
 
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
         id: analyze_codeql
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4.37.4
 
 # Built with ❤ by [Pipeline Foundation](https://pipeline.foundation)

.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5.7.0
         with:
           distribution: 'adopt'
           java-version: 17

performance/benchmark/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/performance.Descriptions-report-github.md

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 ```
 
 BenchmarkDotNet v0.15.8, Linux Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (Noble Numbat)
-AMD EPYC 7763 2.45GHz, 1 CPU, 4 logical and 2 physical cores
-.NET SDK 10.0.301
-  [Host]   : .NET 8.0.28 (8.0.28, 8.0.2826.26413), X64 RyuJIT x86-64-v3
-  ShortRun : .NET 8.0.28 (8.0.28, 8.0.2826.26413), X64 RyuJIT x86-64-v3
+INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8573C 2.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 logical and 2 physical cores
+.NET SDK 10.0.302
+  [Host]   : .NET 8.0.29 (8.0.29, 8.0.2926.32403), X64 RyuJIT x86-64-v4
+  ShortRun : .NET 8.0.29 (8.0.29, 8.0.2926.32403), X64 RyuJIT x86-64-v4
 
 Job=ShortRun  IterationCount=3  LaunchCount=1  
 WarmupCount=3  
 
 ```
-| Method       | Mean           | Error         | StdDev       | Gen0       | Gen1       | Gen2      | Allocated    |
-|------------- |---------------:|--------------:|-------------:|-----------:|-----------:|----------:|-------------:|
-| PetStoreYaml |       582.2 μs |     208.61 μs |     11.43 μs |    19.5313 |     3.9063 |         - |    375.68 KB |
-| PetStoreJson |       252.3 μs |      29.46 μs |      1.61 μs |    11.7188 |     1.9531 |         - |    209.67 KB |
-| GHESYaml     | 1,005,560.1 μs | 211,112.24 μs | 11,571.77 μs | 22000.0000 | 18000.0000 | 3000.0000 | 311035.48 KB |
-| GHESJson     |   369,047.2 μs |  94,799.88 μs |  5,196.30 μs |  9000.0000 |  8000.0000 | 2000.0000 | 140644.21 KB |
-| GHESNextYaml | 1,241,432.6 μs | 106,390.00 μs |  5,831.60 μs | 34000.0000 | 19000.0000 | 3000.0000 | 513301.23 KB |
-| GHESNextJson |   626,499.0 μs |  70,802.74 μs |  3,880.94 μs | 22000.0000 | 10000.0000 | 2000.0000 | 345119.94 KB |
+| Method       | Mean           | Error         | StdDev       | Gen0      | Gen1      | Gen2      | Allocated    |
+|------------- |---------------:|--------------:|-------------:|----------:|----------:|----------:|-------------:|
+| PetStoreYaml |       477.6 μs |     237.53 μs |     13.02 μs |    3.9063 |         - |         - |    375.67 KB |
+| PetStoreJson |       193.3 μs |      29.03 μs |      1.59 μs |    1.9531 |         - |         - |    209.67 KB |
+| GHESYaml     |   878,325.2 μs | 555,688.50 μs | 30,459.16 μs | 4000.0000 | 3000.0000 | 1000.0000 |  310814.2 KB |
+| GHESJson     |   225,445.4 μs |  35,058.33 μs |  1,921.67 μs | 1000.0000 |         - |         - | 140426.65 KB |
+| GHESNextYaml | 1,254,063.7 μs | 245,210.30 μs | 13,440.80 μs | 8000.0000 | 6000.0000 | 2000.0000 |  512928.9 KB |
+| GHESNextJson |   588,121.5 μs |  83,680.85 μs |  4,586.83 μs | 5000.0000 | 4000.0000 | 1000.0000 |  344754.7 KB |

performance/benchmark/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/performance.Descriptions-report.csv

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Method,Job,AnalyzeLaunchVariance,EvaluateOverhead,MaxAbsoluteError,MaxRelativeError,MinInvokeCount,MinIterationTime,OutlierMode,Affinity,EnvironmentVariables,Jit,LargeAddressAware,Platform,PowerPlanMode,Runtime,AllowVeryLargeObjects,Concurrent,CpuGroups,Force,HeapAffinitizeMask,HeapCount,NoAffinitize,RetainVm,Server,Arguments,BuildConfiguration,Clock,EngineFactory,NuGetReferences,Toolchain,IsMutator,InvocationCount,IterationCount,IterationTime,LaunchCount,MaxIterationCount,MaxWarmupIterationCount,MemoryRandomization,MinIterationCount,MinWarmupIterationCount,RunStrategy,UnrollFactor,WarmupCount,Mean,Error,StdDev,Gen0,Gen1,Gen2,Allocated
-PetStoreYaml,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,582.2 μs,208.61 μs,11.43 μs,19.5313,3.9063,0.0000,375.68 KB
-PetStoreJson,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,252.3 μs,29.46 μs,1.61 μs,11.7188,1.9531,0.0000,209.67 KB
-GHESYaml,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,"1,005,560.1 μs","211,112.24 μs","11,571.77 μs",22000.0000,18000.0000,3000.0000,311035.48 KB
-GHESJson,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,"369,047.2 μs","94,799.88 μs","5,196.30 μs",9000.0000,8000.0000,2000.0000,140644.21 KB
-GHESNextYaml,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,"1,241,432.6 μs","106,390.00 μs","5,831.60 μs",34000.0000,19000.0000,3000.0000,513301.23 KB
-GHESNextJson,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,"626,499.0 μs","70,802.74 μs","3,880.94 μs",22000.0000,10000.0000,2000.0000,345119.94 KB
+PetStoreYaml,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,477.6 μs,237.53 μs,13.02 μs,3.9063,0.0000,0.0000,375.67 KB
+PetStoreJson,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,193.3 μs,29.03 μs,1.59 μs,1.9531,0.0000,0.0000,209.67 KB
+GHESYaml,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,"878,325.2 μs","555,688.50 μs","30,459.16 μs",4000.0000,3000.0000,1000.0000,310814.2 KB
+GHESJson,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,"225,445.4 μs","35,058.33 μs","1,921.67 μs",1000.0000,0.0000,0.0000,140426.65 KB
+GHESNextYaml,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,"1,254,063.7 μs","245,210.30 μs","13,440.80 μs",8000.0000,6000.0000,2000.0000,512928.9 KB
+GHESNextJson,ShortRun,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,1111,Empty,RyuJit,Default,X64,8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c,.NET 8.0,False,True,False,True,Default,Default,False,False,False,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,3,Default,1,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,Default,16,3,"588,121.5 μs","83,680.85 μs","4,586.83 μs",5000.0000,4000.0000,1000.0000,344754.7 KB

performance/benchmark/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/performance.Descriptions-report.html

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
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 <pre><code>
 BenchmarkDotNet v0.15.8, Linux Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (Noble Numbat)
-AMD EPYC 7763 2.45GHz, 1 CPU, 4 logical and 2 physical cores
-.NET SDK 10.0.301
-  [Host]   : .NET 8.0.28 (8.0.28, 8.0.2826.26413), X64 RyuJIT x86-64-v3
-  ShortRun : .NET 8.0.28 (8.0.28, 8.0.2826.26413), X64 RyuJIT x86-64-v3
+INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8573C 2.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 logical and 2 physical cores
+.NET SDK 10.0.302
+  [Host]   : .NET 8.0.29 (8.0.29, 8.0.2926.32403), X64 RyuJIT x86-64-v4
+  ShortRun : .NET 8.0.29 (8.0.29, 8.0.2926.32403), X64 RyuJIT x86-64-v4
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 <pre><code>Job=ShortRun  IterationCount=3  LaunchCount=1  
 WarmupCount=3  
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
 <table>
 <thead><tr><th>Method</th><th>Mean    </th><th>Error  </th><th>StdDev</th><th>Gen0</th><th>Gen1</th><th>Gen2</th><th>Allocated</th>
 </tr>
-</thead><tbody><tr><td>PetStoreYaml</td><td>582.2 &mu;s</td><td>208.61 &mu;s</td><td>11.43 &mu;s</td><td>19.5313</td><td>3.9063</td><td>-</td><td>375.68 KB</td>
-</tr><tr><td>PetStoreJson</td><td>252.3 &mu;s</td><td>29.46 &mu;s</td><td>1.61 &mu;s</td><td>11.7188</td><td>1.9531</td><td>-</td><td>209.67 KB</td>
-</tr><tr><td>GHESYaml</td><td>1,005,560.1 &mu;s</td><td>211,112.24 &mu;s</td><td>11,571.77 &mu;s</td><td>22000.0000</td><td>18000.0000</td><td>3000.0000</td><td>311035.48 KB</td>
-</tr><tr><td>GHESJson</td><td>369,047.2 &mu;s</td><td>94,799.88 &mu;s</td><td>5,196.30 &mu;s</td><td>9000.0000</td><td>8000.0000</td><td>2000.0000</td><td>140644.21 KB</td>
-</tr><tr><td>GHESNextYaml</td><td>1,241,432.6 &mu;s</td><td>106,390.00 &mu;s</td><td>5,831.60 &mu;s</td><td>34000.0000</td><td>19000.0000</td><td>3000.0000</td><td>513301.23 KB</td>
-</tr><tr><td>GHESNextJson</td><td>626,499.0 &mu;s</td><td>70,802.74 &mu;s</td><td>3,880.94 &mu;s</td><td>22000.0000</td><td>10000.0000</td><td>2000.0000</td><td>345119.94 KB</td>
+</thead><tbody><tr><td>PetStoreYaml</td><td>477.6 &mu;s</td><td>237.53 &mu;s</td><td>13.02 &mu;s</td><td>3.9063</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>375.67 KB</td>
+</tr><tr><td>PetStoreJson</td><td>193.3 &mu;s</td><td>29.03 &mu;s</td><td>1.59 &mu;s</td><td>1.9531</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>209.67 KB</td>
+</tr><tr><td>GHESYaml</td><td>878,325.2 &mu;s</td><td>555,688.50 &mu;s</td><td>30,459.16 &mu;s</td><td>4000.0000</td><td>3000.0000</td><td>1000.0000</td><td>310814.2 KB</td>
+</tr><tr><td>GHESJson</td><td>225,445.4 &mu;s</td><td>35,058.33 &mu;s</td><td>1,921.67 &mu;s</td><td>1000.0000</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>140426.65 KB</td>
+</tr><tr><td>GHESNextYaml</td><td>1,254,063.7 &mu;s</td><td>245,210.30 &mu;s</td><td>13,440.80 &mu;s</td><td>8000.0000</td><td>6000.0000</td><td>2000.0000</td><td>512928.9 KB</td>
+</tr><tr><td>GHESNextJson</td><td>588,121.5 &mu;s</td><td>83,680.85 &mu;s</td><td>4,586.83 &mu;s</td><td>5000.0000</td><td>4000.0000</td><td>1000.0000</td><td>344754.7 KB</td>
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