8.1.0

Breaking changes (since 8.0.0) 💥

• All Ref<T>-like types in the HighPerformance package are now .NET 7 only (they were all marked as preview)
• Removed a .NET Standard 2.0 only overload for LockExtensions (which was marked as preview)
• The StreamExtensions.Read<T> method now throws an EndOfStreamException when reaching end of stream
• Remove nullability attributes generator from the MVVM Toolkit (for [NotNull] and [NotNullIfNotNull])

What's changed (since 8.0.0) 🆕

• Correct typo in converters by @heku in #394
• Fix for using C# 8.0 projects (e.g. UWP projects stuck on .NET Core 3) by @zhuman in #398
• Multi-target Roslyn dependency in MVVM Toolkit generators by @Sergio0694 in #428
• Move language diagnostics to diagnostic analyzers by @Sergio0694 in #433
• Move diagnostics for orphaned observable property attributes to analyzer by @Sergio0694 in #434
• Don't use ISymbol in IncrementalValuesProvider nodes by @Sergio0694 in #435
• Update URLs for Status Badges in Readme by @michael-hawker in #439
• Use ForAttributeWithMetadataName when possible by @Sergio0694 in #436
• readme enhancement for nuget package by @WeihanLi in #444
• Replace characters from StringBuilder to reduce string allocations by @Youssef1313 in #447
• Enable explicit attribute forwarding for [ObservableProperty] by @Sergio0694 in #449
• Improve Perf for Azure Pipelines build by @Nirmal4G in #450
• Use EditorConfig to apply file headers by @Nirmal4G in #452
• Remove Roslyn 4.3 workaround, bump to 4.3.1 by @Sergio0694 in #462
• More MVVM Toolkit generator improvements by @Sergio0694 in #460
• Add IObservable extensions for IMessenger by @Sergio0694 in #461
• Fix [RelayCommand] for methods that can't be lowered by @Sergio0694 in #475
• Add and use new EquatableArray type in source generators by @Sergio0694 in #469
• Add .NET 7 TFM to HighPerformance target, switch to C# 11 by @Sergio0694 in #481
• Remove unnecessary finalizers by @Sergio0694 in #483
• Update NuGet icon by @Sergio0694 in #486
• More source generator optimizations by @Sergio0694 in #487
• Moar source generator optimizations by @Sergio0694 in #489
• Use Nullable.GetValueRefOrDefaultRef where possible by @Sergio0694 in #499
• Bump NuGet packages to latest stable versions by @Sergio0694 in #501
• Drop .NET Core 3.1 TFM by @Sergio0694 in #502
• Fix IBufferWriterExtensions type of exception thrown documentation by @pziezio in #497
• Move all source files into src\subfolder by @Sergio0694 in #507
• Use PolySharp for polyfills, and centralize shared MSBuild properties by @Sergio0694 in #510
• Replace Unsafe.SizeOf() with sizeof(T) by @Sergio0694 in #511
• Replace Unsafe.NullRef() with ref (T)null by @Sergio0694 in #512
• Fix StreamExtensions.Read when using buffered streams by @Sergio0694 in #520
• Use ref fields on .NET 7 for all span-like types by @Sergio0694 in #519
• Add analyzer for incorrect [INotifyPropertyChanged] and [ObservableObject] use by @Sergio0694 in #531
• Add analyzer for references to fields with [ObservableProperty] by @Sergio0694 in #532
• Use Stream.ReadExactly on .NET 7 by @Sergio0694 in #535
• Skip field reference diagnostics from constructors by @Sergio0694 in #539
• Add target to fix analyzers on legacy .csproj projects by @Sergio0694 in #541
• Remove nullability attributes generator by @Sergio0694 in #538
• Update NuGet packages to latest stable releases by @Sergio0694 in #545
• Add unit test for [ObservableProperty] on _UpperCamel field by @Sergio0694 in #551
• Update Code of Conduct document by @Nirmal4G in #560
• Add missing StrongReferenceMessenger registration fast path by @Sergio0694 in #561
• Fix diagnostic analyzer documentation/title by @Sergio0694 in #562
• Emit diagnostic for unresolved property: attribute over [ObservableProperty] field by @Sergio0694 in #564

New Contributors

• @heku made their first contribution in #394
• @zhuman made their first contribution in #398
• @WeihanLi made their first contribution in #444
• @Youssef1313 made their first contribution in #447
• @pziezio made their first contribution in #497