add support for .net 8.0 & github actions

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+name: Build 
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+
+env:
+  SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+      with:
+        java-version: 17
+        distribution: 'zulu' # Alternative distribution options are available.
+    - name: Setup dotnet
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5.2.0
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: 8.0.x
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - name: Cache SonarQube Cloud packages
+      uses: actions/cache@v5
+      with:
+        path: ~\sonar\cache
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
+        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
+    - name: Cache SonarQube Cloud scanner
+      id: cache-sonar-scanner
+      uses: actions/cache@v5
+      with:
+        path: ${{ runner.temp }}\scanner
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar-scanner
+        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar-scanner
+    - name: Install SonarQube Cloud scanner
+      if: steps.cache-sonar-scanner.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        New-Item -Path ${{ runner.temp }}\scanner -ItemType Directory
+        dotnet tool update dotnet-sonarscanner --tool-path ${{ runner.temp }}\scanner
+    - name: SonarQube Cloud scanner begin
+      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && env.SONAR_TOKEN != '') }}
+      run: ${{ runner.temp }}\scanner\dotnet-sonarscanner begin /k:"KxSystems_csharpkdb" /o:"kxsystems" /d:sonar.token="${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}" /d:sonar.cs.vstest.reportsPaths="**\TestResults\*.trx" /d:sonar.cs.opencover.reportsPaths="*\coverage.opencover.xml" /d:sonar.verbose=false
+    - name: Build 
+      run : dotnet build /p:Configuration=Release .\CSharpKdb.sln
+    - name: Test
+      run: dotnet test /p:Configuration=Release --no-build .\kx.Test\kx.Test.csproj --logger:trx /p:CollectCoverage=true /p:CoverletOutputFormat=opencover
+    - name: SonarQube Cloud scanner finish
+      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && env.SONAR_TOKEN != '') }} 
+      run: ${{ runner.temp }}\scanner\dotnet-sonarscanner end /d:sonar.token="${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}"

Demos/FeedDemo/FeedDemo.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">

Demos/QueryResponseDemo/QueryResponseDemo.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">

Demos/SerializationDemo/SerializationDemo.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">

Demos/SubscriberDemo/SubscriberDemo.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">

kx.Benchmark.Test/kx.Benchmark.Test.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <StartupObject>kx.Benchmark.Test.Program</StartupObject>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>kx.Benchmark.Test.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>

kx.Test/TestUtils/TestSerialisationHelper.cs

@@ -1,42 +1,39 @@
-using System;
+using MessagePack;
+using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;
 
 namespace kx.Test.TestUtils
 {
+  /// <summary>
+  /// A helper class for testing serialisation and de-serialisation logic 
+  /// in unit-tests
+  /// </summary>
+  internal static class TestSerialisationHelper
+  {
     /// <summary>
-    /// A helper class for testing serialisation and de-serialisation logic 
-    /// in unit-tests
+    /// Performs binary serialisation and de-serialisation on a specified exception.
     /// </summary>
-    internal static class TestSerialisationHelper
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of exception being tested.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="exception">The exception to be serialised and de-serialised.</param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// A de-serialised instance of the exception passed. All serialisable members should match the original.
+    /// </returns>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This is primarily intended to confirm custom exceptions within the DeltaApiCore 
+    /// library comply to ISerialization pattern.
+    /// 
+    /// See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/94488/what-is-the-correct-way-to-make-a-custom-net-exception-serializable
+    /// </remarks>
+    public static T SerialiseAndDeserialiseException<T>(T exception)
+        where T : Exception
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Performs binary serialisation and de-serialisation on a specified exception.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of exception being tested.</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="exception">The exception to be serialised and de-serialised.</param>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// A de-serialised instance of the exception passed. All serialisable members should match the original.
-        /// </returns>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// This is primarily intended to confirm custom exceptions within the DeltaApiCore 
-        /// library comply to ISerialization pattern.
-        /// 
-        /// See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/94488/what-is-the-correct-way-to-make-a-custom-net-exception-serializable
-        /// </remarks>
-        public static T SerialiseAndDeserialiseException<T>(T exception)
-            where T : Exception
-        {
-            BinaryFormatter binaryFormatter = new BinaryFormatter();
-
-            using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
-            {
-                binaryFormatter.Serialize(stream, exception);
-
-                stream.Seek(0, 0);
-
-                return (T)binaryFormatter.Deserialize(stream);
-            }
-        }
+      using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
+      {
+        MessagePackSerializer.Serialize(stream, exception, MessagePack.Resolvers.ContractlessStandardResolver.Options);
+        stream.Seek(0, 0);
+        return (T)MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<T>(stream, MessagePack.Resolvers.ContractlessStandardResolver.Options);
+      }
     }
+  }
 }

kx.Test/kx.Test.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
 
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
 
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="MessagePack" Version="3.1.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.15.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.16.1" />

kx/kx.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.1;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <Title>CSharpKDB</Title>
     <PackageId>CSharpKDB</PackageId>
     <Description>Provides functionality for .NET applications to interface with a KDB+ process.</Description>