[CI] Update .NET versions and reduce test matrix cardinality

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -31,24 +31,21 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13] # macos-13 for x86_x64 arch
-        framework: [net6.0, net7.0, net8.0]
+        framework: [net8.0, net9.0]
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Setup .NET SDK v6.0.x
-        if: matrix.framework == 'net6.0'
+      - name: Setup .NET SDK v8.0.x
+        if: matrix.framework == 'net8.0'
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 6.0.x
-      - name: Setup .NET SDK v7.0.x
-        if: matrix.framework == 'net7.0'
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+          dotnet-version: 8.0.x
+      - name: Setup .NET SDK v9.0.x
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4    
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 7.0.x
-      - name: Setup .NET SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+          dotnet-version: 9.0.x
       - name: Build
         run: dotnet build Consul.AspNetCore.Test --configuration=Release --framework=${{ matrix.framework }}
       - name: Run tests
@@ -59,24 +56,31 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         consul: [1.7.14, 1.8.19, 1.9.17, 1.10.12, 1.11.11, 1.12.9, 1.13.9, 1.14.11, 1.15.10, 1.16.6, 1.17.3, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.0]
-        framework: [net461, net6.0, net7.0, net8.0]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13] # macos-13 for x86_x64 arch
+        framework: [net461, net8.0] # Latest LTS
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        include:
+
+          - framework: net9.0 # Latest stable release
+            consul: 1.20.0            
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+
+          - os: macos-13  # macos-13 for x86_x64 arch
+            framework: net8.0
+            consul: 1.20.0 
+
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Setup .NET SDK v6.0.x
-        if: matrix.framework == 'net6.0'
+      - name: Setup .NET SDK v8.0.x
+        if: matrix.framework == 'net8.0'
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 6.0.x
-      - name: Setup .NET SDK v7.0.x
-        if: matrix.framework == 'net7.0'
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+          dotnet-version: 8.0.x
+      - name: Setup .NET SDK v9.0.x
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 7.0.x
-      - name: Setup .NET SDK
+          dotnet-version: 9.0.x
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
       - name: Setup Consul Enterprise URL
         # Consul enterprise until version 1.10.0 can be run even without a valid license,

Consul.AspNetCore.Test/Consul.AspNetCore.Test.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net7.0;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net9.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <CheckEolTargetFramework>false</CheckEolTargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 

Consul.Test/BaseFixture.cs

@@ -95,10 +95,12 @@ static BaseFixture()
             };
 #endif
 
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
             // Some Consul object (e.g. semaphores) use multiple http connections,
             // but on .NETFramework the default limit is sometimes very low (2) so we need to bump it to higher value.
             // E.g. https://github.com/microsoft/referencesource/blob/5697c29004a34d80acdaf5742d7e699022c64ecd/System.Web/HttpRuntime.cs#L1200
             ServicePointManager.DefaultConnectionLimit = int.MaxValue;
+#endif
 
             // As for HTTP connections, we need multiple threads to test semaphores and locks.
             // XUnit sets the initial number of worker threads to the number of CPU cores.

Consul.Test/Consul.Test.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net461;net6.0;net7.0;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net461;net8.0;net9.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <CheckEolTargetFramework>false</CheckEolTargetFramework>
     <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp2.1'">true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
   </PropertyGroup>

Directory.Build.props

@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@
     <Copyright>Copyright 2020-$([System.DateTime]::Now.ToString('yyyy')) G-Research Limited</Copyright>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <NoWarn>CS1591</NoWarn>
+    <NuGetAuditMode>direct</NuGetAuditMode>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

global.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "sdk": {
-      "version": "8.0.100",
+      "version": "9.0.100",
       "rollForward": "latestMinor"
     }
   }