Merge branch 'main' into dependabot/nuget/dotnet-reportgenerator-globaltool-5.1.26

Bumps [github/codeql-action](https://github.com/github/codeql-action) from 2 to 3.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/compare/v2...v3)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: github/codeql-action
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
...

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Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
     # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
     - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
 
     # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
     # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ jobs:
     #   make release
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
     

.github/workflows/dotnetcore-build.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Setup .NET Core
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
       with:
         dotnet-version: 6.0.x
     

benchmark/RulesEngineBenchmark/RulesEngineBenchmark.csproj

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.12" />
 	<!--<PackageReference Include="RulesEngine" Version="3.0.2" />-->
   </ItemGroup>
 

demo/DemoApp.EFDataExample/DemoApp.EFDataExample.csproj

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>DemoApp.EFDataExample</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>DemoApp.EFDataExample</AssemblyName>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="7.0.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="7.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

demo/DemoApp/DemoApp.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <StartupObject>DemoApp.Program</StartupObject>
   </PropertyGroup>
 

docs/index.md

@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ Here are the all the options available:-
 
 
 ### NestedRuleExecutionMode 
+
 | Value | Description |
 | --- | --- |
 | `All` | Executes all nested rules. |

global.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "6.0.0",
+    "version": "8.0.0",
     "rollForward": "latestFeature",
     "allowPrerelease": false
   }

src/RulesEngine/RulesEngine.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net6.0;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <Version>5.0.3</Version>
     <Copyright>Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.</Copyright>
     <PackageLicenseFile>LICENSE</PackageLicenseFile>
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="FastExpressionCompiler" Version="4.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation" Version="11.8.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" Version="4.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation" Version="11.9.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Linq" Version="4.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Linq.Dynamic.Core" Version="1.3.7" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" Version="4.5.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" Version="4.7.0"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

test/RulesEngine.UnitTest/RulesEngine.UnitTest.csproj

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <SignAssembly>True</SignAssembly>
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\..\signing\RulesEngine-publicKey.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
     <DelaySign>True</DelaySign>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="AutoFixture" Version="4.18.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="AutoFixture" Version="4.18.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.69" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.6.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.4">
+    <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.70" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.6.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.6">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>