dotnet/efcore v11.0.0-preview.4

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What's Changed

• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37548
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37550
• Bump Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions from 11.0.0-preview.1.26070.110 to 11.0.0-preview.1.26071.105 by @dependabot[bot] in #37557
• Bump Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory from 11.0.0-preview.1.26070.110 to 11.0.0-preview.1.26071.105 by @dependabot[bot] in #37556
• Bump Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk from 11.0.0-beta.26070.110 to 11.0.0-beta.26071.105 by @dependabot[bot] in #37555
• Bump Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk from 11.0.0-beta.26070.110 to 11.0.0-beta.26071.105 by @dependabot[bot] in #37553
• Bump Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Templating from 11.0.0-beta.26070.110 to 11.0.0-beta.26071.105 by @dependabot[bot] in #37554
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37558
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37564
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37567
• Cosmos: Complex properties binding by @JoasE in #37400
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37580
• Add IsolationLevel overloads to InMemoryTransactionManager by @ShadyNagy in #37579
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37582
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37584
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37586
• Bump Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions from 11.0.0-preview.1.26073.123 to 11.0.0-preview.2.26080.101 by @dependabot[bot] in #37594
• Bump Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory from 11.0.0-preview.1.26073.123 to 11.0.0-preview.2.26080.101 by @dependabot[bot] in #37593
• Bump Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk from 11.0.0-beta.26073.123 to 11.0.0-beta.26080.101 by @dependabot[bot] in #37592
• Bump Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Templating from 11.0.0-beta.26073.123 to 11.0.0-beta.26080.101 by @dependabot[bot] in #37591
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37589
• Ignore Maestro-managed packages in Dependabot configuration by @Copilot in #37595
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37596
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37597
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37599
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37602
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37604
• Fix null check optimization for IQueryable/DbSet types in LINQ queries by @Copilot in #36986
• MinBy MaxBy support by @henriquewr in #37573
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37608
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37609
• Simpler null constant checks. by @cincuranet in #37472
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37612
• [release/10.0] Fix duplicate DbParameter naming uniquification by @roji in #37541
• Prevent marking primary key properties as modified during foreign key propagation by @Copilot in #37392
• [release/10.0] Fix GO batch separator not recognized in comments and escaped identifiers by @Copilot in #37521
• [release/10.0] Fix path separator issue on Linux/macOS in dotnet-ef tools by @Copilot in #37519
• Update branding to 9.0.14 by @vseanreesermsft in #37614
• Update branding to 8.0.25 by @vseanreesermsft in #37613
• Obsolete {FromSql,ExecuteSql}Interpolated by @roji in #37576
• Detect set operations over uncorrelated subqueries in Cosmos by @roji in #37603
• Output SQL when query tests fail by @roji in #37568
• Remove SqlExpressionVisitor by @roji in #37533
• Fix projecting complex type in ProjectionBinder by @roji in #37552
• Add mechanism to clear ServiceProviderCache (#27189) by @Abde1rahman1 in #37487
• Simpler null constant checks in Cosmos translator by @ShadyNagy in #37616
• Simpler null constant checks in relational translator by @ShadyNagy in #37617
• Fix failing Cosmos build by @roji in #37618
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37620
• Check for non-finite double values in SQLite Julian date parsing by @roji in #37619
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37622
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37621
• Remove flaky Cosmos test by @AndriySvyryd in #37624
• Implement EF.Functions.JsonExists by @roji in #37477
• Implement support for SQL Server VectorSearch() by @roji in #37536
• Implement SQL Server full-text search TVFs by @roji in #37578
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37626
• Fix View Indexes not Scaffolded in Sql Server by @sarbas33 in #37607
• Implement support for SQL Server vector indexes by @roji in #37538
• [release/10.0] Fix OPENJSON column name when going over 2100 params by @roji in #37572
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37630
• [release/10.0] Revert "Fix View Indexes not Scaffolded in Sql Server (#37607)" by @AndriySvyryd in #37634
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37637
• Update Copilot instructions based on PR feedback analysis by @Copilot in #37636
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37639
• Implement JSON_CONTAINS() for primitive collections by @roji in #37562
• Support joining SQL Server full-text/vector search TVFs as inner by @roji in #37631
• Fix reload when nullable complex property is null by @thromel in #37560
• Fix optional complex property default values tracking by @Copilot in #37387
• TINY: Add Deconstruct methods to {Vector,FullText}SearchResults by @roji in #37644
• [TINY] Skip SQL Server memory-optimized migration tests on Mac by @roji in #37648
• Cosmos: Implement owned type null comparison by @JoasE in #37321
• [release/9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37563
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37649
• [TINY] Tweak Cosmos CI testing for easier access to test logs by @roji in #37654
• Add workflow to prevent external contributors from targeting release branches by @Copilot in #37635
• Add the verbose output of the internal call to dotnet in dotnet-ef by @AndriySvyryd in #37643
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37659
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37660
• Add --connection and --offline parameters to migrations remove and database drop commands by @Copilot in #37657
• Some test fixes by @roji in #37663
• Merging internal commits for release/8.0 by @vseanreesermsft in #37667
• Fix incorrect compensation for bool with value converter in CASE. by @cincuranet in #37655
• Refactor method/member translators to stop using reflection lookup by @roji in #37656
• Fix PMC commands failing on build warnings in VS 2026 by @Copilot in #37673
• Merging internal commits for release/9.0 by @vseanreesermsft in #37666
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/9.0' => 'release/10.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #37650
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37665
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/8.0' => 'release/9.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #37669
• Redo model validation to stop looping for every check by @roji in #37646
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37679
• Add cancellation token support in precompiled query context generation by @SerhiiKozachenko in #37270
• Reverse processing order of setters in precompiled ExecuteUpdate by @SerhiiKozachenko in #37323
• Fix issues with nulls in primitive collections by @roji in #37674
• [release/10.0] Fix some of the tests in DateTimeOffsetTranslationsCosmosTest that are now supported. by @AndriySvyryd in #37691
• [release/10.0] Fix optional complex property default values tracking by @Copilot in #37664
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37692
• Bump actions/github-script from 7 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in #37697
• Add metadata/migration support for SQL Server full-text search catalog/index by @roji in #37652
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37677
• Adding support for any collection in ExpressionEqualityComparer #37212 by @kirolous-nashaat in #37250
• [release/10.0] Fix struct complex property nullability when reading EF Core 8.x/9.x model snapshots by @Copilot in #37690
• [release/10.0] Fix NullReferenceException in dbcontext optimize with cross-version compatibility by @Copilot in #37547
• Mark specification test projects as non-test projects by @roji in #37700
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37704
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37705
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37709
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37712
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37713
• [TINY] Skip problematic Cosmos test by @roji in #37706
• [release/9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37718
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37716
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37717
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37722
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37723
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37728
• Record latest migration ID in model snapshot as property to detect diverged migration trees by @Copilot in #37689
• Add EF.Functions.JsonContains for SQL Server 2025 by @roji in #37714
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/9.0' => 'release/10.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #37678
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37736
• Improve error reporting when using spatial/HierarchyId types without provider configured by @yykkibbb in #37733
• Fix: Named query filters cannot override convention-set filters by @Copilot in #37710
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37743
• Workflow to automatically add preview/rc labels for merged PRs by @roji in #37737
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37701
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37746
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37752
• Introduce relational EF.Functions.JsonPathExists by @roji in #37732
• [TINY] Use InterceptableLocation for precompiled query interceptor generation by @Copilot in #37734
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37753
• Route dotnet-ef diagnostic output to stderr, fix premature help exit code by @Copilot in #37744
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37757
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37749
• [release/10.0] Fix ArgumentOutOfRangeException when deleting from a complex collection with nested collections by @Copilot in #37702
• [release/10.0] Fix named query filter conventions by @Copilot in #37738
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37759
• [release/10.0] Restore ordinals when transitioning complex collection entries from Deleted state by @Copilot in #37729
• [release/10.0] Fix Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools for net8.0 by @Copilot in #37731
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37764
• Remove servicing PR template from Copilot instructions by @Copilot in #37761
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37767
• Remove UseOldBehavior quirk switches by @Copilot in #37770
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37772
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37773
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37777
• Fix InvalidCastException in ArrayPropertyValues.ToObject() with nested nullable complex properties by @AndriySvyryd in #37762
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37760
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37782
• [release/10.0] Fix projection of entities with complex collections through subqueries by @roji in #37747
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37789
• Emit all properties on the join type, even when there's no extra configuration by @AndriySvyryd in #37783
• RevEng: Always scaffold HasPrecision for decimal columns in SQL Server by @yykkibbb in #37730
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37793
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37801
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37790
• Fix HasDiscriminator with default name "Discriminator" failing for non-string types by @Copilot in #37785
• Fix RowVersion concurrency issue when replacing entities with TPH inheritance and owned types by @Copilot in #37788
• [release/10.0] Fix InvalidCastException in OriginalValues.ToObject() with nested nullable complex properties by @Copilot in #37703
• Fix FK dependency ordering when replacing row-sharing owned entity by @Copilot in #37799
• Fix in-memory corruption of nested owned entities after SaveChanges when navigation is replaced by @Copilot in #37787
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37806
• Add parameterless overloads for AddPooledDbContextFactory by @bkarakaya01 in #37144
• Fix owned entities with default values not saved in TPH with shared columns by @Copilot in #37751
• Fix NullReferenceException when accessing null complex properties in TPH with shared columns by @Copilot in #37695
• [release/10.0] Fix invalid SQL parameter names for switch/case pattern-matched variables by @Copilot in #37805
• [release/10.0] Fix ExecuteUpdate over scalar projections by @roji in #37791
• Preserve batch terminators in migration scripts for SQL operations with GO separators by @Copilot in #37810
• Bump actions/upload-artifact from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #37813
• Add proper handling when a property’s backing field cannot be inferred or the unsafe accessor cannot be generated. by @kawasaniac in #36720
• Remove accidental auto-approve workflow by @roji in #37814
• [release/8.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37816
• Allow query test classes to have non-shared tests by @roji in #37681
• [release/9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37820
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37821
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37811
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37822
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37828
• Fix NRE in FindJsonPartialUpdateInfo when replacing TPH derived entity with owned JSON by @Copilot in #37823
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37830
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37832
• Remove checked-in nuspec files to resolve build issues by @Copilot in #37826
• [release/9.0] Update branding to 9.0.15 by @vseanreesermsft in #37833
• [release/8.0] Update branding to 8.0.26 by @vseanreesermsft in #37834
• [release/9.0] Update SDK to 9.0.114 by @AndriySvyryd in #37779
• [release/8.0] Update SDK to 8.0.124 by @AndriySvyryd in #37780
• Model building and change tracking changes to avoid loading vector properties by @AndriySvyryd in #37829
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37825
• Remove EFCore.Design dependency from EFCore.Tools and EFCore.Tasks by @AndriySvyryd in #37837
• Add ChangeTracker.GetEntriesForState() by @Copilot in #37847
• Use migration ID as scaffolded migration type name by @Copilot in #37841
• Throw on RelationalEventId.MigrationsNotFound by default by @Copilot in #37839
• Fix complex property JSON column not marked nullable in TPH hierarchy by @Copilot in #37781
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37845
• Log warning and skip discovery for compiled models built for a different provider by @Copilot in #37840
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/8.0' => 'release/9.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #37836
• Allow excluding foreign key from migrations by @roji in #37815
• Remove EFOptimizeContext property from EF targets by @Copilot in #37838
• [release/10.0] Revert "Fix complex property JSON column not marked nullable in TPH hierarchy (#37781)" by @AndriySvyryd in #37849
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37850
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37848
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/9.0' => 'release/10.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #37835
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37853
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37854
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37858
• Allow using foreign keys in Dataverse reverse engineering by @MarkMpn in #34689
• Fix NRE in AddJsonNavigationBindings when combining DbFunction with OwnsOne/OwnsMany ToJson by @Copilot in #37855
• Throw when IsExcludedFromMigrations is executed on the runtime model by @roji in #37869
• Refactor GetConversion by @AndriySvyryd in #37867
• Configure dependabot to use nuget.org only and add servicing-specific MSBuild/Roslyn versions by @Copilot in #37866
• Add skills for key EF Core subsystems by @AndriySvyryd in #37768
• Make GetContainerColumnType() always return the expected type by @Copilot in #37864
• Bump Microsoft.Build.NoTargets from 3.7.0 to 3.7.134 by @dependabot[bot] in #37873
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37876
• Implement partial property loading in relational query by @roji in #37857
• Update Dependabot configuration for NuGet registry by @AndriySvyryd in #37879
• Address review comments for partial property loading by @roji in #37882
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37881
• [release/9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37887
• Add KeysUniqueAcrossSchemas property to SharedTableConvention by @Copilot in #37861
• Reenable F# tests by @roji in #37871
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37886
• Update MSBuild and Roslyn dependencies for non-servicing builds by @Copilot in #37875
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37892
• Better SQL for to-one joins by @roji in #37819
• Automate setting closed issue milestones by @roji in #37872
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37894
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37896
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37898
• Add RemoveExtension and RemoveDbContext APIs for removing provider configuration by @Copilot in #37891
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37902
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37904
• Merging internal commits for release/9.0 by @vseanreesermsft in #37901
• Merging internal commits for release/8.0 by @vseanreesermsft in #37900
• Cosmos: Complex properties Query by @JoasE in #37577
• Fix misc issues found by Copilot by @AndriySvyryd in #37916
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37922
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37925
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37930
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37931
• Move PropertyExtensions from Update to Metadata by @JoasE in #37932
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37936
• Remove SqlExpressionVisitor from Cosmos by @roji in #37927
• Add triage skill by @roji in #37917
• Avoid hardcoded TFMs in source code by @Copilot in #37865
• Fix struct complex type boxing in collection materialization by @roji in #37934
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37938
• Cosmos: Complex properties model building support for specifying property names by @JoasE in #37919
• [release/10.0] Fix projection of required complex type via left join by @roji in #37928
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37948
• Create milestone if missing in label-and-milestone workflow by @roji in #37946
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37951
• Fix persisting null optional complex property with default values by @Pmyl in #37944
• Add ci-analysis skill and GitHub Actions workflow skill by @Copilot in #37950
• Improve triage skill by @roji in #37955
• Fix validate-pr-target-branch workflow for non-user actors like Copilot by @Copilot in #37953
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37945
• Add more detailed steps for skill testing by @AndriySvyryd in #37959
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37963
• [release/9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37969
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37967
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37968
• Add scripts to run Cosmos tests on a container by @AndriySvyryd in #37110
• Cosmos: Projection binding initialize empty collections by @JoasE in #37971
• Fix SetProperty discard lambda failing for nullable value type properties in ExecuteUpdate by @Copilot in #37975
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37976
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37978
• Infer version from tags/branches instead of Versions.props by @roji in #37985
• [release/10.0] Fix for persisting null optional complex property with default values by @Copilot in #37952
• Skip branch-PR validation in validate-pr-target-branch workflow by @Copilot in #37988
• Copy over community-contribution label from closing PR to issue by @roji in #37989
• [release/10.0] Port servicing-pr skill from main by @Copilot in #37990
• [release/10.0] Fix comparison to null for split entities by @roji in #37987
• Fix memory leak in LazyLoaderFactory by @aw0lid in #37977
• Fix ComplexCollection ToJson migration default value: use "[]" instead of "{}" by @Copilot in #37965
• Fix NullReferenceException in SqlServerStringMethodTranslator.TranslateIndexOf for casted parameters by @Copilot in #37956
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37994
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #37997
• Show a warning when the tools are used with a platform-specific app by @Copilot in #37868
• Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 7.0.0 by @SimonCropp in #37949
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38002
• Cosmos: Track session tokens for Pre-Condition, Conflict and document NotFound failures by @JoasE in #37941
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38004
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38011
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #37986
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/9.0' => 'release/10.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #37907
• Add issue-closed workflow and switch runners to ubuntu-slim by @roji in #38006
• Show a warning when the PMC tools are used with a platform-specific app by @Copilot in #38000
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #38016
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38020
• Restore sqlite3mc test project using SQLite3MC.PCLRaw.bundle by @Copilot in #38015
• Remove file-based seeding for Cosmos DB functional tests by @JoasE in #38005
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38014
• Fix TPC returning incorrect entity types for generic derived types by @Copilot in #38022
• Split Helix into separate AzDO jobs per queue, enable verbose xunit, configurable timeout by @Copilot in #38003
• [release/10.0] Fix SetProperty discard lambda failing for nullable value type properties in ExecuteUpdate by @roji in #38007
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #38031
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38028
• Strip identity annotations from temporal history table column operations by @Copilot in #38019
• [release/8.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38034
• Auto-start Cosmos emulator via Testcontainers by @Copilot in #37999
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38026
• Fix run value converters that convert nulls for JSON columns by @JoasE in #37984
• Skip more failing Cosmos tests on the emulator by @AndriySvyryd in #38040
• Update dependency versions by @AndriySvyryd in #38037
• Adds ApiChief tool for EF Core API baseline management and review. by @AndriySvyryd in #38041
• API review follow-ups: rename full-text/vector builder methods, remove IndexBuilder extensions, collapse TVF overloads by @roji in #38027
• [release/8.0] Update branding to 8.0.27 by @vseanreesermsft in #38062
• [release/9.0] Update branding to 9.0.16 by @vseanreesermsft in #38063
• [release/9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38053
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38046
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/8.0' => 'release/9.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #37908
• Fix SQLite ExecuteUpdate with navigation properties by @roji in #38056
• Optimize JsonReaderData for MemoryStream and make buffer publicly visible for StructuralJsonTypeMappings by @JoasE in #38051
• Fully integrate JSON mapping into the relational model by @AndriySvyryd in #38038
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/9.0' => 'release/10.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #38064
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38073
• Fix permissions for the API workflow by @AndriySvyryd in #38072
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38078
• Bump actions/github-script from 8 to 9 by @dependabot[bot] in #38080
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #38081
• Fix API diff workflow manual trigger input by @AndriySvyryd in #38082
• Filter out full-text catalog operations from history table creation by @roji in #38050
• Format the API change comment as a C# diff for readability by @AndriySvyryd in #38084
• Implement latest SQL Server approximate vector search feature by @roji in #38075
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #38071
• Cosmos: Modernize JSON serialization - Update pipeline by @JoasE in #38024
• Fix syntax error in API review workflow by @AndriySvyryd in #38085
• Warn when pending model changes may be caused by an outdated migration snapshot by @Copilot in #38065
• [release/10.0] Fix InvalidCastException when query parameter is IEnumerable with mismatched enum types by @roji in #38021
• [release/10.0] Fix issues with nulls in primitive collections by @cincuranet in #38066
• [release/10.0] Fix ComplexProperty treated as nullable after update from EF Core 9.0 to 10.0 by @Copilot in #38045
• Cosmos test improvements for Linux-based emulator by @roji in #38088
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #38090
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38094
• Improve XML documentation for GetMappingStrategy return values by @Copilot in #38091
• Fail CI build if there are any non-baselined API changes by @AndriySvyryd in #38089
• Additional translations for SQL Server DateTimeOffset by @roji in #38076
• Merging internal commits for release/8.0 by @vseanreesermsft in #38099
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/8.0' => 'release/9.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #38101
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #38095
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38106
• Improve API diff comment formatting by @AndriySvyryd in #38100
• Merging internal commits for release/9.0 by @vseanreesermsft in #38098
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38109
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/9.0' => 'release/10.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #38103
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #38113
• Allow temporal period properties to be mapped to CLR properties by @roji in #38110
• Fix more tests for Linux Cosmos emulator by @AndriySvyryd in #38118
• Add NuGet dependency version bounds for EF Core inter-package references by @Copilot in #38114
• Remove declaring type from the member name in the baselines by @AndriySvyryd in #38116
• Fix .Update() marking AfterSaveBehavior.Throw properties as modified via DetectChanges by @Copilot in #38115
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38125
• Fix flaky ServicePropertyDiscoveryConventionTest.Finds_service_properties_in_hierarchy by @Copilot in #38128
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38127
• Revert "Use PRAGMA defer_foreign_keys instead of PRAGMA foreign_keys when migrating" by @cincuranet in #38120
• FIX Insert order bug when using TPC - Issue #35978 by @andrewraper-Sage in #38070
• Refactor CommandBatchPreparer by @AndriySvyryd in #38133
• Update skills by @AndriySvyryd in #38126
• Add dotnet-ef JSON config defaults and validation features by @IMZihad21 in #37966
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38143
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38142
• [release/10.0] Fix query filter parameter names with primary constructor parameters by @roji in #38136
• [release/10.0] Fix nullable complex property discriminator changes not persisted by @Copilot in #38134
• CI: Consolidate GitHub Actions test workflows by @roji in #38147
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #38149
• Better error when using EF.Constant/Parameter with compiled queries or query filters by @roji in #38155
• Update SQL Server VECTOR_SEARCH() support with WithApproximate LINQ operator by @roji in #38144
• Add support for file-based apps to dotnet-ef tools by @jjonescz in #38157
• Remove pre-v11 obsolete APIs by @roji in #38145
• [release/9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38170
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38171
• Exclude __EFMigrationsLock from SQLite scaffolding by @TomasMoralesBarr in #38169
• Introduce CI redundancy groups by @AndriySvyryd in #38160
• Strip no-op SQL CASTs by @roji in #38156
• Add --file and --startup-file options by @jjonescz in #38186
• Allow to configure properties on non-collection complex types by using chaining in the lambda expression by @AndriySvyryd in #38154
• Improve dotnet-ef diagnostics by @Copilot in #38190
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38189
• Rename API members per API review feedback by @Copilot in #38188
• Translate Any() over byte array by @roji in #38168
• Remove redundant MemberData on override test methods by @roji in #38201
• [release/8.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38204
• Skip two failing tests and add SkipOnHelixCondition attribute by @AndriySvyryd in #38203
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38209
• Allow custom build configurations in MigrationsBundleCommand by @m-x-shokhzod in #38206
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38213
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38216
• Bump default SQL Server compat level to 160 (SQL Server 2022) by @roji in #38199
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38219
• Add EF1004 analyzer for ToAsyncEnumerable on IQueryable by @m-x-shokhzod in #38218
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38221
• Fix more flakiness in Cosmos tests by @AndriySvyryd in #38211
• Don't run public AzDo pipeline on PRs by @Copilot in #38187
• Update branding to 8.0.28 by @vseanreesermsft in #38227
• Update branding to 9.0.17 by @vseanreesermsft in #38228
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38224
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/8.0' => 'release/9.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #38230
• [release/10.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38242
• Support file-scoped types as entity types by @m-x-shokhzod in #38215
• Don't escape illegal id characters by @AndriySvyryd in #38245
• [release/10.0] Multi-target Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools for net8.0, net9.0, net10.0 by @AndriySvyryd in #38210
• Bump SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_e_sqlite3 from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #38247
• Improve conflicting member exception message by @m-x-shokhzod in #38222
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/9.0' => 'release/10.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #38229
• [automated] Merge branch 'release/10.0' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #38248
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #38253
• Fix the EF dependencies upper bound by @AndriySvyryd in #38259
• Generate file-scoped namespaces and omit BOM in generated C# by @Copilot in #38256

New Contributors

• @ShadyNagy made their first contribution in #37579
• @Abde1rahman1 made their first contribution in #37487
• @sarbas33 made their first contribution in #37607
• @SerhiiKozachenko made their first contribution in #37270
• @yykkibbb made their first contribution in #37733
• @bkarakaya01 made their first contribution in #37144
• @kawasaniac made their first contribution in #36720
• @MarkMpn made their first contribution in #34689
• @Pmyl made their first contribution in #37944
• @aw0lid made their first contribution in #37977
• @andrewraper-Sage made their first contribution in #38070
• @IMZihad21 made their first contribution in #37966
• @jjonescz made their first contribution in #38157
• @TomasMoralesBarr made their first contribution in #38169
• @m-x-shokhzod made their first contribution in #38206

Full Changelog: v11.0.0-preview.1.26104.118...v11.0.0-preview.4