V2.1.1: updates to KNet 2.6.1

This is a new improvement release of Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka available for Entity Framework Core 6, 7 and 8.
Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka comes with the following changes:

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet:
  • the core engine updates to KNet version 2.6.1 based on Apache Kafka 3.6.2
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro.Compiler: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates: no major changes

Official NuGet packages (*)

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf

(*) packages are also available on GitHub packages.

What's Changed

• Bump Google.Protobuf.Tools from 3.25.3 to 3.26.1 in /src/net by @dependabot in #225
• Bump Google.Protobuf from 3.25.3 to 3.26.1 in /src/net by @dependabot in #226
• Update to latest version of KNet and Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore, updated version for publishing by @masesdevelopers in #227
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #228

Full Changelog: V2.1.0.0...V2.1.1.0

V2.1.0: updates to KNet 2.6.0 and improves performances

This is a new improvement release of Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka available for Entity Framework Core 6, 7 and 8.
Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka comes with the following changes:

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet:
  • the core engine updates to KNet version 2.6.0 based on Apache Kafka 3.6.1
  • strong performance improvements from previous release in engine based on KNet Streams SDK
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro.Compiler: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates: no major changes

Official NuGet packages (*)

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf

(*) packages are also available on GitHub packages.

What's Changed

• Update to KNet 2.5.0 by @masesdevelopers in #218
• Updates to KNet 2.6.0 by @masesdevelopers in #219
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #220
• Update workflows to better filter changes, removed edited trigger from release.yaml by @masesdevelopers in #221

Full Changelog: V2.0.2.0...V2.1.0.0

V2.0.2: update to KNet 2.4.3

This is a new improvement release of Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka.
It is available for Entity Framework Core 6, 7 and 8.
Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka comes with the following:

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet: the core engine updates to KNet version 2.4.3 based on Apache Kafka 3.6.1
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro.Compiler: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates: no major changes

Official NuGet packages (*)

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf

(*) packages are also available on GitHub packages.

What's Changed

• Bump nuget/setup-nuget from 1.2.0 to 2.0.0 by @dependabot in #211
• Bump peter-evans/create-pull-request from 5 to 6 by @dependabot in #210
• Update to KNet 2.4.3 by @masesdevelopers in #212
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #213

Full Changelog: V2.0.1.0...V2.0.2.0

V2.0.1: update to KNet 2.4.2

This is a new improvement release of Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka.
It is available for Entity Framework Core 6, 7 and 8.
Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka comes with the following:

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet: the core engine updates to KNet version 2.4.2 based on Apache Kafka 3.6.1
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro.Compiler: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates: no major changes

Official NuGet packages (*)

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf

(*) packages are also available on GitHub packages.

What's Changed

• Added specific manually triggered workflow for documentation and removed documentation from build.yaml and pullrequest.yaml by @masesdevelopers in #201
• Documentation reference JNet and KNet by @masesdevelopers in #203
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #204
• Update version to 2.0.1 and KNet to 2.4.2 by @masesdevelopers in #205
• Update to latest signature by @masesdevelopers in #207
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #208

Full Changelog: V2.0.0.0...V2.0.1.0

V2.0.0: speed improvements and new KNet Streams engine

This is a new improvement release of Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka.
It is available for Entity Framework Core 6, 7 and 8.
Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka comes with the following:

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet: the core engine which:
  • Uses KNet version 2.4.1 based on Apache Kafka 3.6.1
  • Introduces KNet Streams SDK (available from KNet 2.4.0+) beside the standard Apache Kafka Streams
  • Enhance execution speed by more than 50%
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization: the default serialization engine based on Json updates its behavior to obtain a better speed
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro.Compiler: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf: no major changes
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates: corrected Entity Framework Core provider for [Apache Kafka] referenced version of the package containing some startup template to use Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka
• web-site documentation at https://kefcore.masesgroup.com

Official NuGet packages (*)

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf

(*) packages are also available on GitHub packages.

What's Changed

• Bump actions/setup-dotnet from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #184
• Bump github/codeql-action from 2 to 3 by @dependabot in #185
• Bump actions/upload-artifact from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #186
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #187
• Merge .NET 8 specific folders by @masesdevelopers in #188
• Some updates on streams processing backend by @masesdevelopers in #192
• Added Apache Kafka Streams based on KNet Streams SDK by @masesdevelopers in #195
• Update version and copyright by @masesdevelopers in #197
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #198

Full Changelog: V1.1.0.0...V2.0.0.0

V1.1.0: added .NET 8 and Protobuf serialization

This is an improvements release of Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka.
It is available for Entity Framework Core 6, 7 and 8.
Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka comes with the following:

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet: the core engine which:
  • Uses KNet version 2.3.0 based on Apache Kafka 3.6.0
  • Manages synchronization with Apache Kafka back-end using KNetCompactedReplicator or Apache Kafka Streams
  • Has KafkaDbContext to simplify configuration and life-cycle of a DbContext
  • Has event handler to receive information about change event happened behind the scene
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization: the default serialization engine based on Json which contains helpers to externally extract Entity data from the Apache Kafka topics
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro: the serialization based on Avro records which extends MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro.Compiler: supporting project for MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf: the serialization based on Google Protobuf records which extends MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates: a package containing some startup template to use Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka
• web-site documentation at https://kefcore.masesgroup.com

Official NuGet packages (*)

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf

(*) packages are also available on GitHub packages.

What's Changed

• Reduced image size by @masesdevelopers in #136
• Image fix in documentation by @masesdevelopers in #137
• Added new use case by @masesdevelopers in #138
• Update packages to latest version and other minor fixes by @masesdevelopers in #141
• Added Protobuf serialization by @masesdevelopers in #143
• Updates on Protobuf serializer adding properties to simplify retrieving of default types by @masesdevelopers in #144
• Added references to packages in some pages by @masesdevelopers in #145
• Fix package link by @masesdevelopers in #146
• Added templates by @masesdevelopers in #147
• Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #150
• Bump nuget/setup-nuget from 1.1.1 to 1.2.0 by @dependabot in #149
• Bump masesgroup/retrieve-changed-files from 2 to 3 by @dependabot in #151
• Create first PR to avoid direct push by @masesdevelopers in #153
• Fix for error in #153 by @masesdevelopers in #154
• committer defaulted by @masesdevelopers in #155
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #156
• Changed commit message by @masesdevelopers in #157
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #158
• Automatic add more info on documentation PR by @masesdevelopers in #159
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #160
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #161
• Web-site alignment by @masesdevelopers in #163
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #164
• Bump Google.Protobuf.Tools from 3.24.4 to 3.25.0 in /src/net by @dependabot in #165
• Bump Google.Protobuf from 3.24.4 to 3.25.0 in /src/net by @dependabot in #166
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #167
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #168
• Added references to the repository by @masesdevelopers in #169
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #170
• Removed reference in the menu by @masesdevelopers in #171
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #172
• Update footer by @masesdevelopers in #173
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #174
• #162 (comment): added some information by @masesdevelopers in #175
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #176
• Added .NET 8 by @masesdevelopers in #181
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #182

New Contributors

• @dependabot made their first contribution in #150
• @github-actions made their first contribution in #156

Full Changelog: V1.0.0.0...V1.1.0.0

V1.0.0: first major release

This is the first major release of Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka.
It is available for Entity Framework Core 6 and 7.
Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka comes with the following:

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet: the core engine which:
  • Uses KNet version 2.2.0 based on Apache Kafka 3.6.0
  • Manages synchronization with Apache Kafka back-end using KNetCompactedReplicator or Apache Kafka Streams
  • Has KafkaDbContext to simplify configuration and life-cycle of a DbContext
  • Has event handler to receive information about change event happened behind the scene
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization: the default serialization engine based on Json which contains helpers to externally extract Entity data from the Apache Kafka topics
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro: the serialization based on Avro records which extends MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates: a package containing some startup template to use Entity Framework Core provider for Apache Kafka
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro.Compiler: supporting project for MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• web-site documentation at https://masesgroup.github.io/KEFCore/

Official NuGet packages (*)

• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Templates
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization
• MASES.EntityFrameworkCore.KNet.Serialization.Avro

(*) packages are also available on GitHub packages.

What's Changed

• Update template usage guide by @masesdevelopers in #124
• Update version to 1.0.0 before create the first major release by @masesdevelopers in #126
• Fix template description by @masesdevelopers in #127
• Update documentation by @masesdevelopers in #128
• Updates on documentation by @masesdevelopers in #129
• Update tags in NugGet packages by @masesdevelopers in #130
• Update event handler and documentation by @masesdevelopers in #131
• Make change event async by @masesdevelopers in #132
• Distinguish between Added and Removed by @masesdevelopers in #133
• Reverted #133 by @masesdevelopers in #134

Full Changelog: V0.10.1.0...V1.0.0.0