Update to .NET 8

README.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Folder organization:
 * `lib/` contains utilities required to build the project
 * `web/` contains source code of the [official website](https://dht.chylex.com), which can be used as a template when making your own website
 
-To start editing source code for the desktop app, install the [.NET 5 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/5.0), and then open `app/DiscordHistoryTracker.sln` in [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) or [Rider](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/).
+To start editing source code for the desktop app, install the [.NET 8 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0), and then open `app/DiscordHistoryTracker.sln` in [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) or [Rider](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/).
 
 ### Building
 
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ Run the `app/build.sh` script, and read the [Distribution](#distribution) sectio
 
 #### Distribution
 
-The mentioned build scripts will prepare `Release` builds ready for distribution. Once the script finishes, the `app/bin` folder will contain self-contained executables for each major operating system, and a portable version that works on all other systems but requires .NET 5 to be installed.
+The mentioned build scripts will prepare `Release` builds ready for distribution. Once the script finishes, the `app/bin` folder will contain self-contained executables for each major operating system, and a portable version that works on all other systems but requires .NET 8 to be installed.
 
 Note that when building on Windows, the generated `.zip` files for Linux and Mac will not have correct file permissions, so it will not be possible to run them by double-clicking `DiscordHistoryTracker`. I tried using Python to re-create the archives with correct file permissions, but found that Linux `zip` tools could not see them. The only working solution is building the Windows + portable version on Windows, and Linux + Mac version on Linux.

app/Desktop/Desktop.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <AssemblyName>DiscordHistoryTracker</AssemblyName>
     <RootNamespace>DHT.Desktop</RootNamespace>

app/Desktop/Main/AboutWindow.axaml

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" FontWeight="Bold">License</TextBlock>
             <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" FontWeight="Bold">Link</TextBlock>
 
-            <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0">.NET 5</TextBlock>
+            <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0">.NET 8</TextBlock>
             <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1">MIT</TextBlock>
             <Button Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="2" Command="{Binding ShowLibraryNetCore}">GitHub</Button>
 

app/Directory.build.props

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<Project>
+  
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <LangVersion>11</LangVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+</Project>

app/Server/Server.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>DHT.Server</RootNamespace>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <AssemblyName>DiscordHistoryTracker.Server</AssemblyName>

app/Utils/Collections/LinqExtensions.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 
 namespace DHT.Utils.Collections {
 	public static class LinqExtensions {
@@ -15,9 +14,5 @@ namespace DHT.Utils.Collections {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
-		public static Dictionary<TKey, TValue> ToDictionary<TKey, TValue>(this IEnumerable<(TKey, TValue)> collection) where TKey : notnull {
-			return collection.ToDictionary(static item => item.Item1, static item => item.Item2);
-		}
 	}
 }

app/Utils/Utils.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>DHT.Utils</RootNamespace>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <AssemblyName>DiscordHistoryTracker.Utils</AssemblyName>

app/build.bat

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set list=win-x64 linux-x64 osx-x64
 rmdir /S /Q bin
 
 (for %%a in (%list%) do (
-  dotnet publish Desktop -c Release -r %%a -o ./bin/%%a -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true -p:PublishReadyToRun=false -p:PublishTrimmed=true --self-contained true
+  dotnet publish Desktop -c Release -r %%a -o ./bin/%%a -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true -p:PublishReadyToRun=false -p:PublishTrimmed=true -p:TrimMode=partial --self-contained true
   powershell "Compress-Archive -Path ./bin/%%a/* -DestinationPath ./bin/%%a.zip -CompressionLevel Optimal"
 ))
 

app/build.sh

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ rm -rf "./bin"
 configurations=(win-x64 linux-x64 osx-x64)
 
 for cfg in ${configurations[@]}; do
-	dotnet publish Desktop -c Release -r "$cfg" -o "./bin/$cfg" -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true -p:PublishReadyToRun=false -p:PublishTrimmed=true --self-contained true
+	dotnet publish Desktop -c Release -r "$cfg" -o "./bin/$cfg" -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true -p:PublishReadyToRun=false -p:PublishTrimmed=true -p:TrimMode=partial --self-contained true
 	makezip "$cfg"
 done
 

app/global.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "sdk": {
-        "version": "5.0.0",
+        "version": "8.0.0",
         "rollForward": "latestMinor"
     }
 }

web/index.php

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ define('LATEST_VERSION', $version === false ? '_' : $version);
         </a>
       </div>
       <p>To launch the three OS-specific versions, extract the <strong>DiscordHistoryTracker</strong> executable, and double-click it.</p>
-      <p>To launch the <strong>Other</strong> version, which works on other operating systems including 32-bit versions, you must install <a href="https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0" rel="nofollow noopener">ASP.NET Core Runtime 5</a>. Then extract the downloaded archive into a folder, open the folder in a terminal, and type: <code>dotnet DiscordHistoryTracker.dll</code></p>
+      <p>To launch the <strong>Other</strong> version, which works on other operating systems including 32-bit versions, you must install <a href="https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0" rel="nofollow noopener">ASP.NET Core Runtime 8</a>. Then extract the downloaded archive into a folder, open the folder in a terminal, and type: <code>dotnet DiscordHistoryTracker.dll</code></p>
       
       <h3>How to Track Messages</h3>
       <p>The app saves messages into a database file stored on your computer. When you open the app, you are given the option to create a new database file, or open an existing one.</p>