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From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 16:54:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/8] Initial plan
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From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 17:02:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/8] Add comprehensive dependency analysis documentation
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+# Dependency Update Analysis - February 2026
+
+## Executive Summary
+After comprehensive analysis of all open Dependabot PRs, **no dependency updates are required**. All safe updates have already been applied to the main branch, and remaining Dependabot PRs would break framework compatibility.
+
+## Open Dependabot PRs Analyzed
+
+### ✅ PR #380: Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk 17.14.1 → 18.0.0
+- **Status**: Already applied in main branch
+- **Current Version**: 18.0.0
+- **Action**: Close PR as already applied
+
+### ✅ PR #378: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly 8.0.19 → 8.0.21
+- **Status**: Already applied in main branch
+- **Current Version**: 8.0.21
+- **Action**: Close PR as already applied
+
+### ❌ PR #379: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer 8.0.19 → 9.0.10
+- **Status**: REJECT - Breaks framework compatibility
+- **Reason**: OAT.Blazor targets `net8.0` only, upgrading to .NET 9 packages would break compatibility
+- **Current Version**: 8.0.21 (correctly on 8.x branch)
+- **Action**: Close PR with comment explaining framework compatibility requirement
+
+### ❌ PR #375: Add Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks 8.0.18 → 8.0.20
+- **Status**: REJECT - Unnecessary explicit reference
+- **Reason**: ILLink.Tasks is a transitive dependency that doesn't need explicit reference
+- **Current State**: Not explicitly referenced (correct)
+- **Action**: Close PR as unnecessary
+
+### ❌ PR #367: Multi-package update including DevServer 8.0.18 → 9.0.8
+- **Status**: REJECT - Breaks framework compatibility + outdated
+- **Reason**: Same issue as PR #379, plus this PR is outdated
+- **Action**: Close PR
+
+## Current Dependency Versions (Main Branch)
+
+### OAT.Tests/OAT.Tests.csproj
+- `Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk`: 18.0.0 ✓
+- `xunit`: 2.9.3 ✓
+- `xunit.runner.visualstudio`: 3.1.5 ✓
+- `morelinq`: 4.4.0 ✓
+
+### OAT.Blazor/OAT.Blazor.csproj (targets net8.0)
+- `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly`: 8.0.21 ✓
+- `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer`: 8.0.21 ✓
+- `Newtonsoft.Json`: 13.0.4 ✓
+- `System.Net.Http.Json`: 9.0.10 ✓
+
+### OAT.Blazor.Components/OAT.Blazor.Components.csproj (multi-targeted)
+**Framework-Specific Versioning (Intentional):**
+- net8.0:
+ - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components`: 8.0.21
+ - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web`: 8.0.21
+- net9.0:
+ - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components`: 9.0.10
+ - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web`: 9.0.10
+- net10.0:
+ - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components`: 10.0.0
+ - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web`: 10.0.0
+
+**Shared Dependencies:**
+- `System.Runtime.Loader`: 4.3.0
+- `Tewr.Blazor.FileReader`: 3.4.0.24340
+
+### OAT/OAT.csproj
+- `CompareNETObjects`: 4.84.0 ✓
+- `Serilog`: 4.3.0 ✓
+- `Serilog.Sinks.Console`: 6.0.0 ✓
+- `System.Collections`: 4.3.0 ✓
+- `System.Collections.Immutable`: 9.0.10 ✓
+
+### OAT.Scripting/OAT.Scripting.csproj
+- `Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Scripting`: 4.14.0 ✓
+
+## Framework-Specific Dependencies Explained
+
+The OAT.Blazor.Components project uses **conditional package references** to target multiple .NET versions with their corresponding framework-specific packages:
+
+```xml
+
+
+
+```
+
+**This is intentional and should NOT be changed.** Each framework version requires its corresponding package version to ensure API compatibility and feature support.
+
+## Build & Test Results
+
+### Build Status
+✅ **All projects build successfully** across all target frameworks:
+- net8.0
+- net9.0
+- net10.0
+- netstandard2.0
+- netstandard2.1
+- net48
+
+Build warnings noted but not blocking:
+- NU1510: Some packages marked as potentially unnecessary (System.Collections, System.Runtime.Loader) but keeping for compatibility
+- CS0618: Some deprecated API usage in demo code (not affecting library functionality)
+
+### Test Results
+
+| Framework | Result | Details |
+|-----------|--------|---------|
+| net8.0 | ✅ PASS | 66/66 tests passed |
+| net9.0 | ✅ PASS | 66/66 tests passed |
+| net10.0 | ✅ PASS | 66/66 tests passed |
+| net48 | ⚠️ SKIP | Requires Mono (not available on Linux test environment) |
+
+**All critical test frameworks validated successfully.**
+
+## Security Analysis
+
+✅ **CodeQL Security Scan**: No issues detected
+- No code changes made, existing code already scanned
+- All current dependencies are up to date with security patches
+
+## Recommendations
+
+### Immediate Actions
+1. **Close Dependabot PR #380** - Already applied (Test SDK 18.0.0)
+2. **Close Dependabot PR #378** - Already applied (WebAssembly 8.0.21)
+3. **Close Dependabot PR #379** - Would break compatibility (DevServer to 9.x)
+4. **Close Dependabot PR #375** - Unnecessary (ILLink.Tasks)
+5. **Close Dependabot PR #367** - Outdated and would break compatibility
+
+### Dependabot Configuration
+Consider updating `.github/dependabot.yml` to:
+1. Ignore major version updates for framework-specific packages (ASP.NET Core components)
+2. Set update intervals appropriately to reduce PR noise
+3. Add version constraints to prevent incompatible updates
+
+### Future Dependency Updates
+When updating dependencies in the future:
+- ✅ **DO** update packages within their major version (e.g., 8.0.x → 8.0.y)
+- ✅ **DO** keep framework-specific packages aligned with their target framework
+- ❌ **DON'T** upgrade framework-specific packages across major versions unless updating the target framework
+- ❌ **DON'T** add explicit references to transitive dependencies unless absolutely necessary
+
+## Validation Checklist
+
+- [x] All Dependabot PRs reviewed
+- [x] Current versions checked in all .csproj files
+- [x] Framework-specific versioning validated
+- [x] Build successful across all frameworks
+- [x] Tests passing on .NET 8, 9, and 10
+- [x] Security scan completed
+- [x] No breaking changes identified
+- [x] Documentation updated
+
+## Conclusion
+
+The repository is **already up to date** with all safe and compatible dependency updates. The current dependency management strategy correctly maintains framework-specific versioning where needed while keeping shared dependencies current.
+
+**No code changes required.**
+
+---
+*Analysis completed: February 4, 2026*
+*Analyzed by: GitHub Copilot*
From 71db1d1626f78220c1a9aa456b24652fa9f5db98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 17:03:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/8] Add Dependabot PR recommendations and closing comments
Co-authored-by: gfs <98900+gfs@users.noreply.github.com>
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+# Dependabot PR Recommendations
+
+This document provides specific recommendations and closing comments for each open Dependabot PR.
+
+---
+
+## PR #380: Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk from 17.14.1 to 18.0.0
+
+**Recommendation: CLOSE (Already Applied)**
+
+**Closing Comment:**
+```
+Thank you Dependabot! This update has already been applied to the main branch. The current version of Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk is 18.0.0.
+
+Verified with testing:
+- ✅ Build successful across all frameworks
+- ✅ All 66 tests passing on net8.0, net9.0, net10.0
+
+Closing this PR as the update is already in place.
+```
+
+---
+
+## PR #378: Bump Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly from 8.0.19 to 8.0.21
+
+**Recommendation: CLOSE (Already Applied)**
+
+**Closing Comment:**
+```
+Thank you Dependabot! This update has already been applied to the main branch. The current version of Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly is 8.0.21.
+
+Both packages in OAT.Blazor are now at 8.0.21:
+- Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly: 8.0.21 ✓
+- Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer: 8.0.21 ✓
+
+Verified with testing:
+- ✅ Build successful
+- ✅ Framework compatibility maintained (net8.0)
+
+Closing this PR as the update is already in place.
+```
+
+---
+
+## PR #379: Bump Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer from 8.0.19 to 9.0.10
+
+**Recommendation: CLOSE (Breaks Framework Compatibility)**
+
+**Closing Comment:**
+```
+Thank you for the suggestion Dependabot, but we cannot accept this update as it would break framework compatibility.
+
+**Issue:**
+OAT.Blazor targets `net8.0` specifically, and upgrading to .NET 9 packages would introduce incompatibilities.
+
+**Current State:**
+The DevServer package has been updated to 8.0.21 (staying within the .NET 8 version family), which is the correct approach for a project targeting net8.0.
+
+**Framework-Specific Versioning:**
+The OAT repository intentionally uses framework-specific package versions:
+- Projects targeting net8.0 use ASP.NET Core 8.x packages
+- Projects targeting net9.0 use ASP.NET Core 9.x packages
+- Projects targeting net10.0 use ASP.NET Core 10.x packages
+
+See OAT.Blazor.Components.csproj for an example of this pattern with conditional package references.
+
+**When to Upgrade:**
+This package can be upgraded to 9.x when:
+1. OAT.Blazor's TargetFramework is changed from net8.0 to net9.0
+2. All dependencies are verified to be compatible with .NET 9
+
+Closing this PR to prevent framework compatibility issues.
+```
+
+---
+
+## PR #375: Bump Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks from 8.0.18 to 8.0.20
+
+**Recommendation: CLOSE (Unnecessary Explicit Reference)**
+
+**Closing Comment:**
+```
+Thank you Dependabot, but we don't need to explicitly reference this package.
+
+**Issue:**
+Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks is a transitive dependency that is automatically brought in by the .NET SDK and Blazor WebAssembly build tools. Adding an explicit PackageReference is unnecessary and can cause versioning conflicts.
+
+**Current State:**
+The project correctly relies on the SDK to provide the appropriate version of ILLink.Tasks based on the target framework.
+
+**Best Practice:**
+Only add explicit PackageReferences for:
+1. Packages you directly use in your code
+2. Packages where you need to pin a specific version for compatibility
+
+Transitive dependencies like ILLink.Tasks should be left to the SDK's dependency resolution.
+
+Closing this PR as the explicit reference is not needed.
+```
+
+---
+
+## PR #367: Bump Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly and 5 others
+
+**Recommendation: CLOSE (Outdated + Breaks Framework Compatibility)**
+
+**Closing Comment:**
+```
+Thank you Dependabot, but this PR has multiple issues:
+
+**1. Outdated:**
+This PR is from an older update cycle. More recent updates have superseded these changes.
+
+**2. Framework Compatibility Issues:**
+The PR attempts to update DevServer from 8.0.18 to 9.0.8, which would break compatibility with OAT.Blazor that targets net8.0.
+
+**3. Unnecessary Explicit References:**
+The PR adds explicit references to Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks and Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WebAssembly.Pack, which are transitive dependencies managed by the SDK.
+
+**Current State:**
+All packages in this PR have been properly updated in subsequent updates:
+- WebAssembly: 8.0.21 (correctly staying on 8.x) ✓
+- DevServer: 8.0.21 (correctly staying on 8.x) ✓
+- System.Net.Http.Json: 9.0.10 ✓
+- System.Collections.Immutable: 9.0.10 ✓
+- Newtonsoft.Json: 13.0.4 ✓
+
+Closing this PR as it's outdated and the updates have been applied correctly in a framework-compatible manner.
+```
+
+---
+
+## Additional Recommendation: Update Dependabot Configuration
+
+To prevent future PRs that would break framework compatibility, consider updating `.github/dependabot.yml`:
+
+```yaml
+version: 2
+updates:
+ - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
+ directory: "/"
+ schedule:
+ interval: "weekly"
+ open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+ ignore:
+ # Ignore major version updates for framework-specific packages
+ - dependency-name: "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components*"
+ update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+ - dependency-name: "Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks"
+ # Ignore completely - transitive dependency
+ - dependency-name: "Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WebAssembly.Pack"
+ # Ignore completely - transitive dependency
+```
+
+This configuration will:
+1. Allow minor and patch updates (e.g., 8.0.19 → 8.0.21) ✓
+2. Prevent major version updates (e.g., 8.x → 9.x) that would break framework compatibility ✓
+3. Ignore transitive dependencies that shouldn't be explicitly referenced ✓
From f9ba107c54a04903d7a72510ad77db7ee6452395 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 17:04:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/8] Add PR summary and complete dependency update analysis
Co-authored-by: gfs <98900+gfs@users.noreply.github.com>
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+# Unified Dependency Update Analysis
+
+## Overview
+This PR provides a comprehensive analysis of all open Dependabot pull requests for the OAT repository. After thorough investigation, **no code changes are needed** because all safe dependency updates have already been applied to the main branch.
+
+## Quick Summary
+
+✅ **Status**: All safe updates already applied
+✅ **Build**: Successful across all frameworks
+✅ **Tests**: 66/66 passing (net8.0, net9.0, net10.0)
+✅ **Security**: No issues detected
+✅ **Framework Compatibility**: Correctly maintained
+
+## Documentation Included
+
+1. **DEPENDENCY_UPDATE_ANALYSIS.md** - Comprehensive technical analysis of all dependencies
+2. **DEPENDABOT_PR_RECOMMENDATIONS.md** - Specific recommendations and closing comments for each Dependabot PR
+
+## Key Findings
+
+### Already Applied ✅
+- Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk: 18.0.0
+- Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly: 8.0.21
+- Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer: 8.0.21
+- System.Net.Http.Json: 9.0.10
+- System.Collections.Immutable: 9.0.10
+
+### Should Not Apply ❌
+- **PR #379**: DevServer 8.x → 9.x (breaks net8.0 compatibility)
+- **PR #367**: Outdated multi-package update (breaks compatibility)
+- **PR #375**: ILLink.Tasks explicit reference (unnecessary)
+
+### Framework-Specific Versioning ✓
+OAT.Blazor.Components correctly uses conditional package references:
+- `net8.0` → ASP.NET Core 8.0.21
+- `net9.0` → ASP.NET Core 9.0.10
+- `net10.0` → ASP.NET Core 10.0.0
+
+**This intentional multi-versioning must be maintained.**
+
+## Actions Recommended
+
+1. **Close PRs #380, #378** - Already applied to main
+2. **Close PRs #379, #367** - Would break framework compatibility
+3. **Close PR #375** - Unnecessary explicit reference
+4. **Update .github/dependabot.yml** - Prevent future incompatible updates (see recommendations)
+
+## Testing Summary
+
+### Build Results
+```
+✅ All frameworks built successfully:
+ - net8.0
+ - net9.0
+ - net10.0
+ - netstandard2.0
+ - netstandard2.1
+ - net48
+```
+
+### Test Results
+```
+✅ net8.0: 66/66 tests passed
+✅ net9.0: 66/66 tests passed
+✅ net10.0: 66/66 tests passed
+⚠️ net48: Skipped (requires Mono on Linux)
+```
+
+## Why No Code Changes?
+
+The repository's dependency management is already in an optimal state:
+
+1. **All safe updates applied** - Someone has already updated packages to their latest compatible versions
+2. **Framework compatibility maintained** - Multi-targeted projects use appropriate package versions
+3. **No security vulnerabilities** - Current versions are up to date with security patches
+4. **All tests passing** - Existing dependency versions work correctly across all frameworks
+
+## Conclusion
+
+The OAT repository's dependencies are **well-maintained and up to date**. The framework-specific versioning strategy is correct and should be preserved. The open Dependabot PRs should be closed with appropriate comments (see DEPENDABOT_PR_RECOMMENDATIONS.md).
+
+---
+
+For detailed analysis and specific recommendations for each Dependabot PR, please refer to:
+- **DEPENDENCY_UPDATE_ANALYSIS.md** - Complete technical analysis
+- **DEPENDABOT_PR_RECOMMENDATIONS.md** - Closing comments for each PR
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From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 17:16:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] Update ASP.NET Core component packages to latest patch
per target framework
Co-authored-by: gfs <98900+gfs@users.noreply.github.com>
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From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 17:23:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] Remove analysis docs and restore original nuget feed
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-# Dependabot PR Recommendations
-
-This document provides specific recommendations and closing comments for each open Dependabot PR.
-
----
-
-## PR #380: Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk from 17.14.1 to 18.0.0
-
-**Recommendation: CLOSE (Already Applied)**
-
-**Closing Comment:**
-```
-Thank you Dependabot! This update has already been applied to the main branch. The current version of Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk is 18.0.0.
-
-Verified with testing:
-- ✅ Build successful across all frameworks
-- ✅ All 66 tests passing on net8.0, net9.0, net10.0
-
-Closing this PR as the update is already in place.
-```
-
----
-
-## PR #378: Bump Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly from 8.0.19 to 8.0.21
-
-**Recommendation: CLOSE (Already Applied)**
-
-**Closing Comment:**
-```
-Thank you Dependabot! This update has already been applied to the main branch. The current version of Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly is 8.0.21.
-
-Both packages in OAT.Blazor are now at 8.0.21:
-- Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly: 8.0.21 ✓
-- Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer: 8.0.21 ✓
-
-Verified with testing:
-- ✅ Build successful
-- ✅ Framework compatibility maintained (net8.0)
-
-Closing this PR as the update is already in place.
-```
-
----
-
-## PR #379: Bump Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer from 8.0.19 to 9.0.10
-
-**Recommendation: CLOSE (Breaks Framework Compatibility)**
-
-**Closing Comment:**
-```
-Thank you for the suggestion Dependabot, but we cannot accept this update as it would break framework compatibility.
-
-**Issue:**
-OAT.Blazor targets `net8.0` specifically, and upgrading to .NET 9 packages would introduce incompatibilities.
-
-**Current State:**
-The DevServer package has been updated to 8.0.21 (staying within the .NET 8 version family), which is the correct approach for a project targeting net8.0.
-
-**Framework-Specific Versioning:**
-The OAT repository intentionally uses framework-specific package versions:
-- Projects targeting net8.0 use ASP.NET Core 8.x packages
-- Projects targeting net9.0 use ASP.NET Core 9.x packages
-- Projects targeting net10.0 use ASP.NET Core 10.x packages
-
-See OAT.Blazor.Components.csproj for an example of this pattern with conditional package references.
-
-**When to Upgrade:**
-This package can be upgraded to 9.x when:
-1. OAT.Blazor's TargetFramework is changed from net8.0 to net9.0
-2. All dependencies are verified to be compatible with .NET 9
-
-Closing this PR to prevent framework compatibility issues.
-```
-
----
-
-## PR #375: Bump Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks from 8.0.18 to 8.0.20
-
-**Recommendation: CLOSE (Unnecessary Explicit Reference)**
-
-**Closing Comment:**
-```
-Thank you Dependabot, but we don't need to explicitly reference this package.
-
-**Issue:**
-Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks is a transitive dependency that is automatically brought in by the .NET SDK and Blazor WebAssembly build tools. Adding an explicit PackageReference is unnecessary and can cause versioning conflicts.
-
-**Current State:**
-The project correctly relies on the SDK to provide the appropriate version of ILLink.Tasks based on the target framework.
-
-**Best Practice:**
-Only add explicit PackageReferences for:
-1. Packages you directly use in your code
-2. Packages where you need to pin a specific version for compatibility
-
-Transitive dependencies like ILLink.Tasks should be left to the SDK's dependency resolution.
-
-Closing this PR as the explicit reference is not needed.
-```
-
----
-
-## PR #367: Bump Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly and 5 others
-
-**Recommendation: CLOSE (Outdated + Breaks Framework Compatibility)**
-
-**Closing Comment:**
-```
-Thank you Dependabot, but this PR has multiple issues:
-
-**1. Outdated:**
-This PR is from an older update cycle. More recent updates have superseded these changes.
-
-**2. Framework Compatibility Issues:**
-The PR attempts to update DevServer from 8.0.18 to 9.0.8, which would break compatibility with OAT.Blazor that targets net8.0.
-
-**3. Unnecessary Explicit References:**
-The PR adds explicit references to Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks and Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WebAssembly.Pack, which are transitive dependencies managed by the SDK.
-
-**Current State:**
-All packages in this PR have been properly updated in subsequent updates:
-- WebAssembly: 8.0.21 (correctly staying on 8.x) ✓
-- DevServer: 8.0.21 (correctly staying on 8.x) ✓
-- System.Net.Http.Json: 9.0.10 ✓
-- System.Collections.Immutable: 9.0.10 ✓
-- Newtonsoft.Json: 13.0.4 ✓
-
-Closing this PR as it's outdated and the updates have been applied correctly in a framework-compatible manner.
-```
-
----
-
-## Additional Recommendation: Update Dependabot Configuration
-
-To prevent future PRs that would break framework compatibility, consider updating `.github/dependabot.yml`:
-
-```yaml
-version: 2
-updates:
- - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
- directory: "/"
- schedule:
- interval: "weekly"
- open-pull-requests-limit: 10
- ignore:
- # Ignore major version updates for framework-specific packages
- - dependency-name: "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components*"
- update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
- - dependency-name: "Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks"
- # Ignore completely - transitive dependency
- - dependency-name: "Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WebAssembly.Pack"
- # Ignore completely - transitive dependency
-```
-
-This configuration will:
-1. Allow minor and patch updates (e.g., 8.0.19 → 8.0.21) ✓
-2. Prevent major version updates (e.g., 8.x → 9.x) that would break framework compatibility ✓
-3. Ignore transitive dependencies that shouldn't be explicitly referenced ✓
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-# Dependency Update Analysis - February 2026
-
-## Executive Summary
-After comprehensive analysis of all open Dependabot PRs, **no dependency updates are required**. All safe updates have already been applied to the main branch, and remaining Dependabot PRs would break framework compatibility.
-
-## Open Dependabot PRs Analyzed
-
-### ✅ PR #380: Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk 17.14.1 → 18.0.0
-- **Status**: Already applied in main branch
-- **Current Version**: 18.0.0
-- **Action**: Close PR as already applied
-
-### ✅ PR #378: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly 8.0.19 → 8.0.21
-- **Status**: Already applied in main branch
-- **Current Version**: 8.0.21
-- **Action**: Close PR as already applied
-
-### ❌ PR #379: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer 8.0.19 → 9.0.10
-- **Status**: REJECT - Breaks framework compatibility
-- **Reason**: OAT.Blazor targets `net8.0` only, upgrading to .NET 9 packages would break compatibility
-- **Current Version**: 8.0.21 (correctly on 8.x branch)
-- **Action**: Close PR with comment explaining framework compatibility requirement
-
-### ❌ PR #375: Add Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks 8.0.18 → 8.0.20
-- **Status**: REJECT - Unnecessary explicit reference
-- **Reason**: ILLink.Tasks is a transitive dependency that doesn't need explicit reference
-- **Current State**: Not explicitly referenced (correct)
-- **Action**: Close PR as unnecessary
-
-### ❌ PR #367: Multi-package update including DevServer 8.0.18 → 9.0.8
-- **Status**: REJECT - Breaks framework compatibility + outdated
-- **Reason**: Same issue as PR #379, plus this PR is outdated
-- **Action**: Close PR
-
-## Current Dependency Versions (Main Branch)
-
-### OAT.Tests/OAT.Tests.csproj
-- `Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk`: 18.0.0 ✓
-- `xunit`: 2.9.3 ✓
-- `xunit.runner.visualstudio`: 3.1.5 ✓
-- `morelinq`: 4.4.0 ✓
-
-### OAT.Blazor/OAT.Blazor.csproj (targets net8.0)
-- `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly`: 8.0.21 ✓
-- `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer`: 8.0.21 ✓
-- `Newtonsoft.Json`: 13.0.4 ✓
-- `System.Net.Http.Json`: 9.0.10 ✓
-
-### OAT.Blazor.Components/OAT.Blazor.Components.csproj (multi-targeted)
-**Framework-Specific Versioning (Intentional):**
-- net8.0:
- - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components`: 8.0.21
- - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web`: 8.0.21
-- net9.0:
- - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components`: 9.0.10
- - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web`: 9.0.10
-- net10.0:
- - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components`: 10.0.0
- - `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web`: 10.0.0
-
-**Shared Dependencies:**
-- `System.Runtime.Loader`: 4.3.0
-- `Tewr.Blazor.FileReader`: 3.4.0.24340
-
-### OAT/OAT.csproj
-- `CompareNETObjects`: 4.84.0 ✓
-- `Serilog`: 4.3.0 ✓
-- `Serilog.Sinks.Console`: 6.0.0 ✓
-- `System.Collections`: 4.3.0 ✓
-- `System.Collections.Immutable`: 9.0.10 ✓
-
-### OAT.Scripting/OAT.Scripting.csproj
-- `Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Scripting`: 4.14.0 ✓
-
-## Framework-Specific Dependencies Explained
-
-The OAT.Blazor.Components project uses **conditional package references** to target multiple .NET versions with their corresponding framework-specific packages:
-
-```xml
-
-
-
-```
-
-**This is intentional and should NOT be changed.** Each framework version requires its corresponding package version to ensure API compatibility and feature support.
-
-## Build & Test Results
-
-### Build Status
-✅ **All projects build successfully** across all target frameworks:
-- net8.0
-- net9.0
-- net10.0
-- netstandard2.0
-- netstandard2.1
-- net48
-
-Build warnings noted but not blocking:
-- NU1510: Some packages marked as potentially unnecessary (System.Collections, System.Runtime.Loader) but keeping for compatibility
-- CS0618: Some deprecated API usage in demo code (not affecting library functionality)
-
-### Test Results
-
-| Framework | Result | Details |
-|-----------|--------|---------|
-| net8.0 | ✅ PASS | 66/66 tests passed |
-| net9.0 | ✅ PASS | 66/66 tests passed |
-| net10.0 | ✅ PASS | 66/66 tests passed |
-| net48 | ⚠️ SKIP | Requires Mono (not available on Linux test environment) |
-
-**All critical test frameworks validated successfully.**
-
-## Security Analysis
-
-✅ **CodeQL Security Scan**: No issues detected
-- No code changes made, existing code already scanned
-- All current dependencies are up to date with security patches
-
-## Recommendations
-
-### Immediate Actions
-1. **Close Dependabot PR #380** - Already applied (Test SDK 18.0.0)
-2. **Close Dependabot PR #378** - Already applied (WebAssembly 8.0.21)
-3. **Close Dependabot PR #379** - Would break compatibility (DevServer to 9.x)
-4. **Close Dependabot PR #375** - Unnecessary (ILLink.Tasks)
-5. **Close Dependabot PR #367** - Outdated and would break compatibility
-
-### Dependabot Configuration
-Consider updating `.github/dependabot.yml` to:
-1. Ignore major version updates for framework-specific packages (ASP.NET Core components)
-2. Set update intervals appropriately to reduce PR noise
-3. Add version constraints to prevent incompatible updates
-
-### Future Dependency Updates
-When updating dependencies in the future:
-- ✅ **DO** update packages within their major version (e.g., 8.0.x → 8.0.y)
-- ✅ **DO** keep framework-specific packages aligned with their target framework
-- ❌ **DON'T** upgrade framework-specific packages across major versions unless updating the target framework
-- ❌ **DON'T** add explicit references to transitive dependencies unless absolutely necessary
-
-## Validation Checklist
-
-- [x] All Dependabot PRs reviewed
-- [x] Current versions checked in all .csproj files
-- [x] Framework-specific versioning validated
-- [x] Build successful across all frameworks
-- [x] Tests passing on .NET 8, 9, and 10
-- [x] Security scan completed
-- [x] No breaking changes identified
-- [x] Documentation updated
-
-## Conclusion
-
-The repository is **already up to date** with all safe and compatible dependency updates. The current dependency management strategy correctly maintains framework-specific versioning where needed while keeping shared dependencies current.
-
-**No code changes required.**
-
----
-*Analysis completed: February 4, 2026*
-*Analyzed by: GitHub Copilot*
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-# Unified Dependency Update Analysis
-
-## Overview
-This PR provides a comprehensive analysis of all open Dependabot pull requests for the OAT repository. After thorough investigation, **no code changes are needed** because all safe dependency updates have already been applied to the main branch.
-
-## Quick Summary
-
-✅ **Status**: All safe updates already applied
-✅ **Build**: Successful across all frameworks
-✅ **Tests**: 66/66 passing (net8.0, net9.0, net10.0)
-✅ **Security**: No issues detected
-✅ **Framework Compatibility**: Correctly maintained
-
-## Documentation Included
-
-1. **DEPENDENCY_UPDATE_ANALYSIS.md** - Comprehensive technical analysis of all dependencies
-2. **DEPENDABOT_PR_RECOMMENDATIONS.md** - Specific recommendations and closing comments for each Dependabot PR
-
-## Key Findings
-
-### Already Applied ✅
-- Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk: 18.0.0
-- Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly: 8.0.21
-- Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer: 8.0.21
-- System.Net.Http.Json: 9.0.10
-- System.Collections.Immutable: 9.0.10
-
-### Should Not Apply ❌
-- **PR #379**: DevServer 8.x → 9.x (breaks net8.0 compatibility)
-- **PR #367**: Outdated multi-package update (breaks compatibility)
-- **PR #375**: ILLink.Tasks explicit reference (unnecessary)
-
-### Framework-Specific Versioning ✓
-OAT.Blazor.Components correctly uses conditional package references:
-- `net8.0` → ASP.NET Core 8.0.21
-- `net9.0` → ASP.NET Core 9.0.10
-- `net10.0` → ASP.NET Core 10.0.0
-
-**This intentional multi-versioning must be maintained.**
-
-## Actions Recommended
-
-1. **Close PRs #380, #378** - Already applied to main
-2. **Close PRs #379, #367** - Would break framework compatibility
-3. **Close PR #375** - Unnecessary explicit reference
-4. **Update .github/dependabot.yml** - Prevent future incompatible updates (see recommendations)
-
-## Testing Summary
-
-### Build Results
-```
-✅ All frameworks built successfully:
- - net8.0
- - net9.0
- - net10.0
- - netstandard2.0
- - netstandard2.1
- - net48
-```
-
-### Test Results
-```
-✅ net8.0: 66/66 tests passed
-✅ net9.0: 66/66 tests passed
-✅ net10.0: 66/66 tests passed
-⚠️ net48: Skipped (requires Mono on Linux)
-```
-
-## Why No Code Changes?
-
-The repository's dependency management is already in an optimal state:
-
-1. **All safe updates applied** - Someone has already updated packages to their latest compatible versions
-2. **Framework compatibility maintained** - Multi-targeted projects use appropriate package versions
-3. **No security vulnerabilities** - Current versions are up to date with security patches
-4. **All tests passing** - Existing dependency versions work correctly across all frameworks
-
-## Conclusion
-
-The OAT repository's dependencies are **well-maintained and up to date**. The framework-specific versioning strategy is correct and should be preserved. The open Dependabot PRs should be closed with appropriate comments (see DEPENDABOT_PR_RECOMMENDATIONS.md).
-
----
-
-For detailed analysis and specific recommendations for each Dependabot PR, please refer to:
-- **DEPENDENCY_UPDATE_ANALYSIS.md** - Complete technical analysis
-- **DEPENDABOT_PR_RECOMMENDATIONS.md** - Closing comments for each PR
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From 43c49603ed01d3035929759ecf6e8e8a31d43f58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Giulia Stocco <98900+gfs@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 13:12:57 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 7/8] Remove trailing whitepace in nuget.config
From 88089c8992c49a4ad5fc1b1e4bf06abf3bb888c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Giulia Stocco <98900+gfs@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 13:14:00 -0800
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