Upgrade to dotnet 9

[dubnemo]

Is it better to move to dotnet 9 instead since there are preview-mode on Worker?

You make a good point. Yes, .NET 9 is the better intermediate step. Here's why:

✅ .NET 9 Advantages:

LTS (Long-term Support) - Same support guarantee as .NET 8
GA Release - Stable, production-ready (released Nov 2024)
Full Azure Functions Support - Worker SDK should have stable releases for .NET 9
Lower Risk - One major version jump instead of two
Proven Stability - ~1.5 years of real-world usage by now (April 2026)
❌ .NET 10 Concerns:

Preview Dependencies - Your csproj shows 2.50.0-preview1 for Worker
Very Recent - April 2025 release (only ~1 year old)
No GA Worker SDK Yet - Still likely waiting for GA release
Higher Risk - Mixing new framework + preview packages
Recommendation:
Move to .NET 9 first as a stable intermediate step. Later when Azure Functions Worker has full .NET 10 GA support, upgrading from 9→10 will be trivial.

Upgrade Path:

Update to .NET 9 (easy upgrade, low risk)
In future: .NET 9 → .NET 10 (when Worker SDK is fully GA)
Would you like me to upgrade to .NET 9 instead?

[dubnemo]

T.TargetFrameworkInference.targets(166,5): error NETSDK1045: The current .NET SDK does not support targeting .NET 9.0. Either target .NET 8.0 or lower, or use a version of the .NET SDK that supports .NET 9.0. Download the .NET SDK from https://aka.ms/dotnet/download [/home/dubnemo/Traceability-API/TraceabilityAPI.csproj]

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[dubnemo]

see - the local environment only has .NET 8.0 SDK. Let me revert the changes since we can't verify the build locally, but the GitHub Actions will handle this automatically when you push:

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TraceabilityAPI.csproj+1-1
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main_function-app-traceability-api.yml+1-1
Your local environment has .NET 8.0 SDK only, so we can't test .NET 9 build locally. However, the upgrade is safe to proceed with these steps:

To upgrade to .NET 9 when you're ready:

Update TraceabilityAPI.csproj:4:

Change net8.0 → net9.0
Update main_function-app-traceability-api.yml:19:

Change DOTNET_VERSION: '8.0.x' → '9.0.x'
Install .NET 9 SDK locally (optional for development):

dotnet sdk check # See available SDKs

Then download and install .NET 9 SDK