Hangfire.SqlServer 1.8.18

Release notes are available in our blog https://www.hangfire.io/blog/ Please see https://docs.hangfire.io/en/latest/upgrade-guides/upgrading-to-hangfire-1.8.html to learn how to upgrade. 1.8.17 • Fixed – `InvalidCastException` while fetching a job with older schemas regression from 1.8.16. 1.8.16 • Changed – Use vanilla ADO.NET when fetching a job in the `SqlServerJobQueue` implementation. • Fixed – SqlException: Must declare the scalar variable "@key" in delayed and recurring job schedulers. • Fixed – Decrease the `LockTimeout` time when calling the `sp_getapplock` procedure to 1 second for less blocking. • Project – Disable parallel tests execution when building under .NET 9.0. • Project – Run tests over the latest Microsoft.Data.SqlClient package and the `net6.0` platform. • Project – Reduce execution time of integration tests. • Project – Disable `PoolBlockingPeriod` setting on AppVeyor to handle transient test failures. 1.8.15 • Changed – Use query template caching based on schema name to avoid excessive `string` allocations. • Changed – Use static callbacks almost anywhere to avoid unnecessary delegate allocations. • Changed – Use `QuerySingle`* or `ReadSingle`* where possible to avoid allocating lists. • Changed – Unify `DbCommand` and `DbParameter` creation logic to improve code consistency. 1.8.13 and 1.8.14 • Changed – Limit polling queries when queues are empty with a semaphore for all configurations. • Changed – Use per-queue signaling for same-process workers, instead of having a global signal. • Fixed – Don't silently truncate queue names, throw an exception instead. • Project – Decrease delays in SQL Server-related tests to complete them faster. 1.8.12 • Fixed – Populate `InvocationData` and `LoadException` properties in `JobDetails` method results. 1.8.10 • Changed – Bump Dapper for the `netstandard2.0` platform to version 2.1.28. • Changed – Bump Dapper for `net451` and `netstandard1.3` platforms to version 1.60.6. • Project – Enable NuGet package and DLL signing with a company certificate. • Project – Require NuGet package signature validation on restore for dependencies. • Project – Add `HangfireIO` as a package owner. 1.8.9 • Project – Enable full source link support with embedded symbols and repository-based sources. • Project – Enable repeatable package restore using a lock file. • Project – Run unit tests against the `net6.0` platform. 1.8.7 • Changed – Avoid throwing an exception when a connection string has duplicate property names. • Project – Disable tests for `netcoreapp1.0` and `netcoreapp2.1` targets since they aren't supported in AppVeyor. • Project – Add a `net6.0` target for unit tests instead of the removed ones. • Project – Modernise projects and build environments to use the newest features. 1.8.6 • Fixed – Exception in Dashboard UI when schema version is not present in a database. • Fixed – `DbCommand` resource leak when releasing a lock detected by static analysis. • Fixed – Don't add SQL Server-related metrics multiple times in Dashboard UI. 1.8.5 • Fixed – "Query processor could not produce a query plan" when removing expired counters in `Schema 5`. 1.8.2 • Fixed – `InvalidOperationException` with new dashboard metrics when a database has multiple data/log files. 1.8.1 • Fixed – Blocked workers regression since 1.7.33 when using multiple servers inside a process. • Fixed – Target schema version is less than the current schema version error. • Fixed – Implement database metrics without the need for additional permissions. • Fixed – Use the `forceseek` table hint whenever possible to avoid performance drops. 1.8.0 • Breaking – Prioritise Microsoft.Data.SqlClient package over System.Data.SqlClient one. • Breaking – Dropped the `NET45` platform target in favor of the `NET451` target to support Visual Studio 2022. • Added – `Schema 8` migration with fixed `JobQueue.Id` column to use the `bigint` type. • Added – `Schema 9` migration that creates an index for the `State.CreatedAt` column. • Added – Automatic client package detection based on available types, preferring `System.Data.SqlClient` (by @0xced). • Added – `SqlServerStorageOptions.DbProviderFactory` option to use a custom provider factory. • Added – Clean up of old state entries of a non-finished job when `InactiveStateExpirationTimeout` is set. • Added – `TryAutoDetectSchemaDependentOptions` option to automatically enable options based on the schema. • Added – Optional experimental transactional acknowledge for SQL Server (`UseTransactionalAcknowledge` option). • Added – Implement the `Connection.GetUtcDateTime` feature to make work the new changes in schedulers. • Added – `SqlServerStorage.SchemaVersion` metric for Dashboard UI. • Added – `DefaultQueueProvider` option to specify a custom default queue provider. • Changed – Remove dependency on System.Data.SqlClient for Hangfire.SqlServer (by @0xced). • Changed – Set default value for the `QueuePollInterval` option to `TimeSpan.Zero`. • Changed – Polling delay when `QueuePollInterval` is set to zero now defaults to 200 ms. • Changed – Sliding invisibility timeout-based fetching method is now used by default with a 5-minute timeout. • Changed – Use command batching by default with a 5-minute maximum timeout. • Changed – Enable the `UseRecommendedIsolationLevel` option by default. • Changed – `GetJobData` now populates the `JobData.ParametersSnapshot` property to avoid additional roundtrips. • Changed – Display scheduled and processing jobs in ascending order in Dashboard UI. • Changed – Implement the `Transaction.AcquireDistributedLock` feature. • Changed – Implement the `GetSetCount.Limited feature`. • Changed – Implement the `GetSetContains feature`. • Changed – Bump the internal version of Dapper to 2.0.123. • Changed – Enable common metrics for SQL Server storage to be shown by default. • Changed – Enable the `Monitoring.AwaitingJobs` feature for SQL storage. • Deprecated – `UsePageLocksOnDequeue` option is now obsolete and doesn't affect anything.