Enable Native AOT dashboard with Fluent UI v5

.github/actions/select-tests/action.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ inputs:
   setupDotNet:
     required: false
     default: 'true'
-    description: 'Whether to bootstrap the .NET SDK (./dotnet.sh --version). Set false when the caller already installed the SDK in the same job. Selection only needs the SDK -- not a full repo restore -- because it builds an MSBuild ProjectGraph, which auto-resolves SDKs.'
+    description: 'Whether to bootstrap the .NET SDK and the runtime required by SelectTests. Set false when the caller already installed the toolchain in the same job. Selection does not require a full repo restore because it builds an MSBuild ProjectGraph, which auto-resolves SDKs.'
   enforce:
     required: false
     default: 'false'
@@ -83,14 +83,24 @@ runs:
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
 
-    # Minimal SDK bootstrap -- not a full ./restore.sh. dotnet.sh -> InitializeDotNetCli installs only
-    # the SDK into repo-local .dotnet (no runtime toolsets, no project restore). SelectTests then builds
-    # its MSBuild ProjectGraph over the solution on this SDK (MSBuild SDKs auto-resolve) -- selection
-    # does not need the repo restored.
-    - name: Install SDK (minimal)
+    # Minimal toolchain bootstrap -- not a full ./restore.sh. The repo SDK is .NET 11 while
+    # SelectTests intentionally targets .NET 10 for its Microsoft.Build ProjectGraph dependency.
+    # Install a .NET 10 SDK because MSBuildLocator needs its MSBuild assemblies; a runtime alone can
+    # execute SelectTests but leaves RegisterDefaults with no MSBuild instance to discover.
+    - name: Install toolchain (minimal)
       if: ${{ inputs.setupDotNet == 'true' }}
       shell: bash
-      run: ./dotnet.sh --version
+      run: |
+        set -euo pipefail
+        ./dotnet.sh --version
+        sdk_version="$(sed -n 's:.*<DotNetSdkNet10VersionForTesting>\(.*\)</DotNetSdkNet10VersionForTesting>.*:\1:p' eng/Versions.props)"
+        if [ -z "$sdk_version" ]; then
+          echo "::error::Could not read DotNetSdkNet10VersionForTesting from eng/Versions.props." >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        ./eng/common/dotnet-install.sh \
+          -runtime sdk \
+          -version "$sdk_version"
 
     - name: Select relevant tests
       id: select

.github/workflows/build-cli-native-archives.yml

@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ on:
           Defaults to all platforms (linux-x64, linux-arm64, win-x64, win-arm64, osx-arm64).
         required: false
         type: string
+        # Use the VS 2026 ARM preview image for its newer native linker. The VS 2022 ARM image
+        # fails to link Aspire.Dashboard.obj with LNK1322.
         default: >-
           [
             {"os": "ubuntu-latest", "runner": "8-core-ubuntu-latest", "rids": "linux-x64"},
             {"os": "ubuntu-latest", "runner": "ubuntu-24.04-arm", "rids": "linux-arm64"},
             {"os": "windows-latest", "runner": "windows-latest", "rids": "win-x64"},
-            {"os": "windows-latest", "runner": "windows-11-arm", "rids": "win-arm64"},
+            {"os": "windows-latest", "runner": "windows-11-vs2026-arm", "rids": "win-arm64"},
             {"os": "macos-latest", "runner": "macos-latest", "rids": "osx-arm64"}
           ]
 
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           /bl:${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/log/${{ inputs.configuration }}/BuildBundleDeps.binlog
           /p:ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true
           /p:BuildBundleDepsOnly=true
+          /p:TargetRids=${{ matrix.targets.rids }}
           /p:AspireCliChannel=${{ env.ASPIRE_CLI_CHANNEL }}
           ${{ inputs.versionOverrideArg }}
 
@@ -99,6 +102,31 @@ jobs:
           /bl:${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/log/${{ inputs.configuration }}/BundlePayload.binlog
           ${{ inputs.versionOverrideArg }}
 
+      - name: Smoke test Native AOT Dashboard
+        # osx-x64 is cross-compiled on an Apple Silicon runner and cannot be executed there
+        # without introducing an undeclared Rosetta dependency.
+        if: ${{ matrix.targets.rids != 'osx-x64' }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $extension = if ('${{ runner.os }}' -eq 'Windows') { '.exe' } else { '' }
+          $dashboardPath = (Join-Path '${{ github.workspace }}' 'artifacts/bin/Aspire.Dashboard/${{ matrix.targets.rids }}/${{ inputs.configuration }}/net11.0/${{ matrix.targets.rids }}/publish/Aspire.Dashboard') + $extension
+          ./eng/scripts/test-native-dashboard.ps1 -DashboardPath $dashboardPath
+
+      - name: Test Native AOT Dashboard interactivity
+        if: ${{ matrix.targets.rids == 'win-x64' }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          ASPIRE_NATIVE_DASHBOARD_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/bin/Aspire.Dashboard/win-x64/${{ inputs.configuration }}/net11.0/win-x64/publish/Aspire.Dashboard.exe
+        run: >
+          ./dotnet.cmd test
+          --project tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests.csproj
+          -c ${{ inputs.configuration }}
+          --no-launch-profile
+          /p:ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true
+          /p:InstallBrowsersForPlaywright=true
+          --
+          --filter-method "*.NativeDashboard_LoadsInteractivePageWithoutBrowserErrors"
+
       - name: Build CLI packages
         run: >
           ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && './build.cmd' || './build.sh' }}

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-cli-native-archives.yml
     with:
       versionOverrideArg: ${{ inputs.versionOverrideArg }}
-      targets: '[{"os": "windows-latest", "runner": "windows-11-arm", "rids": "win-arm64"}]'
+      # Use the newer VS 2026 ARM linker; the VS 2022 image fails on Aspire.Dashboard.obj with LNK1322.
+      targets: '[{"os": "windows-latest", "runner": "windows-11-vs2026-arm", "rids": "win-arm64"}]'
 
   build_cli_archive_macos:
     name: Build native CLI archive (macOS)

.gitignore

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ src/Aspire.Dashboard/wwwroot/framework/blazor.web.*.js
 *.nuget.props
 *.nuget.targets
 *.nupkg
+!eng/local-packages/*.nupkg
 **/packages/*
 
 ### Windows ###

Directory.Build.props

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
     <!-- TODO: Need to figure out we can automatically detect target framework here. This property
                is specified to support dashboard path metadata generation on the inner loop. -->
-    <AspireDashboardDir>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/artifacts/bin/Aspire.Dashboard/$(Configuration)/net8.0/</AspireDashboardDir>
+    <AspireDashboardDir>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/artifacts/bin/Aspire.Dashboard/$(Configuration)/net11.0/</AspireDashboardDir>
     <AspireTerminalHostDir>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/artifacts/bin/Aspire.TerminalHost/$(Configuration)/net8.0/</AspireTerminalHostDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
 

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.Resolver" Version="7.6.0" />
     <!-- external dependencies -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Confluent.Kafka" Version="2.15.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Dapper" Version="2.1.79" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Dapper" Version="2.1.85" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Dapper.AOT" Version="1.0.85" />
     <!-- axe-core accessibility engine wrapper for Playwright. The MIT-licensed .NET wrapper's
          major.minor tracks the embedded axe-core version, so 4.11.x runs axe-core 4.11.x.
          Test-only dependency; pinned to a version present on the dotnet-public feed mirror. -->
@@ -314,4 +315,14 @@
     <PackageVersion Update="Microsoft.Extensions.Features" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsFeaturesPreviewVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreSignalRClientPreviewVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net11.0'">
+    <PackageVersion Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationCertificateNet11Version)" />
+    <PackageVersion Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationOpenIdConnectNet11Version)" />
+    <PackageVersion Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreOpenApiNet11Version)" />
+    <PackageVersion Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestHostNet11Version)" />
+    <PackageVersion Update="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsCachingMemoryNet11Version)" />
+    <PackageVersion Update="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationBinderNet11Version)" />
+    <PackageVersion Update="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsHttpNet11Version)" />
+    <PackageVersion Update="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingNet11Version)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

NuGet.config

@@ -15,15 +15,21 @@
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-runtime -->
     <!--End: Package sources managed by Dependency Flow automation. Do not edit the sources above.-->
     <!-- If the dotnet-public, dotnet9, or dotnet-libraries sources change, update tests/Shared/Docker/NuGet.DotnetTool.config for daily dotnet tool smoke tests. -->
+    <add key="local-dapper" value="eng/local-packages" />
     <add key="dotnet-public" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-public/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <add key="dotnet-eng" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-eng/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <add key="dotnet-tools" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-tools/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <add key="dotnet9" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet9/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <add key="dotnet10" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet10/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="dotnet11" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet11/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <add key="dotnet-libraries" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-libraries/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <add key="dotnet9-transport" value="https://dnceng.pkgs.visualstudio.com/public/_packaging/dotnet9-transport/nuget/v3/index.json" />
   </packageSources>
   <packageSourceMapping>
+    <packageSource key="local-dapper">
+      <package pattern="Dapper" />
+      <package pattern="Dapper.AOT" />
+    </packageSource>
     <packageSource key="dotnet9-transport">
       <package pattern="*WorkloadBuildTasks*" />
     </packageSource>
@@ -46,6 +52,9 @@
     <packageSource key="dotnet10">
       <package pattern="*" />
     </packageSource>
+    <packageSource key="dotnet11">
+      <package pattern="*" />
+    </packageSource>
     <packageSource key="dotnet-libraries">
       <package pattern="Microsoft.DeveloperControlPlane*" />
     </packageSource>

benchmarks/Aspire.Dashboard.Benchmarks/Aspire.Dashboard.Benchmarks.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net11.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>Aspire.Dashboard.Benchmarks</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Aspire.Dashboard.Benchmarks</AssemblyName>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>