This represents the first prerelease of 9.0.0 which is packed of cool features 😃. For all of the details on this release as well as info on how to try it out, please check out our release blog post.

What's Changed

• Replace "component" with "integration" by @IEvangelist in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5340
• Update package tags for "integration" and "library" terms by @DamianEdwards in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5403
• [templates] Update test package versions by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5406
• Fix issue where replacement text is not getting evaluated when pack by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5411
• Adding public API test coverage for Aspire.Hosting.Nats by @Zombach in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5129
• Updating NuGet and Docker versions to latest by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5405
• Adding public API test coverage for Aspire.Hosting.Python by @Zombach in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5110
• Test that StringComparers and StringComparisons are kept in sync by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5428
• GridColumnManager improvements by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5433
• Fix dashboard log parsing in host by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5425
• Branding changes for 9.0 by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5400
• close #2636: added json schemas for Aspire.Hosting.AppHost and Aspire.Hosting.Azure by @vladimir-shirmanov in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/4912
• Store non-sensitive UI state without protection by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5434
• Give theme cookie an expiration by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5429
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5439
• Logging ordering fixes and feedback by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5398
• Simplify timestamp display in console logs by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5455
• Reuse properties in VersionPrefix by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5443
• [tests] Add more playground apps by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5395
• Mark Aspire.Azure.Messaging.EventHubs as stable by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5449
• Update MongoDB to 2.28 by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5476
• Persist dismissing the OTLP unsecured message bar by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5465
• Support multiple applicationUrl endpoints for the same scheme by @davidebbo in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5481
• WaitFor/WaitForCompletion implementation. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5394
• Persistent container support by @danegsta in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5354
• [tests] Increase efcore timeout for cosmos in CosmosEndToEnd by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5464
• [tests] Wait for Kafka playground to be ready before waiting for messages by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5503
• Support reference expressions and endpoint references in WithParameter by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5491
• WaitFor PR feedback by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5500
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5518
• Fix preview version given we have shipped 3 previews already by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5504
• Fix dashboard auth when unsecured by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5499
• Fix issues around metrics with unit rates by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5506
• Fix empty trace name when there is no root span by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5527
• Prevent duplicate filters on structured logs page by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5524
• Fix various bugs in dashboard metrics by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5522
• Bump Microsoft.Data.SqlClient from 5.2.1 to 5.2.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5521
• Bump Microsoft.Azure.SignalR from 1.26.1 to 1.27.0 in the azure group by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5519
• Bump PowerShell from 7.4.4 to 7.4.5 by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5440
• Bump dotnet-coverage from 17.11.5 to 17.12.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5520
• [ci] Internal build: build packages, and workload nugets only once by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5417
• Bump webpack from 5.93.0 to 5.94.0 in /playground/BrowserTelemetry/BrowserTelemetry.Web by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5463
• Suppress gRPC resource service error in host console by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5534
• Add browser token authentication Playwright tests by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5514
• Fixing unintended formatting changes by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5471
• chore: Bump Testcontainers to version 3.10.0 by @HofmeisterAn in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5539
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5542
• Add new DCP schema by @danegsta in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5547
• Allow Dashboard application to roll-forward by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5540
• Commands glow up by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5516
• chmod +x start-code.sh by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5566
• WaitFor integration with Health Check Service by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5515
• Add AddParameter overloads that take a constant and a ParameterDefault by @davidebbo in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5529
• Handle cases when there's no exit code by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5576
• Add AzureFunctionsEndToEnd with prototype implementation by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5418
• use static for classes with all static members by @SimonCropp in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5485
• Support Service Bus resources in Azure Functions by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5593
• Wrap structured log filters in toolbar by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5567
• Show container volumes in the dashboard by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5572
• Change details view orientation and hide columns on resize by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5604
• Handle parsing wildcard urls in launch profiles by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5588
• Apply workaround to unblock Azure Functions integration tests by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5591
• Use generic constraints to override WithReference by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5597
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5627
• Allow WithArgs to accept ReferenceExpressions by @afscrome in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/4415
• Disable flaky Aspire.Elastic.Clients.Elasticsearch.Tests by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5636
• Support displaying different resource properties by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5526
• Stop health checks running until the underlying resource enters the running state. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5601
• [tests] Disable flaky Aspire.Hosting.Tests.SlimTestProgramTests tests by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5640
• Add debugger display to HealthCheckAnnotation by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5642
• [tests] Disable '/ef' endpoint for cosmos in Playground tests by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5671
• [tests] SlimTestProgramTests: Wait for services to start by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5668
• Minor style improvements by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5678
• Upgrade tooling for 9.0x by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5483
• Fix buildArgs for dockerfile.v0 schema tests. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5643
• Update and reduce size of plotly library by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5603
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5687
• Enable container-to-container service communication by @danegsta in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5628
• WaitFor: SQL Server by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5669
• Allow referencing older version of AppHost package for backward compatibility by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5556
• Bump dotnet-coverage from 17.12.2 to 17.12.3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5617
• Update container lifetime API and add schema for lifecycleKey property by @danegsta in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5630
• Make volume icon size consistent with other inline icons by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5644
• [tests] Fixes to improve helix test runs hitting docker soft limits for network subnets by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5694
• Don't throw from hosted services by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5699
• WaitFor support for Garnet. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5698
• Add logging to min execute interval test by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5701
• WaitFor for MongoDB (health checks) by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5697
• WaitFor for MySql by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5705
• Update NuGet and Docker dependencies by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5575
• Add functional tests for PgAdmin and RedisCommander. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5511
• Support net9+ VMR properties by @mmitche in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5709
• WaitFor (HealthCheck) Valkey by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5706
• Add AWS CDK support by @vlesierse in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/2225
• [tests] Additional tests for ReferenceExpression by @jeffl8n in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5342
• Fix Kafka Persistence (WithDataVolume and WithDataBindMount) by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5553
• [tests] Enable VerifyWithPgWeb test by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5717
• WaitFor for RabbitMQ by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5718
• Record time in callback and more logging in min interval test by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5720
• SchemaStore whitepsace formatting. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5690
• Fix mininterval test for real by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5728
• WaitFor for Kafka by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5719
• Refactor console logs page and friends by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5703
• Redis playground app by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5726
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5737
• [tests] Use test registry for mysql tests by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5740
• [tests] use test container registry in WaitFor hosting tests by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5743
• WaitFor for Elasticsearch by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5725
• WaitFor Milvus by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5707
• Fix issue with duplicate entry in manifest for AWS CloudFormation reference by @normj in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5748
• Bump Microsoft.Playwright from 1.46.0 to 1.47.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5733
• Bump dotnet-coverage from 17.12.3 to 17.12.4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5732
• Update playground manifests by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5744
• Bump Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.EventHubs from 6.3.5 to 6.3.6 in the azure group by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5730
• Add WithRedisInsight by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5227
• WaitFor for Cosmos DB by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5729
• Rename default network to workaround bug where Docker loses exposed port info by @danegsta in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5754
• Improve pgweb test by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5752
• WaitFor for Oracle by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5734
• Update Azure.Provisioning to latest version by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5592
• Configure Aspire Dashboard with key-per-file configuration provider (#4526) by @mu88 in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/4728
• Change components > integrations in contributing.md by @maddymontaquila in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5758
• [tests] Add AspireEventHub to playground tests by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5319
• [ci] Fix codeql build by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5739
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5774
• Fix garnet persistence by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5087
• Fix file config directory name in config by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5777
• Generate a container resource postfix based on a hash of the AppHost project for persistent containers by @danegsta in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5757
• WaitFor for Nats by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5753
• Fix console logs page when linked from resource by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5776
• Show aggregate health status in the dashboard by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5770
• Support callback, custom config key and publishing for parameters. by @davidebbo in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5586
• Add command annotations and wire up by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5538
• Fix RID regression by adding a task that calculates the best matching RID for platform by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5695
• Add support for trace filters UI in the dashboard by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5751
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5808
• Update to latest CDK version by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5791
• Update Azure Functions Core Tools to v4.0.6280 by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5815
• Inject commands on all DCP based resources by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5802
• Possible fix for flaky DashboardClientAuthTests by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5817
• Uses values from constants in documentation by @sebastienros in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5806
• Valkey playground by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5818
• Ignore unknown ConEmu and terminal sequences in console logs by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5798
• Include global json in solution file for new contributors by @cmeyertons in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5804
• Stop "mask" button from jumping on mouse enter by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5799
• Make unnamed volume names more unique by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5779
• Remove lifecycle commands from dashboard resource by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5840
• Support icon variant on commands, make start and stop icons filled by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5839
• Add ItemKey to various grids to preserve UI state during push update by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5841
• Fix removing lifecycle commands from dashboard by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5843
• Disable 2 elastic search tests by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5849
• Allow resource properties to be marked as secret by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5380
• WaitAnnotation and ResourceNotificationService.WaitForDependenciesAsync by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5842
• Add OpenAI component by @sebastienros in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5621
• Collapse resource and trace detail sections when no data by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5848
• Cannot WaitFor self. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5847
• Improve logging on console logs page for test debugging by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5846
• Add authentication (username & password) to AddMongoDB by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5788
• Allow for customization of the Azure ProvisioningContext + Better Azure resource name scheme by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5809
• Update "PythonProjectResource" to "PythonAppResource" by @maddymontaquila in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5759
• Fix losing resources grid row selection by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5869
• Add stop time to resource properties by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5852
• WaitForResourceHealthyAsync by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5867
• Add initial app host analyzers to the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package by @DamianEdwards in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5775
• fix broken param name docs by @SimonCropp in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5484
• Clarify how launch profiles should be processed for Aspire services by @karolz-ms in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5865
• Make waiting command state consistent with starting by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5877
• Fix AzureResourceOptionsCanBeConfigured flakiness by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5889
• Add WithPartitionCount and WithDataVolume to Azure.Hosting.Azure.CosmosDB by @hansmbakker in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5157
• Add method to select the OpenAI component based on configuration by @sebastienros in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5789
• Configuration schema generator: fix missing cref inside para tag by @bart-vmware in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5800
• Make publishValueAsDefault and secret flags mutually exclusive in AddParameter by @davidebbo in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5891
• Remove SDK Workload from Aspire 9.0 by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5773
• Fix ReplicasAndProxylessEndpointThrows by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5906
• Improve logging in TestServicesWithMultipleReplicas by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5912
• Fix System.Formats.Asn1 CG alert by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5863
• Fix console logs after restart by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5909
• Fix the .sln file by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5924
• Disable flaky Workload tests on Windows by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5927
• Preserve the type of application builder in chained extension methods by @sliekens in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/4759
• Support loading port info from launch profile for Azure Functions by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5873
• Refactor console logs page to use parameters instead of ref by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5923
• Remove custom publish manifest for Azure Functions by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5935
• Pass thru WaitFor to parent resourcs. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5936
• Fix ClientOptions configuration binding for Event Hubs clients by @oising in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5899
• Add autocomplete of values when filtering telemetry by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5762
• Fail to start when health check registration is missing for resource. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5938
• Localized file check-in by OneLocBuild Task: Build definition ID 1309: Build ID 2547143 by @dotnet-bot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5942
• Fix playground tests build on helix by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5945
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5957
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5682
• Live update opened resource details by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5948
• Use bicep friendly name for default Azure Functions storage resource by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5963
• Add #ifdef around ServiceBus trigger by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5961
• Fix KubernetesHasResourceNameForContainersAndExes by @davidebbo in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5921
• Fix SpecifyingEnvPortInEndpointFlowsToEnv by @davidebbo in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5919
• Fix Azure Functions endpoint mappings under publish by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5967
• Add unknown state, add to transitory states by @adamint in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5929
• Skip AzureFunctionsTest by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5974
• Added support for customizing container apps in ACA via the CDK by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5470
• Update FluentUI to 4.10.1 by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5670
• Fix start/stop/restart command tooltips by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5969
• Make Aspire.Hosting.AWS ready for GA status with next release by @normj in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5970
• Support connection name-based configuration for Azure components by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5827
• Merge from release by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5964
• Clean up how we write parameters to the manifest by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5986
• Allow WithReference for AWS CDK Stack resources by @vlesierse in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5951
• Support Managed Identity in Azure Cache for Redis by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5966
• Fix roles on default Storage resource and endpoint mappings for Functions by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6000
• Make file log change test less flaky and remove post configure from dashboard web app by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5933
• Add support for dashboard listening on any IP by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5941
• Span details fixes by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5946
• Improve browser token login link when running in a container by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5968
• Fix metrics grouping empty attributes and unset attributes dimensions together by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5914
• Replace health check publisher and scheduler with ResourceHealthCheckService and introduce ResourceReadyEvent. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5870
• Bump the polly group with 2 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6024
• Bump dotnet-coverage from 17.12.4 to 17.12.5 by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6027
• Bump the azure group with 7 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5855
• Fix VerifyWithPgWeb failing test by @Alirexaa in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5787
• Update ready state check for Azure Functions tests by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5987
• Fix how we handle secret outputs in the aca code gen logic by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6005
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6022
• Add a maximum log batch size to avoid exceeding max message size limit by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6018
• Only make things secrets that contain secrets by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6036
• Move extension methods to Aspire.Hosting namespace by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6042
• Alirexaa/qdrant waitfor by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6044
• Remove bad link to Microsoft.FluentUI.AspNetCore.Components CSS by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6019
• Cancel console logs load await when unloaded by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6023
• Add all resource command options to annotation and extension method by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6047
• Show toast immediately when a command is started by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6046
• Add console logs button to main grid by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6011
• Add Azure PostgreSQL managed identity by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5930
• Add metrics and improve telemetry support in Azure.AI.OpenAI by @sebastienros in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5999
• Fix filter encoding with colon and plus characters by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5976
• Highlight in filter autocomplete and various UI improvements by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5984
• Fix scrollbars added when opening menus by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6039
• Update to the latest Azure.Provisioning version by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6061
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6041
• WaitFor for Azure Storage by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5761
• Fix typo in unit test code by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6070
• Fix mobile->desktop detail panel size staying full screen by @adamint in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5928
• Add action column to structured logs, traces, trace detail by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6064
• Limit max size of displayed filters on structured logs and traces pages by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6062
• Guarantee default Functions host storage has unique name by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6012
• Update OpenAI packages by @sebastienros in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6060
• Disable eventhubs test by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6072
• Add OpenTelemetry action menu options by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6013
• Improve console log batching by counting characters by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6065
• Filter containers out of Azure Provisioner. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6066
• Improve the handling of Container to Container references by @davidebbo in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6049
• Suppress log noise produced by WithRedisInsights by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6067
• Update daily installation instructions to account for workload removal. by @afscrome in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6010
• Highlight search matches in resource details by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6071
• Remove default values from AzureOpenAIDeployment ctor by @sebastienros in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6037
• Added default labels to issue feature & bug templates by @afscrome in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6009
• Revert "Improve the handling of Container to Container references (#6… by @davidfowl in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6082
• Add health checks to eventhubs emulator. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6079
• Add WithHttpHealthCheck/WithHttpsHealthCheck. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6081
• Put all database connection strings in keyvault by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6059
• Improve resource logging, and using wait for with replicas by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6080
• Add templates for 9.0 by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6058
• Clean up new code by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6086
• Support named config binding for remaining Aspire resources by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6045
• Rename ContainerApps assembly to AppContainers by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6088
• Update to the latest version of the Azure.Provisioning packages by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6073
• Add fallback to 20px icon in commands by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6093
• Show persistent containers in the dashboard by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6095
• Fix typo in manifest spec by @martincostello in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6102
• Fix apphost crashing when dependencies fail. by @mitchdenny in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6101
• Add "Container" prefix to lifetime property label by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6106
• Rename ContainerLifetime.Default to Session by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6098
• Make popup menu icons consistent by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6107
• Improve the handling of Container to Container references (take 2) by @davidebbo in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6100
• Update package dependencies and image tags by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6075
• Fix bad ordering of resources by name in some situations by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6096
• Enable dotnet watch Hot Reload by @tmat in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6090
• Update Azure Sql to use new API pattern by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6094
• Update starter template to use WaitFor & add application tracing source by @DamianEdwards in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6115
• Rename components to integrations in templates by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6091
• Show health-check data in dashboard by @drewnoakes in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6069
• [main] Update dependencies from microsoft/usvc-apiserver by @dotnet-maestro in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6123
• Sanitize bicep indentifiers by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6116
• Only create default storage resource once by @captainsafia in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6128
• Fix menu displaying under header issue by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6126
• Fix not being able to copy endpoints in resource details by @JamesNK in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6129
• [tests] Fix generation of random ids for projects by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6127
• Update Azure.Provisioning to latest version by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6121
• [release/9.0-rc1] Improve the experience when docker isn't running by @github-actions in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6157
• [release/9.0-rc1] Handle HostUrl in ExpressionResolver by @github-actions in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6158
• [release/9.0-rc1] Add IResourceWithWaitSupport. by @github-actions in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6159
• [release/9.0-rc1] Backport Update template ids, names etc (#6118) by @radical in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6172
• [release/9.0-rc1] Remove RedisInsight AcceptEula API by @github-actions in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6170
• [release/9.0-rc1] Share Annotations with inner resources in Azure PostgreSQL, Redis, and SQL Server resources. by @github-actions in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6171
• [release/9.0-rc1] Ensure unique attributes on telemetry by @github-actions in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6179
• [release/9.0-rc1] [tests] Fix internal pipeline build by @github-actions in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6180
• [release/9.0-rc1] Add net9.0 support for EFCore components (#5932) by @sebastienros in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6190
• Prevent preview packages to ship as RC by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6195
• [release/9.0-rc1] Mark Aspire.Hosting.Azure.Functions package as preview by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6214
• [release/9.0-rc1] Update versions for latest .NET release by @eerhardt in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6213
• [release/9.0-rc1] Template changes to consolidate to single package by @joperezr in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6255

New Contributors

• @vladimir-shirmanov made their first contribution in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/4912
• @HofmeisterAn made their first contribution in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5539
• @SimonCropp made their first contribution in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5485
• @vlesierse made their first contribution in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/2225
• @jeffl8n made their first contribution in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5342
• @mu88 made their first contribution in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/4728
• @maddymontaquila made their first contribution in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5758
• @hansmbakker made their first contribution in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/5157
• @sliekens made their first contribution in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/4759
• @tmat made their first contribution in https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/6090

Full Changelog: https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/compare/v8.2.1...v9.0.0-rc.1.24511.1