Get pre-release versions working correctly

Source/Directory.Package.props

@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 <Project>
 
+ <!-- Read version from version.json -->
+  <Target Name="ReadVersionFromJson" BeforeTargets="Build;Pack">
+    <ReadLinesFromFile File="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)version.json">
+      <Output TaskParameter="Lines" ItemName="VersionJsonLines" />
+    </ReadLinesFromFile>
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <VersionJsonContent>@(VersionJsonLines)</VersionJsonContent>
+      <PackageVersionFromJson>$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Match($(VersionJsonContent), '"version"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)"').Groups[1].Value)</PackageVersionFromJson>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+  </Target>
 
  <!-- Common Package Settings -->
   <PropertyGroup>
+   <PackageVersion>$(PackageVersionFromJson)</PackageVersion>
    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
    <PackageProjectUrl>https://cslanet.com</PackageProjectUrl>
    <OutputPath>..\..\bin\packages\</OutputPath>
@@ -32,6 +43,13 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- Override Nerdbank.GitVersioning package version after it's calculated -->
+  <Target Name="OverrideNerdBankPackageVersion" BeforeTargets="GenerateNuspec">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <PackageVersion>$(PackageVersionFromJson)</PackageVersion>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+  </Target>
 
  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsPackable)'=='true' AND '$(PackageIcon)'!=''">
    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\Source\readme.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />

Source/version.json

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AArnott/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/master/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "10.0.0-alpha.1",
-  "publicReleaseRefSpec": [ "^refs/heads/release$" ]
+  "version": "10.0.0-alpha.3",
+  "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
+    "^refs/heads/.*"
+  ],
+  "nuGetPackageVersion": {
+    "semVer": 2
+  },
+  "assemblyVersion": {
+    "precision": "build"
+  }
 }

Support/push-nuget-packages.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Push NuGet packages to nuget.org
+# Usage: ./push-nuget-packages.sh <api-key>
+
+set -e
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Error: API key parameter is required"
+    echo "Usage: $0 <api-key>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+API_KEY="$1"
+PACKAGES_DIR="$(dirname "$0")/../bin/packages"
+
+if [ ! -d "$PACKAGES_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Packages directory not found: $PACKAGES_DIR"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+NUPKG_FILES=("$PACKAGES_DIR"/*.nupkg)
+
+if [ ! -e "${NUPKG_FILES[0]}" ]; then
+    echo "Error: No .nupkg files found in $PACKAGES_DIR"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Found $(find "$PACKAGES_DIR" -name "*.nupkg" | wc -l) NuGet package(s) to push..."
+
+for package in "$PACKAGES_DIR"/*.nupkg; do
+    if [ -f "$package" ]; then
+        echo "Pushing $package..."
+        dotnet nuget push "$package" --api-key "$API_KEY" --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
+        echo "✓ Successfully pushed $(basename "$package")"
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "✓ All packages pushed successfully!"

docs/dev/Create-a-CSLA-.NET-release.md

@@ -1,45 +1,43 @@
-Prerequisites
--------------
+# Create a CSLA .NET release
+
+## Prerequisites
+
 You must have:
 
-1. PC
- 1. Windows 11 or 10
- 2. .NET 6 SDK
- 2. .NET 7 SDK
- 2. .NET 8 SDK
- 3. Visual Studio 2022 with the latest updates
-  1. Maui
-  1. UWP SDK
-  1. Blazor templates
-
-Semantic Versioning
--------------------
+1. Windows PC
+  a. Windows 11
+  a. .NET SDKs
+     1. 8 SDK
+     1. 9 SDK
+     1. 10 SDK
+  a. Visual Studio 2026 with the latest updates/toolsets
+     1. Maui
+     1. Blazor templates
+
+## Semantic Versioning
+
 CSLA .NET, starting with version 4.9.0, follows the [semantic versioning (semver)](https://semver.org/) guidelines. Version numbers should follow the semver guidance from that point forward.
 
-NuGet release
--------------
+## NuGet release
+
 1. Pull the latest code from MarimerLLC/csla
-1. Open the csla.build.sln
-   1. Update version numbers
-      1. `cd /Source`
-      1. Edit `Directory.Build.props` and update the version number
-      1. `grep -rl --include=*.cs --include=*.csproj --include=*.Build.props '7\.0\.2' | xargs sed -i 's/7\.0\.2/8.0.0/g'`
-         1. Adjust the version numbers to match current versions
-   1. Build the solution in Release mode; Any CPU
+1. Open the `Source/version.json` file and update the version number
 1. Do NuGet release
-   1. Open a powershell window
-   1. Run the `nuget/Build All.ps1` script (add /prerelease:yymmddxx for test release)
-   1. Make sure you have Rocky's NuGet key installed (see Nuget.org)
-   1. Run the `nuget/Push All.ps1` script
+   1. Open a terminal window
+   1. Change to the `csla/Source` folder
+   1. Run `dotnet pack csla.build.sln`
+   1. Make sure you have Rocky's NuGet API key (see Nuget.org)
+   1. Change to the `csla/Support` folder
+   1. Run the `csla/Support/push-nuget-packages.sh` bash script to push the packages
+
+## Finalize Release
 
-Finalize Release
-----------------
 1. Update GitHub
    1. Update [releasenotes.md](https://github.com/MarimerLLC/csla/blob/master/releasenotes.md)
    1. Commit all changes to git
-   1. Create PR 
+   1. Create PR
    1. Accept PR
 1. In the GitHub releases web page create the release
-   1. Create a new release at HEAD using the version number (such as v7.0.2)
-   1. Name the release like "Version 7.0.2 Release"
+   1. Create a new release at HEAD using the version number (such as v10.0.2)
+   1. Name the release like "Version 10.0.2 Release"
    1. Mark the release as pre-release or release