Target .NET 9 and remove Newtonsoft reference

Author: hbulens

src/core/Dime.ExtJs.csproj

@@ -1,32 +1,26 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<Authors>Dime Software</Authors>
-		<TargetFrameworks>net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+		<TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net9.0</TargetFrameworks>
 		<AssemblyName>Dime.ExtJs</AssemblyName>
 		<PackageId>Dime.ExtJs</PackageId>
 		<PackageIconUrl>https://cdn.dime-software.com/dime-software/logo-shape.png</PackageIconUrl>
 		<GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>
 		<GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>
 		<GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>
 		<GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
-		<Version>1.2.0</Version>
+		<Version>2.0.0</Version>
 		<Description>.NET classes for ExtJS operations such as grouping, sorting and filtering</Description>
 		<Copyright>Dime Software © 2024</Copyright>
 		<NeutralLanguage>en</NeutralLanguage>
 		<IncludeSource>True</IncludeSource>
 		<IncludeSymbols>True</IncludeSymbols>
 		<RootNamespace>Dime.ExtJs</RootNamespace>
-		<AssemblyVersion>1.2.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+		<AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
 		<PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
 		<RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
 		<PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
 	</PropertyGroup>
-
-	<ItemGroup>
-		<PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
-		<PackageReference Include="System.Runtime" Version="4.3.1" />
-		<PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives" Version="4.3.0" />
-	</ItemGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<None Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
 	</ItemGroup>

src/core/Filter.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public Filter()
         public IDictionary<int, string> GetFields()
         {
             int c = 1;
-            Dictionary<int, string> properties = new Dictionary<int, string>();
+            Dictionary<int, string> properties = [];
             Property.Split('.').ToList().ForEach(x =>
             {
                 properties.Add(c, x);

src/core/Group.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-
+
 namespace Dime.ExtJs
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -18,12 +17,5 @@ public Group() : base()
         /// Gets or sets the flag whether this is a complex grouper
         /// </summary>
         public bool ComplexType { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Casts a string to the group
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="groupedString">The group string as passed in by the Ext framework</param>
-        public static explicit operator Group(string groupedString)
-            => string.IsNullOrEmpty(groupedString) ? null : JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Group>(groupedString);
     }
 }

src/core/README.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using Dime.ExtJs;
 
 public IEnumerable<MyData> Get(string filterString)
 {
-    Filter filterObject = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Filter>(filterString);
+    Filter filterObject = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Filter>(filterString);
 }
 ```
 

src/core/Sort.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-
-namespace Dime.ExtJs
+namespace Dime.ExtJs
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents an Ext sort
@@ -13,12 +11,5 @@ public class Sort : Action
         public Sort() : base()
         {
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Casts a string to the sorter
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="orderString">The order string as passed in by the Ext framework</param>
-        public static explicit operator Sort(string orderString)
-            => string.IsNullOrEmpty(orderString) ? null : JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Sort>(orderString);
     }
 }