Milestone 1.19.0 Tracking

[nturinski]

This milestone contains high-impact bugs that are straightforward to fix and should be included in the 1.19.0 release.

Issues included:

• Case-insensitive worker runtime comparison (Function app worker runtime check should be case-insensitive #4250)
• Connection string masking bug fixes (Durable Refactor: Netherite (Event Hubs & Storage Connections) #4595)
• Python virtual environment path resolution (false postive popup / Failed to find Python virtual environment "${workspaceFolder}/.venv", which is expected based on the setting "azureFunctions.pythonVenv #3982)
• Deploy slot selection bug (Deploy to Slot action does not allow selecting deployment slot #4354)
• Event Hub valuesToMask bug fixes

Priority Fixes:

These issues have clear root causes and straightforward solutions:

1. Worker Runtime Case Sensitivity (Function app worker runtime check should be case-insensitive #4250) - Simple .toLowerCase() comparison
2. Deploy Slot Selection (Deploy to Slot action does not allow selecting deployment slot #4354) - Missing slot selection prompt
3. Python venv ${workspaceFolder} resolution (false postive popup / Failed to find Python virtual environment "${workspaceFolder}/.venv", which is expected based on the setting "azureFunctions.pythonVenv #3982) - Variable substitution issue

All of these are user-facing bugs with clear reproduction steps and known solutions.