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Preserve the legacy default while adding an application-wide publish-time feature switch and a non-generic comparer extension point. Retain keyed hashing and unsupported-type rejection, document custom and boxed-enum migration, and add JIT/native regression coverage. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: 786fa0e8-83da-46dc-a693-b17d03ded372
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: 786fa0e8-83da-46dc-a693-b17d03ded372
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@AArnott I've marked this ready for review. Could you take a look and approve the pending .NET and Unity workflow runs? The CLA check is now passing. The production change is confined to MessagePackSecurity.cs. The feature is off by default, preserving the existing behavior; opt-in consumers can use the new Type-based hook for statically known custom and enum comparers. Keyed hashing and unsupported-type rejection remain intact. Local Windows validation covers .NET 9/10 NativeAOT, both JIT modes, and the net9.0/net472 unit tests, with details in the PR description. The opt-in native fixture eliminates IL2060/IL3050 without suppressions. I'd particularly appreciate your feedback on the opt-in contract and the new extension point. Thanks! |
Remove added README content, workflow job, and standalone fixture solution registration. Keep production and regression test contents unchanged; retain usage and validation details in the PR description. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: 786fa0e8-83da-46dc-a693-b17d03ded372
Keep only concise API, enum hashing, and legacy test intent comments. Leave executable code unchanged. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: 786fa0e8-83da-46dc-a693-b17d03ded372
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The NativeAOT fixture is not executed by CI, leaving the core feature without automated regression coverage.
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What changed in this PR
Adds an opt-in NativeAOT-compatible object comparer while preserving legacy behavior by default.
Changes:
- Adds non-reflective primitive, enum, and custom comparer dispatch.
- Adds regression tests and a standalone NativeAOT fixture.
- Configures the feature switch for NativeAOT publishing.
| File | Description |
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src/MessagePack/MessagePackSecurity.cs |
Implements feature-switched comparer dispatch. |
tests/MessagePack.Tests/MessagePackSecurityTests.cs |
Adds comparer contract tests. |
tests/MessagePack.Security.NativeAotTests/Program.cs |
Exercises JIT and NativeAOT behavior. |
tests/MessagePack.Security.NativeAotTests/MessagePack.Security.NativeAotTests.csproj |
Configures the standalone AOT fixture. |
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Summary
Add an explicitly opt-in, non-reflective object-key comparer for NativeAOT while leaving the default security behavior unchanged.
The existing
ObjectFallbackEqualityComparer.GetHashCode(object)dynamically invokes the virtual generic comparer factory for the key's runtime type. NativeAOT diagnoses thatMakeGenericMethodpath with IL2060 and IL3050. Preserving arbitrary existing generic overrides requires keeping the legacy behavior available; replacing it automatically on NativeAOT would change an existing contract.This PR adds:
MessagePack.Security.UseNonReflectiveObjectComparerfeature switch, annotated on the net9.0 library asset.IEqualityComparer GetHashCollisionResistantEqualityComparer(Type type), for statically written custom comparer dispatch.The diff is limited to four files: one production file, the existing unit test file, and the standalone fixture's project and program. No README, workflow, or solution changes are included. The standalone native fixture is run explicitly; the existing CI is unchanged and does not run it automatically.
Related: #1666 (broader trimming compatibility) and #1202 (preserving the legacy extension contract). This PR addresses only the security object-comparer path; it does not claim whole-library NativeAOT compatibility or resolve the broader scope of #1666.
Explicit opt-in and compatibility
This is an application-wide publish-time choice, not a per-instance setting. Native elimination requires the annotated net9.0 library asset and a .NET 9 or later NativeAOT toolchain. Consuming an older asset or setting AppContext only at runtime does not provide that guarantee. Configure the switch before MessagePack initializes; runtime toggling is unsupported.
With the switch off, the existing implementation remains unchanged, including JIT generic overrides and NativeAOT applications that already make the needed native instantiations available.
With the switch on:
Enum.GetHashCode.Custom security subclasses can connect an existing collision-resistant generic comparer through a statically known type:
Use the same pattern for an enum-specific comparer. The returned comparer must implement non-generic
IEqualityComparer, as the legacy object fallback also requires. User-supplied comparers retain the existing obligation to provide collision resistance and equality consistency.No collision protection is disabled. Applications must still select
MessagePackSecurity.UntrustedDatawhen appropriate. No serializer payload format, library dependency, target framework, release workflow, or tracked version is changed. No warning suppressions, linker roots, or dependency annotations are added.Validation
The following local results were obtained on Windows using SDK 10.0.401 at commit
56fafcdd02b33dbf43599d4fde9b482b321c1c60. Subsequent changes remove documentation, workflow additions, and solution registration, and shorten code comments; executable code and test project configuration are unchanged. The repository's pinned SDK was not changed.MessagePack.Tests, net9.0MessagePack.Tests, net472The opt-in native scan graphs contain zero nodes for
ObjectFallbackEqualityComparer. The legacy negative control retains that implementation and its diagnostics, rather than suppressing them.The native fixture covers all eight enum underlying types, a boxed-only enum with no typed enum factory call, primitive hash parity, equivalent floating-point/date representations, ordinary-hash collision fixtures, custom/enum overrides, cache reuse, clone isolation, unsupported-type rejection, and an exact-wire-format untrusted map round trip. The legacy checks use ordinary typed calls to demonstrate the existing NativeAOT behavior when the native generic instantiations are available; they do not claim support for arbitrary unseen types.
Linux execution and the full solution test suite were not performed locally.
Run the standalone fixture
From the repository root:
The fixture defaults to net9.0.
-p:SecurityTestTargetFramework=net10.0selects a newer executable target without retargeting the library. For the legacy native negative control, publish with-p:NonReflectiveSecurity=false, omit-warnaserror, and run withlegacy. Add-p:IlcGenerateDgmlFile=trueto inspect reachability.