Release v2.57.0-pre1

What's Changed

• Start 2.57.x development cycle by @jtattermusch in #2227
• Validate Windows version when using WinHttpHandler by @JamesNK in #2229
• Support infinite idle connection timeout values by @JamesNK in #2231
• Improve BalancerAttributes debugging by @JamesNK in #2235
• Update Grpc.Net.Client to remove ValueTask usage by @JamesNK in #2222
• Update Newtonsoft.Json to 13.0.3 by @JamesNK in #2219
• Consistently don't log message errors on cancellation by @JamesNK in #2221
• Fix load balancing flaky test by @JamesNK in #2223
• Improve comment in GrpcChannel for WinHttpHandler + OS validation by @JamesNK in #2237
• Update OS version detection to get version directly from Windows by @JamesNK in #2239
• Update implementation_comparison.md by @JamesNK in #2240
• Update to use .NET 8 by @JamesNK in #2021
• Bump semver from 6.3.0 to 6.3.1 in /testassets/InteropTestsGrpcWebWebsite/Tests by @dependabot in #2243
• Force yielding after awaiting CallTask to avoid holding onto locks by @JamesNK in #2245
• Update Grpc.Net.Client to use ActivitySource by @JamesNK in #2244
• Clear IAsyncStreamReader.Current value before reading next value by @JamesNK in #2248
• Upgrade QpsWorker to net8 by @jtattermusch in #2250
• Change subchannel ID to include a channel ID by @JamesNK in #2253
• Update Grpc.Tools dependency to 2.57.0 by @jtattermusch in #2257
• Add transport status to subchannel picked log by @JamesNK in #2261
• Reduce logger allocations by not using generic CreateLogger by @JamesNK in #2256
• Update call debugger display to show status code by @JamesNK in #2259
• Log socket lifetime when closing unusable sockets by @JamesNK in #2258
• Fix unobserved exceptions with retries by @JamesNK in #2255
• Change subchannel BalancerAddress when attributes change by @JamesNK in #2228
• Fix connection bugs from BalancerAddress changes by @JamesNK in #2265
• [v2.57.x] Update version to 2.57.0-pre1 by @jtattermusch in #2266

Full Changelog: v2.56.0...v2.57.0-pre1

Release v2.56.0

What's Changed

• Update version to 2.56.0 (on v2.56.x branch) by @jtattermusch in #2251

Full Changelog: v2.56.0-pre2...v2.56.0

Release v2.56.0-pre2

What's Changed

• [2.56.x] Support infinite idle connection timeout values by @JamesNK in #2234
• [2.56.x] Validate Windows version when using WinHttpHandler by @JamesNK in #2233
• Update version to -pre2 on v2.56.x branch by @jtattermusch in #2246

Full Changelog: v2.56.0-pre1...v2.56.0-pre2

Release v2.56.0-pre1

What's Changed

• Update 2.55 branch to 2.55-pre1 by @apolcyn in #2174
• Revert "update 2.55 branch to 2.55-pre1" by @apolcyn in #2175
• Update version to 2.55.0-dev (on master branch) by @jtattermusch in #2177
• update readme by @Varorbc in #2183
• Start 2.56.x development cycle (on master branch) by @jtattermusch in #2185
• Improve grpc-dotnet debugging by @JamesNK in #2192
• Even better gRPC debugging by @JamesNK in #2193
• Bump word-wrap from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 in /testassets/InteropTestsGrpcWebWebsite/Tests by @dependabot in #2199
• Bump word-wrap from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 in /examples/Spar/Server/ClientApp by @dependabot in #2198
• Bump tough-cookie from 4.0.0 to 4.1.3 in /testassets/InteropTestsGrpcWebWebsite/Tests by @dependabot in #2187
• Bump semver from 6.3.0 to 6.3.1 in /testassets/InteropTestsGrpcWebWebsite/Tests by @dependabot in #2189
• Remove System.Memory dependency on .NET Standard 2.1 in Grpc.Core.Api. by @teo-tsirpanis in #2186
• Socket transport: Don't close socket on available data by @JamesNK in #2179
• Update SocketConnectivitySubchannelTransport.cs by @JamesNK in #2202
• Improve gRPC channel and client debugging by @JamesNK in #2196
• Fix gRPC client retry deadlock by @JamesNK in #2209
• Support idle connection timeout with pending sockets by @JamesNK in #2213
• Correctly check socket on stream creation by @JamesNK in #2215
• Add net462 build to Grpc.Net.Client with WinHttpHandler default by @stephentoub in #2220
• Update version to v2.56.0-pre1 (on v2.56.x branch) by @jtattermusch in #2224

New Contributors

• @teo-tsirpanis made their first contribution in #2186

Full Changelog: v2.55.0...v2.56.0-pre1

Release v2.55.0

What's Changed

• Upgrade version to v2.55.0 (on v2.55.x branch) by @jtattermusch in #2184

Full Changelog: v2.55.0-pre1...v2.55.0

Release v2.55.0-pre1

What's Changed

• Fix flaky streaming test by @JamesNK in #2134
• Update Google.Protobuf to 3.23.1 by @JamesNK in #2136
• Refactor healthchecks service mapping to support filtering on check by @JamesNK in #2142
• Fix client factory extension method validation issues by @JamesNK in #2159
• WriteAsync cancellation throws an error with the calls completed status if possible by @JamesNK in #2170
• Update Grpc.Tools to 2.55 by @apolcyn in #2171
• Update 2.55 branch to 2.55-pre1 by @apolcyn in #2176

Full Changelog: v2.54.0...v2.55.0-pre1

Release v2.54.0

What's Changed

• Bump v2.54.x to v2.54.0 by @apolcyn in #2166

Full Changelog: v2.54.0-pre1...v2.54.0

Release v2.54.0-pre1

What's Changed

• Update version to 2.54.0-dev (on master branch) by @jtattermusch in #2096
• Enable NRTs throughout by @mgravell in #2102
• Change some gRPC client error logs to debug level by @JamesNK in #2106
• Add remove method to balancer attributes collection by @JamesNK in #2110
• Make CancellationToken available in call credentials interceptor by @JamesNK in #2107
• Remove host override from container sample by @JamesNK in #2109
• Fix missing port from DnsResolver host override value by @JamesNK in #2111
• Fix bugs related to channel dispose while there are active calls by @JamesNK in #2120
• Update Grpc.Tools to 2.54.0 by @JamesNK in #2127
• Add IReadOnlyDictionary to BalancerAttributes collection by @JamesNK in #2121
• Fix capturing ExecutionContext by timers and background tasks by @JamesNK in #2129
• Final PRs and fix gRPC-Web on v2.54.x by @JamesNK in #2131
• Update to 2.54.0.pre1 on v2.54.x release branch by @apolcyn in #2130

New Contributors

• @mgravell made their first contribution in #2102

Full Changelog: v2.53.0...v2.54.0-pre1

Release v2.53.0

What's Changed

• Update version to 2.53.0 (on v2.53.x branch) by @jtattermusch in #2115

Full Changelog: v2.53.0-pre1...v2.53.0

Release v2.53.0-pre1

What's Changed

• Bump version to 2.53.0-dev (on master) by @jtattermusch in #2067
• Improve error message with invalid headers by @JamesNK in #2068
• Fix .NET 6 trimming constraint constructor by @JamesNK in #2080
• Bump webpack from 5.75.0 to 5.76.0 in /examples/Browser/Server/wwwroot by @dependabot in #2073
• Fix unobserved exception when using a client interceptor by @JamesNK in #2082
• Change proxy detection to log a message by @JamesNK in #2087
• Update Grpc.Tools dependency to 2.53.0 by @jtattermusch in #2094
• Update version to 2.53.0-pre1 (on release branch) by @jtattermusch in #2095

Full Changelog: v2.52.0...v2.53.0-pre1