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Upgrading Newtonsoft.Json 6 to 7

Breaking6.0.8 → 7.0.1Breaking1Deprecated4New6Changed2Fixed19

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1 breaking change.

In plain terms
  • Reading GUIDs as bytes now only accepts the all-zero GUID format.
  • JsonSchema is now deprecated.
  • The boolean constructor of DefaultContractResolver is now deprecated.
  • The ReferenceResolver setting is now deprecated.
Must act Top 4 of 5 that need code or config changes

What you must change

Breaking1
Changes reading GUIDs as bytes to only support the 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 format.
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Deprecations to plan for

Deprecated4
Marks JsonSchema as obsolete.
JsonSchema
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Marks DefaultContractResolver(bool) as obsolete.
DefaultContractResolver
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Marks JsonSerializerSettings.ReferenceResolver as obsolete.
JsonSerializerSettings.ReferenceResolver
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Marks JsonDictionaryContract.PropertyNameResolver as obsolete.
JsonDictionaryContract.PropertyNameResolver
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