microsoft / microsoft/AttackSurfaceAnalyzer

Use .net 6 json source generators for performance

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C#
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Description

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/try-the-new-system-text-json-source-generator/

Benchmarks show 30-40% faster serialization performance.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the linked .NET source-generator article, then locate the JSON serialization paths and any benchmark setup in AttackSurfaceAnalyzer. Done means the .NET 6 JSON source generators are used where appropriate and benchmarks verify the claimed serialization performance improvement.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
performance
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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