Upgrade to .NET 7 / API8

[goaaats]

The .NET 7 branch is now available for testing. You can switch to it with the branch switcher in the dev menu or with kind net7 and key tangerine.

Changes

Please see the list of breaking changes in the runtime, most of which will likely not affect you: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/compatibility/7.0

Dalamud Changes

• Most recent FFXIVClientStructs, updated to .NET 6
• Dev plugins that throw while unloading can now be reloaded, though they may be in an inconsistent state - this is best effort
• The ClientState.Login event now only fires as soon as a local player character game object is present
• Newtonsoft.Json updated to 13.0.2
• Unobserved exceptions in tasks will no longer force the user to close the game, they will only be logged
• Non-DIP17 plugins will be going away (only applies to official repo devs)

No other major API changes, but we are planning some bigger stuff for the next cycle.

Release timeline

We will bump for Patch 6.3 on 09/01.

Plugin upgrade path

If you want to upgrade your plugins, please follow these steps:

• Change the target framework to net7.0 or net7.0-windows
• Upgrade all of your System.* dependencies to 7.0.0
• Upgrade to the latest DalamudPackager
• Submit them once you tested them on the patched version of the game

DIP17 builds are already done with the .NET7 SDK and pick the correct runtime.

Reporting issues

Please leave a comment here if you encounter any issues.

[Pilzinsel64]

Switched to net7 few hours ago. It works like a charm. No chrashes, no errors, all my ~40 plugins works fine without problem.
If I get an error or something else, I will tell you. :)

[aers]

ClientStructs should be .net7 too around tomorrow, barring some major setback.