Release v2.4.16

.github/workflows/README.md

@@ -48,33 +48,17 @@ The repository uses multiple GitHub Actions workflows. What runs and when:
 3. Runs IntegrationTests with diagnostic output
 4. Uploads logs per-OS
 
-### 4) Create Release (`.github/workflows/release.yml`)
-
-- **Triggers**: `workflow_dispatch` (manual trigger from GitHub Actions UI)
-- **Inputs**:
-  - `release_type`: Choose from `beta`, `rc`, or `stable`
-  - `version_override`: (Optional) Specify exact version number, otherwise GitVersion calculates it
-- **Process**:
-  1. Checks out `main` branch
-  2. Determines version using GitVersion or override
-  3. Creates annotated git tag (e.g., `v2.0.1-rc.1` or `v2.1.0`)
-  4. Creates release commit with message
-  5. Pushes tag and commit to repository
-  6. Creates GitHub Release (marked as pre-release if not stable)
-  7. Automatically triggers publish workflow (see below)
-- **Purpose**: Automates the release process to prevent manual errors
-
-### 5) Publish to NuGet (`.github/workflows/publish.yml`)
+### 4) Publish to NuGet (`.github/workflows/publish.yml`)
 
 - **Triggers**: push to `develop` and tags `v*` (ignores `**.md`)
 - Uses GitVersion to compute SemVer, builds Release, packs Terminal.Gui and Terminal.Gui.Interop.Spectre with symbols, and pushes both to NuGet.org using `NUGET_API_KEY`
-- **Automatically triggered** by the Create Release workflow when a new tag is pushed
+- **Automatically triggered** when a `v*` tag is pushed — typically by the **Finalize Release** workflow after a release PR (from **Prepare Release**) is merged into `main`
 - **Additional actions on tag push** (`v*`):
   - Triggers Terminal.Gui.templates repository update via repository_dispatch (requires `TEMPLATE_REPO_TOKEN` secret)
 
-### 6) Build and publish API docs (`.github/workflows/api-docs.yml`)
+### 5) Build and publish API docs (`.github/workflows/api-docs.yml`)
 
-- **Triggers**: push to `main`
+- **Triggers**: push to `develop`, and `workflow_dispatch`
 - Builds DocFX site on Windows and deploys to GitHub Pages
 
 

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -336,23 +336,21 @@ foreach (Rune rune in text.EnumerateRunes ())
 
 ### Automated Release Workflow
 
-Releases are now automated using GitHub Actions to prevent manual errors. To create a release:
+Releases are automated using GitHub Actions to prevent manual errors. The flow is PR-based: **Prepare Release** opens a release PR from `develop` → `main`, and merging it runs **Finalize Release**. To create a release:
 
 1. **Navigate to Actions tab** in the GitHub repository
-2. **Select "Create Release" workflow** from the left sidebar
+2. **Select "Prepare Release" workflow** from the left sidebar
 3. **Click "Run workflow"** button
 4. **Configure release parameters:**
-   - **Branch:** Ensure `main` is selected
-   - **Release type:** Choose from `prealpha`, `alpha`, `beta`, `rc`, or `stable`
+   - **Release type:** Choose from `beta`, `rc`, or `stable`
    - **Version override:** (Optional) Specify exact version (e.g., `2.0.0`), otherwise GitVersion calculates it automatically
-5. **Click "Run workflow"** to start the automated release process
-
-The workflow will:
-- Create an annotated git tag (e.g., `v2.0.0-prealpha` or `v2.0.0`)
-- Create a release commit on `main`
-- Push the tag and commit to the repository
-- Create a GitHub Release
-- Automatically trigger the publish workflow to push the package to NuGet.org
+5. **Click "Run workflow"** to create the release PR
+
+Prepare Release creates a `release/<tag>` branch — where `<tag>` is the full version tag, e.g. `release/v2.0.0` for a stable release or `release/v2.0.0-beta.1` for a pre-release — with the GitVersion label updated for the release type, and opens a PR into `main`. After CI passes, **review and merge that PR**. Merging triggers **Finalize Release**, which:
+- Creates an annotated git tag (e.g., `v2.0.0-beta.1` or `v2.0.0`)
+- Creates a GitHub Release with auto-generated notes
+- Opens a back-merge PR from `main` → `develop`
+- Triggers the publish workflow (via the `v*` tag) to push the package to NuGet.org
 
 ## What NOT to Do
 

GitVersion.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ branches:
     # Matches the main branch
     regex: ^main$
     # Uses an empty label for stable releases
-    label: beta
+    label: ''
     # Increments patch version (x.y.z+1) on commits
     increment: Patch
     # Specifies develop as the source branch

Terminal.Gui/Configuration/Settings/TuiConfigurationBuilder.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ public void ApplyToStaticFacades ()
 
     [UnconditionalSuppressMessage ("Trimming", "IL2026", Justification = "Settings POCOs are simple types preserved by DynamicDependency in ConfigPropertyHostTypes.")]
     [UnconditionalSuppressMessage ("AOT", "IL3050", Justification = "Settings POCOs are simple types; no generic instantiation needed at runtime.")]
-    private static void BindSection<T> (IConfiguration config, string sectionName, Action<T> apply) where T : new ()
+    private static void BindSection<[DynamicallyAccessedMembers (DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicProperties)] T> (IConfiguration config, string sectionName, Action<T> apply) where T : new ()
     {
         T settings = new ();
         IConfigurationSection section = config.GetSection (sectionName);
@@ -206,10 +205,10 @@ private static void BindThemeScalar (IConfiguration config)
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Binds flat dotted keys (e.g. <c>Driver.Force16Colors</c>) from the configuration root to the
-    ///     corresponding properties on the settings POCO.
+    ///     corresponding properties on the settings POCO. <typeparamref name="T"/>'s public properties are
+    ///     preserved for trimming via the <see cref="DynamicallyAccessedMembersAttribute"/> on the type parameter.
     /// </summary>
-    [UnconditionalSuppressMessage ("Trimming", "IL2026", Justification = "Settings POCOs are simple types preserved by DynamicDependency in ConfigPropertyHostTypes.")]
-    private static void BindFlatDottedKeys<T> (IConfiguration config, string sectionName, T settings)
+    private static void BindFlatDottedKeys<[DynamicallyAccessedMembers (DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicProperties)] T> (IConfiguration config, string sectionName, T settings)
     {
         string prefix = sectionName + ".";
 
@@ -244,8 +243,12 @@ private static void BindFlatDottedKeys<T> (IConfiguration config, string section
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    ///     Converts a configuration string value to the target property type, using a fast path for the
-    ///     common scalar types and falling back to a <see cref="TypeConverter"/>.
+    ///     Converts a configuration string value to the target property type. Only the scalar types used by the
+    ///     settings POCOs are supported, so this path is trim/AOT-safe — it deliberately avoids
+    ///     <c>TypeDescriptor.GetConverter</c> (which is <see cref="RequiresUnreferencedCodeAttribute"/> /
+    ///     <see cref="RequiresDynamicCodeAttribute"/> and breaks NativeAOT/trimmed consumers). New non-scalar
+    ///     settings property types must be added here explicitly. Unsupported types return <see langword="null"/>
+    ///     and are skipped by <see cref="BindFlatDottedKeys{T}"/>.
     /// </summary>
     private static object? ConvertValue (string value, Type targetType)
     {
@@ -269,16 +272,14 @@ private static void BindFlatDottedKeys<T> (IConfiguration config, string section
             return value.Length > 0 ? new Rune (value [0]) : new Rune ('+');
         }
 
-        if (targetType.IsEnum)
+        if (targetType == typeof (Key))
         {
-            return Enum.Parse (targetType, value);
+            return Key.TryParse (value, out Key key) ? key : null;
         }
 
-        TypeConverter converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter (targetType);
-
-        if (converter.CanConvertFrom (typeof (string)))
+        if (targetType.IsEnum)
         {
-            return converter.ConvertFromInvariantString (value);
+            return Enum.Parse (targetType, value);
         }
 
         return null;

Terminal.Gui/README.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Two workflows handle the release lifecycle:
 **Step 1 — [Prepare Release](../.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml)** (manual trigger):
 1. Go to **Actions → Prepare Release → Run workflow**.
 2. Pick the release type (`beta`, `rc`, `stable`) and optionally override the version.
-3. The workflow creates a `release/vX.Y.Z` branch from `develop`, updates the `GitVersion.yml` label, and opens a PR into `main`.
+3. The workflow creates a `release/<tag>` branch from `develop` — where `<tag>` is the full version tag, e.g. `release/v2.0.0` or `release/v2.0.0-beta.1` — updates the `GitVersion.yml` label, and opens a PR into `main`.
 4. Review the PR — CI runs, branch protections apply.
 
 **Step 2 — [Finalize Release](../.github/workflows/finalize-release.yml)** (automatic on PR merge):
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ All workflows are in [`.github/workflows/`](../.github/workflows/):
 |----------|---------|---------|
 | **[prepare-release.yml](../.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml)** | Manual dispatch | Creates a release PR from `develop` → `main` with label updates |
 | **[finalize-release.yml](../.github/workflows/finalize-release.yml)** | Release PR merged to `main` | Creates tag, GitHub Release, back-merge PR to `develop` |
-| **[publish.yml](../.github/workflows/publish.yml)** | Push to `main` or `develop`, version tags | Builds Release config, packs, and publishes to NuGet.org |
-| **[release.yml](../.github/workflows/release.yml)** | Manual dispatch | **(Legacy)** Direct tag-and-release on `main`; superseded by prepare/finalize |
+| **[publish.yml](../.github/workflows/publish.yml)** | Push to `develop`, or `v*` tags | Builds Release config, packs, and publishes to NuGet.org |
 | **[build-validation.yml](../.github/workflows/build-validation.yml)** | Push/PR to `main` or `develop` | Builds all configurations to validate compilation |
 | **[unit-tests.yml](../.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml)** | Push/PR to `main` or `develop` | Runs all unit tests |
 | **[api-docs.yml](../.github/workflows/api-docs.yml)** | Push to `develop` | Builds and deploys API docs to GitHub Pages |
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ These branches are **not** configured in `GitVersion.yml` (the config was remove
 ## NuGet Package
 
 - **Package**: [nuget.org/packages/Terminal.Gui](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Terminal.Gui)
-- **Auto-published** on every push to `main` or `develop` (pre-release versions from `develop`, stable versions from `main`)
+- **Auto-published** on every push to `develop` (pre-release versions) and on `v*` tag pushes (stable/pre-release versions tagged on `main`)
 - Pre-release versions (e.g., `2.1.0-develop.42`) are marked as pre-release on NuGet
 
 ### Local Package Development
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ dotnet build Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj -c Release
 
 - **Live docs**: [tui-cs.github.io/Terminal.Gui](https://tui-cs.github.io/Terminal.Gui)
 - **DocFX source**: [`docfx/`](../docfx/) — see [`docfx/README.md`](../docfx/README.md) for local generation
-- **API docs** are auto-deployed to GitHub Pages on every push to `main`
+- **API docs** are auto-deployed to GitHub Pages on every push to `develop`
 
 ## Contributing