PublishedTrimmed projects fail reflection-based serialization
Projects that enable the PublishTrimmed MSBuild property now automatically turn off the reflection-based defaults of System.Text.Json. In other words, setting PublishTrimmed
to true
automatically sets the JsonSerializerIsReflectionEnabledByDefault
MSBuild property to false
unless otherwise specified in project configuration.
Previous behavior
Prior to this change, projects that have the PublishTrimmed
property enabled, that is, <PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
, published a trimmed application. However, the reflection-based default serialization behavior wasn't necessarily disabled. Depending on what code got trimmed, the follow code might or might not succeed serialization, or might or might not output the correct serialization data.
JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { Value = 42 });
New behavior
Starting in .NET 8, projects that have the PublishTrimmed
property enabled fail serialization outright. The code JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { Value = 42 });
throws the following exception:
System.InvalidOperationException: Reflection-based serialization has been disabled for this application.
Version introduced
.NET 8 Preview 7
Type of breaking change
This change is a behavioral change.
Reason for change
This change ensures that trimmed applications use appropriate defaults. It also guides users towards adopting best practices suitable for trimmed applications—that is, use the source generator, and avoid accidental dependency on the unsafe reflection-based components.
Recommended action
To ensure that serialization succeeds, we recommend that you migrate your trimmed applications to use the source generator.
However, if you must use reflection, you can revert to the original behavior by explicitly enabling the JsonSerializerIsReflectionEnabledByDefault
property in your project file:
<PropertyGroup>
<PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
<JsonSerializerIsReflectionEnabledByDefault>true</JsonSerializerIsReflectionEnabledByDefault>
</PropertyGroup>
Affected APIs
N/A