[docs] Obsolete PublishAsConnectionString migration guidance by aspire-repo-bot[bot] · Pull Request #1237 · microsoft/aspire.dev

aspire-repo-bot · 2026-06-09T07:58:48Z

Documents changes from microsoft/aspire#18044 — authored by @davidfowl.

Targeting release/13.5 based on the source PR milestone 13.5.

Why this PR is needed

PublishAsConnectionString (in both Aspire.Hosting and Aspire.Hosting.Azure) has been marked [Obsolete] in .NET Aspire 9.5 (microsoft/aspire#18044). The API only changes the manifest representation and does not affect other publishers, which misled callers. Existing users who call it will now receive a CS0618 compiler warning directing them to use AddConnectionString with execution context instead.

The docs previously contained code examples that called this API and a table entry listing it without any deprecation notice. Without documentation updates, users will see compiler warnings referencing an undocumented migration path.

Why docs are needed

Three signals fired from the source PR:

obsolete_attribute_added: [Obsolete] added to PublishAsConnectionString in AzureResourceExtensions.cs and ParameterResourceBuilderExtensions.cs
pr_body_has_deprecation_marker: PR body explicitly states the extension methods are being made obsolete
pr_label_breaking_change: PR carries the breaking-change label

Changes made

Updated: `src/frontend/src/content/docs/fundamentals/external-parameters.mdx`

Parameter example section: Replaced the .PublishAsConnectionString() call in the C# and TypeScript code examples with the preferred execution-context-based pattern using IsRunMode / executionContext.isRunMode. The run-mode branch adds the actual SQL Server resource; the publish-mode branch uses AddConnectionString.
Updated the accompanying numbered steps to reflect the new pattern.

Updated: `src/frontend/src/content/docs/integrations/cloud/azure/overview.mdx`

Marked the PublishAsConnectionString row in the API naming-conventions table as (obsolete) and updated its description to point to AddConnectionString.
Added a :::caution callout block below the table explaining the deprecation and showing the correct ExecutionContext.IsPublishMode migration pattern.

Updated: `src/frontend/src/content/docs/ja/fundamentals/external-parameters.mdx`

Applied the same C# example update to the Japanese localized version (removed .PublishAsConnectionString(), used execution-context pattern).
Updated the Japanese steps list to match.

Files modified

src/frontend/src/content/docs/fundamentals/external-parameters.mdx (updated)
src/frontend/src/content/docs/integrations/cloud/azure/overview.mdx (updated)
src/frontend/src/content/docs/ja/fundamentals/external-parameters.mdx (updated)

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… use AddConnectionString - Update 'Parameter example' in external-parameters.mdx to use execution-context-based pattern (IsRunMode) instead of the now-obsolete PublishAsConnectionString() API - Update the Japanese localized version of external-parameters.mdx to match - Mark PublishAsConnectionString as obsolete in the azure/overview.mdx API table and add a migration caution callout showing the AddConnectionString pattern with execution context Relates to microsoft/aspire#18044 Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Pull request overview

Updates Aspire docs to reflect the deprecation of PublishAsConnectionString (Aspire 9.5) and guide users toward an execution-context-based pattern (AddConnectionString + run/publish branching).

Changes:

Updates external parameters examples to avoid PublishAsConnectionString and use execution context branching.
Marks PublishAsConnectionString as obsolete in Azure docs and adds a cautionary migration callout.
Updates the Japanese localized fundamentals page to match the new C# guidance.

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File	Description
src/frontend/src/content/docs/fundamentals/external-parameters.mdx	Updates C#/TS examples and steps to remove `PublishAsConnectionString` and use execution-context branching.
src/frontend/src/content/docs/integrations/cloud/azure/overview.mdx	Marks API as obsolete and adds a caution callout with a migration example.
src/frontend/src/content/docs/ja/fundamentals/external-parameters.mdx	Updates the Japanese C# example and steps to match the new execution-context pattern.

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+var resource = builder.ExecutionContext.IsPublishMode
+    ? builder.AddAzureServiceBus("messaging")
+    : builder.AddConnectionString("messaging");


+IResourceBuilder<IResourceWithConnectionString> db = builder.ExecutionContext.IsRunMode
+    ? builder.AddSqlServer("sql").AddDatabase("db")
+    : builder.AddConnectionString("db");

 var insertionRows = builder.AddParameter("insertionRows");


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✖ fundamentals/external-parameters.mdx:647:12 (block #10) ts(2774)
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Parameter 'sql' implicitly has an 'any' type.
\\

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Fix the code sample — the snippet using \AddConnectionString\ + \SqlServerServerResource\ has incorrect types/chaining
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✖ fundamentals/external-parameters.mdx:648:41 (block #10)
ts(2339) — Property 'then' does not exist on type 'SqlServerServerResource'.

✖ fundamentals/external-parameters.mdx:648:46 (block #10)
ts(7006) — Parameter 'sql' implicitly has an 'any' type.
\\

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Updated: `src/frontend/src/content/docs/fundamentals/external-parameters.mdx`

Updated: `src/frontend/src/content/docs/integrations/cloud/azure/overview.mdx`

Updated: `src/frontend/src/content/docs/ja/fundamentals/external-parameters.mdx`