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Marc Schier 4d613d11dc CI: migrate to netstandard Managed DevOps Pool + per-TFM build matrix (#3866)
# Description

End-to-end migration of the Azure DevOps CI pipelines to the
`netstandard` Managed DevOps Pool with the build matrix re-shaped to fit
the new agents and a handful of test/project fixes that fell out of the
migration.

**Pipeline routing & defaults**

- `azure-pipelines.yml` and `azure-pipelines-preview.yml` default
`managedPool=true`, routing Windows/Linux jobs to the `netstandard`
Managed DevOps Pool with `ImageOverride` demands; flipping the
queue-time boolean to `false` falls back to Microsoft-hosted agents.
- Per-platform images come from the root yml (single source of truth):
- Managed pool: `windows-2022-g2` / `ubuntu-22.04-g2` (Mac stays hosted:
`macOS-15`).
  - Hosted: `windows-2025-vs2026` / `ubuntu-24.04` / `macOS-15`.
- `.azurepipelines/test.yml` and `test-aot.yml` declare `hosted` as a
typed `boolean` parameter so `not(parameters.hosted)` actually evaluates
correctly (an untyped value left it as the string `'false'`, which is
truthy and silently routed managed-pool jobs to Microsoft-hosted
`vmImage` demands).
- macOS test jobs always run on the Microsoft-hosted `macOS-15` image
regardless of `managedPool`; the four per-framework test stages queue a
dedicated `hosted: true` Mac invocation unconditionally and the main
matrix carries only Windows+Linux.
- Test-template prep jobs (which only run a PowerShell matrix script)
run on the managed pool whenever a `poolName` is set, even when the
matrix `hosted: true`, so the Microsoft-hosted parallel-job allotment
isn't blocked.

**Build stage — per-(TFM × configuration) matrix**

- `.azurepipelines/get-matrix.ps1` gained a `-Tfms` parameter that fans
the matrix across target frameworks alongside the existing agent /
configuration dimensions and emits a per-entry `targetTfm`.
- `.azurepipelines/sln.yml` accepts a `tfms` parameter and threads
`$(targetTfm)` into both `dotnet restore` and `dotnet build` as
`/p:CustomTestTarget=$(targetTfm)` so each matrix job builds a single
TFM and fits on the Managed DevOps Pool's small (~16 GB) temp disk.
- `azure-pipelines.yml` `build` stage passes `tfms: 'net10.0,net48'` for
PR builds and the full
`net472,net48,netstandard2.0,netstandard2.1,net8.0,net9.0,net10.0` set
for master / scheduled / manual / fork-PR runs.
- `sln.yml`'s restore step uses `command: custom` (`custom: restore`)
because `command: restore` silently drops the `arguments` input —
without it `/p:CustomTestTarget` never reached restore and
`obj/project.assets.json` was populated with the wrong TFM set.
- `sln.yml` no longer uses the `MSBuild@1` task; it now uses
`DotNetCoreCLI@2` with `dotnet build` so the .NET 10 SDK's bundled
MSBuild (which understands `.slnx`) is used instead of Visual Studio
2022's MSBuild on the managed-pool image.

**Project-level fixes that fell out of the matrix split**

- `Applications/McpServer`, `Applications/MinimalBoilerServer`,
`Applications/MinimalCalcServer`, and `Tests/Opc.Ua.Aot.Tests` each get
a `Directory.Build.targets` that turns the project into a no-op (cleared
`Compile` / `ProjectReference` / `PackageReference` / etc.,
`OutputType=Library`) when `CustomTestTarget` restricts the matrix to a
legacy TFM (`net4*` / `netstandard2.*`) the project can't target. Target
overrides are deliberately avoided — same-named targets in
`Directory.Build.targets` ALWAYS replace the SDK definitions, which
would silently break `dotnet publish` / `dotnet test` in the
unrestricted GitHub Actions flows.
- `Tools/Opc.Ua.MigrationAnalyzer.csproj`'s `ProjectReference` to
`Opc.Ua.MigrationAnalyzer.Core` no longer hard-pins
`SetTargetFramework=net10.0`; the pin follows `CustomTestTarget` (and
falls back to `net10.0` when unset).

**Test reliability**

-
`Tests/Opc.Ua.PubSub.Tests/IntervalRunnerTests.FakeTimeProviderDrivesDeterministicSchedulingAsync`
no longer calls a single `fake.Advance(300)` expecting three timers to
fire — it advances one 100 ms interval at a time and waits for each fire
(the runner only registers the next `Delay` after the previous callback
resumes on the thread pool; on slower CI agents the race surfaces
consistently).
- `Tests/Opc.Ua.Server.Tests/Fluent/SimulationBuilderExtensionsTests`
(four "expect ≥ N ticks in 150 ms" tests) replace fixed
`Task.Delay`/`Thread.Sleep` waits with a `WaitForAsync` polling helper,
eliminating thread-pool cold-start flakiness on slow agents (observed on
the hosted `macOS-15` runner).

## Related Issues

_No tracking issue — pipeline tuning to standardize on the netstandard
Managed DevOps Pool, plus the test/project follow-ups required for the
matrix to be green on that pool._

## Checklist

- [ ] I have signed the
[CLA](https://opcfoundation.org/license/cla/ContributorLicenseAgreementv1.0.pdf)
and read the
[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
doc.
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works and increased code coverage. _(N/A — pipeline +
test-reliability fixes; the two test fixes themselves were verified to
pass 5× in stress runs locally.)_
- [x] I have added all necessary documentation. _(Comments inline in the
new `Directory.Build.targets`, `sln.yml`, and `azure-pipelines.yml`
explain the unusual MSBuild/`DotNetCoreCLI@2` interactions for future
maintainers.)_
- [x] I have verified that my changes do not introduce (new) build or
analyzer warnings.
- [x] I ran **all** tests locally using the **UA.slnx** solution against
at least .net **framework** and .net **10**, and all passed. _(Verified
`dotnet build UA.slnx -p:CustomTestTarget=net10.0 -c Release` and
`-p:CustomTestTarget=net48 -c Debug` both complete with 0 errors;
targeted test runs for the two modified test files pass 5/5.)_
- [ ] I fixed **all** failing and flaky tests in the CI pipelines and
**all** CodeQL warnings.
- [ ] I have addressed **all** PR feedback received.
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