Change the serialization from the WireMockServerSettings in the logging when WireMockServer is started

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# 2.11.0 (12 June 2026)
+- [#1475](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1475) - Update NuGet packages (Aspire, MessagePack and more) [security] contributed by [StefH](https://github.com/StefH)
+- [#1476](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1476) - Fix BodyParser [bug] contributed by [StefH](https://github.com/StefH)
+- [#1473](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/issues/1473) - JsonPartialWildCardMatcher With DateTime Regex Stopped Matching (Regression?) [bug]
+
 # 2.10.0 (07 June 2026)
 - [#1472](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1472) - Update JsonConverter to 0.13.0 [bug] contributed by [StefH](https://github.com/StefH)
 

Directory.Build.props

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <VersionPrefix>2.10.0</VersionPrefix>
+        <VersionPrefix>2.11.0</VersionPrefix>
         <PackageIcon>WireMock.Net-Logo.png</PackageIcon>
         <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net</PackageProjectUrl>
         <PackageLicenseExpression>Apache-2.0</PackageLicenseExpression>

Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 rem https://github.com/StefH/GitHubReleaseNotes
 
-SET version=2.10.0
+SET version=2.11.0
 
 GitHubReleaseNotes --output CHANGELOG.md --skip-empty-releases --exclude-labels wontfix test question invalid doc duplicate example environment --version %version% --token %GH_TOKEN%
 

PackageReleaseNotes.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# 2.10.0 (07 June 2026)
-- #1472 Update JsonConverter to 0.13.0 [bug]
+# 2.11.0 (12 June 2026)
+- #1475 Update NuGet packages (Aspire, MessagePack and more) [security]
+- #1476 Fix BodyParser [bug]
+- #1473 JsonPartialWildCardMatcher With DateTime Regex Stopped Matching (Regression?) [bug]
 
 The full release notes can be found here: https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET8/Program.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright © WireMock.Net
 
-using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using log4net;
 using log4net.Config;
 using log4net.Repository;
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Net.Console.NET8;
 
 static class Program
 {
-    private static readonly ILoggerRepository LogRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
+    private static readonly ILoggerRepository LogRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly()!);
     private static readonly ILog Log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
 
     static async Task Main(params string[] args)

examples/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.IIS/WireMockService.cs

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class WireMockService : IWireMockService
 
         _server = WireMockServer.Start(_settings);
 
-        _logger.LogInformation($"WireMock.Net server settings {JsonConvert.SerializeObject(_settings)}");
+        _logger.LogInformation("WireMock.Net server settings {Settings}", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(_settings));
     }
 
     public void Stop()

src/WireMock.Net.Shared/Settings/WireMockServerSettings.cs

@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ public class WireMockServerSettings
     /// Default is <see cref="NewtonsoftJsonConverter"/>.
     /// </remarks>
     [PublicAPI]
+    [JsonConverter(typeof(WireMockSettingsJsonConverter))]
     public IJsonConverter DefaultJsonSerializer { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ public class WireMockServerSettings
     /// Default is <see cref="NewtonsoftJsonBodyTransformer"/>.
     /// </remarks>
     [PublicAPI]
-    [JsonIgnore]
+    [JsonConverter(typeof(WireMockSettingsJsonConverter))]
     public IJsonBodyTransformer DefaultJsonBodyTransformer { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>

src/WireMock.Net.Shared/Settings/WireMockSettingsJsonConverter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+// Copyright © WireMock.Net
+
+using System.Reflection;
+using JsonConverter.Abstractions;
+using JsonConverter.Newtonsoft.Json;
+using JsonConverter.System.Text.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using WireMock.Transformers;
+using NewtonsoftJsonConverterBase = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConverter;
+
+namespace WireMock.Settings;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// WireMockSettingsJsonConverter serializes and deserializes the special interface-based settings properties as type names.
+/// </summary>
+public class WireMockSettingsJsonConverter : NewtonsoftJsonConverterBase
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
+    {
+        return typeof(IJsonConverter).IsAssignableFrom(objectType) || typeof(IJsonBodyTransformer).IsAssignableFrom(objectType);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object? value, JsonSerializer serializer)
+    {
+        writer.WriteValue(value?.GetType().FullName);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override object? ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object? existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+    {
+        if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
+        {
+            return existingValue ?? CreateDefaultValue(objectType);
+        }
+
+        if (reader.TokenType != JsonToken.String)
+        {
+            reader.Skip();
+            return existingValue ?? CreateDefaultValue(objectType);
+        }
+
+        var typeName = reader.Value as string;
+
+        if (typeof(IJsonConverter).IsAssignableFrom(objectType))
+        {
+            return CreateJsonConverter(typeName) ?? existingValue ?? new NewtonsoftJsonConverter();
+        }
+
+        if (typeof(IJsonBodyTransformer).IsAssignableFrom(objectType))
+        {
+            var settings = ExtractSettings(existingValue as IJsonBodyTransformer);
+            return settings != null
+                ? CreateJsonBodyTransformer(typeName, settings) ?? existingValue ?? new NewtonsoftJsonBodyTransformer(settings)
+                : existingValue;
+        }
+
+        return existingValue;
+    }
+
+    private static object? CreateDefaultValue(Type objectType)
+    {
+        if (typeof(IJsonConverter).IsAssignableFrom(objectType))
+        {
+            return new NewtonsoftJsonConverter();
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static IJsonConverter? CreateJsonConverter(string? typeName)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(typeName))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (typeName == nameof(NewtonsoftJsonConverter) || typeName == typeof(NewtonsoftJsonConverter).FullName)
+        {
+            return new NewtonsoftJsonConverter();
+        }
+
+        if (typeName == nameof(SystemTextJsonConverter) || typeName == typeof(SystemTextJsonConverter).FullName)
+        {
+            return new SystemTextJsonConverter();
+        }
+
+        var type = GetType(typeName);
+        if (type == null || !typeof(IJsonConverter).IsAssignableFrom(type))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return Activator.CreateInstance(type) as IJsonConverter;
+    }
+
+    private static IJsonBodyTransformer? CreateJsonBodyTransformer(string? typeName, WireMockServerSettings settings)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(typeName))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (typeName == nameof(NewtonsoftJsonBodyTransformer) || typeName == typeof(NewtonsoftJsonBodyTransformer).FullName)
+        {
+            return new NewtonsoftJsonBodyTransformer(settings);
+        }
+
+        if (typeName == nameof(SystemTextJsonBodyTransformer) || typeName == typeof(SystemTextJsonBodyTransformer).FullName)
+        {
+            return new SystemTextJsonBodyTransformer(settings);
+        }
+
+        var type = GetType(typeName);
+        if (type == null || !typeof(IJsonBodyTransformer).IsAssignableFrom(type))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var constructorWithSettings = type.GetConstructor([typeof(WireMockServerSettings)]);
+        if (constructorWithSettings != null)
+        {
+            return constructorWithSettings.Invoke([settings]) as IJsonBodyTransformer;
+        }
+
+        return Activator.CreateInstance(type) as IJsonBodyTransformer;
+    }
+
+    private static WireMockServerSettings? ExtractSettings(IJsonBodyTransformer? existingValue)
+    {
+        if (existingValue == null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return existingValue.GetType()
+            .GetFields(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public)
+            .Where(field => typeof(WireMockServerSettings).IsAssignableFrom(field.FieldType))
+            .Select(field => field.GetValue(existingValue) as WireMockServerSettings)
+            .FirstOrDefault(settings => settings != null);
+    }
+
+    private static Type? GetType(string typeName)
+    {
+        return Type.GetType(typeName, throwOnError: false) ??
+               AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies()
+                   .Select(assembly => assembly.GetType(typeName, throwOnError: false))
+                   .FirstOrDefault(foundType => foundType != null);
+    }
+}

src/dotnet-WireMock.Net/Program.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright © WireMock.Net
 
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using WireMock.Logging;
 using WireMock.Net.StandAlone;

test/WireMock.Net.Tests/Settings/WireMockServerSettingsJsonTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright © WireMock.Net
+
+using JsonConverter.Newtonsoft.Json;
+using JsonConverter.System.Text.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using WireMock.Settings;
+using WireMock.Transformers;
+
+namespace WireMock.Net.Tests.Settings;
+
+public class WireMockServerSettingsJsonTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewtonsoftJson_Serialize_WireMockServerSettings_HandlesSpecialProperties_AndKeepsOtherPropertiesAsIs()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var settings = new WireMockServerSettings
+        {
+            Port = 1234,
+            AdminPath = "/custom-admin",
+            StartAdminInterface = true,
+            DefaultJsonSerializer = new SystemTextJsonConverter()
+        };
+        settings.DefaultJsonBodyTransformer = new SystemTextJsonBodyTransformer(settings);
+
+        // Act
+        var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(settings);
+        var jsonObject = JObject.Parse(json);
+
+        // Assert
+        jsonObject[nameof(WireMockServerSettings.Port)]!.Value<int>().Should().Be(1234);
+        jsonObject[nameof(WireMockServerSettings.AdminPath)]!.Value<string>().Should().Be("/custom-admin");
+        jsonObject[nameof(WireMockServerSettings.StartAdminInterface)]!.Value<bool>().Should().BeTrue();
+        jsonObject[nameof(WireMockServerSettings.DefaultJsonSerializer)]!.Type.Should().Be(JTokenType.String);
+        jsonObject[nameof(WireMockServerSettings.DefaultJsonSerializer)]!.Value<string>().Should().Be(typeof(SystemTextJsonConverter).FullName);
+        jsonObject[nameof(WireMockServerSettings.DefaultJsonBodyTransformer)]!.Type.Should().Be(JTokenType.String);
+        jsonObject[nameof(WireMockServerSettings.DefaultJsonBodyTransformer)]!.Value<string>().Should().Be(typeof(SystemTextJsonBodyTransformer).FullName);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewtonsoftJson_Deserialize_WireMockServerSettings_HandlesSpecialProperties_AndKeepsOtherPropertiesAsIs()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var json =
+            $"{{\"{nameof(WireMockServerSettings.Port)}\":4321," +
+            $"\"{nameof(WireMockServerSettings.AdminPath)}\":\"/custom-admin\"," +
+            $"\"{nameof(WireMockServerSettings.StartAdminInterface)}\":true," +
+            $"\"{nameof(WireMockServerSettings.DefaultJsonSerializer)}\":\"{typeof(SystemTextJsonConverter).FullName}\"," +
+            $"\"{nameof(WireMockServerSettings.DefaultJsonBodyTransformer)}\":\"{typeof(SystemTextJsonBodyTransformer).FullName}\"}}";
+
+        // Act
+        var settings = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<WireMockServerSettings>(json);
+
+        // Assert
+        settings.Should().NotBeNull();
+        settings!.Port.Should().Be(4321);
+        settings.AdminPath.Should().Be("/custom-admin");
+        settings.StartAdminInterface.Should().BeTrue();
+        settings.DefaultJsonSerializer.Should().BeOfType<SystemTextJsonConverter>();
+        settings.DefaultJsonBodyTransformer.Should().BeOfType<SystemTextJsonBodyTransformer>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewtonsoftJson_Deserialize_WireMockServerSettings_LegacyObjects_AreIgnored_AndOtherPropertiesStayUntouched()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var json =
+            $"{{\"{nameof(WireMockServerSettings.Port)}\":9876," +
+            $"\"{nameof(WireMockServerSettings.DefaultJsonSerializer)}\":{{}}," +
+            $"\"{nameof(WireMockServerSettings.DefaultJsonBodyTransformer)}\":{{}}}}";
+
+        // Act
+        var settings = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<WireMockServerSettings>(json);
+
+        // Assert
+        settings.Should().NotBeNull();
+        settings!.Port.Should().Be(9876);
+        settings.DefaultJsonSerializer.Should().BeOfType<NewtonsoftJsonConverter>();
+        settings.DefaultJsonBodyTransformer.Should().BeOfType<NewtonsoftJsonBodyTransformer>();
+    }
+}