Release v2.7.0

[BernieWhite]

PR Summary

What's changed since pre-release v2.6.0:

• New features:
  • Added API version date comparison assertion method and expression by @BernieWhite.
    #1356
  • Added support for new functions by @BernieWhite.
    #1227
    • Added support for trim, replace, split, first, and last.
• General improvements:
  • Added support target scope by @BernieWhite.
    #1350
  • Added support for hasValue expression with scope by @BernieWhite.
    #1382
  • Return target object scope as an array by @BernieWhite.
    #1383
  • Improve support of string comparisons to support an array of strings by @BernieWhite.
    #1384
  • Added help properties to rules from YAML/ JSON resources by @BernieWhite.
    #1386
• Engineering:
  • Bump Newtonsoft.Json to v13.0.2.
    #1358
  • Bump System.Drawing.Common to v7.0.0.
    #1332
  • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.4.1.
    #1389
• Bug fixes:
  • Fixed exception with comments in JSON baselines by @BernieWhite.
    #1336
  • Fixed handling of constrained language mode with PowerShell 7.3 by @BernieWhite.
    #1348
  • Fixed exception calling RuleSource value cannot be null by @BernieWhite.
    #1343
  • Fixed null reference for link property by @BernieWhite.
    #1393
  • Fixed reason are emitted for pre-condition sub-selectors by @BernieWhite.
    #1394
  • Fixed CLI failed to load required assemblies by @BernieWhite.
    #1361
  • Fixed CLI ignores modules specified in Include.Modules by @BernieWhite.
    #1362
  • Fixed job summary directory creation by @BernieWhite.
    #1353
  • Fixed same key for ref and name by @BernieWhite
    #1354
  • Fixed object path fails to iterate JSON object with wildcard selector by @BernieWhite.
    #1376
  • Fixed rule annotations are not included from YAML/ JSON definition by @BernieWhite.
    #1378
  • Fixed loop stuck parsing JSON allOf not rule condition by @BernieWhite.
    #1370
  • Fixed handling of uint64 with LessOrEqual assertion method by @BernieWhite.
    #1366

What's changed since pre-release v2.7.0-B0126:

• No additional changes.

PR Checklist

• PR has a meaningful title
• Summarized changes
• Change is not breaking
• This PR is ready to merge and is not Work in Progress