chore(deps): update dependency moq to 4.21.0

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change
Moq	nuget	minor	4.20.72 → 4.21.0

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moq/moq (Moq)

v4.21.0

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✨ Implemented enhancements:

• Constructor arguments should be nullable #​1494
• Moq "set" matcher fails when setting StringValues with string #​1465
• Add the ability to compare ref argument by value #​1437
• The public API is still missing nullable reference type annotations #​1418
• "Invalid Callback" in NonVoidSetupPhrase.Returns -> ValidateCallbackReturnType is not informative or actionable #​1297
• Allow passing method parameters to Throws/ThrowsAsync #​1296
• Fail message on VerifyNoOtherCalls #​1263
• Custom formatter for error messages #​1144
• SetupSequence: CallBase Support for Void methods #​1096
• Ability to specify proxy generator or invalidate it #​925
• Performance improvement for Mocking many large classes #​1530 (@​crinksdr)
• Updated ctor params to support nullable args #​1518 (@​Asafima)
• Improve performance of It.Is matcher when used with an expression by compiling only once #​1512 (@​peterder72)

🐛 Fixed bugs:

• Unit tests using Moq fail with runtime error after updating Moq to 4.20.72 (failure to load System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions) #​1648
• [4.20.72] Missing XML Documentation #​1632
• CollectionBuilderAttribute not considered for "default empty" #​1565
• MockException reports wrong invocation list #​1534
• Weird issue using spread operator on IEnumerable<Task> when using mocked methods #​1526
• Changes made between 4.14.7 and 4.15.1 break exception handling #​1519
• Generic method setups of parent types invoked #​1498
• IVerifies.Verifiable* documentation comments errata? #​1481
• It.IsAny<StructObject>() isn't #​1466
• Mock.Protected().Verify fails sometimes #​1464
• VerifySet throws TargetInvocationException when constructer refers to itself #​1455
• Wrong Setup by using String interpolation within It.Is<string> #​1439
• Cannot cast inside the Action<T> parameter of Verify method #​1438
• mock.Invocations.Clear() violates self-consistency of inner mocks #​1120
• Fix #​1648 reliably (lazy ValueTask registration + committed harness verification) #​1680 (@​kzu)
• Minor enhancement to avoid null exceptions #​1542 (@​ShirAvneri)

🔨 Other:

• Example for Scenario not covered in Examples #​1655
• Adding Try Catch to Method returns empty List #​1595
• Will Native AOT supported in future? #​1552
• Possibility of adding Callback to ISetupSequentialAction #​1541
• Mock.VerifyAll() with no parameters passed in should throw ArgumentOutOfRangeException #​1540
• Could we add Verify methods to IMock<T>? #​1538
• [FeatureRequest] Allow setting the default MockBehavior constructor parameter value #​1537
• Question: Will parallel running mess up invocation counts? #​1536
• Minor enhancement to avoid null exceptions. #​1533
• Unable to use Callback or Returns on methods with more than 16 parameters. #​1531
• Add Way to Exclude Calls from VerifyNoOtherCalls #​1490
• Semantic error in unit test MatchesIsNotInEnumerable()? #​1483
• Moq Setup does not work with "object" as generic type? #​1478
• Explicit support for matching cancellation tokens with It class. (It.IsCancellationToken()) #​1477
• Request: Ability to setup a property of type Task<ConcreteType> by mocking interface #​1460
• Add ability for asynchronously waiting for an invocation #​1457
• DefaultValueProvider extensibility #​1450
• Should allow null references as constructor parameters. #​1416
• Support Static Abstract property #​1398
• IProtectedMock fails on a new virtual methods #​1341
• Mocking an interface that has a sealed implementation of a method #​1334
• Issue with multiple identical setups #​1330
• Proper usage of It.IsAnyType #​1329
• Better (Async) support for method returning nongeneric Task #​1328
• Opt in parameters matching logic #​1267
• Invocations.Clear() does not work on recursive mocks #​1242
• VerifyNoOtherCalls fails reporting issue with different mock when using factory pattern #​1181
• InSequence is not available for protected #​1173
• MockRepository.Verify() also verifies mocks created outside of the repo #​1018
• Cannot mock subclass of superclass with internal virtual methods #​991

🔀 Merged:

• Bump NuGetizer to 1.4.9 #​1684 (@​Copilot)
• Address build warnings #​1546 (@​kzu)
• Bump dependencies #​1545 (@​kzu)
• Enable nullable references in Moq.csproj #​1535 (@​andrewimcclement)
• Updated IVerifies.Verifiable method documentation code example #​1528 (@​Asafima)

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The centrally managed Moq package version changes from 4.20.72 to 4.21.0.

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Updates the centrally managed Moq version from 4.20.72 to 4.21.0.

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