Merge from Main to Release

[MattB-msft]

Pushing Main to release branch for release

Environment and Dependency Updates:

• Node.js and npm upgrades:

  • Updated Node.js version from 16 to 20 in .github/workflows/PullRequest.yml and .github/workflows/codeql.yml. [1] [2]
  • Updated npm version to 11 globally for both Windows and Linux in .github/workflows/PullRequest.yml.
  • Updated engines.node in package.json to require Node.js >=20.0.0.

• Dependency updates in package.json:

  • Updated @microsoft/powerplatform-cli-wrapper to version ^0.1.134.
  • Updated @types/node and other minor dependency versions. [1] [2]

• pac CLI Updates:

  • Upgraded Microsoft.PowerApps.CLI and related packages to version 1.43.6 in nuget.json.
  • Added release notes for pac CLI versions 1.37, 1.38, and 1.43 in extension/overview.md.

Task Enhancements:

• Asynchronous operation support:

  • Added an AsyncOperation parameter to the add-solution-component task, allowing it to run as an asynchronous operation. [1] [2]

• Node.js 20 execution support:

  • Added Node20_1 execution support to several task definitions (e.g., apply-solution-upgrade, assign-group, assign-user, etc.). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Community and Documentation Cleanup:

• Removed outdated community files:

  • Deleted COMMUNITY.md, Office_Hours.md, and the associated .ics calendar file. These files were related to community office hours, which are no longer active. [1] [2] [3]

• Updated community engagement links:

  • Updated links in README.md to redirect to broader Microsoft community resources instead of specific office hours.

Build Process Improvements:

• Increased memory allocation:
  • Adjusted --max-old-space-size to 5120 MB for build-related scripts in package.json to improve build stability.

These changes collectively modernize the project, improve compatibility with newer Node.js versions, and streamline the community-related documentation.