feat: Add Azure Application Insights integration with OpenTelemetry and .NET Profiler (#741)

This PR integrates Azure Application Insights with OpenTelemetry and the
.NET Profiler to provide comprehensive monitoring and performance
profiling for the ASP.NET Core application.

## Changes Made

### Package Dependencies
- Added `Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore` (v1.3.0) for
OpenTelemetry integration
- Added `Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Profiler.AspNetCore` (v2.6.0) for
.NET Profiler support

### Configuration Updates
- **Program.cs**: Added OpenTelemetry configuration with
`UseAzureMonitor()`
- **Program.cs**: Added Application Insights telemetry services with
`AddApplicationInsightsTelemetry()`
- **Program.cs**: Added Service Profiler with `AddServiceProfiler()`
- **Program.cs**: Added required using statement for
`Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore`

### Environment Configuration
- The application now automatically reads the
`APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING` environment variable
- All logs and exceptions are automatically sent to Application Insights
- Compatible with containerized deployment using the existing Dockerfile

### Documentation & Testing
- **README.md**: Updated with `APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING`
environment variable documentation
- **README.md**: Updated .NET SDK requirement to 9.0
- **ApplicationInsightsTests.cs**: Added basic integration tests to
verify Application Insights services are properly registered

## Runtime Configuration

Set the following environment variable to enable Application Insights:

```bash
APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING="InstrumentationKey=your-instrumentation-key-here;IngestionEndpoint=https://region.in.applicationinsights.azure.com/;LiveEndpoint=https://region.livediagnostics.monitor.azure.com/"
```

## Benefits

- **Telemetry**: Automatic collection of requests, dependencies,
exceptions, and custom metrics
- **Logging**: All application logs are sent to Application Insights
- **Profiling**: .NET Profiler provides detailed performance insights
- **Monitoring**: OpenTelemetry integration provides distributed tracing
- **Container Support**: Works seamlessly in containerized environments

This implementation follows Microsoft's best practices from the official
documentation for OpenTelemetry and Application Insights integration.

Fixes #740.

> [!WARNING]
>
> <details>
> <summary>Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more
addresses</summary>
>
> #### I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by
firewall rules:
>
> - `download.visualstudio.microsoft.com`
> - Triggering command: `wget REDACTED -O dotnet-sdk.tar.gz ` (dns
block)
>
> If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of
these locations, you can either:
>
> - Configure [Actions setup
steps](https://gh.io/copilot/actions-setup-steps) to set up my
environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
> - Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to my [firewall allow
list](https://gh.io/copilot/firewall-config)
>
> </details>



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.github/workflows/Build-Test-And-Deploy.yml

@@ -146,11 +146,12 @@ jobs:
               msft-clientsecret=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/authentication-microsoft-clientsecret,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID emailsender-apikey=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/authmessagesender-apikey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID \
               emailsender-secret=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/authmessagesender-secretkey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID emailsender-name=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/authmessagesender-sendfromname,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID \
               emailsender-email=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/authmessagesender-sendfromemail,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID connectionstring=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/connectionstrings-essentialcsharpwebcontextconnection,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID \
-              captcha-sitekey=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/captcha-sitekey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID captcha-secretkey=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/captcha-secretkey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID
+              captcha-sitekey=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/captcha-sitekey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID captcha-secretkey=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/captcha-secretkey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID \
+              appinsights-connectionstring=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/applicationinsights-connectionstring,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID
             az containerapp update --name $CONTAINER_APP_NAME --resource-group $RESOURCEGROUP --replace-env-vars Authentication__github__clientId=secretref:github-clientid Authentication__github__clientSecret=secretref:github-clientsecret \
               Authentication__microsoft__clientId=secretref:msft-clientid Authentication__microsoft__clientSecret=secretref:msft-clientsecret AuthMessageSender__ApiKey=secretref:emailsender-apikey AuthMessageSender__SecretKey=secretref:emailsender-secret \
               AuthMessageSender__SendFromName=secretref:emailsender-name AuthMessageSender__SendFromEmail=secretref:emailsender-email ConnectionStrings__EssentialCSharpWebContextConnection=secretref:connectionstring ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Staging \
-              AZURE_CLIENT_ID=$AZURECLIENTID HCaptcha__SiteKey=secretref:captcha-sitekey HCaptcha__SecretKey=secretref:captcha-secretkey
+              AZURE_CLIENT_ID=$AZURECLIENTID HCaptcha__SiteKey=secretref:captcha-sitekey HCaptcha__SecretKey=secretref:captcha-secretkey ApplicationInsights__ConnectionString=secretref:appinsights-connectionstring
 
       - name: Logout of Azure CLI
         if: "always()"
@@ -231,11 +232,12 @@ jobs:
               msft-clientsecret=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/authentication-microsoft-clientsecret,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID emailsender-apikey=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/authmessagesender-apikey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID \
               emailsender-secret=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/authmessagesender-secretkey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID emailsender-name=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/authmessagesender-sendfromname,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID \
               emailsender-email=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/authmessagesender-sendfromemail,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID connectionstring=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/connectionstrings-essentialcsharpwebcontextconnection,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID \
-              captcha-sitekey=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/captcha-sitekey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID captcha-secretkey=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/captcha-secretkey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID
+              captcha-sitekey=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/captcha-sitekey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID captcha-secretkey=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/captcha-secretkey,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID \
+              appinsights-connectionstring=keyvaultref:$KEYVAULTURI/secrets/applicationinsights-connectionstring,identityref:$MANAGEDIDENTITYID
             az containerapp update --name $CONTAINER_APP_NAME --resource-group $RESOURCEGROUP --replace-env-vars Authentication__github__clientId=secretref:github-clientid Authentication__github__clientSecret=secretref:github-clientsecret \
               Authentication__microsoft__clientId=secretref:msft-clientid Authentication__microsoft__clientSecret=secretref:msft-clientsecret AuthMessageSender__ApiKey=secretref:emailsender-apikey AuthMessageSender__SecretKey=secretref:emailsender-secret \
               AuthMessageSender__SendFromName=secretref:emailsender-name AuthMessageSender__SendFromEmail=secretref:emailsender-email ConnectionStrings__EssentialCSharpWebContextConnection=secretref:connectionstring ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production \
-              AZURE_CLIENT_ID=$AZURECLIENTID HCaptcha__SiteKey=secretref:captcha-sitekey HCaptcha__SecretKey=secretref:captcha-secretkey
+              AZURE_CLIENT_ID=$AZURECLIENTID HCaptcha__SiteKey=secretref:captcha-sitekey HCaptcha__SecretKey=secretref:captcha-secretkey ApplicationInsights__ConnectionString=secretref:appinsights-connectionstring
 
       - name: Logout of Azure CLI
         if: "always()"

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageVersion Include="AspNet.Security.OAuth.GitHub" Version="8.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.12.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore" Version="1.3.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Profiler.AspNetCore" Version="2.6.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="EssentialCSharp.Shared.Models" Version="$(ToolingPackagesVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="HtmlAgilityPack" Version="1.11.72" />

EssentialCSharp.Web.Tests/FunctionalTests.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Net;
+using System.Net;
 
 namespace EssentialCSharp.Web.Tests;
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class FunctionalTests
     [InlineData("/hello-world")]
     [InlineData("/hello-world#hello-world")]
     [InlineData("/guidelines")]
+    [InlineData("/healthz")]
     public async Task WhenTheApplicationStarts_ItCanLoadLoadPages(string relativeUrl)
     {
         using WebApplicationFactory factory = new();

EssentialCSharp.Web/EssentialCSharp.Web.csproj

@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore" />
     <PackageReference Include="AspNet.Security.OAuth.GitHub" />
     <PackageReference Include="EssentialCSharp.Shared.Models" />
     <PackageReference Include="HtmlAgilityPack" />
     <PackageReference Include="IntelliTect.Multitool" />
     <PackageReference Include="Mailjet.Api" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.MicrosoftAccount" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Profiler.AspNetCore" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation" />

EssentialCSharp.Web/Program.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-using EssentialCSharp.Web.Areas.Identity.Data;
-using EssentialCSharp.Web.Areas.Identity.Services.PasswordValidators;
+using Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore;
+using EssentialCSharp.Web.Areas.Identity.Data;
+using EssentialCSharp.Web.Areas.Identity.Services.PasswordValidators;
 using EssentialCSharp.Web.Data;
-using EssentialCSharp.Web.Extensions;
-using EssentialCSharp.Web.Middleware;
+using EssentialCSharp.Web.Extensions;
+using EssentialCSharp.Web.Middleware;
 using EssentialCSharp.Web.Services;
-using EssentialCSharp.Web.Services.Referrals;
+using EssentialCSharp.Web.Services.Referrals;
 using Mailjet.Client;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverrides;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
@@ -34,8 +35,16 @@ private static void Main(string[] args)
         ConfigurationManager configuration = builder.Configuration;
         string connectionString = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("EssentialCSharpWebContextConnection") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Connection string 'EssentialCSharpWebContextConnection' not found.");
 
-        builder.Logging.AddConsole();
-        builder.Services.AddHealthChecks();
+        builder.Logging.AddConsole();
+        builder.Services.AddHealthChecks();
+
+        if (!builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
+        {
+            // Configure Azure Application Insights with OpenTelemetry
+            builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry().UseAzureMonitor();
+            builder.Services.AddApplicationInsightsTelemetry();
+            builder.Services.AddServiceProfiler();
+        }
 
         builder.Services.AddDbContext<EssentialCSharpWebContext>(options => options.UseSqlServer(connectionString));
         builder.Services.AddDefaultIdentity<EssentialCSharpWebUser>(options =>

README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ For any bugs, questions, or anything else with specifically the code found insid
 ## What You Will Need
 
 - [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/) (or your preferred IDE)
-- [.NET 8.0 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download)
+- [.NET 9.0 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download)
   - If you already have .NET installed you can check the version by typing `dotnet --info` into cmd to make sure you have the right version
 
 ## Startup Steps
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Authentication:github:clientSecret = anotherimportantclientsecret
 Authentication:github:clientId = anotherimportantclientid
 HCaptcha:SiteKey = captchaSiteKey
 HCaptcha:SecretKey = captchaSecretKey
+APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING = "InstrumentationKey=your-instrumentation-key-here;IngestionEndpoint=https://region.in.applicationinsights.azure.com/;LiveEndpoint=https://region.livediagnostics.monitor.azure.com/"
 
 Testing Secret Values:
 Some Value Secrets for Testing/Development Purposes: