Fix nullable date deserialization for OpenAPI v3 schemas

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OpenAPI 3.0 schemas with nullable: true generated non-nullable F# types, causing JsonException when deserializing null values. Microsoft.OpenApi v2.4+ represents nullable: true as Type: Null | ActualType using flag combinations.

Changes

Type generation (src/SwaggerProvider.DesignTime/v3/DefinitionCompiler.fs)

• Check JsonSchemaType.Null flag on property schemas to determine nullability
• Apply consistent nullable logic to both property types and constructor parameters
• Extract isSchemaNullable helper to eliminate duplication

// Before: only checked Required collection
let isRequired = schemaObjRequired.Contains propName

// After: check Null type flag
let isNullable = propSchema.Type.HasValue && propSchema.Type.Value.HasFlag(JsonSchemaType.Null)
let isRequired = schemaObjRequired.Contains propName && not isNullable

Test coverage (tests/SwaggerProvider.ProviderTests/v3/Swagger.NullableDate.Tests.fs)

• Add deserialization tests using JsonSerializer.Deserialize with JsonFSharpConverter (same runtime path)
• Validate both null and valid date scenarios using JSON from the original issue

CI improvements (.github/workflows/dotnetcore.yml)

• Upgrade actions/checkout@v1 → @v4
• Add NuGet and .paket directory caching

Cleanup

• Remove redundant TestNullableDate.fsx exploration script

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Cannot deserialise null date</issue_title>
<issue_description>When using the OpenApiProvider with the Immich API, it cannot deserialise PersonResponseDtos if their birthdate has not been set.

Reproduction Steps

1. Get API key for the immich api demo from https://api.immich.app/endpoints/api-keys/getApiKeys
2. Run the below script

#r "nuget: SwaggerProvider, 3.0.0-beta04"
open SwaggerProvider
open System
open System.Net.Http

let  [<Literal>] private Schema = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/immich-app/immich/refs/heads/main/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json"
type Api = OpenApiClientProvider<Schema>

let httpClient = new HttpClient()
httpClient.BaseAddress <- URI "https://demo.immich.app/api/"
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add ("x-api-key", "{Key from step 1}")
let apiClient = Api.Client httpClient

apiClient.GetAllPeople()
|> Async.AwaitTask
|> Async.RunSynchronously

Result

The following exception is raised

Error: System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (The JSON value could not be converted to System.DateTimeOffset. Path: $.people[0].birthDate | LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 86.)
---> System.Text.Json.JsonException: The JSON value could not be converted to System.DateTimeOffset. Path: $.people[0].birthDate | LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 86.
---> System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot get the value of a token type 'Null' as a string.Error: System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (The JSON value could not be converted to System.DateTimeOffset. Path: $.people[0].birthDate | LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 86.)
---> System.Text.Json.JsonException: The JSON value could not be converted to System.DateTimeOffset. Path: $.people[0].birthDate | LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 86.
---> System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot get the value of a token type 'Null' as a string.

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From the api explorer you can see that a person with no registered birthdate takes the following form:

        {
            "id": "04a38328-4202-44ef-9f2b-ee85b1cd1a48",
            "name": "Test",
            "birthDate": null,
            "thumbnailPath": "/data/thumbs/6bbe2767-7851-461a-aa2d-afbd3460aa85/04/a3/04a38328-4202-44ef-9f2b-ee85b1cd1a48.jpeg",
            "isHidden": false,
            "isFavorite": false,
            "updatedAt": "2026-01-23T11:52:27.606Z"
        }

And their OpenAPI spec does correctly declare birthDate as nullable:

     "PersonResponseDto": {
        "properties": {
          "birthDate": {
            "format": "date",
            "nullable": true,
            "type": "string"
          },
```</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>ensure that nullable is handled correctly</agent_instructions>

## Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

<comments>
</comments>

• Fixes Cannot deserialise null date #286

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Pull request overview

Fixes OpenAPI v3 nullable: true handling so generated F# types correctly allow null values (notably for format: date), preventing JsonException during deserialization.

Changes:

• Update v3 schema compilation to treat JsonSchemaType.Null as nullable and avoid generating non-nullable value types for nullable schemas.
• Add regression tests covering deserialization of null and non-null date values using the same System.Text.Json + JsonFSharpConverter path as runtime.
• Modernize CI by upgrading checkout action and adding NuGet/Paket caches.

Reviewed changes

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Show a summary per file

File	Description
src/SwaggerProvider.DesignTime/v3/DefinitionCompiler.fs	Detect JsonSchemaType.Null on property schemas and apply consistent nullable/required logic for generated property types and ctor parameters.
tests/SwaggerProvider.ProviderTests/v3/Swagger.NullableDate.Tests.fs	Adds tests validating the generated birthDate is nullable and deserialization works for both null and valid date values.
tests/SwaggerProvider.ProviderTests/Schemas/v3/nullable-date.yaml	Minimal OpenAPI v3 schema reproducing the nullable date scenario.
tests/SwaggerProvider.ProviderTests/SwaggerProvider.ProviderTests.fsproj	Includes the new nullable date test file in the test project.
.github/workflows/dotnetcore.yml	Updates checkout action to v4 and adds caching for NuGet packages and .paket.

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