Complete Azure Managed Identity migration for Azure SQL authentication

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This PR completes the migration of the mi-sql-public-demo project to use Azure Managed Identity for Azure SQL Database authentication, fixing several issues in the existing partial implementation.

Changes Made

Fixed Connection String Construction

The original implementation had a critical bug where connection string parameters were being duplicated, resulting in malformed URLs with double semicolons:

loginTimeout=30;;msiClientId=...  // Before (broken)
loginTimeout=30;msiClientId=...   // After (fixed)

Improved Configuration Management

• Removed duplicate configuration: Eliminated the redundant AZURE_SQLDB_CONNECTIONSTRING property and standardized on the Spring-style spring.datasource.url
• Added environment variable resolution: The application now properly resolves ${AZ_DATABASE_SERVER_NAME} and ${AZURE_CLIENT_ID} placeholders from environment variables
• Enhanced client ID handling: Added validation to prevent adding msiClientId parameter when using placeholder values

Key Technical Improvements

// Before: Manual connection string construction with bugs
connString = connString + ";msiClientId=" + clientId + ";authentication=ActiveDirectoryMSI";

// After: Clean, validated construction with environment variable support
if (clientId != null && !clientId.contains("${") && !clientId.equals("<your managed identity client id>")) {
    connString = connString + ";msiClientId=" + clientId;
}

Added Comprehensive Testing

Created MainSQLTest.java with tests that validate:

• Spring Cloud Azure managed identity configuration is properly set
• Connection string construction works correctly with and without environment variables
• No duplicate semicolons or malformed URLs are generated

Validation

The migration has been tested in multiple scenarios:

Development mode (without environment variables):

java -jar target/demo-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
# Uses placeholder values, connection string properly formatted

Production mode (with environment variables):

AZ_DATABASE_SERVER_NAME=myserver AZURE_CLIENT_ID=myclientid java -jar target/demo-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
# Resolves placeholders and includes msiClientId parameter

Dependencies

The project already included:

• Spring Cloud Azure BOM (v5.22.0)
• Spring Cloud Azure starter dependency
• SQL Server JDBC driver with managed identity support

This PR ensures these dependencies are properly utilized with correct configuration and robust connection string handling.

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• myserver.database.windows.net
  • Triggering command: java -jar target/demo-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar (dns block)
• test-server.database.windows.net
  • Triggering command: java -jar target/demo-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar (dns block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

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