[Feature Request] BREAKING change: Rename .parameters folder to .test

[AlexanderSehr]

Description

As we're getting closer to the dependency reimplementation and may use .bicep files instead of parameter files, we may want to prepare this change by renaming the parameter folder.

I'd suggest .deploymentTests which should be generic enough to cover both parameter & dependency files (as it may take some time to work through all modules) - and avoid any confusion with e.g. the static validation that lives somewhere else (.global folder).

• Other suggestions
  • .tests
  • .validation

The change itself should be relatively easy to implement and can be implemented for example side-by-side with the renaming of the arm folder #1127 .

Update

We agreed upon using '.test'.

[itpropro]

Just adding my text from #1583:

[...] As for the folder rename, I think we should go with .test as folder name, as it would comply to most OSS frameworks and tools as well as development languages. Even if we have multiple types of tests in there, we can easily distinguish them by name or folder. [...]

[AlexanderSehr]

@itpropro, we agreed on going with .test ✅