PowerShell / PowerShell/DSC

Add ability to have extensions to `dsc.exe`

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Dominant language
Rust
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Forks
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Avg merge
3d 16h
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Description

Summary of the new feature / enhancement

We should allow for community extensions to dsc.exe so they show up as sub-commands. For example we may want to have dsc cache --clear which is supported by PS-Adapter extension.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Extensions should be executables (or maybe an extension manifest?) that have -dsc suffix to the command, like cache-dsc.exe

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by tracing how dsc.exe discovers and dispatches subcommands, then resolve whether extensions use executables with the -dsc suffix or an extension manifest. Done means a community extension appears as a dsc subcommand, including an example such as cache --clear.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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