PowerShell / PowerShell/DSC

Use key properties to generate the name for export

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Dominant language
Rust
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Summary of the new feature / enhancement

Today, the engine generates a unique name that is the type with an incrementing number. Instead, if DSC can look at the schema and identify the key properties, it could use the keys to generate the name which would be more meaningful than an incrementing string

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. First locate the export-name generation and schema key-discovery paths, then determine how key-derived names should remain meaningful and unique. Done should include an agreed naming design and coverage for representative schemas.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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