Malformed JSON output for `dsc resource get --all`
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Description
Prerequisites
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Summary
The output for the dsc resource get command with the --all option emits a series of JSON objects without a wrapping array. For both the compressed (default, JSON Line) and pretty JSON output formats, the command emits each object directly after the last. It doesn't include a newline between objects, and the items aren't wrapped in an array.
This makes the output view difficult to parse and prevents users from leveraging tools like jq or the ConvertFrom-Json cmdlet.
Steps to reproduce
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Build DSC.
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Invoke the following commands:
# Output to terminal dsc resource get Microsoft/Process --all --output-format pretty-json # Convert streaming results dsc resource get Microsoft/Process --all --output-format pretty-json | ConvertFrom-Json
Expected behavior
dsc resource get Microsoft/Process --all --output-format pretty-json
[
{
"actualState": {
"pid": 4136,
"name": "\"svchost.exe\"",
"cmdline": "[]"
}
},
{
"actualState": {
"pid": 22860,
"name": "\"RuntimeBroker.exe\"",
"cmdline": "[]"
}
}
]
Actual behavior
dsc resource get Microsoft/Process --all --output-format pretty-json
{
"actualState": {
"pid": 4136,
"name": "\"svchost.exe\"",
"cmdline": "[]"
}
}{
"actualState": {
"pid": 22860,
"name": "\"RuntimeBroker.exe\"",
"cmdline": "[]"
}
}
Error details
Environment data
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.5.0
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.5.0
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.26100
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
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Research direction
Start by reproducing dsc resource get Microsoft/Process --all with both pretty-json and the default compressed output, then trace the dsc resource get output handling. Done means each format emits valid JSON with all results wrapped in an array and separated correctly so jq and ConvertFrom-Json can parse it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
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- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100