--output-format should have a `json-array` option
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Description
Summary of the new feature / enhancement
This is specific to dsc resource list and dsc extension list which returns JSONLines where each line is a JSON object. However, there's been some requests to have those commands emit a single JSON object that can be deserialized at once. To not break existing usage, we can add a as-json-array to the supported values. However, this option doesn't make sense for other cases like config and resource which returns a single JSON object.
Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
In the code, we'd have a separate enum for dsc resource/extension list with as-json-array
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Research direction
Start with the output-format handling for dsc resource list and dsc extension list, comparing their current JSONLines output with the supported values described in the issue. Confirm the chosen option emits one JSON array while existing formats remain unchanged, and that it is not accepted for commands that return a single JSON object.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100