PowerShell / PowerShell/DSC

Opt out extension discovery

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Issue-Enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
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Forks
75
Avg merge
3d 16h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Summary of the new feature / enhancement

As a user, I want the ability to opt out of extension discovery. The engine always runs the available extension discoveries on each run. Having the ability to opt out of extensions would speed up the process of listening out the available resources.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Add a new setting in the dsc.settings.json that holds an array of DSC extension resources to opt out of. This can be the fully qualified name, e.g., Microsoft.Windows.Appx/Discover.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by tracing the engine's extension discovery flow and how settings from dsc.settings.json are loaded. Define the opt-out setting for fully qualified extension resources, then verify that opted-out discoveries are skipped while other discoveries still run.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli, devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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