PowerShell / PowerShell/PSResourceGet

Install-PSResource should not require Prerelease for modules that don't have a stable version

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Description

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Steps to reproduce

If a module does not have any stable versions then Install-PSResource should not require the use of Prerelease because all versions are prerelease.

It creates user confusion when it says the resource is not found on the repository when it does indeed exist.

Install-PSResource Microsoft.PowerShell.TextUtility
Install-PSResource: Package for installation could not be found due to: Package does not exist on the server.
Expected behavior
# Installs successfully
Actual behavior
Install-PSResource: Package for installation could not be found due to: Package does not exist on the server.
Error details
Exception             :
    Type    : Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.UtilClasses.InvalidOrEmptyResponse
    Message : Package for installation could not be found due to: Package does not exist on the server.
    HResult : -2146233088
TargetObject          : Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.Cmdlets.InstallHelper
CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (Microsoft.PowerShel…dlets.InstallHelper:InstallHelper) [Install-PSResource], InvalidOrEmptyResponse
FullyQualifiedErrorId : InstallPackageFailure,Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.Cmdlets.InstallPSResource
InvocationInfo        :
    MyCommand        : Install-PSResource
    ScriptLineNumber : 1
    OffsetInLine     : 1
    HistoryId        : 47
    Line             : Install-PSResource Microsoft.PowerShell.TextUtility
    Statement        : Install-PSResource Microsoft.PowerShell.TextUtility
    PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:1
                       + Install-PSResource Microsoft.PowerShell.TextUtility
                       + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    InvocationName   : Install-PSResource
    CommandOrigin    : Internal
ScriptStackTrace      : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1
PipelineIterationInfo :
Environment data
7.4-preview4
beta22
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Install-PSResource Microsoft.PowerShell.TextUtility command in the reported PowerShell environment, then trace the Install-PSResource handling of prerelease filtering and repository lookup. Done means a module with no stable versions installs successfully without requiring the Prerelease parameter, while existing stable-version behavior remains intact.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, powershell
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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