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Scripts installed using `Save-PSResource -IncludeXml` are not discoverable by `Get-InstalledPSResource -Path`
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Description
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Steps to reproduce
Scripts installed with Save-PSResource -IncludeXml are not discoverable by Get-InstalledPSResource -Path.
Observed difference in behavior:
Save-PSResource -IncludeXmladds<script_name>_InstalledScriptInfo.xmlto the same directory as the script itself.Install-PSResourcecreates a directoryInstalledScriptInfoswhere<script_name>_InstalledScriptInfo.xmlis added.
I use Save-PSResource because Install-PSResource installs to OneDrive when known folder move (KFM) is enabled, and Install-PSResource has no override capabilities.
Reproduce:
# Create unique $InstallPath
$InstallPath = [string] '{0}\{1}' -f [System.Environment]::GetFolderPath('Desktop'), [datetime]::Now.ToString('yyyyMMddhhMMss')
# Create path
if (-not [System.IO.Directory]::Exists($InstallPath)) {
$null = [System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($InstallPath)
}
# Save a module and a script
Save-PSResource -Repository 'PSGallery' -TrustRepository -IncludeXml -Path $InstallPath -Name 'Az.Accounts'
Save-PSResource -Repository 'PSGallery' -TrustRepository -IncludeXml -Path $InstallPath -Name 'Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo'
# List contents of $InstallPath
Get-ChildItem -Path $InstallPath
# Find installed PSResources
Get-InstalledPSResource -Path $InstallPath
Expected behavior
Modules "installed" using Save-PSResource is discoverable by Get-InstalledPSResource -Path, so should scripts be.
Actual behavior
See expected behavior.
Error details
No error message.
Environment data
- Windows 11
- PowerShell v7.3.8
- Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet v1.0.0
Visuals
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the documented Save-PSResource -IncludeXml and Get-InstalledPSResource -Path commands, comparing the script metadata location with the module metadata location. The work is done when scripts saved with IncludeXml are returned by Get-InstalledPSResource -Path, matching the stated expected behavior.
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
- 45/100