PowerShell / PowerShell/PSResourceGet
`PSResourceList` Get returns `_exist: true` when resource is installed in `AllUsers` but default is `CurrentUser`
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Steps to reproduce
As a user, I want _exist to accurately reflect whether a PSResource exists in the requested scope, so that DSC correctly reports and enforces the desired state when scope matters.
The current behavior looks like when a resource entry specifies no scope, ConvertInputToPSResource silently defaults it to CurrentUser. However, GetPSResourceList fetches resources from both scopes and matches on name + version only, totally ignoring the scope. This means when we run, for example, the following document:
resources:
- name: PSResourceList scope test
type: Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet/PSResourceList
properties:
repositoryName: PSGallery
resources:
- name: Pester
version: '5.7.1'
And Pester is installed in AllUsers scope, it returns:
{ "name": "Pester", "version": "5.7.1", "scope": "AllUsers", "_exist": true }
But the effective desired state has scope: CurrentUser. The resource reports _exist: true with the wrong scope, and a subsequent set will correctly detect a mismatch and reinstall — but the get output is misleading, and _inDesiredState disagreement is confusing.
Expected behavior
`_exist` should reflect whether an instance matching the effective desired scope exists.
Actual behavior
See above JSON snippet
Error details
Environment data
ModuleType Version PreRelease Name PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- ------- ---------- ---- --------- ----------------
Binary 1.3.0 preview1 Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet Core,Desk {Compress-PSResource, Find-PSResource, …
Key : PSVersion
Value : 7.6.2
Name : PSVersion
Key : PSEdition
Value : Core
Name : PSEdition
Key : GitCommitId
Value : 7.6.2
Name : GitCommitId
Key : OS
Value : Microsoft Windows 10.0.26100
Name : OS
Key : Platform
Value : Win32NT
Name : Platform
Key : PSCompatibleVersions
Value : {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
Name : PSCompatibleVersions
Key : PSRemotingProtocolVersion
Value : 2.4
Name : PSRemotingProtocolVersion
Key : SerializationVersion
Value : 1.1.0.1
Name : SerializationVersion
Key : WSManStackVersion
Value : 3.0
Name : WSManStackVersion
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