PowerShell / PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer
Indentation inconsistent when using more than 1 line continuation
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Description
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Steps to reproduce
Execute the following script & compare the formatted output to the input (as defined by the variable $scriptDefinition)
$scriptDefinition = @'
$all_links = `
[array](Get-ChildItem -Path ([Environment]::GetFolderPath('StartMenu')) -Recurse -Include '*.lnk') + `
(Get-ChildItem -Path ([Environment]::GetFolderPath('CommonStartMenu')) -Recurse -Include '*.lnk')
'@
Invoke-Formatter -ScriptDefinition $scriptDefinition
Expected behavior
The output of the call to Invoke-Formatter should be the same as the input.
Actual behavior
The third line of the output is not indented to the same level as the second line - the output of Invoke-Formatter is as shown below.
$all_links = `
[array](Get-ChildItem -Path ([Environment]::GetFolderPath('StartMenu')) -Recurse -Include '*.lnk') + `
(Get-ChildItem -Path ([Environment]::GetFolderPath('CommonStartMenu')) -Recurse -Include '*.lnk')
Environment data
> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 5.1.18356.1
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.18356.1
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
> (Get-Module -ListAvailable PSScriptAnalyzer).Version | ForEach-Object { $_.ToString() }
1.18.0
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Research direction
Start by running the supplied PowerShell script through Invoke-Formatter with PSScriptAnalyzer 1.18.0 and inspect how multiple backtick continuations are indented. Done means the third line is indented to the same level as the second and the formatted output matches the input.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100