PowerShell / PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer

Necessary updates for the new ternary operator added in PowerShell language

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Description

The ternary operator will soon be added to the PowerShell language. Necessary updates may be needed for the PSSA:

  • New AST type TernaryExpressionAst is added. Changes are made to the visitors in PowerShell. The visitors in PSSA may need to be updated too.

/cc @rjmholt

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Research direction

Start by locating the PSSA visitors that correspond to PowerShell AST visitors, then review how PowerShell handles the new TernaryExpressionAst. Done means the relevant PSSA visitors support the ternary expression without breaking existing analysis; the payload names no specific files or tests.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, powershell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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