PowerShell / PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer

PS7 ternary operator incorrectly identified as cmdlet

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Area - Engine Issue - Bug
Dominant language
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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the Codacy PowerShell pull request linked in the issue body (prid=4421303) and trace how the PS7 ternary operator is classified. Reproduce the incorrect cmdlet identification and confirm that the operator is no longer reported as a cmdlet.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, powershell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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