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PSUseCorrectCasing malfunctioning in DSC configuration
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Description
PSUseCorrectCasing is erroneously changing Type to type in a DSC configuration.
Steps to reproduce
$settings = @{
IncludeRules = @("PSUseCorrectCasing")
Rules = @{
PSUseCorrectCasing = @{
Enable = $true
}
}
}
Invoke-Formatter -Settings $settings -ScriptDefinition @'
Configuration ApacheServer{
Node localhost{
nxFile vHostDirectory{
DestinationPath = $VhostDir
Type = "Directory"
Ensure = "Present"
Owner = "root"
Mode = "744"
}
}
}
'@
Expected behavior
Configuration ApacheServer{
Node localhost{
nxFile vHostDirectory{
DestinationPath = $VhostDir
Type = "Directory"
Ensure = "Present"
Owner = "root"
Mode = "744"
}
}
}
Actual behavior
Configuration ApacheServer{
Node localhost{
nxFile vHostDirectory{
DestinationPath = $VhostDir
type = "Directory"
Ensure = "Present"
Owner = "root"
Mode = "744"
}
}
}
Environment data
> $PSVersionTable
PSVersion 7.0.0
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.0.0
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.18363
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
> (Get-Module -ListAvailable PSScriptAnalyzer).Version | ForEach-Object { $_.ToString() }
1.19.0
1.18.3
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with Invoke-Formatter, the PSUseCorrectCasing rule, and the DSC configuration shown in the report. Trace how the rule handles the DSC nxFile property and verify that formatting preserves Type rather than changing it to type.
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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
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100