PowerShell / PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer

Allow Invoke-Formatter to be pipable

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Hi I have some powershell code in a variable, it would be usefull if I could run $code | Invoke-Formatter, this does not seem to work instead I have to run Invoke-Formatter $code.

What is the latest version of PSScriptAnalyzer at the point of writing
I am using 1.20.0 of PSScriptAnalyzer on Windows 10 using pwsh 7.1

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Research direction

Start by locating the Invoke-Formatter command in PSScriptAnalyzer and inspect how it currently accepts the code argument. Verify the desired behavior with PowerShell pipeline input, and consider the work complete when $code | Invoke-Formatter produces the same formatted output as Invoke-Formatter $code.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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