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[Repost] PSUseProcessBlockForPipelineCommand does not recognize use of $input within an End block
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Description
Repost: Hoping to get some clarification, since this was mechanically closed based on a factually incorrect response to #1912 .
Steps to reproduce
Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -IncludeRule PSUseProcessBlockForPipelineCommand `
-ScriptDefinition 'Param([Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)][psobject] $Item); End {$input |ConvertTo-Json}'
Expected behavior
(no output)
Actual behavior
RuleName Severity ScriptName Line Message
-------- -------- ---------- ---- -------
PSUseProcessBlockForPipelineCommand Warning 1 Command accepts pipeline input but has not defined a
process block.
Environment data
> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.3.4
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.3.4
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.22621
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() }
1.21.0
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer using the PSUseProcessBlockForPipelineCommand rule and the supplied script definition. Trace how the rule handles pipeline input referenced through $input in an End block; done means the example produces no diagnostic while preserving the rule's behavior for genuinely missing process blocks.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, powershell
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100