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PSScriptAnalyzer doesn't seem to be using the SuppressMessageAttribute ctor fields as intended.
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Description
So here is an example of how PSScriptAnalyzer is using this attribute to target a parameter:
[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("PSProvideDefaultParameterValue", "b")]
[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("PSProvideDefaultParameterValue", "a")]
Param([string]$a, [int]$b)
But the intent of the first two parameters of the SuppressMessageAttribute constructor are to uniquely identify the suppressed rule, and to apply to a parameter would use the MessageId property e.g.:
[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId = "isChecked")]
[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1804:RemoveUnusedLocals", MessageId = "fileIdentifier")]
static void FileNode(string name, bool isChecked)
So I would expect that every PowerShell suppression of a built-in rule would start like this:
[Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.PowerShell", "PSAvoidUsingCmdletAliases")]
This identifies the rule as a built-in rule. I could imagine custom rules would use their module/assembly name in the first field (category).
Suppression of a parameter should look like:
[Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.PowerShell", "PSProvideDefaultParameterValue", MessageId="b")]
[Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.PowerShell", "PSProvideDefaultParameterValue", MessageId="a")]
Param([string]$a, [int]$b)
Note that MessageId is the field that is supposed to be used if Scope/Target aren't sufficiently precise.
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Research direction
Start by locating the PSScriptAnalyzer code that interprets SuppressMessageAttribute and tracing how its constructor arguments and MessageId are handled. Compare parameter-targeted suppressions with the attribute semantics shown in the issue; done means built-in rule suppressions use the category and rule fields, while parameter-specific targets use MessageId.
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- csharp, powershell
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- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 4/5
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- 3-5 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 35/100