PowerShell / PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer
VariableAnalysis dictionary keeps accumulating unused ASTs
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Issue - Bug
- Dominant language
- C#
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Description
Reported in PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices#269
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the VariableAnalysis dictionary implementation and the linked PowerShellEditorServices#269 report. Trace how ASTs are added and released, then verify that unused ASTs no longer accumulate during repeated analysis; add or run a regression test if the relevant test location can be identified.
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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
- 35/100