PowerShell / PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer
OutputType verification rule doesn't understand > $null
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Issue - Bug
- Dominant language
- C#
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Description
This rule should not fire on this line:
I can work around this by assigning to $null instead. But redirecting to $null should work just as well.
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Research direction
Locate the OutputType verification rule and inspect how it handles redirection to $null. Use the shown PowerShell line as the reproduction and verify that the rule no longer fires, using the existing assignment-to-$null workaround as a comparison point.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, powershell
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100