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Need link to RuleDocumentation with PSSA results

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Area - Rules Issue - Enhancement Up-for-Grabs
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Description

It will be great if there is a hyperlink in the output pointing to rule documentation for guidelines.

Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer C:\Temp\temp.ps1 | fl * -f

Line : 38
Column : 1
Message : The variable 'src1' is assigned but never used.
Extent : $src1
RuleName : PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments
Severity : Warning
ScriptName : temp.ps1
ScriptPath : C:\Temp\temp.ps1
RuleSuppressionID : src1
SuggestedCorrections :

Line : 54
Column : 1
Message : The variable 'src2' is assigned but never used.
Extent : $src2
RuleName : PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments
Severity : Warning
ScriptName : temp.ps1
ScriptPath : C:\Temp\temp.ps1
RuleSuppressionID : src2
SuggestedCorrections :

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Research direction

Start with the Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer output shown in the issue and trace how each diagnostic, especially RuleName PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments, is formatted. Determine how RuleDocumentation can be exposed as a hyperlink in that output, then verify that the displayed diagnostics include a working documentation link.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, powershell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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