PowerShell / PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices

Finish PS Gallery bootstrapping behavior in Start-EditorServices.ps1

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Description

The Start-EditorServices.ps1 script is meant to have behavior to check whether the PSES module is installed on the user's machine and provide feedback to the editor so that they can prompt the user to accept its installation. The installation step should also be provided by the bootstrapper script.

This work needs to be finished to enable extensions for Sublime Text and other editors to invoke the installation of the PSES module without having to bundle it with their distributions.

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Research direction

Start with Start-EditorServices.ps1 and review its current PSES module detection and editor feedback behavior. Trace the bootstrapper flow, then verify that it can request user approval and install the PSES module so Sublime Text and other editors can invoke installation without bundling it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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