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PowerShell Integrated Console: "Value cannot be null" for missing mandatory parameter when debugging
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Description
Issue Type: Bug
Steps to reproduce
Create a .ps1 script file with the following contents:
class MyNewClass {
[string] $DummyVar
}
function Get-Details {
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory)][MyNewClass] $ClassVar,
[Parameter(Mandatory)][String] $StringVar
)
$ClassVar | Out-Host
}
Get-Details
Run the script from a PowerShell terminal window in VSCode.
Expected behavior
Using an explicit "pwsh" terminal inside VSCode, or an external Windows PowerShell or PowerShell Core shell, the above code gives:
cmdlet Get-Details at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
ClassVar:
Actual behavior
From the PowerShell Integrated Console, the same script results in:
Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: type
At C:\Users\myuser\Documents\Development\PowerShell\TestParamNull.ps1:14 char:1
+ Get-Details
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (:) [], ArgumentNullException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ArgumentNullException
If I explicitly call "pwsh" from inside this same integrated console, the script then works as expected.
Best guesses are that the issue is occurring when the debugger is involved, or that your readline is choking because it doesn't know how to request the user enters a custom class?
Environment data
Explicit pwsh
PS> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 6.2.0
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 6.2.0
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.17763
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PS> $PSHOME
C:\Program Files\PowerShell\6
PowerShell Integrated Console
PS>$PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 6.2.0
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 6.2.0
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.17763
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PS> $PSHOME
C:\Program Files\PowerShell\6
VSCode PowerShell Debugger Launch Config
{
"name": "PowerShell Launch Current File",
"type": "PowerShell",
"request": "launch",
"script": "${file}",
"args": [],
"cwd": "${file}"
}
Extension version: 1.12.1
VS Code version: Code 1.34.0 (a622c65b2c713c890fcf4fbf07cf34049d5fe758, 2019-05-15T21:59:37.030Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.17763
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7820HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz (8 x 2904) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled checker_imaging: disabled_off flash_3d: enabled flash_stage3d: enabled flash_stage3d_baseline: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on native_gpu_memory_buffers: disabled_software rasterization: enabled surface_synchronization: enabled_on video_decode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 31.81GB (14.95GB free) |
| Process Argv | |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
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
Reproduce the provided MyNewClass/Get-Details script from the PowerShell Integrated Console and compare it with an explicit pwsh terminal. Start by tracing the debugger and integrated-console parameter-prompting path using the supplied PowerShell Debugger Launch Config. Done means the integrated console prompts for the missing mandatory parameter instead of reporting a null type error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, vscode
- Domain
- cli, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100