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Suggestions for parameter types not working
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Description
Issue Description
I am experiencing a problem with... not being given parameter types. It works, works, works and randomly stops.

I had this problem before and it was solved in: https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/2743 by @SeeminglyScience pointing to a module problem. The difference being it didn't work at all back then, but now it's working fine just simply fails after a while.
I've used the same debug steps as in other thread and this time it's not about problems with that external helper module but some problems with DLL.
Is there anything I can do?
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TabExpansion2 -inputScript ($s = '[IDictionary') -cursorColumn $s.Length
Exception calling "CompleteInput" with "3" argument(s): "Unable to load one or more of the requested types. Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property for more information."
At line:38 char:16
+ ... return [System.Management.Automation.CommandCompletion]::Complet ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ReflectionTypeLoadException
$e = $Error[0].Exception
while ($e -and $null -eq $e.LoaderExceptions) {
$e = $e.InnerException
}
$e.LoaderExceptions | fl * -for
Message : Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
FileName : Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
FusionLog : WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].
Data : {}
InnerException :
TargetSite :
StackTrace :
HelpLink :
Source :
HResult : -2147024894
Message : Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
FileName : Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
FusionLog : WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].
Data : {}
InnerException :
TargetSite :
StackTrace :
HelpLink :
Source :
HResult : -2147024894
Message : Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
FileName : Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
FusionLog : WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].
Data : {}
InnerException :
TargetSite :
StackTrace :
HelpLink :
Source :
HResult : -2147024894
Message : Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
FileName : Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
FusionLog : WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].
Data : {}
InnerException :
TargetSite :
StackTrace :
HelpLink :
Source :
HResult : -2147024894
Message : Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
FileName : Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
FusionLog : WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].
Data : {}
InnerException :
TargetSite :
StackTrace :
HelpLink :
Source :
HResult : -2147024894
Message : Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
FileName : Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
FusionLog : WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].
Data : {}
InnerException :
TargetSite :
StackTrace :
HelpLink :
Source :
HResult : -2147024894
Message : Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
FileName : Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
FusionLog : WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].
Data : {}
InnerException :
TargetSite :
StackTrace :
HelpLink :
Source :
HResult : -2147024894
Message : Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
FileName : Microsoft.Data.Services.Client, Version=5.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
FusionLog : WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].
Data : {}
InnerException :
TargetSite :
StackTrace :
HelpLink :
Source :
HResult : -2147024894
Attached Logs
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Environment Information
Visual Studio Code
| Name | Version |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows_NT x64 10.0.19042 |
| VSCode | 1.48.1 |
| PowerShell Extension Version | 2020.7.0 |
PowerShell Information
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| PSVersion | 5.1.19041.1 |
| PSEdition | Desktop |
| PSCompatibleVersions | 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.1.19041.1 |
| BuildVersion | 10.0.19041.1 |
| CLRVersion | 4.0.30319.42000 |
| WSManStackVersion | 3.0 |
| PSRemotingProtocolVersion | 2.3 |
| SerializationVersion | 1.1.0.1 |
Visual Studio Code Extensions
Visual Studio Code Extensions(Click to Expand)
| Extension | Author | Version |
|---|---|---|
| better-toml | bungcip | 0.3.2 |
| bracket-pair-colorizer-2 | CoenraadS | 0.2.0 |
| errorlens | usernamehw | 3.2.0 |
| format-selection-as-html | adrianwilczynski | 2.3.0 |
| github-linker | gimenete | 0.2.3 |
| gitlens | eamodio | 10.2.2 |
| line-endings | steditor | 1.0.3 |
| markdown-all-in-one | yzhang | 3.2.0 |
| material-icon-theme | PKief | 4.2.0 |
| open-in-browser | techer | 2.0.0 |
| powershell-preview | ms-vscode | 2020.7.0 |
| project-manager | alefragnani | 11.2.0 |
| run-in-powershell | tobysmith568 | 1.1.0 |
| vscode-markdownlint | DavidAnson | 0.36.3 |
| vscode-pull-request-github | GitHub | 0.19.0 |
| vscode-toggle-quotes | BriteSnow | 0.3.3 |
| vscode-wakatime | WakaTime | 4.0.0 |
| vscode-yaml | redhat | 0.10.0 |
| xml | DotJoshJohnson | 2.5.1 |
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 with the TabExpansion2 invocation and the ReflectionTypeLoadException details in the issue, then read docs/troubleshooting.md and inspect the attached logs. Compare the failure with issue 2743 and investigate the missing Microsoft.Data.Services.Client assembly. Done means parameter type suggestions no longer intermittently fail with this loader error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100