PowerShell / PowerShell/vscode-powershell
Problems appear only when file is highlighted
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@andyleejordan is already working on this.
Since Feb 10, 2023.
Area-Script Analysis
Issue-Bug
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
Prerequisites
- I have written a descriptive issue title.
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- I am sure this issue is with the extension itself and does not reproduce in a standalone PowerShell instance.
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Summary
I think that the last preview release that had broken PSScriptAnalyzer exposed a different problem that I've not noticed before. The problems reported by it are sometimes shown when the file is highlighted and disappear once you move out of the file (notice the problem window and highlights on the right). In some cases, it highlights it forever tho.

PowerShell Version
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 5.1.22000.832
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.22000.832
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
Visual Studio Code Version
1.70.0
da76f93349a72022ca4670c1b84860304616aaa2
x64
Extension Version
ms-vscode.powershell@2022.7.2
ms-vscode.powershell-preview@2022.8.0
tobysmith568.run-in-powershell@1.1.1
TylerLeonhardt.vscode-inline-values-powershell@0.0.6
Steps to Reproduce
Jump around files with problems in them
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