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Missing Problems entries for PSUseToExportFieldsInManifest in .psd1 manifests
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Description
Prerequisites
- I have written a descriptive issue title.
- I have searched all open and closed issues to ensure it has not already been reported.
- I have read the troubleshooting guide.
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Summary
When using VS Code and the PS extension for modifying manifests (.psd1 files), it seems that the extension doesn't surface PSScriptAnalyzer warnings for the PSUseToExportFieldsInManifest type.
While somewhat related to the opposite intent of https://github.com/PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer/issues/506 , where the user can take steps to override the warnings, I think in the case where these export rules contain wildcard (the default when using native tools to generate a manifest), this warning is relevant and should be surfaced.
PowerShell Version
Name Value
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PSVersion 7.4.6
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.4.6
OS Darwin 24.1.0 Darwin Kernel Version 24.1.0: Thu Oct 10 21:03:11 PDT 2024; root:xnu-11215.41.3~2/RELEASE_ARM…
Platform Unix
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
Visual Studio Code Version
1.95.3
f1a4fb101478ce6ec82fe9627c43efbf9e98c813
arm64
Extension Version
ms-vscode.powershell@2024.4.0
Steps to Reproduce
When running PSScriptAnalyzer with default settings like
Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -Path ./ -Recurse, I do get the warnings.
But when opening the .psd1 manifest in VS Code, nothing is surfaced in the Problems pane.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with a .psd1 manifest and compare Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer output with the VS Code Problems pane. Trace how the extension surfaces analyzer diagnostics for manifest files. Done means PSUseToExportFieldsInManifest warnings appear in Problems for the reported manifest case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100