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Control whether Help is displayed on validation error
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- Dominant language
- C#
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Description
Validation errors are often typos where the user just needs to see the error and be allowed to fix it. The .NET CLI does not always display help and is moving away from ever displaying it.
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Research direction
The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the validation-error path and the help-rendering path in the CLI, then determine where the display decision can be made configurable. Done means callers can control whether help appears after a validation error, with the behavior covered by relevant tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100