microsoft / microsoft/terminal
PowerShell "upgrade now" hyperlink not automatically detected
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- C++
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Description
### Windows Terminal version
_No response_
### Windows build number
_No response_
### Other Software
An outdated version of PowerShell
### Steps to reproduce
1. open a powershell tab
2. See this:

Hover over the hyperlink
### Expected Behavior
The hyperlink should be detected so we can click on it to open it
### Actual Behavior
It's not. The regex we use is here:
https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/13e7c9314df5422679ff2bf2a78978cb66af9ace/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp#L1439-L1441
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start in the linked src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp location and inspect the hyperlink-detection regex. Reproduce the outdated PowerShell message in a PowerShell tab, then verify that the “upgrade now” hyperlink is detected and can be clicked.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, powershell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100