Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer required Path parameter
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Assessment
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Research direction
Start by locating the Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer command implementation and its Path parameter definition. Check how the command behaves when Path is omitted, then verify that invoking Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer without arguments runs against the current directory and does not prompt for Path.
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Description
The required -Path parameter is a usability concern. It should default to . removing the need for the required parameter.
Is there a reason or design choice of why this parameter is required without a default value?
Steps to reproduces
Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer
Expected behavior
# just runs
Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer
Actual behavior
Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer
cmdlet Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Path:
If an unexpected error was thrown then please report the full error details using e.g. $error[0] | Select-Object *
Environment data
> $psversiontable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.3.2
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.3.2
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.19044
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
> (Get-Module -ListAvailable PSScriptAnalyzer).Version | ForEach-Object { $_.ToString() }
1.21.0
1.20.0
1.19.1
1.18.3
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