PSScriptAnalyzer

1.6.0

PSScriptAnalyzer provides script analysis and checks for potential code defects in the scripts by applying a group of built-in or customized rules on the scripts being analyzed.

Minimum PowerShell version

3.0

Installation Options

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Install-Module -Name PSScriptAnalyzer -RequiredVersion 1.6.0

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Install-PSResource -Name PSScriptAnalyzer -Version 1.6.0

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Owners

Copyright

(c) Microsoft Corporation 2016. All rights reserved.

Package Details

Author(s)

  • Microsoft Corporation

Tags

lint bestpractice

Cmdlets

Get-ScriptAnalyzerRule Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer

Dependencies

This module has no dependencies.

Release Notes

Release v1.6.0 (June 7, 2016)

Engine:
- Add SuggestedCorrections property to DiagnosticRecord
   - This property emits text that can rectify the violation which triggered the rule.
   - The primary purpose of this feature is to enable quick-fix scenarios in editors (e.g. vscode)
- Add "Name" as a positional parameter in Get-ScriptAnalyzerRule
- Add a SaveDscDependency switch to allow Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer to download a DSC Resource module from PSGallery in the event of a ModuleNotFoundDuringParse parse error. This feature is available only for PSv5 and above.
- Add remove verb to UseShouldProcessForStateChangingFunctions rule
- Add a ScriptPath property to Diagnostic Record that returns the full path of the script
- Add PSv4 (Windows Server 2012 R2) and PSv3 (Windows Server 2012) to build and test matrix on AppVeyor
- Fix the parsing of Settings parameter value when a hashtable is given
- Fix writing error record while running rule suppression
- Fix rule suppression in DSC Configuration definitions
- Fix build and tests on PSv4 and v3

Rules:
- Add suggested corrections feature to the following rules.
   - PSAvoidUsingCmdletAliases
   - PSAvoidUsingPlainTextForPassword
   - PSMisleadingBacktick
   - PSUseToExportFieldsInManifest
   - PSMissingModuleManifestField
- Fix extent of
   - PSUseSingularNoun
   - PSUseApprovedVerb
   - PSAvoidUsernameAndPasswordParams
- Fix a bug in PSMissingModuleManifestField rule caused by .psd1 files that do not contain Hashtable
- Fix documentation of PSAvoidUsingPlainTextForPassword

FileList

Version History

Version Downloads Last updated
1.23.0 230,545 10/9/2024
1.22.0 929,560 2/27/2024
1.21.0 1,415,584 9/29/2022
1.20.0 893,428 8/24/2021
1.19.1 695,388 7/28/2020
1.19.0 186,664 5/4/2020
1.18.3 505,094 9/16/2019
1.18.2 26,335 9/3/2019
1.18.1 112,775 6/13/2019
1.18.0 155,830 3/21/2019
1.17.1 234,128 6/5/2018
1.16.1 110,090 9/5/2017
1.16.0 5,651 8/16/2017
1.15.0 22,069 6/21/2017
1.14.1 2,650 6/12/2017
1.14.0 897 6/9/2017
1.13.0 6,482 5/18/2017
1.12.0 2,272 5/9/2017
1.11.1 7,092 4/4/2017
1.11.0 8,475 3/1/2017
1.10.0 6,203 1/19/2017
1.9.0 5,482 12/6/2016
1.8.1 7,180 10/14/2016
1.8.0 1,259 10/8/2016
1.7.0 5,206 8/18/2016
1.6.0 (current version) 28,801 6/7/2016
1.5.0 5,039 3/30/2016
1.4.0 3,087 2/17/2016
1.3.0 1,204 1/19/2016
1.2.0 12,611 12/16/2015
1.1.1 873 11/4/2015
1.1.0 863 9/1/2015
1.0.2 592 6/24/2015
1.0.1 484 5/8/2015
1.0 447 4/24/2015
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