PSUseSingularNouns Rule doesn't work in PowerShell Core but does in PowerShell

[dpaulson45]

Steps to reproduce

Run the following in both PowerShell and PowerShell core

dpaul :: ~ » Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -ScriptDefinition 'function Get-AllNics () { }'
dpaul :: ~ » Get-Module -Name PSScriptAnalyzer

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                ----------------
Script     1.19.1                PSScriptAnalyzer                    {Get-ScriptAnalyzerRule, Invoke-Formatter, Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer}

dpaul :: ~ » $PSversionTable.PSVersion

Major  Minor  Patch  PreReleaseLabel BuildLabel
-----  -----  -----  --------------- ----------
7      1      1

dpaul :: ~ »

PS C:\Windows\system32>  Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -ScriptDefinition 'function Get-AllNics () { }'

RuleName                            Severity     ScriptName Line  Message
--------                            --------     ---------- ----  -------
PSUseSingularNouns                  Warning                 1     The cmdlet 'Get-AllNics' uses a plural noun. A singular
                                                                  noun should be used instead.


PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-Module -Name PSScriptAnalyzer

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------
Script     1.19.1     PSScriptAnalyzer                    {Get-ScriptAnalyzerRule, Invoke-Formatter, Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer}


PS C:\Windows\system32> $PSversionTable.PSVersion

Major  Minor  Build  Revision
-----  -----  -----  --------
5      1      19041  610


PS C:\Windows\system32>

Expected behavior

Both types of PowerShell should invoke the same rules.

Actual behavior

PowerShell Core doesn't invoke the same rules like PowerShell. PSUseSingularNouns is the only one that I have found thus far.

Environment data

dpaul :: ~ » $PSversionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.1.1
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.1.1
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19042
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() }
1.19.1
1.19.1
dpaul :: ~ » Get-Module -ListAvailable PSScriptAnalyzer

    Directory: C:\Users\dpaul\Documents\PowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                --------- ----------------
Script     1.19.1                PSScriptAnalyzer                    Desk      {Get-ScriptAnalyzerRule, Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer, Invoke-Formatter}

    Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                --------- ----------------
Script     1.19.1                PSScriptAnalyzer                    Desk      {Get-ScriptAnalyzerRule, Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer, Invoke-Formatter}

PS C:\Windows\system32>  (Get-Module -ListAvailable PSScriptAnalyzer).Version | ForEach-Object { $_.ToString() }
1.19.1
PS C:\Windows\system32> $PSversionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.19041.610
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.19041.610
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Note sure if the PowerShell Core is supported, but it should be as that is what we appear to be moving to. Also not sure if the issue is partly because of the two modules somehow being loaded. Tried to remove them but wasn't working.

[bergmeister]

This is known, because the Pluralisation API in .Net was not ported to .Net Core but the rule needs that API in order to work, hence why that rule is not available in PowerShell Core versions. This is documented here: https://github.com/PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer/tree/master/RuleDocumentation

[dpaulson45]

@bergmeister didn't see that. Thanks!

[bergmeister]

Actually, I had a look and someone recently ported the old .NET API to .Net Core and published it. I opened PR #1627 that might be able to bring it back to PowerShell Core if the PowerShell Team is happy to accept using such an unofficial package.

[rjmholt]

Given the fact that we don't think we can accept the unlicensed package that might resolve this issue in #1627, it might be worth briefly discussing other possibilities.

In .NET Framework, the ability to run this rule came from Entity Framework, which was just reliably present on the machine thanks to .NET Fx's GAC.

EF Core I believe has some kind of similar functionality, but doesn't expose it in such a general way (I believe deliberately to prevent people from relying on it like we used to). Even if they did, I think us shipping EF Core assemblies is probably something we don't want to do with PSSA.

As much as I'd like to re-enable this particular rule, the complexity of doing so I think means that it's probably not something we're going to be able to do any time soon.