Scripts using PNP.PowerShell do not work in VSCode

[Tom-CK]

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Summary

I've installed PNP.PowerShell-Module Version 1.7.0.
When working within a normal PowerShell, all CMDLets work fine - for example running "Get-PBPListItem" returns the expected items.

When I work in VSCode with installed PowerShell Extension (v 2021.8.0), ALL PNP-PowerShell CMDLets throw an exception (TargetInvocationException).

This used to work perfect earlier ....

PowerShell Version

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.19041.1023
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.19041.1023
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Visual Studio Code Version

1.59.0
379476f0e13988d90fab105c5c19e7abc8b1dea8
x64

Extension Version

ms-vscode.powershell@2021.5.1
ms-vscode.powershell@2021.8.0
ms-vscode.powershell-preview@2021.8.0

Steps to Reproduce

• Install PNP.PowerShell module
• run a CMDLet like Get-PNListItem in a regular powershell window -> working !
• run a CMDLet like Get-PNListItem in a vscode powershell window -> TargetInvocationException

Visuals

Logs

No response

[rjmholt]

Can you provide the output of $error[0] | fl * -force after the error occurs?

[Tom-CK]

 $error[0] | fl * -force



writeErrorStream      : True
PSMessageDetails      : 
Exception             : System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Ein Aufrufziel hat einen Ausnahmefehler verursacht. ---> System.MissingMethodException:  
                        Methode nicht gefunden: "Int32 System.Text.Encodings.Web.TextEncoder.FindFirstCharacterToEncodeUtf8(System.ReadOnlySpan`1<Byte>)".    
                           bei System.Text.Json.JsonWriterHelper.NeedsEscaping(ReadOnlySpan`1 value, JavaScriptEncoder encoder)
                           bei System.Text.Json.JsonEncodedText.EncodeHelper(ReadOnlySpan`1 utf8Value, JavaScriptEncoder encoder)
                           bei System.Text.Json.JsonPropertyInfo.DeterminePropertyName()
                           bei System.Text.Json.JsonPropertyInfo.GetPolicies()
                           bei System.Text.Json.JsonClassInfo.CreateProperty(Type declaredPropertyType, Type runtimePropertyType, Type 
                        implementedPropertyType, PropertyInfo propertyInfo, Type parentClassType, JsonConverter converter, JsonSerializerOptions options)     
                           bei System.Text.Json.JsonClassInfo.AddProperty(Type propertyType, PropertyInfo propertyInfo, Type classType, JsonSerializerOptions 
                        options)
                           bei System.Text.Json.JsonClassInfo..ctor(Type type, JsonSerializerOptions options)
                           bei System.Text.Json.JsonSerializerOptions.GetOrAddClass(Type classType)
                           bei System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.ReadCore(Type returnType, JsonSerializerOptions options, Utf8JsonReader& reader)
                           bei System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize(String json, Type returnType, JsonSerializerOptions options)
                           bei System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize[TValue](String json, JsonSerializerOptions options)
                           bei PnP.Framework.Utilities.TokenHelper.GetMetadataDocument(String realm)
                           bei PnP.Framework.Utilities.TokenHelper.GetStsUrl(String realm)
                           bei PnP.Framework.Utilities.TokenHelper.GetAppOnlyAccessToken(String targetPrincipalName, String targetHost, String targetRealm)    
                           bei PnP.Framework.Utilities.ACSTokenGenerator.GetToken(Uri siteUrl)
                           bei PnP.Framework.AuthenticationManager.<>c__DisplayClass75_0.<GetAccessTokenContext>b__0(Object sender, WebRequestEventArgs args)  
                           bei Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientRuntimeContext.OnExecutingWebRequest(WebRequestEventArgs args)
                           --- Ende der internen Ausnahmestapelüberwachung ---
                           bei System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor)
                           bei System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments)
                           bei System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, 
                        CultureInfo culture)
                           bei Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContextExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass10_0.<Clone>b__0(Object oSender, WebRequestEventArgs       
                        webRequestEventArgs)
                           bei System.EventHandler`1.Invoke(Object sender, TEventArgs e)
                           bei Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientRuntimeContext.OnExecutingWebRequest(WebRequestEventArgs args)
                           bei Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext.GetWebRequestExecutor()
                           bei Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext.<GetFormDigestInfoPrivateAsync>d__37.MoveNext()
                        --- Ende der Stapelüberwachung vom vorhergehenden Ort, an dem die Ausnahme ausgelöst wurde ---
                           bei System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
                           bei System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
                           bei Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext.<EnsureFormDigestAsync>d__36.MoveNext()
                        --- Ende der Stapelüberwachung vom vorhergehenden Ort, an dem die Ausnahme ausgelöst wurde ---
                           bei System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
                           bei System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
                           bei Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext.<ExecuteQueryAsync>d__28.MoveNext()
                        --- Ende der Stapelüberwachung vom vorhergehenden Ort, an dem die Ausnahme ausgelöst wurde ---
                           bei System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
                           bei Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContextExtensions.<ExecuteQueryImplementation>d__6.MoveNext()
                        --- Ende der Stapelüberwachung vom vorhergehenden Ort, an dem die Ausnahme ausgelöst wurde ---
                           bei System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
                           bei System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
                           bei Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContextExtensions.ExecuteQueryRetry(ClientRuntimeContext clientContext, Int32 retryCount,     
                        String userAgent)
                           bei PnP.PowerShell.Commands.PnPWebCmdlet.GetWeb()
                           bei PnP.PowerShell.Commands.Lists.GetListItem.ExecuteCmdlet()
                           bei PnP.PowerShell.Commands.PnPSharePointCmdlet.ProcessRecord()
TargetObject          :
CategoryInfo          : WriteError: (:) [Get-PnPListItem], TargetInvocationException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : EXCEPTION,PnP.PowerShell.Commands.Lists.GetListItem
ErrorDetails          : Ein Aufrufziel hat einen Ausnahmefehler verursacht.
InvocationInfo        : System.Management.Automation.InvocationInfo
ScriptStackTrace      : bei <ScriptBlock>, <Keine Datei>: Zeile 1
PipelineIterationInfo : {0, 1}

[Tom-CK]

Maybe a typo in a configuration ?
I did not change anything in config.

[andyleejordan]

Can you confirm that $PSVersion from the integrated console session itself? I'm wondering if maybe you're in PowerShell 7 there...(I mean, it should still work, but it would help narrow things down).

@rjmholt Look at the accepted answer in https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/302548/jsonserializer-throws-exception-in-xamarinios.html, very curious.

[Tom-CK]

This is the result of $PSVersionTable in PowerShell Integrated Console of vscode:

Name Value

---

PSVersion 5.1.19041.1023
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.19041.1023
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

[Tom-CK]

Maybe same problem here:
pnp/powershell#727

[Tom-CK]

I have removed module "PNP.PowerShell" in Version 1.7.0 and installed this module in version 1.5.0.
The error went away.
Then I updated module "PNP.PowerShell" back to Version 1.7.0 - the error was there again.
This can be reproduced.

Conclusion:
The problem must have something to do with module PNP.PowerShell Version 1.7.0.

But strange anyway: The exception is only thrown when running CMDLets in VSCode-PowerShell.

I will post an issue in PNP.PowerShell.

[rjmholt]

Going to reopen the issue here since it's quite possible this is at least partially an issue in PSES

[andyleejordan]

Just for reference, the module sources: https://github.com/pnp/powershell

[andyleejordan]

@Tom-CK Can you check if this works with PowerShell 7? We have a theory right now...

[andyleejordan]

Hey @erwinvanhunen, this bug appears between 1.5.0 and 1.7.0, and we think it was the introduction of your own ALC that may have caused this unfortunate interaction. PSES's assembly load logic when running with Windows PowerShell (so full .NET) does not check for the assembly version, it only resolves by name, and we think that's the issue. Since PSES has its own resolve assembly event, the one in pnp/powershell@fd65170#diff-05a628297ec69a1e93f2c84d148c6fac638d6499eda9b04d32a914b628fbe660 isn't being fired. We fear that a lot might break if we change our assembly loader to start checking for name + version. 🧐