Steve Lee

Enable `dsc config resolve` for included configs

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### Summary of the new feature / enhancement As part of https://github.com/PowerShell/DSC/issues/412 we would want to enable rendering a complete config that includes other config files. Some considerations: - needs...

Install PowerShell7 resource

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### Summary of the new feature / enhancement A resource that simply installs PowerShell7 (if not already installed, so `test` should be implemented probably). This solves some bootstrapping scenarios and...

Long running mode for DSC

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### Summary of the new feature / enhancement For integration into other products, it would make sense to have a `dsc` long-running mode which can accept multiple operations and not...

Some static-analysis support

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### Summary of the new feature / enhancement Instead of hitting a run-time error, it would be useful to have some static analysis be performed. I do wonder if it...

allow specifying version, signature, hash of resource

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### Summary of the new feature / enhancement To ensure a specific version (range?) is used or identify of the resource as well as supporting use of different versions of...

Passing params/references to groups/adapters

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### Summary of the new feature / enhancement `dsc` only has visibility in the top most layer. This means that functions that get called such as `parameter()` and `reference()` can...

### Summary of the new feature / enhancement Should move all text (errors, traces) to a separate file which can be translated. Need to understand if it automatically handles fallback...

Implement expression functions

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### Summary of the new feature / enhancement ARM has a specific set of functions that can be used within a configuration: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/templates/template-functions ### Proposed technical implementation details (optional) ####...

Handle resources that require restarts

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### Summary of the new feature / enhancement Some changes to the system may require a reboot before additional changes can be applied. `dsc` itself shouldn't perform a reboot, but...

Enable progress reports during config execution

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### Summary of the new feature / enhancement As resources get executed, need progress returned as JSON for agents to display. Consider how child processes can participate including resources. ###...