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VSCode doesn't show CommandElementAst problems #5474

@iRon7

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Summary

Actual:

VSCode only captures 2 PROBLEMS:

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Expected:

I would expect 4 PROBLEMS where commands along with Write-Host and Invoke-Expression also being recognized as PROBLEMS and marked with a wavy line because they are in fact violations:

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PowerShell Version

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.6.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.6.0
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.26100
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.4
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Name             : ConsoleHost
Version          : 7.6.0
InstanceId       : 47f4b351-639d-4f3b-bb83-0c564477b6bd
UI               : System.Management.Automation.Internal.Host.InternalHostUserInterface
CurrentCulture   : en-US
CurrentUICulture : en-US
PrivateData      : Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost+ConsoleColorProxy
DebuggerEnabled  : True
IsRunspacePushed : False
Runspace         : System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.LocalRunspace

Visual Studio Code Version

1.115.0
41dd792b5e652393e7787322889ed5fdc58bd75b
x64

Extension Version

liamjpeters.powershell-ast-inspector@0.5.2
ms-vscode.powershell@2025.4.0

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I suspect that the issue is related to the CommandElementAst hover feature where the analyzer issues are usually captured:

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But overwritten or blocked by the command help:

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