Add argument completer for Build.ps1 -Tasks to enable tab-expansion of task names#569
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May 4, 2026
The task-discovery regex used by the Build.ps1 -Tasks tab-completer
captured identifiers that merely appear after the literal text "task"
inside a comment block. For example, the comment line
task parameter $CodeCoverageThreshold is passed on the
inside Sampler''s own Invoke-Pester.pester.build.ps1 produced "paramete"
as a stray completion candidate (the engine backtracked the greedy name
capture by one character so the lookahead could match a word follower).
Anchor the captured name to a real word boundary by requiring either
optional whitespace then a syntax char, mandatory whitespace then a
word char (next Invoke-Build Job string), or end-of-line.
Add a unit-test fixture with a comment block that contains a
"task comment ..." line and assert that "comment" is NOT emitted as a
completion candidate.
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Pull Request (PR) description
Adds an
[ArgumentCompleter()]attribute to the-Tasksparameter in the scaffolded Build.ps1 template so that pressing Tab after-Taskscycles through the available task names and workflow aliases. [closes #568]The completer is self-contained and has no dependency on Sampler or Invoke-Build being loaded, so it works in a fresh clone before
Resolve-Dependencyhas ever run. Task names are discovered by textual scanning (regex matchingtask <Name>declarations) rather than dot-sourcing, keeping completion fast and side-effect free.Completion candidates include:
?help token../.build/**/*.ps1../output/RequiredModules/**/*.build.ps1.BuildWorkflow:in build.yaml.Results are deduplicated case-insensitively, sorted alphabetically, and filtered by the partially typed word. Missing or unreadable source locations are silently ignored.
Added
-Tasksparameter of the scaffolded Build.ps1.Candidates include the Invoke-Build
?help token, tasks defined under./.build/**/*.ps1, tasks imported from modules under./output/RequiredModules/**/*.build.ps1, and workflow aliases declaredunder
BuildWorkflow:in build.yaml. The completer is self-contained andworks in a fresh clone before
Resolve-Dependencyhas ever run. [closes Add argument completer forBuild.ps1 -Tasksto enable tab-expansion of task names #568]Task list
build.ps1 -ResolveDependency).This change is