v3.2.0-preview.9

What's Changed

• Add invoke_dsc_config() MCP tool by @Gijsreyn in #1174
• Add parameter merging functionality with inline precedence by @Gijsreyn in #1215
• Replace String/&str with PathBuf/&Path for file path handling by @Copilot in #1255
• Add instructions.md for building and testing DSC by @Copilot in #1257
• Add RPM and DEB package support to build system and CI/CD pipeline by @Copilot in #1201
• Add section on building and testing from source to README and CLA agreement by @Gijsreyn in #1267
• Add objectKeys() function by @Gijsreyn in #1258
• Remove obsolete _rebootRequested property and its documentation from DSC resource schemas by @Gijsreyn in #1260
• Nightly build artifact script by @Gijsreyn in #1240
• Add support for user function namespace to have underscore prefix by @SteveL-MSFT in #1272
• Add tryWhich() function and enable manifests to have condition by @SteveL-MSFT in #1194
• Update release pipeline to publish to Microsoft Store by @SteveL-MSFT in #1196
• (GH-538) Enable retrieving keywords as Schema objects by @michaeltlombardi in #1226
• Add DSC MCP server concept doc by @Gijsreyn in #1137
• Update version to 3.2-preview.9 by @SteveL-MSFT in #1289
• Fix issues found by bot by @SteveL-MSFT in #1290
• Add support for ARM params file and Bicep params file formats by @SteveL-MSFT in #1282

Full Changelog: v3.2.0-preview.8...v3.2.0-preview.9

v3.2.0-preview.8

What's Changed

• Fix typo in Scan Removable Drives entry by @ThomasNieto in #1218
• Add support for resources to be represented as hash map as part of ARM Language 2.0 by @andyleejordan in #1210
• Add tryIndexFromEnd() function by @Gijsreyn in #1219
• Add documentation for tryGet() DSC configuration function by @Gijsreyn in #1220
• Add take() function by @Gijsreyn in #1227
• Add parameter validation checks for length, allowed values, and number limits on defaultValue by @Gijsreyn in #1229
• Enable resource manifests to have relative paths by @SteveL-MSFT in #1224
• Rename property '_inDesiredState' to '_purge' by @ThomasNieto in #1234
• Add parseCidr(), cidrHost(), and cidrSubnet() functions by @Gijsreyn in #1230
• Update Appx manifest with new cap and fix statically linking to vcruntime by @SteveL-MSFT in #1242
• Update version to 3.2-preview.8 by @SteveL-MSFT in #1249

Full Changelog: v3.2.0-preview.7...v3.2.0-preview.8

v3.1.2

What's Changed

• Update to version 3.1.2 with fix for relative paths in resource manifest by @SteveL-MSFT in #1235
• 3.1 pipeline by @SteveL-MSFT in #1239

Full Changelog: v3.1.1...v3.1.2

v3.2.0-preview.7

What's Changed

• (MAINT) Minimally Parallelize pester tests by @michaeltlombardi in #1166
• Update GitHub release task to not create a change log by @adityapatwardhan in #1172
• Add trim() function by @Gijsreyn in #1175
• Add missing delete for MCP server invoke by @Gijsreyn in #1173
• Add items() function by @Gijsreyn in #1178
• Add tryGet() function by @SteveL-MSFT in #1183
• Enable expressions to use index accessor for object properties by @SteveL-MSFT in #1184
• Add uriComponent() and uriComponentToString() functions by @Gijsreyn in #1176
• Add json() function by @Gijsreyn in #1190
• Re-open add uri() function by @Gijsreyn in #1192
• Fix allowing copy count to accept an expression by @SteveL-MSFT in #1179
• Encode name part of resourceId() function to allow name to accept any characters by @SteveL-MSFT in #1188
• Add outputs support in configuration by @SteveL-MSFT in #1010
• (GH-538) Define schema extension methods by @michaeltlombardi in #1197
• (MAINT) Remove legacy CI workflow by @michaeltlombardi in #1199
• (MAINT) Define tasks for build and test by @michaeltlombardi in #1182
• Allow resource and extension manifests to have metadata property by @SteveL-MSFT in #1198
• (MAINT) Separately generate and test documentation by @michaeltlombardi in #1203
• (MAINT) Define build data per-project by @michaeltlombardi in #1185
• (SCHEMA) Add extension secret to schema source by @Gijsreyn in #1083
• (MAINT) Improve permission handling in RegistryHelper by @Gijsreyn in #1206
• Enable a single '.dsc.manifests.json' file to contain many resource/extension manifests by @SteveL-MSFT in #1187
• Fix Echo resource to have correct type for object by @SteveL-MSFT in #1205
• Add support for [SecureString] in PowerShell adapter by @Gijsreyn in #1208
• Add last() function by @Gijsreyn in #1211
• Add support for invoking property expressions in resource configuration by @Gijsreyn in #1212
• Reopen add copy() and copyIndex() function reference documentation by @Gijsreyn in #1147
• Update version to 3.2-preview.7 by @SteveL-MSFT in #1216

Full Changelog: v3.2.0-preview.6...v3.2.0-preview.7

v3.2.0-preview.6

What's Changed

• Fix typo in RFC0000 by @SteveL-MSFT in #1108
• add aliases to --what-if by @tgauth in #1121
• Support expression validation in resource name by @Gijsreyn in #1117
• Add copy() and copyIndex() function reference documentation by @Gijsreyn in #1112
• Add list_dsc_function() tool to MCP server by @Gijsreyn in #1126
• Update release image to Ubuntu 2204-arm by @SteveL-MSFT in #1111
• Add support to validate expressions on copy names by @Gijsreyn in #1128
• Explicitly install clippy by @SteveL-MSFT in #1133
• Support multiple categories for DSC functions and fix build failures by @Copilot in #1141
• Add intersection() function by @Gijsreyn in #1138
• Add range() function by @Gijsreyn in #1142
• Add substring() function by @Gijsreyn in #1145
• Fix expression grammar to work with boolean functions by @SteveL-MSFT in #1144
• Fix ordering of category for concat and contains by @SteveL-MSFT in #1146
• (DOCS) Add synthetic export to conceptual docs by @michaeltlombardi in #1149
• Add base64ToString() function by @Gijsreyn in #1148
• Fix how secureString and secureObject is propagated by @SteveL-MSFT in #1127
• Fix so that extension discovery failure doesn't fail entire discovery by @SteveL-MSFT in #1151
• Add new inputKind for adapters to work against single resource instead of config by @SteveL-MSFT in #1124
• Add static memory cache for discovered resources by @SteveL-MSFT in #1132
• Add toLower() and toUpper() function by @Gijsreyn in #1156
• Feature/add delete whatif by @Gijsreyn in #1067
• Fix crash when pipe is closed by shell by @SteveL-MSFT in #1154
• Add invoke_dsc_resource() MCP tool by @SteveL-MSFT in #1162
• Deploybox release by @adityapatwardhan in #1163
• Fix nested parameters not found by @Gijsreyn in #1159
• Update version to 3.2-preview.6 and lockfiles by @SteveL-MSFT in #1164
• (GH-1152, GH-1153) Define cargo workspace and reorganize projects by @michaeltlombardi in #1161
• Fix universal package release to use service connection and cli by @adityapatwardhan in #1167
• Fix GitHub release and add stage dependency for Universal package release by @adityapatwardhan in #1168

New Contributors

• @Copilot made their first contribution in #1141
• @adityapatwardhan made their first contribution in #1163

Full Changelog: v3.2.0-preview.5...v3.2.0-preview.6

v3.2.0-preview.5

What's Changed

• Add array(), first(), indexOf() functions by @Gijsreyn in #1041
• (RFC) Draft initial RFC guidance by @michaeltlombardi in #868
• (DOCS) Sync back Microsoft.DSC metadata description by @Gijsreyn in #1068
• Default build to crates.io by @SteveL-MSFT in #1076
• Fix examples for array functions by @Gijsreyn in #1064
• Update Current to current for securityContext schema by @Gijsreyn in #1073
• Allow parameters to use secret() function by @Gijsreyn in #1079
• Fix tests to not emit unused stderr output by @SteveL-MSFT in #1089
• Bump tracing-subscriber from 0.3.19 to 0.3.20 in /registry by @dependabot[bot] in #1088
• Add lastIndexOf() function by @Gijsreyn in #1087
• Fix metadata returning semantic versioning by @Gijsreyn in #1066
• Bump tracing-subscriber from 0.3.19 to 0.3.20 in /registry_lib by @dependabot[bot] in #1090
• Add skip() function by @Gijsreyn in #1085
• Enable specifying version for resource by @SteveL-MSFT in #1077
• Winget manifest uploader by @Gijsreyn in #620
• Add join() function by @Gijsreyn in #1086
• Bump tracing-subscriber from 0.3.19 to 0.3.20 in /tools/test_group_resource by @dependabot[bot] in #1091
• Sync changes for release pipeline by @SteveL-MSFT in #1063
• pass input metadata to resource by @tgauth in #1069
• Add sshdconfig get by @tgauth in #1004
• Fix empty path handling for Windows PowerShell adapter by @Gijsreyn in #1097
• Enable initial DSC MCP Server support by @SteveL-MSFT in #1092
• Change generated export name to only use right side of typename by @SteveL-MSFT in #1100
• Add Copy support for resources by @SteveL-MSFT in #1099
• Enable user functions in configurations by @SteveL-MSFT in #1096
• Add list_adapted_resources tool to MCP server by @SteveL-MSFT in #1101
• Update crate versions by @SteveL-MSFT in #1102
• Add metadata for inventory by @SteveL-MSFT in #1104
• Add context() function and refactor osinfo by @SteveL-MSFT in #1103
• Add show_dsc_resource() and enable list_dsc_resource([adapter]) for MCP by @SteveL-MSFT in #1105
• Update version to 3.2-preview.5 by @SteveL-MSFT in #1106
• Update lockfile by @SteveL-MSFT in #1107

Full Changelog: v3.2.0-preview.4...v3.2.0-preview.5

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v3.2.0-preview.4

What's Changed

• Update Resource schema to match ARM by @SteveL-MSFT in #995
• Add new comparison operators by @Gijsreyn in #990
• Enable passing Bicep files directly to dsc by @SteveL-MSFT in #997
• Add check if Pester itself fails by @SteveL-MSFT in #1006
• Comparison and object funcions coalesce, create_object and null by @Gijsreyn in #999
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• Small typo in schema article by @Gijsreyn in #1015
• Add reference doc comparison functions by @Gijsreyn in #998
• Add reference docs for logical functions by @Gijsreyn in #981
• Change missing binary to info instead of warn by @SteveL-MSFT in #1014
• Reference doc null, createObject and coalesce by @Gijsreyn in #1011
• Troubleshoot issues by @Gijsreyn in #926
• Fix WinPS adapter tests by @SteveL-MSFT in #1017
• Remove use of atty crate by @SteveL-MSFT in #1007
• Add contains(), union(), length(), and empty() Array functions by @SteveL-MSFT in #1005
• Refactor functions on how they return metadata by @SteveL-MSFT in #1028
• Add type name to duplicate resource error message by @SteveL-MSFT in #1029
• Fix no parsing expressions again when passed to an adapted resource by @SteveL-MSFT in #1031
• Add endsWith, startsWith, utcNow, and uniqueString functions by @SteveL-MSFT in #1032
• Add string function by @Gijsreyn in #1040
• Add reference documentation for DSC function list by @Gijsreyn in #982
• Add reference documentation PSScript resource by @Gijsreyn in #945
• Add documentation for contains(), union(), length(), and empty() by @Gijsreyn in #1039
• Change utcNow() tests to use regex for validation by @SteveL-MSFT in #1037
• Add reference documentation for array functions by @Gijsreyn in #1043
• Update OSInfo resource to return _name by @SteveL-MSFT in #1038
• Add endsWith(), startsWith(), uniqueString(), and utcNow() docs by @Gijsreyn in #1045
• DSC module example by @anwather in #903
• Bump slab from 0.4.10 to 0.4.11 in /dsc_lib by @dependabot[bot] in #1049
• Bump slab from 0.4.10 to 0.4.11 in /dsc by @dependabot[bot] in #1051
• Bump slab from 0.4.10 to 0.4.11 in /tools/test_group_resource by @dependabot[bot] in #1050
• (DOCS) Sync back minor fixes from docs publishing by @michaeltlombardi in #1019
• Change secret extensions to emit secret without JSON wrapping by @SteveL-MSFT in #1046
• Add support for using get if resource doesn't implement export by @SteveL-MSFT in #1035
• Update to version 3.2-preview.4 and versions of crates by @SteveL-MSFT in #1054
• Refactor extensions code by @SteveL-MSFT in #1056
• Update the release pipeline by @SteveL-MSFT in #1059

New Contributors

• @anwather made their first contribution in #903

Full Changelog: v3.2.0-preview.3...v3.2.0-preview.4

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v3.2.0-preview.3

What's Changed

• Add default shell support to sshdconfig by @tgauth in #907
• Fix trace message for function result by @SteveL-MSFT in #955
• Suppress Windows PowerShell progress by @ThomasNieto in #964
• Add wmiAdapter module to Windows package by @SteveL-MSFT in #969
• sshdconfig: add tracing and update constants by @tgauth in #958
• Add dsc function list subcommand by @SteveL-MSFT in #959
• Publish symbols by @SteveL-MSFT in #971
• Add support for secret() function and secret extensions by @SteveL-MSFT in #908
• Add condition support to resources within config by @SteveL-MSFT in #978
• Enable resources to return _restartRequired metadata by @SteveL-MSFT in #975
• Add remaining logical functions: and, bool, false, true, not, or by @SteveL-MSFT in #979
• PSScript resource by @SteveL-MSFT in #937
• Fix discovery of capabilities PSAdapter by @Gijsreyn in #876
• Fix discovery of capabilities WinPSAdapter by @Gijsreyn in #877
• Add WMI set capability by @Gijsreyn in #946
• Update dsc version to 3.2-preview.3 and schemars to 1.0 by @SteveL-MSFT in #989

New Contributors

• @ThomasNieto made their first contribution in #964

Full Changelog: v3.2.0-preview.2...v3.2.0-preview.3

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v3.1.1

What's Changed

• Backport: Fix default output to YAML when used interactively by @SteveL-MSFT in #960

Full Changelog: v3.1.0...v3.1.1

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v3.2.0-preview.2

What's Changed

• Add notes for contributing by @Gijsreyn in #919
• Add reference documentation for Microsoft.DSC.Debug/Echo by @Gijsreyn in #902
• Add description to Echo resource by @SteveL-MSFT in #916
• Some doc fixes by @SteveL-MSFT in #911
• Fix ClearCache example by @Gijsreyn in #910
• Rename sshd resource to remove Windows by @SteveL-MSFT in #932
• Add reference documentation for DSC.PackageManagement/Apt by @Gijsreyn in #929
• Fix msixbundle store signing by @SteveL-MSFT in #935
• Add reference documentation for Microsoft.DSC.Transitional/RunCommandOnSet by @Gijsreyn in #927
• Add reference documentation for DSC.PackageManagement/Brew by @Gijsreyn in #939
• (DOCS) Update reference docs for v3.1.0 by @michaeltlombardi in #936
• (SCHEMA) Update schemas for v3.1.0 release by @michaeltlombardi in #890
• Add NodeJS to build script by @Gijsreyn in #938
• Fix property discovery on class-based resources WinPS adapter by @Gijsreyn in #879
• Fix default output to YAML when used interactively by @SteveL-MSFT in #920
• Fix removing UTF-8 BOM from file by @SteveL-MSFT in #944
• Enable resources to return metadata by @SteveL-MSFT in #947
• Update version and versions of crates by @SteveL-MSFT in #954
• Update cargo lockfiles by @SteveL-MSFT in #956

Full Changelog: v3.2.0-preview.1...v3.2.0-preview.2

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