Enable group resource output schema to simplify config output that uses groups

dsc/assertion.dsc.resource.json

@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@
     "executable": "dsc",
     "args": [
       "config",
-      "test"
+      "--as-group",
+      "test",
+      "--as-get"
     ],
     "input": "stdin"
   },
   "set": {
     "executable": "dsc",
     "args": [
       "config",
+      "--as-group",
       "test"
     ],
     "input": "stdin",
@@ -25,7 +28,9 @@
     "executable": "dsc",
     "args": [
       "config",
-      "test"
+      "--as-group",
+      "test",
+      "--as-get"
     ],
     "input": "stdin",
     "return": "state"

dsc/examples/brew.dsc.yaml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ resources:
     - name: os_check
       type: Microsoft/OSInfo
       properties:
-        family: MacOS
+        family: macOS
 - name: brew
   type: DSC.PackageManagement/Brew
   properties:

dsc/examples/groups.dsc.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Example for grouping and groups in groups
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+resources:
+- name: Last Group
+  type: DSC/Group
+  properties:
+    $schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+    resources:
+    - name: Last
+      type: Test/Echo
+      properties:
+        output: Last
+  dependsOn:
+  - "[resourceId('DSC/Group','First Group')]"
+- name: First Group
+  type: DSC/Group
+  properties:
+    $schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+    resources:
+    - name: First
+      type: Test/Echo
+      properties:
+        output: First
+    - name: Nested Group
+      type: DSC/Group
+      properties:
+        $schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+        resources:
+        - name: Nested Second
+          type: Test/Echo
+          properties:
+            output: Nested Second
+          dependsOn:
+          - "[resourceId('Test/Echo','Nested First')]"
+        - name: Nested First
+          type: Test/Echo
+          properties:
+            output: Nested First

dsc/group.dsc.resource.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "executable": "dsc",
     "args": [
       "config",
+      "--as-group",
       "get"
     ],
     "input": "stdin"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     "executable": "dsc",
     "args": [
       "config",
+      "--as-group",
       "set"
     ],
     "input": "stdin",
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
     "executable": "dsc",
     "args": [
       "config",
+      "--as-group",
       "test"
     ],
     "input": "stdin",

dsc/parallel.dsc.resource.json

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "args": [
       "config",
       "--parallel",
+      "--as-group",
       "get"
     ],
     "input": "stdin"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
     "args": [
       "config",
       "--parallel",
+      "--as-group",
       "set"
     ],
     "input": "stdin",
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@
     "args": [
       "config",
       "--parallel",
+      "--as-group",
       "test"
     ],
     "input": "stdin",

dsc/src/args.rs

@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ pub enum SubCommand {
         parameters: Option<String>,
         #[clap(short = 'f', long, help = "Parameters to pass to the configuration as a JSON or YAML file", conflicts_with = "parameters")]
         parameters_file: Option<String>,
+        #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+        as_group: bool,
     },
     #[clap(name = "resource", about = "Invoke a specific DSC resource")]
     Resource {
@@ -97,13 +99,17 @@ pub enum ConfigSubCommand {
         path: Option<String>,
         #[clap(short = 'f', long, help = "The output format to use")]
         format: Option<OutputFormat>,
+        #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+        as_get: bool,
     },
     #[clap(name = "validate", about = "Validate the current configuration", hide = true)]
     Validate {
         #[clap(short = 'd', long, help = "The document to pass to the configuration or resource", conflicts_with = "path")]
         document: Option<String>,
         #[clap(short = 'p', long, help = "The path to a file used as input to the configuration or resource", conflicts_with = "document")]
         path: Option<String>,
+        #[clap(short = 'f', long, help = "The output format to use")]
+        format: Option<OutputFormat>,
     },
     #[clap(name = "export", about = "Export the current configuration")]
     Export {

dsc/src/main.rs

@@ -65,19 +65,19 @@ fn main() {
             let mut cmd = Args::command();
             generate(shell, &mut cmd, "dsc", &mut io::stdout());
         },
-        SubCommand::Config { subcommand, parameters, parameters_file } => {
+        SubCommand::Config { subcommand, parameters, parameters_file, as_group } => {
             if let Some(file_name) = parameters_file {
                 info!("Reading parameters from file {}", file_name);
                 match std::fs::read_to_string(file_name) {
-                    Ok(parameters) => subcommand::config(&subcommand, &Some(parameters), &input),
+                    Ok(parameters) => subcommand::config(&subcommand, &Some(parameters), &input, &as_group),
                     Err(err) => {
                         error!("Error: Failed to read parameters file: {err}");
                         exit(util::EXIT_INVALID_INPUT);
                     }
                 }
             }
             else {
-                subcommand::config(&subcommand, &parameters, &input);
+                subcommand::config(&subcommand, &parameters, &input, &as_group);
             }
         },
         SubCommand::Resource { subcommand } => {
@@ -136,7 +136,13 @@ fn check_debug() {
     if env::var("DEBUG_DSC").is_ok() {
         eprintln!("attach debugger to pid {} and press a key to continue", std::process::id());
         loop {
-            let event = event::read().unwrap();
+            let event = match event::read() {
+                Ok(event) => event,
+                Err(err) => {
+                    eprintln!("Error: Failed to read event: {err}");
+                    break;
+                }
+            };
             if let event::Event::Key(key) = event {
                 // workaround bug in 0.26+ https://github.com/crossterm-rs/crossterm/issues/752#issuecomment-1414909095
                 if key.kind == event::KeyEventKind::Press {

dsc/src/resource_command.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::args::OutputFormat;
 use crate::util::{EXIT_DSC_ERROR, EXIT_INVALID_ARGS, EXIT_JSON_ERROR, add_type_name_to_json, write_output};
 use dsc_lib::configure::config_doc::Configuration;
 use dsc_lib::configure::add_resource_export_results_to_configuration;
-use dsc_lib::dscresources::invoke_result::GetResult;
+use dsc_lib::dscresources::invoke_result::{GetResult, ResourceGetResponse};
 use dsc_lib::dscerror::DscError;
 use tracing::{error, debug};
 
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ pub fn get_all(dsc: &DscManager, resource_type: &str, format: &Option<OutputForm
 
     for instance in export_result.actual_state
     {
-        let get_result = GetResult {
+        let get_result = GetResult::Resource(ResourceGetResponse {
             actual_state: instance.clone(),
-        };
+        });
 
         let json = match serde_json::to_string(&get_result) {
             Ok(json) => json,