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Summary
I have had these casting problems several times. Now I am taking the time to document them. They were always error messages like "Type A cannot be converted to type A". But only in the Windows Powershell 5.1 terminal.
Also, the example script below in "Steps to Reproduce" does not work in the Windows Powershell 5.1 terminal only.
Expected:
info: int[0]
Hello from Windows Powershell
But I get this:
PS C:\GithubIssue> . 'C:\GithubIssue\Github VS Code.ps1'
Cannot find an overload for "new" and the argument count: "1".
At C:\GithubIssue\Github VS Code.ps1:26 char:1
+ $loggerFactory = [Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LoggerFactory]::new(
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodCountCouldNotFindBest
Cannot find an overload for "new" and the argument count: "1".
At C:\GithubIssue\Github VS Code.ps1:61 char:5
+ [Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerProvider]::new ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodCountCouldNotFindBest
Constructor not found.
Constructor not found.
Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IOptionsMonitor`1[[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=adb9793829ddae60]]
Microsoft.Extensions.Options.OptionsMonitor`1[[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=adb9793829ddae60]]
Exception calling "Invoke" with "1" argument(s): "Object of type
'Microsoft.Extensions.Options.OptionsMonitor`1[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]' cannot be converted to type
'Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IOptionsMonitor`1[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]'."
At C:\GithubIssue\Github VS Code.ps1:86 char:5
+ $foolMe = $constructor.Invoke(@($optionsMonitor))
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ArgumentException
Exception calling "Invoke" with "1" argument(s): "Object of type
'Microsoft.Extensions.Options.OptionsMonitor`1[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]' cannot be converted to type
'Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IOptionsMonitor`1[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]'."
At C:\GithubIssue\Github VS Code.ps1:90 char:5
+ $foolMe = $constructor.Invoke(@($cast))
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ArgumentException
Exception calling "Invoke" with "1" argument(s): "Object of type
'Microsoft.Extensions.Options.OptionsMonitor`1[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]' cannot be converted to type
'Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IOptionsMonitor`1[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]'."
At C:\GithubIssue\Github VS Code.ps1:94 char:5
+ $foolMe = $constructor.Invoke(@($cast))
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ArgumentException
The crucial error is:
"Object of type
'Microsoft.Extensions.Options.OptionsMonitor`1[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]' cannot be converted to type
'Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IOptionsMonitor`1[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]'."
Why does this happen and how can I avoid it?
I know that one type is an interface. But for one thing, Powershell doesn't know the difference. On the other hand, why does it work in a Windows Powershell 5.1 console, but not in the Windows Powershell 5.1 terminal of VS Code?
PowerShell Version
PS C:\> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 5.1.19041.2364
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.19041.2364
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1Visual Studio Code Version
PS C:\> code --version
1.75.1
441438abd1ac652551dbe4d408dfcec8a499b8bf
x64Extension Version
PS C:\> code --list-extensions --show-versions | Select-String powershell
ms-vscode.powershell@2023.1.0
tobysmith568.run-in-powershell@1.1.1Steps to Reproduce
# This works fine in
# Windows Powershell 5.1 console
# Powershell Core 7.3.2 console
# Visual Studio Code Powershell Core 7.3.2 terminal
# BUT NOT IN
# Visual Studio Code Windows Powershell 5.1 terminal
Add-Type -Path "$PSScriptRoot\v7.0.0\Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.dll"
Add-Type -Path "$PSScriptRoot\v7.0.0\Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.dll"
Add-Type -Path "$PSScriptRoot\v7.0.0\Microsoft.Extensions.Options.dll"
$configureNamedOptions = [Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigureNamedOptions[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]]::new('', $null)
$optionsFactory = [Microsoft.Extensions.Options.OptionsFactory[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]]::new(
[Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigureNamedOptions[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions][]] @($configureNamedOptions),
[System.Collections.Generic.List[Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IPostConfigureOptions[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]]]::new()
)
$optionsMonitor = [Microsoft.Extensions.Options.OptionsMonitor[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]]::new(
$optionsFactory,
[System.Collections.Generic.List[Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IOptionsChangeTokenSource[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]]]::new(),
[Microsoft.Extensions.Options.OptionsCache[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]]::new()
)
$loggerFactory = [Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LoggerFactory]::new(
[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerProvider[]] @([Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerProvider]::new($optionsMonitor)),
[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LoggerFilterOptions] @{ MinLevel = [Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel]::Trace }
)
if ($null -ne $loggerFactory) {
$method = [Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LoggerFactoryExtensions].GetMethod('CreateLogger',
[System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::Static -bor [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::Public, $null,
[Type[]]@([Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILoggerFactory]), $null
)
$method = $method.MakeGenericMethod(@([int]))
$logger = $method.Invoke($null, @($loggerFactory))
$method = [Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LoggerExtensions].GetMethod('LogInformation',
[System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::Static -bor [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::Public,
$null,
[Type[]]@([Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger], [string], [object[]]),
$null
)
$loggerFactory.Dispose()
}
if ($null -ne $logger) {
if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -gt 5) {
$method.Invoke($null, @($logger, "Hello from Powershell Core", $null))
}
else {
$method.Invoke($null, @($logger, "Hello from Windows Powershell", $null))
}
}
### Try to narrow down the error ####################################################################
if ($null -eq $loggerFactory) {
# Get original error message.
[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerProvider]::new($optionsMonitor)
# Get a better error message.
$constructor = [Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerProvider].GetConstructor(
[Type[]]@([Microsoft.Extensions.Options.OptionsMonitor[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions]], [string], [object[]])
)
if ($null -eq $constructor) {
Write-Host -F Yellow 'Constructor not found.'
}
# Let's try FullName.
$constructor = [Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerProvider].GetConstructor(
[Type[]]@([Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IOptionsMonitor[[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console, Version = 7.0.0.0, Culture = neutral, PublicKeyToken = adb9793829ddae60]]], [string], [object[]])
)
if ($null -eq $constructor) {
Write-Host -F Yellow 'Constructor not found.'
}
#But it exists!
$constructor = [Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerProvider].GetConstructors()[0]
$constructor.GetParameters().ParameterType.FullName
$optionsMonitor.GetType().FullName
# Try constructor.
$foolMe = $constructor.Invoke(@($optionsMonitor))
# Ok, try to cast it.
$cast = [Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IOptionsMonitor[[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console, Version = 7.0.0.0, Culture = neutral, PublicKeyToken = adb9793829ddae60]]] $optionsMonitor
$foolMe = $constructor.Invoke(@($cast))
# Ok, try to cast it again.
$cast = $optionsMonitor -as [Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IOptionsMonitor[[Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.ConsoleLoggerOptions, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console, Version = 7.0.0.0, Culture = neutral, PublicKeyToken = adb9793829ddae60]]]
$foolMe = $constructor.Invoke(@($cast))
# I give up.
}
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