Enhance configuration data handling with new reference resolution functions, dummy secret support, and update module version to 1.1.0

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Torsten Brendgen
2026-07-07 21:50:50 +02:00
parent 45e71c093c
commit 4b67c74ac0
11 changed files with 287 additions and 5 deletions

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@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
function Get-ConfigurationDataObjectPropertyValue {
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[AllowNull()]
$Value,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string]
$Property,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[string]
$Path = ""
)
if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Property)){
throw "Configuration data reference property must not be empty."
}
if($null -eq $Value){
throw "Configuration data reference property [$Property] was requested from a null value at path [$Path]."
}
if($Value -is [System.Collections.IDictionary]){
if(-not $Value.Contains($Property)){
throw "Configuration data reference property [$Property] was not found at path [$Path]."
}
return $Value[$Property]
}
$ObjectProperty = $Value.PSObject.Properties[$Property]
if($null -eq $ObjectProperty){
throw "Configuration data reference property [$Property] was not found at path [$Path]."
}
return $ObjectProperty.Value
}

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@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
function Get-ConfigurationDataPathValue {
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[AllowNull()]
$Value,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string]
$Path
)
if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Path)){
throw "Configuration data reference path must not be empty."
}
$Current = $Value
$Segments = @($Path -split '\.')
foreach($Segment in $Segments){
if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Segment)){
throw "Configuration data reference path [$Path] contains an empty segment."
}
if($null -eq $Current){
throw "Configuration data reference path [$Path] was not found. Segment [$Segment] resolved from a null value."
}
if($Current -is [System.Collections.IDictionary]){
if(-not $Current.Contains($Segment)){
throw "Configuration data reference path [$Path] was not found. Segment [$Segment] is missing."
}
$Current = $Current[$Segment]
continue
}
if($Current -is [System.Array] -and $Current -isnot [string]){
$Index = 0
if(-not [int]::TryParse($Segment, [ref]$Index)){
throw "Configuration data reference path [$Path] expected a numeric array index at segment [$Segment]."
}
if($Index -lt 0 -or $Index -ge @($Current).Count){
throw "Configuration data reference path [$Path] array index [$Index] is out of range."
}
$Current = @($Current)[$Index]
continue
}
$Property = $Current.PSObject.Properties[$Segment]
if($null -eq $Property){
throw "Configuration data reference path [$Path] was not found. Property [$Segment] is missing."
}
$Current = $Property.Value
}
return $Current
}

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@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ function Invoke-ConfigurationDataExpressionFunction {
Assert-ConfigurationDataExpressionArgumentCount -Name $Name -Arguments $Arguments -Count 1
return Resolve-ConfigurationDataVariable -Name ([string]$Arguments[0]) -Context $Context
}
"reference" {
if($Arguments.Count -eq 1){
return Resolve-ConfigurationDataReference -Path ([string]$Arguments[0]) -Context $Context
}
if($Arguments.Count -eq 2){
return Resolve-ConfigurationDataReference -Path ([string]$Arguments[0]) -Property ([string]$Arguments[1]) -Context $Context
}
throw "Function [$Name] expects 1 or 2 arguments, but received [$($Arguments.Count)]."
}
"concat" {
return (@($Arguments) | ForEach-Object { [string]$_ }) -join ""
}

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@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
function New-ConfigurationDataDummySecretValue {
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[ValidateSet("credential", "securestring", "string")]
[string]
$ExpectedType,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[System.Collections.IDictionary]
$Reference,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[string]
$ParameterName = ""
)
$Name = ""
if($null -ne $Reference -and (Test-ConfigurationDataMapContainsKey -Map $Reference -Key "Name")){
$Name = [string](Get-ConfigurationDataMapValue -Map $Reference -Key "Name" -DefaultValue "")
}
$UserName = ""
if($null -ne $Reference -and (Test-ConfigurationDataMapContainsKey -Map $Reference -Key "UserName")){
$UserName = [string](Get-ConfigurationDataMapValue -Map $Reference -Key "UserName" -DefaultValue "")
}
if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($UserName)){
$UserNameSource = $ParameterName
if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($UserNameSource)){
$UserNameSource = $Name
}
if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($UserNameSource)){
$UserNameSource = "Credential"
}
$UserNameLeaf = @($UserNameSource -split '[\\/]+')[-1]
if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($UserNameLeaf)){
$UserNameLeaf = "Credential"
}
$UserName = "DUMMY\$UserNameLeaf"
}
switch($ExpectedType.ToLowerInvariant()){
"credential" {
return [pscredential]::new(
$UserName,
(ConvertTo-SecureString -String "DummyPassword!" -AsPlainText -Force)
)
}
"securestring" {
return ConvertTo-SecureString -String "DummySecret!" -AsPlainText -Force
}
"string" {
if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Name)){
$Name = $ParameterName
}
if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Name)){
return "DummySecret"
}
return "DummySecret:$Name"
}
}
}

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@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ function New-ConfigurationDataResolutionContext {
)
$Context = [PSCustomObject]@{
ConfigurationData = $ConfigurationData
Parameters = @{}
Variables = @{}
VariableDefinitions = @{}
ResolvingVariables = @{}
ReferenceCache = @{}
ResolvingReferences = @{}
}
if($ConfigurationData.ContainsKey("Parameters") -and $null -ne $ConfigurationData.Parameters){

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@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ function Resolve-ConfigurationDataParameterSecrets {
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[hashtable]
$ProviderSettings = @{}
$ProviderSettings = @{},
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[switch]
$UseDummySecrets
)
$ResolvedConfigurationData = $ConfigurationData.Clone()
@@ -32,7 +36,11 @@ function Resolve-ConfigurationDataParameterSecrets {
$ExpectedType = $TypeName.ToLowerInvariant()
foreach($ValueKey in @("Value", "DefaultValue")){
if((Test-ConfigurationDataMapContainsKey -Map $Definition -Key $ValueKey) -and (Test-ConfigurationDataSecretReference -Value $Definition[$ValueKey])){
$Definition[$ValueKey] = Resolve-ConfigurationDataSecretReference -Reference $Definition[$ValueKey] -ExpectedType $ExpectedType -ProviderSettings $ProviderSettings
if($UseDummySecrets){
$Definition[$ValueKey] = New-ConfigurationDataDummySecretValue -ExpectedType $ExpectedType -Reference $Definition[$ValueKey] -ParameterName $Parameter.Name
}else{
$Definition[$ValueKey] = Resolve-ConfigurationDataSecretReference -Reference $Definition[$ValueKey] -ExpectedType $ExpectedType -ProviderSettings $ProviderSettings
}
}
}
}

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function Resolve-ConfigurationDataReference {
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string]
$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[AllowEmptyString()]
[string]
$Property = "",
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
$Context
)
$ReferenceKey = $Path
if(-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Property)){
$ReferenceKey = "$Path::$Property"
}
if($Context.ReferenceCache.ContainsKey($ReferenceKey)){
return $Context.ReferenceCache[$ReferenceKey]
}
if($Context.ResolvingReferences.ContainsKey($ReferenceKey)){
$Stack = @($Context.ResolvingReferences.Keys) + $ReferenceKey
throw "Circular configuration data reference detected: $($Stack -join ' -> ')."
}
$Context.ResolvingReferences[$ReferenceKey] = $true
try {
$RawValue = Get-ConfigurationDataPathValue -Value $Context.ConfigurationData -Path $Path
$ResolvedValue = Resolve-ConfigurationDataValue -Value $RawValue -Context $Context
if(-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Property)){
$ResolvedValue = Get-ConfigurationDataObjectPropertyValue -Value $ResolvedValue -Property $Property -Path $Path
}
$Context.ReferenceCache[$ReferenceKey] = $ResolvedValue
return $ResolvedValue
}
finally {
$Context.ResolvingReferences.Remove($ReferenceKey)
}
}

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@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ function Resolve-ConfigurationDataValue {
if($Value -is [System.Collections.Specialized.OrderedDictionary]){
$Resolved = [ordered]@{}
foreach($Entry in $Value.GetEnumerator()){
if($Entry.Name -eq "Sealed"){
continue
}
$Resolved[$Entry.Name] = Resolve-ConfigurationDataValue -Value $Entry.Value -Context $Context
}
return $Resolved
@@ -23,6 +26,9 @@ function Resolve-ConfigurationDataValue {
if($Value -is [System.Collections.Hashtable]){
$Resolved = @{}
foreach($Entry in $Value.GetEnumerator()){
if($Entry.Name -eq "Sealed"){
continue
}
$Resolved[$Entry.Name] = Resolve-ConfigurationDataValue -Value $Entry.Value -Context $Context
}
return $Resolved

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@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ function Resolve-DSCConfigurationData {
$ProviderSettings = Import-PowerShellDataFile -Path $ProviderSettingsPath
}
if(-not $SkipSecrets){
if($SkipSecrets){
$ConfigurationData = Resolve-ConfigurationDataParameterSecrets -ConfigurationData $ConfigurationData -ProviderSettings $ProviderSettings -UseDummySecrets
}else{
Unlock-ConfigurationDataSecretManagementVault -ProviderSettings $ProviderSettings
$ConfigurationData = Resolve-ConfigurationDataParameterSecrets -ConfigurationData $ConfigurationData -ProviderSettings $ProviderSettings
}

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@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ This block shows all currently supported parameter properties.
# Metadata for later reporting/output tooling. The resolver does not mask values yet.
Sensitive = $false
# Prevents child templates from changing this parameter definition during merge.
Sealed = $false
# Emits a warning when the parameter is present.
Deprecated = @{
Message = @{
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ Notes:
- `Type`, `Required`, `AllowedValues`, `MinLength`, `MaxLength`, `MinValue`, `MaxValue`, and `Pattern` are validated by the resolver.
- `AllowedValues` validates scalar values directly and array values item by item.
- `Sensitive` is currently metadata only.
- `Sealed = $true` on a parameter seals the whole parameter definition during merge. Child templates cannot change any property of that parameter.
- `Deprecated.Message` can be a string or a localized hashtable.
- Optional string parameters can allow empty values with a pattern like `'^$|^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_-]*$'`.
@@ -139,7 +143,11 @@ $resolved = Resolve-DSCConfigurationData -ConfigurationData $merged -ProviderSet
}
```
Use `-SkipSecrets` when you only want structural validation/resolution without loading provider secrets.
Use `-SkipSecrets` when you only want structural validation/resolution without loading provider secrets. Secret references are replaced with typed dummy values, so references such as `reference(..., 'UserName')` keep working in tests and previews.
```powershell
$preview = Resolve-DSCConfigurationData -ConfigurationData $merged -SkipSecrets
```
SecretManagement is the only built-in secret resolver provider. KeePass, SecretStore, Azure Key Vault, and other backends should be registered as SecretManagement vaults.
@@ -207,6 +215,30 @@ $resolved = Resolve-DSCConfigurationData `
-ProviderSettingsPath 'C:\DSC\Contoso\ProviderSettings.SecretManagement.psd1'
```
## Sealed Template Blocks
`Sealed = $true` can also be placed on any hashtable block in the configuration data. During merge, child templates cannot add or overwrite anything at that node or below it.
```powershell
Resources = @{
NonNodeData = @{
Services = @{
SharePoint = @{
Farm = @{
ManagedAccounts = @{
Sealed = $true
FarmAccount = "[parameters('FarmCredential')]"
}
}
}
}
}
}
```
The `Sealed` marker is kept during merge so later merge steps can enforce it. `Resolve-DSCConfigurationData` removes the marker from the final resolved data so DSC resource loops do not see it as a normal configuration item.
Inspect the configured provider and registered vault:
```powershell
@@ -382,12 +414,16 @@ ConfigDbName : SharePoint_corp_TST_Farm_Config
```powershell
"[parameters('DatabasePrefix')]"
"[variables('ServiceDbPrefix')]"
"[reference('Resources.NonNodeData.Services.SharePoint.Farm.ManagedAccounts.FarmAccount')]"
"[reference('Resources.NonNodeData.Services.SharePoint.Farm.ManagedAccounts.FarmAccount', 'UserName')]"
```
`parameters(name)` returns the effective parameter value. `Value` is used before `DefaultValue`.
`variables(name)` resolves another variable. Variables may reference other variables.
`reference(path)` resolves another value from the configuration data by path. `reference(path, property)` resolves the value and then returns a property from it, such as `UserName` from a `PSCredential`.
### String Composition
```powershell
@@ -590,6 +626,8 @@ ConfigDbName : SharePoint_corp_TST_Farm_Config
- `parameters(name)`
- `variables(name)`
- `reference(path)`
- `reference(path, property)`
- `concat(value1, value2, ...)`
- `format(formatString, value1, value2, ...)`
- `coalesce(value1, value2, ...)`

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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
@{
RootModule = "Resolve-DSCConfigurationData.psm1"
ModuleVersion = "1.0.2"
ModuleVersion = "1.1.0"
GUID = "1d6ba0d4-93d5-4b0f-94c7-bf10a30fe0e8"
Author = "Torsten Brendgen"
Copyright = "(c) Torsten Brendgen. All rights reserved."