René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"bug(?): tab completing [ causes an error to be logged","articleBody":"### Prerequisites\n\n- [X] Write a descriptive title.\n- [X] Make sure you are able to repro it on the [latest released version](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases)\n- [X] Search the existing issues.\n- [x] Refer to the [FAQ](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md).\n- [X] Refer to [Differences between Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell](https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/whats-new/differences-from-windows-powershell).\n\n### Steps to reproduce\n\nGiven the full and only command line:\r\n\r\n`[`\r\n\r\nPressing tab at the end of the buffer (right after the bracket) causes an error to be logged to `$Error`.\n\n### Expected behavior\n\n```console\nNo error to be logged to `$Error`, even if no completion is produced.\n```\n\n\n### Actual behavior\n\n```console\nAn error is logged to `$Error` right after pressing tab.\n```\n\n\n### Error details\n\n```console\nType           : System.Management.Automation.CmdletInvocationException\r\nErrorRecord    : \r\n    Exception             : \r\n        Type        : System.Management.Automation.WildcardPatternException\r\n        ErrorRecord : \r\n            Exception             : \r\n                Type    : System.Management.Automation.ParentContainsErrorRecordException\r\n                Message : The specified wildcard character pattern is not valid: \\[*\r\n                HResult : -2146233087\r\n            CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException\r\n            FullyQualifiedErrorId : RuntimeException\r\n        TargetSite  : \r\n            Name          : Parse\r\n            DeclaringType : System.Management.Automation.WildcardPatternParser, System.Management.Automation, Version=7.2.4.500, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35\r\n            MemberType    : Method\r\n            Module        : System.Management.Automation.dll\r\n        Message     : The specified wildcard character pattern is not valid: \\[*\r\n        Source      : System.Management.Automation\r\n        HResult     : -2146233087\r\n        StackTrace  : \r\n   at System.Management.Automation.WildcardPatternParser.Parse(WildcardPattern pattern, WildcardPatternParser parser)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.WildcardPatternMatcher.MyWildcardPatternParser.Parse(WildcardPattern pattern, CharacterNormalizer characterNormalizer)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.WildcardPatternMatcher..ctor(WildcardPattern wildcardPattern)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.WildcardPattern.Init()\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.LocationGlobber.IsChildNameAMatch(PSObject childObject, WildcardPattern stringMatcher, Collection`1 includeMatcher, Collection`1 excludeMatcher, String\u0026 childName)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.LocationGlobber.GenerateNewPSPathsWithGlobLeaf(List`1 currentDirs, PSDriveInfo drive, String leafElement, Boolean isLastLeaf, ContainerCmdletProvider provider, CmdletProviderContext context)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.LocationGlobber.ExpandMshGlobPath(String path, Boolean allowNonexistingPaths, PSDriveInfo drive, ContainerCmdletProvider provider, CmdletProviderContext context)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.LocationGlobber.ResolveDriveQualifiedPath(String path, CmdletProviderContext context, Boolean allowNonexistingPaths, CmdletProvider\u0026 providerInstance)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.LocationGlobber.GetGlobbedMonadPathsFromMonadPath(String path, Boolean allowNonexistingPaths, CmdletProviderContext context, CmdletProvider\u0026 providerInstance)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PathIntrinsics.GetResolvedPSPathFromPSPath(String path, CmdletProviderContext context)\r\n   at Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ResolvePathCommand.ProcessRecord()\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.Cmdlet.DoProcessRecord()\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.ProcessRecord()\r\n    CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Resolve-Path], WildcardPatternException\r\n    FullyQualifiedErrorId : RuntimeException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ResolvePathCommand\r\n    InvocationInfo        : \r\n        MyCommand       : Resolve-Path\r\n        HistoryId       : 2\r\n        InvocationName  : Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\\Resolve-Path\r\n        CommandOrigin   : Internal\r\n    ScriptStackTrace      : at \u003cScriptBlock\u003e\u003cEnd\u003e, \u003cNo file\u003e: line 38\r\n    PipelineIterationInfo : \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTargetSite     : \r\n    Name          : Invoke\r\n    DeclaringType : System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.PipelineBase, System.Management.Automation, Version=7.2.4.500, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35\r\n    MemberType    : Method\r\n    Module        : System.Management.Automation.dll\r\nMessage        : The specified wildcard character pattern is not valid: \\[*\r\nInnerException : \r\n    Type        : System.Management.Automation.WildcardPatternException\r\n    ErrorRecord : \r\n        Exception             : \r\n            Type    : System.Management.Automation.ParentContainsErrorRecordException\r\n            Message : The specified wildcard character pattern is not valid: \\[*\r\n            HResult : -2146233087\r\n        CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException\r\n        FullyQualifiedErrorId : RuntimeException\r\n    TargetSite  : \r\n        Name          : Parse\r\n        DeclaringType : System.Management.Automation.WildcardPatternParser, System.Management.Automation, Version=7.2.4.500, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35\r\n        MemberType    : Method\r\n        Module        : System.Management.Automation.dll\r\n    Message     : The specified wildcard character pattern is not valid: \\[*\r\n    Source      : System.Management.Automation\r\n    HResult     : -2146233087\r\n    StackTrace  : \r\n   at System.Management.Automation.WildcardPatternParser.Parse(WildcardPattern pattern, WildcardPatternParser parser)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.WildcardPatternMatcher.MyWildcardPatternParser.Parse(WildcardPattern pattern, CharacterNormalizer characterNormalizer)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.WildcardPatternMatcher..ctor(WildcardPattern wildcardPattern)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.WildcardPattern.Init()\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.LocationGlobber.IsChildNameAMatch(PSObject childObject, WildcardPattern stringMatcher, Collection`1 includeMatcher, Collection`1 excludeMatcher, String\u0026 childName)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.LocationGlobber.GenerateNewPSPathsWithGlobLeaf(List`1 currentDirs, PSDriveInfo drive, String leafElement, Boolean isLastLeaf, ContainerCmdletProvider provider, CmdletProviderContext context)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.LocationGlobber.ExpandMshGlobPath(String path, Boolean allowNonexistingPaths, PSDriveInfo drive, ContainerCmdletProvider provider, CmdletProviderContext context)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.LocationGlobber.ResolveDriveQualifiedPath(String path, CmdletProviderContext context, Boolean allowNonexistingPaths, CmdletProvider\u0026 providerInstance)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.LocationGlobber.GetGlobbedMonadPathsFromMonadPath(String path, Boolean allowNonexistingPaths, CmdletProviderContext context, CmdletProvider\u0026 providerInstance)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PathIntrinsics.GetResolvedPSPathFromPSPath(String path, CmdletProviderContext context)\r\n   at Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ResolvePathCommand.ProcessRecord()\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.Cmdlet.DoProcessRecord()\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.ProcessRecord()\r\nSource         : System.Management.Automation\r\nHResult        : -2146233087\r\nStackTrace     : \r\n   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.PipelineBase.Invoke(IEnumerable input)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Worker.ConstructPipelineAndDoWork(Runspace rs, Boolean performSyncInvoke)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.CoreInvokeHelper[TInput,TOutput](PSDataCollection`1 input, PSDataCollection`1 output, PSInvocationSettings settings)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.CoreInvoke[TInput,TOutput](PSDataCollection`1 input, PSDataCollection`1 output, PSInvocationSettings settings)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.CoreInvoke[TOutput](IEnumerable input, PSDataCollection`1 output, PSInvocationSettings settings)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Invoke(IEnumerable input, PSInvocationSettings settings)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PowerShellExecutionHelper.ExecuteCurrentPowerShell(Exception\u0026 exceptionThrown, IEnumerable input)\r\n```\n```\n\n\n### Environment data\n\n```powershell\nName                           Value\r\n----                           -----\r\nPSVersion                      7.2.4\r\nPSEdition                      Core\r\nGitCommitId                    7.2.4\r\nOS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19044\r\nPlatform                       Win32NT\r\nPSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}\r\nPSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3\r\nSerializationVersion           1.1.0.1\r\nWSManStackVersion              3.0\r\n```\n```\n\n\n### Visuals\n\n_No response_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/insomnimus","@type":"Person","name":"insomnimus"},"datePublished":"2022-06-19T23:12:24.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":5},"url":"https://github.com/17542/PowerShell/issues/17542"}