Merge pull request #5659 from FabienTschanz/feat/report-config-valida…

…tion Add empty or invalid configuration message
microsoft · Jan 22, 2025 · 9280452 · 9280452
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 * M365DSCReport
   * Fix missing delimiter when called without the parameter.
     FIXES [#5634](https://github.com/microsoft/Microsoft365DSC/issues/5634)
+  * Add configuration validation to inform about comparisons against empty or invalid configurations.
+    FIXES [#5658](https://github.com/microsoft/Microsoft365DSC/issues/5658)
 * M365DSCTelemetryEngine
   * Report LCM details only if running as administrator.
 * M365DSCUtil

diff --git a/Modules/Microsoft365DSC/Modules/M365DSCReport.psm1 b/Modules/Microsoft365DSC/Modules/M365DSCReport.psm1
@@ -2073,8 +2073,12 @@ function Initialize-M365DSCReporting
         $parsedContent = ConvertTo-DSCObject -Content $fileContent
     }
 
-    return $parsedContent
+    if ($null -eq $parsedContent)
+    {
+        Write-Warning -Message "No configuration found in $ConfigurationPath. Either the configuration was empty or the file was not a valid DSC configuration."
+    }
 
+    return $parsedContent
 }
 
 Export-ModuleMember -Function @(