Invoke-WebRequest needs SupportsShouldProcess #23806
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Summary of the new feature / enhancement
Because
Invoke-WebRequestmight change the state of a system, it should support-WhatIf`` and ``Confirm. Even if we aren't concerned about changing the state of a web item via aPostorPatchoperation,Invoke-WebRequestcan create local files which we should process with-WhatIf.Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
Cmdlet binding should add
SupportsShouldProcessand messaging should be very clear about what operation is being handled.-WhatIfshould only be applied to any operation other than a GET and those that involve modifying the local filesystem.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: