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PR Summary

The Python adapter (Microsoft.DSC.Adapters/Python) enables DSC v3 to dynamically execute Python resource classes. It acts as a bridge between the DSC framework and Python-based resource implementations, handling all DSC operations (get, set, test, export, list, validate).

Key Features
Dynamic Resource Discovery: Reads resource mappings from pyproject.toml under [tool.dsc.resources]
Operation Routing: Routes DSC operations to appropriate Python resource class methods
Structured Logging: Full trace/debug/info/error logging with optional profiling capabilities
State Management: Handles JSON serialization and properly emits state + diffs per DSC specification
Error Handling: Graceful error handling with proper exit codes and stderr logging

Core Components
adapter.py: Main ResourceAdapter class managing operation routing, class loading, and resource discovery
discovery.py: Parses pyproject.toml and dynamically imports resource classes
cli.py: Command-line interface handling arguments and stdin input
dsc_logging.py: Environment variable-based logging configuration

Test Coverage
Three comprehensive test layers:

Unit Tests (Python/unittest) — Tests adapter internals: initialization, manifest discovery, class resolution, operation routing
Component Tests (Pester) — Validates adapter subprocess behavior directly: output shapes, exit codes, error handling
Integration Tests (Pester) — End-to-end DSC CLI integration testing through the full DSC framework

PR Context

DSC already supports adapters for non-native resource ecosystems, and this PR adds a Python adapter so Python-based resources can participate in the same DSC execution model as built-in and PowerShell resources.

This adapter is needed to:

  1. Enable first-class Python resource support in DSC with the same get, set, test, export, list, and validate flow.
  2. Improve extensibility of DSC by allowing teams with existing Python tooling and expertise to author/manage resources without switching implementation languages.

@shammu1 shammu1 force-pushed the python-adapter-v1 branch 2 times, most recently from 4c04457 to 6ccefc6 Compare May 7, 2026 19:52
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@shammu1 shammu1 force-pushed the python-adapter-v1 branch 5 times, most recently from 3282631 to e3b036f Compare May 13, 2026 16:56
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Pull request overview

Adds a new Python DSC adapter implementation with test fixtures and Pester/Python tests, intended to let DSC invoke Python resource classes through adapted resource manifests.

Changes:

  • Adds Python adapter manifest and pyDscAdapter CLI/runtime modules.
  • Adds Python test resources, manifests, pyproject mapping, and unit/component/integration tests.
  • Updates ignore rules and one PowerShell adapter test stderr redirection.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 21 out of 27 changed files in this pull request and generated 46 comments.

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File Description
.gitignore Adds Visual Studio and Python cache ignores.
adapters/__init__.py Adds package marker.
adapters/powershell/Tests/powershellgroup.resource.tests.ps1 Redirects stderr for one adapted-resource test.
adapters/python/.project.data.json Defines Python adapter build project metadata.
adapters/python/__init__.py Adds package marker.
adapters/python/pythonadapter.dsc.resource.json Adds DSC adapter manifest for Python operations.
adapters/python/pyDscAdapter/__init__.py Adds adapter package marker.
adapters/python/pyDscAdapter/__main__.py Adds Python adapter entry point.
adapters/python/pyDscAdapter/adapter.py Implements operation routing, class loading, logging, and profiling.
adapters/python/pyDscAdapter/cli.py Adds command-line parser and stdin/input handling.
adapters/python/pyDscAdapter/discovery.py Adds pyproject class-map parsing and dynamic file import.
adapters/python/pyDscAdapter/dsc_logging.py Adds structured DSC-style logging.
adapters/python/pyDscAdapter/utils.py Adds JSON parsing helper.
adapters/python/tests/.project.data.json Defines test project copy metadata.
adapters/python/tests/TEST_LAYERS.md Documents unit/component/integration test layers.
adapters/python/tests/__init__.py Adds test package marker.
adapters/python/tests/pythoncomponent.tests.ps1 Adds adapter subprocess component tests.
adapters/python/tests/pythonintegration.tests.ps1 Adds DSC CLI integration tests.
adapters/python/tests/pythonunit.tests.py Adds Python unittest coverage for adapter internals.
adapters/python/tests/pyproject.toml Maps PythonTest resource types to fixture classes.
adapters/python/tests/pythontest.dsc.manifests.json Adds adapted resource manifests for Python test resources.
adapters/python/tests/src/.project.data.json Defines fixture resource copy metadata.
adapters/python/tests/src/__init__.py Adds fixture package marker.
adapters/python/tests/src/export.py Adds export-only fixture resource.
adapters/python/tests/src/get.py Adds get-only fixture resource.
adapters/python/tests/src/set.py Adds set fixture resource.
adapters/python/tests/src/test.py Adds test-only fixture resource.

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"Name": "python-adapter",
"Kind": "Adapter",
"CopyFiles": {
"All": [
"pyDscAdapter",
"pythonadapter.dsc.resource.json"
"Kind": "Adapter",
"CopyFiles": {
"All": [
"pyDscAdapter",
"type": "Microsoft.DSC.Adapters/Python",
"version": "0.1.0",
"kind": "adapter",
"description": "Manages APT packages on Linux",
"mandatory": true
}
],
"implementsPretest": false,
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self.logger.debug("List operation: returning empty resource list")
return 0, {"resources": []}
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from dsc_logging import setup_dsc_logging, operation_context
from utils import parse_json
from discovery import get_class_map_from_pyproject, import_class_from_file
from typing import Dict, Any, Optional

class ExportOnlyResource:
"""A resource class that only implements the export operation for testing purposes."""
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# Determine if filters are provided; otherwise export all (None)
as_obj = parse_json(json_input)
has_filters = any(k in as_obj for k in ("name", "version", "source", "dependencies"))
self.logger.debug(f"Export has_filters={has_filters}")
instance = self._instantiate_resource(cls, json_input, operation="export") if has_filters else None
data = cls.export(instance)
payload["resourceType"] = record.resourceType
# if hasattr(record, "method") and record.method:
# payload["method"] = record.method

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"pythonintegration.tests.ps1",
"pythonunit.tests.py"
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