Stop PowerShell from truncating Scoop listing output

[Gabriel Dufresne (GabrielDuf)]

This pull request improves the reliability and accuracy of parsing tabular output from the Scoop package manager, especially when dealing with long package names or versions that can cause table columns to overflow the default console width. The changes ensure that all relevant packages are correctly identified and parsed, even in edge cases, and enhance test coverage for these scenarios.

Parsing improvements and robustness:

• Added a PowerShell argument (UntruncatedTableOutput) to force table output to use a wide width, preventing column truncation and overflow issues in commands that list buckets, installed packages, and available updates (ScoopSourceHelper.cs, Scoop.cs). [1] [2] [3] [4]
• Rewrote the parsing logic for tabular Scoop output to dynamically detect column positions, strip ANSI sequences, and robustly extract package information even when column alignment is affected by long values (Scoop.cs). [1] [2]

Testing enhancements:

• Added new test fixtures with realistic Scoop output, including cases with no outdated packages and with long package names/versions (list-output-not-outdated.txt, status-output-not-outdated.txt). [1] [2]
• Introduced unit tests to verify that packages are skipped when there is no newer version and that rows with overflowing columns are correctly parsed (ScoopManagerTests.cs). [1] [2]

Test infrastructure updates:

• Added helper methods and constants to facilitate testing of long package names and dynamic PowerShell table generation in tests (ScoopManagerTests.cs). [1] [2]

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🟡 Changes recommended

Bucket paths containing spaces can be dropped, and the regex is not NativeAOT-safe.

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• Parse bucket paths without whitespace tokenization · New

What changed in this PR

Improves Scoop output parsing by preventing PowerShell truncation and handling long or non-outdated package entries.

Changes:

• Adds wide PowerShell table formatting.
• Dynamically parses columns and strips ANSI sequences.
• Adds regression tests and fixtures for edge cases.

File	Review
src/​UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/​ScoopManagerTests.cs	Adds parsing regression tests and helpers.
src/​UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/​Fixtures/​Scoop/​status-output-not-outdated.txt	Adds mixed update-status fixture.
src/​UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/​Fixtures/​Scoop/​list-output-not-outdated.txt	Adds installed-package fixture.
src/​UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.Scoop/​Scoop.cs	Improves update parsing; the compiled regex should be made NativeAOT-safe.
src/​UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.Scoop/​Helpers/​ScoopSourceHelper.cs	Adds wide bucket output, but whitespace tokenization breaks local paths containing spaces.

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Copilot review overview

🟡 Changes recommended

The unresolved critical path-handling defect and moderate NativeAOT regex issue must be addressed.

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Review effort: Balanced
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• Preserve parsed local Scoop source path · New
• Use source-generated regex for ScoopTable · New

Resolved since last review (1)

• Parse bucket paths without whitespace tokenization

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🔵 Needs a closer look

The legacy three-column scoop list parsing regression must be fixed before approval.

Review effort: Balanced
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Resolved since last review (2)

• Preserve parsed local Scoop source path
• Use source-generated regex for ScoopTable

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