Return original code with other fix

Author: Gijsreyn

src/dsc/psresourceget.ps1

@@ -342,27 +342,38 @@ function GetPSResourceList {
         )
     }
 
-    $resourcesExist = @()
+    $resolvedResources = @()
 
     foreach ($inputResource in $inputResources) {
         $matchingResources = $allPSResources | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $inputResource.Name }
 
         if ($matchingResources) {
-            # Prefer a version that satisfies the requested range; fall back to any installed version
-            $preferred = if ($inputResource.Version) {
-                $matchingResources | Where-Object {
+            $preferred = $null
+            if ($inputResource.Version) {
+                $preferred = $matchingResources | Where-Object {
                     try { SatisfiesVersion -version $_.Version -versionRange $inputResource.Version } catch { $false }
                 } | Select-Object -First 1
+            } else {
+                $preferred = $matchingResources | Select-Object -First 1
             }
 
-            $toAdd = if ($preferred) { $preferred } else { $matchingResources | Select-Object -First 1 }
-            Write-Trace -message "Found matching resource for input: $($inputResource.Name). Returning version: $($toAdd.Version)" -level debug
-            $resourcesExist += $toAdd
+            if ($preferred) {
+                Write-Trace -message "Resource '$($inputResource.Name)' version '$($preferred.Version)' satisfies requested range '$($inputResource.Version)'." -level debug
+                $resolvedResources += $preferred
+            } else {
+                # Installed but doesn't satisfy the version range - report actual installed version with _exist = false
+                $fallback = $matchingResources | Select-Object -First 1
+                Write-Trace -message "Resource '$($inputResource.Name)' installed at '$($fallback.Version)' does not satisfy requested range '$($inputResource.Version)'. Reporting _exist = false." -level debug
+                $fallback._exist = $false
+                $resolvedResources += $fallback
+            }
+        } else {
+            Write-Trace -message "Resource '$($inputResource.Name)' is not installed. Reporting _exist = false." -level debug
+            $resolvedResources += [PSResource]::new($inputResource.Name)
         }
     }
 
-    ## For get operation we only need the first resource that exists, which is always the latest for currentUser
-    PopulatePSResourceListObjectByRepository -resourcesExist $resourcesExist -inputResources $inputResources -repositoryName $inputPSResourceList.RepositoryName -trustedRepository $inputPSResourceList.trustedRepository
+    PopulatePSResourceListObjectByRepository -resourcesExist $resolvedResources -inputResources $inputResources -repositoryName $inputPSResourceList.RepositoryName -trustedRepository $inputPSResourceList.trustedRepository
 }
 
 function GetOperation {
@@ -765,13 +776,20 @@ function PopulatePSResourceListObjectByRepository {
     }
     else {
         $resources += $resourcesExist | ForEach-Object {
-            [PSResource]::new(
-                $_.Name,
-                $_.Version.PreRelease ? $_.Version.ToString() + "-" + $_.PreRelease : $_.Version.ToString(),
-                $_.Scope,
-                $_.RepositoryName,
-                $_.PreRelease ? $true : $false
-            )
+            $srcExist = $_._exist
+            $r = if ($_.version) {
+                [PSResource]::new(
+                    $_.Name,
+                    $_.Version.ToString(),
+                    $_.Scope,
+                    $_.RepositoryName,
+                    $_.PreRelease ? $true : $false
+                )
+            } else {
+                [PSResource]::new($_.Name)
+            }
+            $r._exist = $srcExist
+            $r
         }
     }
 

test/DscResource/PSResourceGetDSCResource.Tests.ps1

@@ -371,8 +371,9 @@ Describe "PSResourceList Resource Tests" -Tags 'CI' {
         $testResult.inDesiredState | Should -BeFalse
     }
 
-    It 'Get returns actual installed version when installed version does not satisfy requested version' {
-        # Install 1.0.0 but request 5.0.0 - get should return the actual installed version (1.0.0)
+    It 'Get returns actual installed version with _exist false when installed version does not satisfy requested version' {
+        # Install 1.0.0 but request 5.0.0 - get should report _exist = false (requested version absent)
+        # but still surface the actually installed version (1.0.0)
         Install-PSResource -Name $script:testModuleName -Version '1.0.0' -Repository $script:localRepo -Reinstall -TrustRepository -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
         Uninstall-PSResource -Name $script:testModuleName -Version '5.0.0' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ Describe "PSResourceList Resource Tests" -Tags 'CI' {
         $getResult.actualState.resources.Count | Should -Be 1
         $getResult.actualState.resources[0].name | Should -BeExactly $script:testModuleName
         $getResult.actualState.resources[0].version | Should -BeExactly '1.0.0'
-        $getResult.actualState.resources[0]._exist | Should -BeTrue
+        $getResult.actualState.resources[0]._exist | Should -BeFalse
     }
 
     It 'Get prefers installed version that satisfies requested version range when multiple versions are installed' {