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This page contains Windows bias
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
Bias Analysis
Detected Bias Types
windows_tools
powershell_heavy
Summary
The documentation page demonstrates a mild Windows bias by including an Azure login step that specifically enables AzPSSession (PowerShell session) in the GitHub Actions workflow example. This references a Windows-centric authentication method and PowerShell tooling, without mentioning or providing alternatives for Linux-native authentication or CLI-based approaches. However, the rest of the examples (e.g., GitHub Actions, Ubuntu runners, shell commands) are cross-platform and do not show a strong Windows-first or exclusive pattern.
Recommendations
- Provide an alternative example for Azure authentication using the Azure CLI (az login) or a service principal, which is platform-agnostic and works natively on Linux/macOS runners.
- Clarify that enabling AzPSSession is optional and primarily needed for workflows that require PowerShell-specific Azure modules, and suggest when to use CLI vs. PowerShell.
- Explicitly mention that the workflow example runs on Ubuntu and is cross-platform, and provide notes or links for users running on Windows or macOS if there are differences.
- Audit future documentation for implicit assumptions that PowerShell or Windows tools are the default, especially in cross-platform CI/CD contexts.
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Flagged Code Snippets
name: Playwright Tests (Microsoft Playwright Testing)
on:
push:
branches: [ main, master ]
pull_request:
branches: [ main, master ]
workflow_dispatch:
strategy:
fail-fast: false
matrix:
shardIndex: [1, 2, 3, 4]
shardTotal: [4]
permissions: # Required when using Microsoft Entra ID to authenticate
id-token: write
contents: read
jobs:
test:
timeout-minutes: 60
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
- uses: actions/setup-node@v3
with:
node-version: 18
# This step is to sign-in to Azure to run tests from GitHub Action workflow.
# You can choose how set up Authentication to Azure from GitHub Actions, this is one example.
- name: Login to Azure with AzPowershell (enableAzPSSession true)
uses: azure/login@v2
with:
client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }} # Required when using Microsoft Entra ID to authenticate
tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
enable-AzPSSession: true
- name: Install dependencies
working-directory: path/to/playwright/folder # update accordingly
run: npm ci
- name: Run Playwright tests
working-directory: path/to/playwright/folder # update accordingly
env:
# Regional endpoint for Microsoft Playwright Testing
PLAYWRIGHT_SERVICE_URL: ${{ secrets.PLAYWRIGHT_SERVICE_URL }}
PLAYWRIGHT_SERVICE_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}-${{ github.sha } #This Run_ID will be unique and will remain same across all shards
run: npx playwright test --shard=${{ matrix.shardIndex }}/${{ matrix.shardTotal }}