chore: validate step's attribute correct enum parsing when reading from XML manifest

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@
             "env": {
                 "cmf_cli_feature__use_repository_clients": "true"
             },
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/repo",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
             // For more information about the 'console' field, see https://aka.ms/VSCode-CS-LaunchJson-Console
-            "console": "internalConsole",
-            "stopAtEntry": false
+            "console": "internalConsole"
         },
         {
             "name": ".NET Core Attach",

.vscode/scaffold-cli-project.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+scaffold_project() {
+  local projectVersion="${1:-1.0.0}"
+  local mesVersion="${2:-12.0.0}"
+
+  # Determine the workspace folder (parent directory of this script)
+  local scriptDir
+  scriptDir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+  local workspaceFolder
+  workspaceFolder="$(dirname "$scriptDir")"
+
+  local cmfPath="${workspaceFolder}/cmf-cli/bin/Debug/cmf"
+
+  if [ ! -x "$cmfPath" ]; then
+    echo "cmf executable not found at $cmfPath"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  # Create a fresh temp directory for this run
+  local tmpDir
+  tmpDir="$(mktemp -d -t cli-project-XXXXXX)"
+  cd "$tmpDir"
+
+  local deploymentBaseDir="$tmpDir/deployment"
+  mkdir -p "$deploymentBaseDir"
+
+  # Create infra.json
+  cat > infra.json << 'EOF'
+{
+    "NPMRegistry": "https://dev.criticalmanufacturing.io/repository/npm-public/",
+    "CmfPipelineRepository": "https://dev.criticalmanufacturing.io/repository/npm-public/",
+    "NuGetRegistry": "https://dev.criticalmanufacturing.io/repository/nuget-hosted/index.json"
+}
+EOF
+
+  # Create env.json
+  cat > env.json << 'EOF'
+{
+    "SYSTEM_NAME": "cmftraining",
+    "TENANT_NAME": "cmftraining",
+    "APPLICATION_PUBLIC_HTTP_ADDRESS": "cmftraining.local",
+    "APPLICATION_PUBLIC_HTTP_PORT": "80",
+    "APPLICATION_PUBLIC_HTTP_TLS_ENABLED": "false",
+    "DATABASE_ONLINE_MSSQL_ADDRESS": "db",
+    "DATABASE_ONLINE_MSSQL_ADDRESS": "db",
+    "SECURITY_PORTAL_STRATEGY_LOCAL_AD_DEFAULT_DOMAIN": "",
+    "DATABASE_MSSQL_ALWAYS_ON_ENABLED": "false"
+}
+EOF
+
+  # Run the cmf init command
+  local cmd=(
+    "$cmfPath" init ExampleProject
+    --version "$projectVersion"
+    --infra infra.json
+    --config env.json
+    --MESVersion "$mesVersion"
+    --deploymentDir "$deploymentBaseDir"
+  )
+  echo "Executing: ${cmd[*]}"
+  "${cmd[@]}"
+
+  cd "$tmpDir"
+  echo "Scaffolded project in: $tmpDir"
+  echo "Working directory is now: $(pwd)"
+
+  if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "$0" ]] && [[ -t 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Opening an interactive shell in the scaffolded project..."
+    exec "${SHELL:-/bin/bash}" -i
+  fi
+}
+
+scaffold_project "$@"

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -49,6 +49,32 @@
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet test --configuration Release -verbosity diagnostic",
             "dependsOn": "use-node"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "shell",
+            "label": "scaffold-cli",
+            "command": "./.vscode/scaffold-cli-project.sh \"${input:ScaffoldProjectVersion}\" \"${input:ScaffoldMesVersion}\" && exec zsh -i",
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "presentation": {
+                "echo": false,
+                "focus": true,
+                "group": "scaffold-cli",
+                "panel": "dedicated"
+            },
+            "runOptions": {
+                "runOn": "folderOpen"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "shell",
+            "label": "clean-all-scaffold-cli",
+            "command": "find /tmp -maxdepth 1 -type d -name 'cli-project*' -exec rm -rf {} +",
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "presentation": {
+                "echo": true,
+                "focus": false,
+                "panel": "dedicated"
+            }
         }
     ],
     "inputs": [
@@ -61,6 +87,18 @@
                 "20"
             ],
             "default": "18"
+        },
+        {
+            "id": "ScaffoldProjectVersion",
+            "type": "promptString",
+            "description": "Insert scaffold project's version",
+            "default": "12.0.0"
+        },
+        {
+            "id": "ScaffoldMesVersion",
+            "type": "promptString",
+            "description": "Insert scaffold project's MES version",
+            "default": "1.0.0"
         }
     ]
 }

CHANGES.md

@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [commit-and-tag-version](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [6.0.0-2](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/compare/6.0.0-1...6.0.0-2) (2026-07-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add intelisense to biz scenarios scripts ([d1ac39e](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/commit/d1ac39ed5c31e11042425b3f60493a6d8ebb81a1))
+* update iot task scaffolding with new task bases ([#765](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/issues/765)) ([6af4eaa](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/commit/6af4eaab73962d4138039776c68cd98663449770))
+* update iot test package scaffolding to use test orchestrator ([9ca59d5](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/commit/9ca59d5db7a46763688678353ba3708b292492f2))
+* update new iot driver scaffolding to handle file access ([28f7afc](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/commit/28f7afc93210f973e79305cad13890d27d90dc36))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* html config overrides oob config.json on deploy ([e7dede5](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/commit/e7dede5906b4f1f93dd63be9d042e595e81eaa58))
+* iot tasks scaffolding handle empty choices ([860e6a4](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/commit/860e6a47cd940b341c643f200984c0cfbe1e2602))
+* remove deprecated always_auth from npmrc sync ([692d8f6](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/commit/692d8f6484cbf9a1cc12ed7de92a4195d46bc06c))
+* **scaffold:** use dynamic TargetFramework for data package Actions project ([a8fa808](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/commit/a8fa80871a3a01191a07c7a28ebe568f11694952)), closes [#770](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/issues/770)
+
 ## [6.0.0-1](https://github.com/criticalmanufacturing/cli/compare/6.0.0-0...6.0.0-1) (2026-07-06)
 
 

cmf-cli/cmf.csproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <DefaultDocumentationFileNameMode>Name</DefaultDocumentationFileNameMode>
         <DefaultDocumentationNestedTypeVisibility>Namespace</DefaultDocumentationNestedTypeVisibility>
         <DefaultDocumentationGeneratedPages>Namespaces</DefaultDocumentationGeneratedPages>
-        <Version>6.0.0-1</Version>
+        <Version>6.0.0-2</Version>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

core/Enums/MessageType.cs

@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
     /// </summary>
     public enum MessageType
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The import object
-        /// </summary>
-        ImportObject = 0
+        ImportObject = 0,
+        ExecuteActionCode = 1
     }
 }

core/Services/CmfPackageController.cs

@@ -281,6 +281,25 @@ private static List<string> CheckForUnknownAttributes(XElement element, IEnumera
         var allAttributes = element.Attributes().Select(a => a.Name.LocalName);
         return allAttributes.Except(knownAttributes).ToList();
     }
+
+    private static TEnum? ParseStepEnumAttribute<TEnum>(XElement element, string attributeName, bool strictStepParsing, ref bool hasParsingErrors) where TEnum : struct, Enum
+    {
+        var rawValue = element.Attribute(attributeName)?.Value;
+        if (rawValue == null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (Enum.TryParse<TEnum>(rawValue, out var parsedValue))
+        {
+            return parsedValue;
+        }
+
+        hasParsingErrors = true;
+        var logMsg = $"Step attribute '{attributeName}' could not be parsed as {typeof(TEnum).Name}: '{rawValue}'";
+        if (strictStepParsing) Log.Error(logMsg); else Log.Debug(logMsg);
+        return null;
+    }
 
     private static CmfPackageV1 FromXmlManifest(string manifest, bool setDefaultValues = false)
     {
@@ -373,16 +392,18 @@ public static CmfPackageV1 FromXml(XDocument xml)
                 throw new CliException("Invalid manifest");
             }
 
+            Log.Debug($"Parsing '{rootNode.Element("packageId", true)?.Value}@{rootNode.Element("version", true)?.Value}' package's XML manifest.");
+
             var strictStepParsing = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("cmf_cli_internal_strict_step_parsing") != null;
-            var parsingErrors = new List<string>();
+            bool hasParsingErrors = false;
 
             PackageType cliPackageType = PackageType.Generic;
             if (!Enum.TryParse<PackageType>(rootNode.Element("clipackagetype", true)?.Value, out cliPackageType))
             {
                 if (!Enum.TryParse<PackageType>(rootNode.Element("packageType", true)?.Value, out cliPackageType))
                 {
                     var logMsg = $"Unknown packageType: '{rootNode.Element("packageType", true)?.Value}'";
-                    parsingErrors.Add(logMsg);
+                    hasParsingErrors = true;
                     if (strictStepParsing) Log.Error(logMsg); else Log.Debug(logMsg);
                 }
 
@@ -401,14 +422,14 @@ public static CmfPackageV1 FromXml(XDocument xml)
                     if (!typeParsed)
                     {
                         var logMsg = $"Step has an unknown type: {typeAttributeValue}";
-                        parsingErrors.Add(logMsg);
+                        hasParsingErrors = true;
                         if (strictStepParsing) Log.Error(logMsg); else Log.Debug(logMsg);
                     }
 
                     if (unknownAttributes.Count > 0)
                     {
                         var logMsg = $"Step (type: {typeAttributeValue}) has unknown attributes. Attributes: {string.Join(", ", unknownAttributes)}";
-                        parsingErrors.Add(logMsg);
+                        hasParsingErrors = true;
                         if (strictStepParsing) Log.Error(logMsg); else Log.Debug(logMsg);
                     }
 
@@ -421,7 +442,7 @@ public static CmfPackageV1 FromXml(XDocument xml)
                         File = element.Attribute("file")?.Value,
                         TagFile = bool.TryParse(element.Attribute("tagFile")?.Value, out bool tagFile) ? tagFile : null,
                         TargetDatabase = element.Attribute("targetDatabase")?.Value,
-                        MessageType = Enum.TryParse(element.Attribute("messageType")?.Value, out MessageType messageType) ? messageType : null,
+                        MessageType = ParseStepEnumAttribute<MessageType>(element, "messageType", strictStepParsing, ref hasParsingErrors),
                         RelativePath = null,
                         FilePath = element.Attribute("filePath")?.Value,
                         OldSystemName = element.Attribute("oldSystemName")?.Value,
@@ -433,7 +454,7 @@ public static CmfPackageV1 FromXml(XDocument xml)
                         ImportXMLObjectPath = element.Attribute("importXMLObjectPath")?.Value,
                         AutomationWorkflowFileBasePath = element.Attribute("automationWorkflowFileBasePath")?.Value,
                         CreateInCollection = bool.TryParse(element.Attribute("createInCollection")?.Value, out bool createInCollection) ? createInCollection : null,
-                        TargetPlatform = Enum.TryParse(element.Attribute("targetPlatform")?.Value, out MasterDataTargetPlatformType targetPlatform) ? targetPlatform : null,
+                        TargetPlatform = ParseStepEnumAttribute<MasterDataTargetPlatformType>(element, "targetPlatform", strictStepParsing, ref hasParsingErrors),
                         UserKey = element.Attribute("userKey")?.Value,
                         Quota = element.Attribute("quota")?.Value,
                         Id = element.Attribute("id")?.Value,
@@ -469,9 +490,9 @@ public static CmfPackageV1 FromXml(XDocument xml)
                 }
             }
 
-            if (strictStepParsing && parsingErrors.Count > 0)
+            if (strictStepParsing && hasParsingErrors)
             {
-                throw new CliException("CLI encountered unknown metadata when parsing package's manifest.xml! Check error messages for details.");
+                throw new CliException($"CLI encountered unknown metadata when parsing '{rootNode.Element("packageId", true)?.Value}@{rootNode.Element("version", true)?.Value}' package's manifest.xml! Check error messages for details.");
             }
 
             DependencyCollection deps = new();

core/core.csproj

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
         <PackageId>CriticalManufacturing.CLI.Core</PackageId>
         <RootNamespace>Cmf.CLI.Core</RootNamespace>
-        <Version>6.0.0-1</Version>
+        <Version>6.0.0-2</Version>
         <Authors>CriticalManufacturing</Authors>
         <Company>CriticalManufacturing</Company>
         <PackageLicenseExpression>BSD-3-Clause</PackageLicenseExpression>

npm/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@criticalmanufacturing/cli",
-  "version": "6.0.0-1",
+  "version": "6.0.0-2",
   "description": "Critical Manufacturing command line client",
   "bin": {
     "cmf": "run.js"