validate/export fail with "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'named')" on minimal single-pipeline repo (CI/CD, Node 20)

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Summary

Both validate and export commands fail with the same crash
(Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'named')) even on a
minimal repo containing a single trivial pipeline with no dependencies
(no datasets, linked services, triggers, or credentials). Reproducible
consistently across multiple runs.

Environment

• @microsoft/azure-data-factory-utilities: ^1.0.0
• Node.js: v20.20.2
• Running via GitLab CI/CD (node:20 Docker image, GitLab SaaS Linux runners)
• Bundle downloaded live from https://adf.azure.com/assets/cmd-api/main.js

Repro steps

1. Create a repo with the following structure at root:
   factory/adf-rehydrade-demo-dev.json
   pipeline/sample-pipe-line.json
   package.json

2. factory/adf-rehydrade-demo-dev.json:

   {
       "name": "adf-rehydrade-demo-dev",
       "properties": {},
       "location": "centralindia"
   }

3. pipeline/sample-pipe-line.json:

   {
     "name": "sample-pipe-line",
     "type": "Microsoft.DataFactory/factories/pipelines",
     "properties": {
       "description": "sampleWait desc",
       "activities": [
         {
           "name": "sampleWait",
           "type": "Wait",
           "dependsOn": [],
           "userProperties": [],
           "typeProperties": {
             "waitTimeInSeconds": 2
           }
         }
       ],
       "annotations": []
     }
   }

4. Run:

   node node_modules/@microsoft/azure-data-factory-utilities/lib/index.js validate "<repoRoot>" adf-rehydrade-demo-dev

Actual result Error

CmdApiApp: Starting to validate all resources
Validator: Start validation for: pipeline - sample-pipe-line
ERROR === CmdApiApp: Failed to run resource validation. Error: {"stack":"TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'named')\n at _o. (/.../downloads/main.js:2:15910060)\n at Generator.next ()\n at r (/.../downloads/main.js:2:14326978)","message":"Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'named')"}
=====ERROR=====
Error: Command failed: node .../downloads/main.js validate adf-rehydrade-demo-dev
Execution failed with exit code: 255

Actual result