DscResource.Test

This is a PowerShell module designed to help testing your projects against HQRM guidelines.

You can run the tests against the source of your project or against a built module.
The format expected for your project follows the Sampler template (basically the source code in a source/src/ModuleName folder, and a built version in the output folder).

Usage

Although this module is best used as part of the Sampler template pipeline automation, you can also use this in a standalone or custom way.

Install the module from the PowerShell Gallery:

Install-Module DscResource.test

Execute against a Built module:

Invoke-DscResourceTest -Module UpdateServicesDsc

Dependencies

This module depends on:

Pester: This is a collection of generic Pester tests to run against your built module or source code.
PSScriptAnalyzer: Some tests are just validating you comply with some of the guidances set in PSSA rules and with custom rules.
DscResource.AnalyzerRules: This is the custom rules we've created to enforce a standard across the DscResource module we look after as a community.
xDscResourceDesigner: Because it offers MOF and DSC Resource testing capabilities.

Contributing

The Contributing guidelines can be found here.

This project has continuous testing running on Windows, MacOS, Linux, with both Windows PowerShell 5.1 and the PowerShell version available on the Azure DevOps agents.

Quick Start:

PS C:\src\> git clone git@github.com:dsccommunity/DscResource.Test.git
PS C:\src\> cd DscResource.Test
PS C:\src\DscResource.Test> build.ps1 -ResolveDependency
# this will first bootstrap the environment by downloading dependencies required
# then run the '.' task workflow as defined in build.yml

Cmdlets

Refer to the comment-based help for more information about these helper functions.

`Clear-DscLcmConfiguration`

Clear the DSC LCM by performing the following functions:

Cancel any currently executing DSC LCM operations
Remove any DSC configurations that:
- are currently applied
- are pending application
- have been previously applied

The purpose of this function is to ensure the DSC LCM is in a known and idle state before an integration test is performed that will apply a configuration.

This is to prevent an integration test from being performed but failing because the DSC LCM is applying a previous configuration.

This function should be called after each Describe block in an integration test to ensure the DSC LCM is reset before another test DSC configuration is applied.

Syntax

Clear-DscLcmConfiguration [<CommonParameters>]

Outputs

None.

Example

Clear-DscLcmConfiguration

This command will Stop the DSC LCM and clear out any DSC configurations.

`Get-DscResourceTestContainer`

This command will return a container for each available HQRM test script.

Syntax

Get-DscResourceTestContainer [-ProjectPath] <string> [-ModuleName] <string> 
  [-DefaultBranch] <string> [-SourcePath] <string> [[-ExcludeSourceFile] <string[]>] 
  [-ModuleBase] <string> [[-ExcludeModuleFile] <string[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Outputs

Pester.ContainerInfo[]

Example

$getDscResourceTestContainersParameters = @{
    ProjectPath       = '.'
    ModuleName        = 'MyDscResourceName'
    DefaultBranch     = 'main'
    SourcePath        = './source'
    ExcludeSourceFile = @('Examples')
    ModuleBase        = "./output/MyDscResourceName/*"
    ExcludeModuleFile = @('Modules/DscResource.Common')
}

$container = Get-DscResourceTestContainer @getDscResourceTestContainersParameters

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

Returns a container for each available HQRM test script using the provided values as script parameters. Then Pester is invoked on the containers.

`Get-InvalidOperationRecord`

Returns an invalid operation exception object.

Syntax

Get-InvalidOperationRecord [-Message] <string> [[-ErrorRecord] <ErrorRecord>] [<CommonParameters>]

Outputs

System.Object

Example

$mockErrorRecord = Get-InvalidOperationRecord -Message (
    $script:localizedData.FailedToRename -f $name
)

This will return an error record with the localized string as the exception message.

try
{
    # Something that tries an operation.
}
catch
{
    $mockErrorRecord = Get-InvalidOperationRecord -ErrorRecord $_ -Message (
        $script:localizedData.FailedToRename -f $name
    )
}

This will return an error record. The exception message will be concatenated to include both the localized string and all the inner exceptions messages from error record that was passed from the catch-block.

`Get-InvalidResultRecord`

Returns an invalid result exception object.

Syntax

Get-InvalidResultRecord [-Message] <string> [[-ErrorRecord] <ErrorRecord>] [<CommonParameters>]

Aliases

Get-ObjectNotFound

Outputs

System.Object

Example

$mockErrorRecord = Get-InvalidResultRecord -Message (
    $script:localizedData.FailedToGetAllFromName -f $name
)

This will return an error record with the localized string as the exception message.

try
{
    # Something that tries to return an expected result.
}
catch
{
    $mockErrorRecord = Get-InvalidResultRecord -ErrorRecord $_ -Message (
        $script:localizedData.FailedToGetAllFromName -f $name
    )
}

`Initialize-TestEnvironment`

Initializes an environment for running unit or integration tests on a DSC resource.

This includes:

Updates the $env:PSModulePath to ensure the correct module is tested.
Imports the module to test.
Sets the PowerShell ExecutionMode to Unrestricted.
returns a test environment object to store the settings.

The above changes are reverted by calling the Restore-TestEnvironment function with the returned object.

Returns a test environment object which must be passed to the Restore-TestEnvironment function to allow it to restore the system back to the original state.

Syntax

Initialize-TestEnvironment [-Module] <string> [-DscResourceName] <string> 
  [-TestType] {Unit | Integration | All} [[-ResourceType] {Mof | Class}]
  [[-ProcessExecutionPolicy] {AllSigned | Bypass | RemoteSigned | Unrestricted}] 
  [[-MachineExecutionPolicy] {AllSigned | Bypass | RemoteSigned | Unrestricted}] 
  [<CommonParameters>]

Outputs

System.Collections.Hashtable

Example

$script:testEnvironment = Initialize-TestEnvironment `
    -DSCModuleName 'NetworkingDsc' `
    -DSCResourceName 'DSC_Firewall' `
    -ResourceType 'Mof' `
    -TestType 'Unit'

This command will initialize the test environment for Unit testing the DSC_Firewall MOF-based DSC resource in the NetworkingDsc DSC resource module.

$script:testEnvironment = Initialize-TestEnvironment `
    -DSCModuleName 'NetworkingDsc' `
    -DSCResourceName 'DSC_Firewall' `
    -ResourceType 'Class' `
    -TestType 'Unit'

This command will initialize the test environment for Unit testing the DSC_Firewall Class-based DSC resource in the NetworkingDsc DSC resource' module.

$script:testEnvironment = Initialize-TestEnvironment `
    -DSCModuleName 'NetworkingDsc' `
    -DSCResourceName 'DSC_Firewall' `
    -ResourceType 'Class' `
    -TestType 'Integration'

This command will initialize the test environment for Integration testing the DSC_Firewall DSC resource in the NetworkingDsc DSC resource module.

`Invoke-DscResourceTest`

This cmdlet behaves differently between Pester 4 and Pester 5. For Pester 5 the cmdlet has been made so that it can run on any module by providing the correct paths. When only Pester 4 is available it is limited to the pattern of the Sampler project.

Using Pester 4

Wrapper for Invoke-Pester. It is used primarily by the pipeline and can be used to run test by providing a project path, module specification, by module name, or path.

Pester 5

Wrapper for Invoke-Pester's Simple parameter set. It can be used to run all the HQRM test with a single command. Only the parameter set Pester5 is supported, the first parameter set in the section Syntax below. Mandatory parameters are those necessary to run the test scripts.

Syntax

Invoke-DscResourceTest -ProjectPath <string> -MainGitBranch <string> 
  -ModuleName <string> -SourcePath <string> -ModuleBase <string> 
  [-TagFilter <string[]>] [-ExcludeTagFilter <string[]>] 
  [-ExcludeModuleFile <string[]>] [-ExcludeSourceFile <string[]>] 
  [-PassThru] [-Output <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-DscResourceTest [[-ProjectPath] <string>] [[-Path] <Object[]>] [[-TestName] <string[]>]
  [[-EnableExit]] [[-TagFilter] <string[]>] [-ExcludeTagFilter <string[]>] [-ExcludeModuleFile <string[]>]
  [-ExcludeSourceFile <string[]>] [-PassThru] [-CodeCoverage <Object[]>] [-CodeCoverageOutputFile <string>]
  [-CodeCoverageOutputFileFormat {JaCoCo}] [-Strict] [-Output <string>] [-OutputFile <string>] 
  [-OutputFormat {NUnitXml | JUnitXml}] [-Quiet] [-PesterOption <Object>]
  [-Show {None | Default | Passed | Failed | Pending | Skipped | Inconclusive | Describe | Context | Summary | Header | Fails | All}]
  [-Settings <hashtable>] [-MainGitBranch <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-DscResourceTest [[-Module] <string>] [[-Path] <Object[]>] [[-TestName] <string[]>] 
  [[-EnableExit]] [[-TagFilter] <string[]>] [-ExcludeTagFilter <string[]>] [-ExcludeModuleFile <string[]>]
  [-ExcludeSourceFile <string[]>] [-PassThru] [-CodeCoverage <Object[]>] [-CodeCoverageOutputFile <string>]
  [-CodeCoverageOutputFileFormat {JaCoCo}] [-Strict] [-Output <string>] [-OutputFile <string>]
  [-OutputFormat {NUnitXml | JUnitXml}] [-Quiet] [-PesterOption <Object>]
  [-Show {None | Default | Passed | Failed | Pending | Skipped | Inconclusive | Describe | Context | Summary | Header | Fails | All}]
  [-Settings <hashtable>] [-MainGitBranch <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-DscResourceTest [[-FullyQualifiedModule] <ModuleSpecification>] [[-Path] <Object[]>]
  [[-TestName] <string[]>] [[-EnableExit]] [[-TagFilter] <string[]>] [-ExcludeTagFilter <string[]>]
  [-ExcludeModuleFile <string[]>] [-ExcludeSourceFile <string[]>] [-PassThru] [-CodeCoverage <Object[]>]
  [-CodeCoverageOutputFile <string>] [-CodeCoverageOutputFileFormat {JaCoCo}] [-Strict] [-Output <string>]
  [-OutputFile <string>] [-OutputFormat {NUnitXml | JUnitXml}] [-Quiet] [-PesterOption <Object>]
  [-Show {None | Default | Passed | Failed | Pending | Skipped | Inconclusive | Describe | Context | Summary | Header | Fails | All}]
  [-Settings <hashtable>] [-MainGitBranch <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Outputs

System.Object

Example

$invokeDscResourceTestParameters = @{
    # Test script parameters
    ProjectPath       = '.'
    ModuleName        = 'SqlServerDsc'
    MainGitBranch     = 'main'
    SourcePath        = './source'
    ModuleBase        = "./output/SqlServerDsc/*"
}

Invoke-DscResourceTest @invokeDscResourceTestParameters

This passes all mandatory parameters to Invoke-DscResourceTest which run all the HQRM tests. This will only output minimal information, by using the default value for Invoke-Pester's Output parameter.

$invokeDscResourceTestParameters = @{
    # Test script parameters
    ProjectPath       = '.'
    ModuleName        = 'SqlServerDsc'
    MainGitBranch     = 'main'
    SourcePath        = './source'
    ExcludeSourceFile = @('Examples')
    ModuleBase        = "./output/SqlServerDsc/*"
    ExcludeModuleFile = @('Modules/DscResource.Common')

    # Invoke-Pester parameters
    Output            = 'Detailed'
    ExcludeTagFilter  = 'Common Tests - New Error-Level Script Analyzer Rules'
    PassThru          = $true
}

$testResult = Invoke-DscResourceTest @invokeDscResourceTestParameters

This run all the HQRM tests except the tests tagged with 'Common Tests - New Error-Level Script Analyzer Rules' and also outputs details of every tests as it runs.

`New-DscSelfSignedCertificate`

This command will create a new self-signed certificate to be used to compile configurations.

Syntax

New-DscSelfSignedCertificate [<CommonParameters>]

Outputs

Returns the created certificate. Writes the path to the public certificate in the machine environment variable $env:DscPublicCertificatePath, and the certificate thumbprint in the machine environment variable $env:DscCertificateThumbprint.

Example

$certificate = New-DscSelfSignedCertificate

This command will create and return a new self-signed certificate to be used to compile configurations. The command will write the path to the public certificate in the machine environment variable $env:DscPublicCertificatePath, and the certificate thumbprint in the machine environment variable $env:DscCertificateThumbprint.

If a certificate with subject 'DscEncryptionCert' already exists, that certificate will be returned instead of creating a new. The command will assume that the existing certificate was created with the same command.

`Restore-TestEnvironment`

Restores the environment after running unit or integration tests on a DSC resource.

This restores the following changes made by calling Initialize-TestEnvironment:

Restores the $env:PSModulePath if it was changed.
Restores the PowerShell execution policy.
Resets the DSC LCM if running Integration tests.

Syntax

Restore-TestEnvironment [-TestEnvironment] <hashtable> [<CommonParameters>]

Outputs

None.

Example

Restore-TestEnvironment -TestEnvironment $script:testEnvironment

This will restore the test environment and use the values that is provided in the hashtable passed to the command. The hasttable that is passed should have been created by Initialize-TestEnvironment.

`Wait-ForIdleLcm`

Waits for LCM to become idle and optionally clears the LCM by running Clear-DscLcmConfiguration.

It is meant to be used in integration test where integration tests run to quickly before LCM have time to cool down.

It will return if the LCM state is other than 'Busy'. The other states are 'Idle', 'PendingConfiguration', or 'PendingReboot'.

Syntax

Wait-ForIdleLcm [[-Timeout] <timespan>] [-Clear] [<CommonParameters>]

Outputs

None.

Example

Wait-ForIdleLcm -Clear

This will wait for the LCM to return from busy state and then clear the LCM.

Wait-ForIdleLcm -Clear -Timeout '00:00:08'

This will wait for the LCM to return from busy state. If the LCM has not returned from busy state within the elapsed time specified in the parameter Timeout then it will stop waiting and clear the LCM.

Tasks

These are Invoke-Build tasks. The build tasks are primarily meant to be run by the project Sampler's build.ps1 which wraps Invoke-Build and has the configuration file (build.yaml) to control its behavior.

To make the tasks available for the cmdlet Invoke-Build in a repository that is based on the Sampler project, add this module to the file RequiredModules.psd1 and then in the file build.yaml add the following:

ModuleBuildTasks:
  DscResource.Test:
    - 'Task.*'

`Invoke_HQRM_Tests`

This build task runs the High Quality Resource Module (HQRM) tests located in the folder Tests/QA in the module DscResource.Test's root. This build task is normally not used on its own. It is meant to run through the meta task Invoke_HQRM_Tests_Stop_On_Fail.

Below is an example how the build task can be used when a repository is based on the Sampler project.

BuildWorkflow:
  '.':
    - build

  hqrmtest:
    - Invoke_HQRM_Tests

The build configuration (build.yaml) can be used to control the behavior of the build task. Everything under the key DscTest: controls the behavior. There are two sections Pester and Script.

Section Pester

The section Pester control the behavior of Invoke-Pester that is run through the build task. There are two different ways of configuring this, they can be combined but it is limited to the parameter sets of Invoke-Pester, see the command syntax in the Invoke-Pester documentation.

Passing parameters to Pester

Any parameter that Invoke-Pester takes is valid to use as key in the build configuration. The exception is Container, it is handled by the build task to pass parameters to the scripts correctly (see Section Script). Also the parameter Path can only point to test files that do not need any script parameters passed to them to run.

NOTE: A key that does not have a value will be ignored.

DscTest:
  Pester:
    Path:
    ExcludePath:
    TagFilter:
    FullNameFilter:
    ExcludeTagFilter:
      - Common Tests - New Error-Level Script Analyzer Rules
    Output: Detailed

Important to note that if the key Configuration is present it limits what other parameters that can be passed to Invoke-Pester due to the parameter set that is then used. But the key Configuration gives more control over the behavior of Invoke-Pester. For more information what can be configured see the sections of the [PesterConfiguration] object.

Under the key Configuration any section name in the [PesterConfiguration] object is valid to use as key. Any new sections or properties that will be added in future version of Pester will also be valid (as long as they follow the same pattern).

PS > [PesterConfiguration]::Default
Run          : Run configuration.
Filter       : Filter configuration
CodeCoverage : CodeCoverage configuration.
TestResult   : TestResult configuration.
Should       : Should configuration.
Debug        : Debug configuration for Pester. ⚠ Use at your own risk!
Output       : Output configuration

This shows how to use the advanced configuration option to exclude tags and change the output verbosity. The keys Filter: and Output: are the section names from the list above, and the keys ExcludeTag and Verbosity are properties in the respective section in the [PesterConfiguration] object.

NOTE: A key that does not have a value will be ignored.

DscTest:
  Pester:
    Configuration:
      Filter:
        Tag:
        ExcludeTag:
          - Common Tests - New Error-Level Script Analyzer Rules
      Output:
        Verbosity: Detailed

Section Script

Passing parameters to test scripts

The key Script: is used to define values to pass to parameters in the test scripts. Each key defined under the key Script: is a parameter that can be used in one or more test script.

See the section Tests for the parameters that can be defined here to control the behavior of the tests.

NOTE: The test scripts only used the parameters that is required and ignore any other that is defined. If there are tests added that need a different parameter name, that name can be defined under the key Script: and will be passed to the test that require it without any change to the build task.

This defines three parameters ExcludeSourceFile, ExcludeModuleFile, and MainGitBranch and their corresponding values.

DscTest:
  Script:
    ExcludeSourceFile:
      - output
      - source/DSCResources/DSC_ObsoleteResource1
      - DSC_ObsoleteResource2
    ExcludeModuleFile:
      - Modules/DscResource.Common
    MainGitBranch: main

`Fail_Build_If_HQRM_Tests_Failed`

This build task evaluates that there was no failed tests when the task Invoke_HQRM_Tests ran. This build task is normally not used on its own. It is meant to run through the meta task Invoke_HQRM_Tests_Stop_On_Fail.

Below is an example how the build task can be used when a repository is based on the Sampler project.

BuildWorkflow:
  '.':
    - build

  hqrmtest:
    - Invoke_HQRM_Tests
    - Fail_Build_If_HQRM_Tests_Failed

`Invoke_HQRM_Tests_Stop_On_Fail`

This is a meta task meant to be used in the build configuration to run tests in the correct order to fail the test pipeline if there are any failed test.

The order this meta task is running tasks:

Invoke_HQRM_Tests
Fail_Build_If_HQRM_Tests_Failed

Below is an example how the build task can be used when a repository is based on the Sampler project.

BuildWorkflow:
  '.':
    - build

  hqrmtest:
    - Invoke_HQRM_Tests_Stop_On_Fail

Tests

This is the documentation for the Pester 5 tests.

Changelog.common

Parameters

[-ProjectPath] <String> [-MainGitBranch] <String> [[-Args] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

MainGitBranch

The name of the default branch of the Git upstream repository.

ProjectPath

The path to the root of the project, for example the root of the local Git repository.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

$defaultBranch = 'main'
$pathToHQRMTests = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module DscResource.Test).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'Tests\QA'

$container = New-PesterContainer -Path "$pathToHQRMTests/Changelog.common.*.Tests.ps1" -Data @{
    ProjectPath = '.'
    MainGitBranch = $defaultBranch
}

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

ExampleFiles.common

Parameters

[-SourcePath] <String> [[-ExcludeSourceFile] <String[]>] [[-Args] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

ExcludeSourceFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

SourcePath

The path to the source folder of the project, e.g. ./source.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

Example

$pathToHQRMTests = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module DscResource.Test).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'Tests\QA'

$container = New-PesterContainer -Path "$pathToHQRMTests/ExampleFiles.common.*.Tests.ps1" -Data @{
    SourcePath = './source'
    # ExcludeSourceFile = @('MyExample.ps1')
}

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

FileFormatting.common

Parameters

 [-ProjectPath] <String> [-ModuleBase] <String> [[-SourcePath] <String>] 
   [[-ExcludeModuleFile] <String[]>] [[-ExcludeSourceFile] <String[]>] 
   [[-Args] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

ExcludeModuleFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test from the path specified in the parameter ModuleBase. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

ExcludeSourceFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test from the path specified in the parameter SourcePath. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

ModuleBase

The path to the root of built module, e.g. ./output/FileSystemDsc/1.2.0.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

ProjectPath

The path to the root of the project, for example the root of the local Git repository.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

SourcePath

The path to the source folder of the project, e.g. ./source.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

$dscResourceModuleName = 'FileSystemDsc'
$pathToHQRMTests = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module DscResource.Test).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'Tests\QA'

$container = New-PesterContainer -Path "$pathToHQRMTests/FileFormatting.common.*.Tests.ps1" -Data @{
    ProjectPath = '.'
    ModuleBase = "./output/$dscResourceModuleName/*"
    # SourcePath = './source'
    # ExcludeModuleFile = @('Modules/DscResource.Common')
    # ExcludeSourceFile = @('Examples')
}

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

Localization.common

Parameters

 [-ModuleBase] <String> [[-SourcePath] <String>] [[-ExcludeModuleFile] <String[]>] 
   [[-ExcludeSourceFile] <String[]>] [[-Args] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

ExcludeModuleFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test from the path specified in the parameter ModuleBase. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

ExcludeSourceFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test from the path specified in the parameter SourcePath. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

ModuleBase

The path to the root of built module, e.g. ./output/FileSystemDsc/1.2.0.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

SourcePath

The path to the source folder of the project, e.g. ./source.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

Example

$dscResourceModuleName = 'FileSystemDsc'
$pathToHQRMTests = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module DscResource.Test).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'Tests\QA'

$container = New-PesterContainer -Path "$pathToHQRMTests/Localization.common.*.Tests.ps1" -Data @{
    ModuleBase = "./output/$dscResourceModuleName/*"
    # SourcePath = './source'
    # ExcludeModuleFile = @('Modules/DscResource.Common')
    # ExcludeSourceFile = @('Examples')
}

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

MarkdownLinks.common

Parameters

[-ProjectPath] <String> [-ModuleBase] <String> [[-SourcePath] <String>] 
  [[-ExcludeModuleFile] <String[]>] [[-ExcludeSourceFile] <String[]>] 
  [[-Args] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

ExcludeModuleFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test from the path specified in the parameter ModuleBase. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

ExcludeSourceFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test from the path specified in the parameter SourcePath. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

ModuleBase

The path to the root of built module, e.g. ./output/FileSystemDsc/1.2.0.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

ProjectPath

The path to the root of the project, for example the root of the local Git repository.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

SourcePath

The path to the source folder of the project, e.g. ./source.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

$dscResourceModuleName = 'FileSystemDsc'
$pathToHQRMTests = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module DscResource.Test).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'Tests\QA'

$container = New-PesterContainer -Path "$pathToHQRMTests/MarkdownLinks.common.*.Tests.ps1" -Data @{
    $ProjectPath = '.'
    ModuleBase = "./output/$dscResourceModuleName/*"
    # SourcePath = './source'
    # ExcludeModuleFile = @('Modules/DscResource.Common')
    # ExcludeSourceFile = @('Examples')
}

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

ModuleManifest.common

Parameters

[-ModuleName] <String> [-ModuleBase] <String> [[-Args] <Object>]
  [<CommonParameters>]

ModuleBase

The path to the root of built module, e.g. ./output/FileSystemDsc/1.2.0.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

ModuleName

The name of the module that is built, e.g. FileSystemDsc.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

Example

$dscResourceModuleName = 'JeaDsc'
$pathToHQRMTests = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module DscResource.Test).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'Tests\QA'

$container = New-PesterContainer -Path "$pathToHQRMTests/ModuleManifest.common.*.Tests.ps1" -Data @{
    ModuleName = $dscResourceModuleName
    ModuleBase = "./output/$dscResourceModuleName/*"
}

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

ModuleScriptFiles.common

Parameters

[-ProjectPath] <String> [-ModuleBase] <String> [[-SourcePath] <String>]
  [[-ExcludeModuleFile] <String[]>] [[-ExcludeSourceFile] <String[]>] 
  [[-Args] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

ExcludeModuleFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test from the path specified in the parameter ModuleBase. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

ExcludeSourceFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test from the path specified in the parameter SourcePath. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

ModuleBase

The path to the root of built module, e.g. ./output/FileSystemDsc/1.2.0.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

ProjectPath

The path to the root of the project, for example the root of the local Git repository.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

SourcePath

The path to the source folder of the project, e.g. ./source.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

Example

$dscResourceModuleName = 'FileSystemDsc'
$pathToHQRMTests = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module DscResource.Test).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'Tests\QA'

$container = New-PesterContainer -Path "$pathToHQRMTests/ModuleScriptFiles.common.*.Tests.ps1" -Data @{
    ProjectPath = '.'
    ModuleBase = "./output/$dscResourceModuleName/*"
    # SourcePath = './source'
    # ExcludeModuleFile = @('Modules/DscResource.Common')
    # ExcludeSourceFile = @('Examples')
}

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

PSSAResource.common

Parameters

[-ProjectPath] <String> [-ModuleBase] <String> [[-SourcePath] <String>]
  [[-ExcludeModuleFile] <String[]>] [[-ExcludeSourceFile] <String[]>] 
  [[-Args] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

ExcludeModuleFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test from the path specified in the parameter ModuleBase. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

ExcludeSourceFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test from the path specified in the parameter SourcePath. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

ModuleBase

The path to the root of built module, e.g. ./output/FileSystemDsc/1.2.0.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

ProjectPath

The path to the root of the project, for example the root of the local Git repository.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

SourcePath

The path to the source folder of the project, e.g. ./source.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

$dscResourceModuleName = 'FileSystemDsc'
$pathToHQRMTests = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module DscResource.Test).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'Tests\QA'

$container = New-PesterContainer -Path "$pathToHQRMTests/PSSAResource.common.*.Tests.ps1" -Data @{
    ProjectPath = '.'
    ModuleBase = "./output/$dscResourceModuleName/*"
    # SourcePath = './source'
    # ExcludeModuleFile = @('Modules/DscResource.Common')
    # ExcludeSourceFile = @('Examples')
}

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

PublishExampleFiles.common

Parameters

[-SourcePath] <String> [[-ExcludeSourceFile] <String[]>] [[-Args] <Object>] 
  [<CommonParameters>]

ExcludeSourceFile

Any path or part of a path that will be excluded from the list of files gathered by the test from the path specified in the parameter SourcePath. Default no files will be excluded from the test.

SourcePath

The path to the source folder of the project, e.g. ./source.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

Example

$pathToHQRMTests = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module DscResource.Test).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'Tests\QA'

$container = New-PesterContainer -Path "$pathToHQRMTests/PublishExampleFiles.common.*.Tests.ps1" -Data @{
    SourcePath = './source'
    # ExcludeSourceFile = @('MyExample.ps1')
}

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

RelativePathLength.common

Parameters

[-ModuleBase] <String> [[-Args] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

ModuleBase

The path to the root of built module, e.g. ./output/FileSystemDsc/1.2.0.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

$dscResourceModuleName = 'FileSystemDsc'
$pathToHQRMTests = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module DscResource.Test).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'Tests\QA'

$container = New-PesterContainer -Path "$pathToHQRMTests/RelativePathLength.common.*.Tests.ps1" -Data @{
    ModuleBase = "./output/$dscResourceModuleName/*"
}

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

ResourceSchema.common

Parameters

[-ModuleBase] <String> [[-Args] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

ModuleBase

The path to the root of built module, e.g. ./output/FileSystemDsc/1.2.0.

If using the build task the default value for this parameter will be set to the value that comes from the pipeline.

$dscResourceModuleName = 'FileSystemDsc'
$pathToHQRMTests = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module DscResource.Test).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'Tests\QA'

$container = New-PesterContainer -Path "$pathToHQRMTests/ResourceSchema.common.*.Tests.ps1" -Data @{
    ModuleBase = "./output/$dscResourceModuleName/*"
}

Invoke-Pester -Container $container -Output Detailed

NicolasBn/DscResource.Test

DscResource.Test

Usage

Dependencies

Contributing

Cmdlets

Clear-DscLcmConfiguration

Syntax

Outputs

Example

Get-DscResourceTestContainer

Syntax

Outputs

Example

Get-InvalidOperationRecord

Syntax

Outputs

Example

Get-InvalidResultRecord

Syntax

Aliases

Outputs

Example

Initialize-TestEnvironment

Syntax

Outputs

Example

Invoke-DscResourceTest

Using Pester 4

Pester 5

Syntax

Outputs

Example

New-DscSelfSignedCertificate

Syntax

Outputs

Example

Restore-TestEnvironment

Syntax

Outputs

Example

Wait-ForIdleLcm

Syntax

Outputs

Example

Tasks

Invoke_HQRM_Tests

Section Pester

Passing parameters to Pester

Section Script

Passing parameters to test scripts

Fail_Build_If_HQRM_Tests_Failed

Invoke_HQRM_Tests_Stop_On_Fail

Tests

Changelog.common

Parameters

MainGitBranch

ProjectPath

ExampleFiles.common

Parameters

ExcludeSourceFile

SourcePath

Example

FileFormatting.common

Parameters

ExcludeModuleFile

ExcludeSourceFile

ModuleBase

ProjectPath

SourcePath

Localization.common

Parameters

ExcludeModuleFile

ExcludeSourceFile

ModuleBase

SourcePath

Example

MarkdownLinks.common

Parameters

ExcludeModuleFile

`Clear-DscLcmConfiguration`

`Get-DscResourceTestContainer`

`Get-InvalidOperationRecord`

`Get-InvalidResultRecord`

`Initialize-TestEnvironment`

`Invoke-DscResourceTest`

`New-DscSelfSignedCertificate`

`Restore-TestEnvironment`

`Wait-ForIdleLcm`

`Invoke_HQRM_Tests`

`Fail_Build_If_HQRM_Tests_Failed`

`Invoke_HQRM_Tests_Stop_On_Fail`