Questions tagged [pester-5]
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Why does Pester in Classic Azure Pipeline always fail?
I have a classic build pipeline (not yaml, yet!) with three tasks
Install Pester -> works as expected
Run Pester tests -> always fails!
Publish test results -> works as expected
My script for "Run Pester tests"
Import-Module Pester -Force
$config…
tomwaitforitmy
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Use a PowerShell hash's key/values with Pester TestCases
I would like to pass the key/values of a PowerShell hash to a Pester unit test, via the TestCases parameter:
BeforeAll {
$Expected = @{
Address1='Address1'
Address2='Address2'
City='City'
RegionCode='RegionCode'
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craig
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PowerShell Pester Mock Rest API Calls
Is there any simple approach on how to mock a Rest API Calls in Pester.
Here is my code, I just need to mock those Rest API Calls in Pester and test them, could someone help me here.
Describe 'Test worldclockapi.com' {
BeforeAll {
…
Atdhe Kurteshi
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Pester 5 variable scoping issue - BeforeDiscovery/It
Edit
The crux of the question is: how do I get access to variable(s) declared in a BeforeDiscovery block in my It blocks that are not passed through by the it -foreach $var construct?
I'm having difficulties adjusting to the Discovery/Run phase and…
Lieven Keersmaekers
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Pester 5.0.2 BeforeAll block code not showing up in Describe block
I recently switched over to Pester 5.0.2 to start doing some testing on a Powershell script I wrote. I am able to break into the BeforeAll block and the paths are being populated as I would expect, however when I get to the Get-ChildItem area in my…
Efie
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Is there any way to test functions in a PowerShell script without executing the script?
I would like to define stand-alone functions in my PowerShell script and be able to Pester test the functions without executing the rest of the script. Is there any way to do this without defining the functions in a separate file?
In the following…
successhawk
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Pester ignores mock
Given my powershell code (not in a function, as the last few parts are the script running, but i want to check some stuff for my script, using pester)
My powershell code WinVersion.ps1
$WindowsVersion = Get-CimInstance -ClassName…
eagle00789
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Pester Should -Throw does not catch error
This is the same problem and solution as this, but with simpler examples and hopefully easier to find, since it took me hours to find the above question.
I have the following code that I want to test:
Test-Function(){
{...}
if($ExitCode -ne 0){
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Kevin Holtkamp
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Passing parameter to Pester -testcases
I am trying to figure out the best way to parameterise my Pester (V 5.3.3) testcases. The scenario is this. I would like to check that a list of logins exist on a group of database instances. My code is pretty repetitive, and looks like…
Andy
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Pester test for PowerShell script fails with differing accent characters, how to fix?
I have a problem. I want to test my PowerShell script by Pester.
This is my function to test:
function Remove-Diacritics {
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[String]$string
)
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Franta
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Pester 5.4 generates an empty Code coverage result file
POV:
I'm generating Powershell test code coverage with pester.
Problem:
The generated Coverage.xml file remains empty.
Question
What am I doing wrong?
Some technicalities:
Write-Verbose -Message "Running Pester Tests"
$conf =…
JDC
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Mocking Response of a REST API in Pester
I have a PowerShell script that returns a string from a REST API call. I am using
$Response = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri $Uri -Body $Body -ContentType 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
return $Response.ToString()
I am able to mock the…
Zoltaire
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Pester 5 mocking and beforediscovery
trying to test a function in pester 5.3.1 (latest) and ps7.2.1
function Remove-GraphUser
{
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[object]$cloudUsers
)
process
{
foreach ($User in…
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V5 -- Data driven Tags?
In a Pester v5 implementation, any way to have a data driven tag?
My Use Case:
Operating on larger data sets
To have all tests runable on a data set
To be able to run against a specific element of my data set via the Config Filter
My Conceptual…
FuzzyLabRat
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Test Powershell module/script for both Windows (smaller than 5.1) and Core (6 or greater) with AppVeyor CI
I have a PowerShell module on github which has automation on AppVeyor including testing and publishing.
One of the recent changes broke the new version with Windows PowerShell. Some groups still run on Windows PowerShell and they informed me about…
Alex Sarafian
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