PowerShell7/test/powershell/Get-Variable.Tests.ps1
2016-03-04 14:52:27 -08:00

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Describe "Get-Variable" {
It "Should be able to call with no parameters without error" {
{ Get-Variable } | Should Not Throw
}
It "Should return environment variables when called with no parameters" {
(Get-Variable).Name -contains "$" | Should Be $true
(Get-Variable).Name -contains "?" | Should Be $true
(Get-Variable).Name -contains "HOST" | Should Be $true
(Get-Variable).Name -contains "PWD" | Should Be $true
(Get-Variable).Name -contains "PID" | Should Be $true
(Get-Variable).Name -contains "^" | Should Be $true
}
It "Should return the value of an object" {
New-Variable -Name tempVar -Value 1
(Get-Variable tempVar).Value | Should Be (1)
}
It "Should be able to call using the gv alias" {
{ gv } | Should Not Throw
}
It "Should be able to call using the Name switch" {
New-Variable -Name var1 -Value 4
{ Get-Variable -Name var1 } | Should Not Throw
(Get-Variable -Name var1).Value | Should Be 4
Remove-Variable var1
}
It "Should be able to use wildcard characters in the Name field" {
New-Variable -Name var1 -Value 4
New-Variable -Name var2 -Value "test"
(Get-Variable -Name var*).Value[0] | Should be 4
(Get-Variable -Name var*).Value[1] | Should be "test"
Remove-Variable var1
Remove-Variable var2
}
It "Should return only the value if the value switch is used" {
New-Variable -Name var1 -Value 4
Get-Variable -Name var1 -ValueOnly | Should be 4
Remove-Variable var1
}
It "Should pipe string to the name field without the Name field being specified"{
New-Variable -Name var1 -Value 3
("var1" | Get-Variable ).Value | Should Be 3
Remove-Variable var1
}
It "Should be able to include a set of variables to get" {
New-Variable -Name var1 -Value 4
New-Variable -Name var2 -Value 2
$actual = Get-Variable -Include var1, var2
$actual[0].Name | Should Be var1
$actual[1].Name | Should Be var2
$actual[0].Value | Should Be 4
$actual[1].Value | Should Be 2
Remove-Variable var1
Remove-Variable var2
}
It "Should be able to exclude a set of variables to get" {
New-Variable -Name var1 -Value 4
New-Variable -Name var2 -Value 2
New-Variable -Name var3 -Value "test"
$actual = Get-Variable -Exclude var1, var2
$actual | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "var3" } | Should Not BeNullOrEmpty
}
Context "Scope Tests" {
# This will violate the DRY principle. Tread softly.
It "Should be able to get a global scope variable using the global switch" {
New-Variable globalVar -Value 1 -Scope global -Force
(Get-Variable -Name globalVar -Scope global)[0].Value | Should Be 1
}
It "Should not be able to clear a global scope variable using the local switch" {
New-Variable globalVar -Value 1 -Scope global -Force
Get-Variable -Name globalVar -Scope local -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Should Throw
}
It "Should be able to get a global variable when there's one in the script scope" {
New-Variable globalVar -Value 1 -Scope global -Force
{ New-Variable globalVar -Value 2 -Scope script -Force }
$(Get-Variable -Name globalVar).Value | Should Be 1
}
It "Should be able to get an item locally using the local switch" {
{
New-Variable localVar -Value 1 -Scope local -Force
Get-Variable -Name localVar -Scope local
} | Should Not Throw
}
It "Should be able to get a variable created in the global scope when there's one in local scope" {
New-Variable localVar -Value 1 -Scope local -Force
New-Variable localVar -Value 2 -Scope global -Force
$(Get-Variable -Name localVar -Scope global).Value | Should Be 2
}
It "Should be able to get a script variable created using the script switch" {
{
New-Variable scriptVar -Value 1 -Scope script -Force
Get-Variable -Name scriptVar -Scope script
} | Should Not Throw
}
It "Should be able to clear a global script variable that was created using the script scope switch" {
{
New-Variable scriptVar -Value 1 -Scope script -Force
Get-Variable -Name scriptVar -Scope script
} | Should Not Throw
}
}
}