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

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Describe "Stream writer tests" {
$targetfile = "writeoutput.txt"
# A custom function is defined here do handle the debug stream dealing with the confirm prompt
# that would normally
function Write-Messages
{
[CmdletBinding()]
param()
If ($PSBoundParameters['Debug']) { $DebugPreference = 'Continue' }
Write-Verbose "Verbose message"
Write-Debug "Debug message"
}
function Get-OutputResults
{
# Get the contents of the targetfile.
# Make the array a string for less brittle testing
$output = $(Get-Content $args[0])
[String]::Join([Environment]::NewLine, $output )
return $output
}
Context "Redirect Stream Tests" {
# These tests validate that a stream is actually being written to by redirecting the output of that stream
AfterEach { Remove-Item $targetfile }
It "Should write warnings to the warning stream" {
Write-Warning "Test Warning" 3>&1 > $targetfile
Get-Content $targetfile | Should Be "Test Warning"
}
It "Should write error messages to the error stream" {
Write-Error "Testing Error" 2>&1 > $targetfile
$result = Get-OutputResults $targetfile
# The contents of the error stream should contain the expected text
$result -match ": Testing Error" | Should Be $true
}
It "Should write debug messages to the debug stream" {
Write-Messages -Debug -EA SilentlyContinue 5>&1 > $targetfile
$result = Get-OutputResults $targetfile
# The contents of the debug stream should contain the expected text
$result -match "Debug Message" | Should Be $true
}
It "Should write messages to the verbose stream" {
Write-Messages -Verbose 4>&1 > $targetfile
$result = Get-OutputResults $targetfile
# The contents of the debug stream should contain the expected text
$result -match "Verbose Message" | Should Be $true
}
}
Context "Error automatic variable" {
It "Should write error messages to the `$Error automatic variable" {
Write-Error "Test Error Message" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$Error[0] | Should Match "Test Error Message"
}
}
}