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Pester Task

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Richard Fennell edited this page Jul 4, 2016 · 8 revisions

This task is available in the VSTS Marketplace

A task to install and run PowerShell Pester based tests The task takes two parameters

  • The root folder to look for test scripts with the naming convention *.tests.ps1. Defaults to $(Build.SourcesDirectory)*
  • The results file name, defaults to $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\Test-Pester.XML
  • RunIn32Bit, defaults to false, if set forced PowerShell to be loaded 32bit as opposed to 64bit

The Pester task does not in itself upload the test results, it just throws and error if tests fails. It relies on the standard test results upload task.

For more details on usage see this blog post

Extension 1 vss-extension.json (Edited for new paths) readme.md license.md images (for extension) logo.png screenshot1.png Task 1 (PowerShell based new layout) src icon.png task.json mytask.ps1 tasklibrary.psm1 (optional as needed) test mytask.tests.ps1

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