PSate

PSate (pronounced "sate" or "puh-sate"), meaning "to satisfy", is a test runner module for PowerShell.

PSate is part of the PSST PowerShell Suite for Testing:

• PSMock - mocking for PowerShell
• PShould - fluent assertions for PowerShell
• PSate - test runner for PowerShell

Examples

(Note: should below is from PShould)

Getting started TDD-style:

TestFixture "Calculator" {
	TestSetup {
		$x = 1
		$y = 2
	}

    TestCase "Adds" {
        $x + $y | Should Be 3
    }

    TestCase "Subtracts" {
        $x - $y | Should Be -1
    }
}

Getting started BDD-style:

Describing "Calculator" {
	Given "1 and 2" {
		TestSetup {
			$x = 1
			$y = 2
		}

        It "Adds" {
            $x + $y | Should Be 3
        }

        It "Subtracts" {
            $x - $y | Should Be -1
        }
    }
}

Auto-tempfile support:

Describing "FileStuff" {
    Given "nothing" {
        It "can create a test file" {
            # create a file
            $file = New-TestFile

            # do something with it

			# automatically cleaned up
        }
    }
}

Features

See the PSate wiki for full documentation.

• TDD- or BDD-style test cases
• Setup and TearDown support
• Run from Invoke-Tests or run individual tests (in ISE or command line)
• Works with or without PShould or PSMock
• Records test results, timings and execution stacks.
• Automatic management of folder, file, or other New-Item objects
• NUnit-compatible TestResults.xml output
• Integrates with automated build tools

Getting PSate

You can get PSate a variety of ways:

• PSGet - http://psget.net/
  • Get PSGet
  • Install-Module -nugetpackageid PSate
  • PSate will be installed into as a global module
• NuGet - http://nuget.org/packages/PSate
  • Install-Package PSate
  • PShould will be installed into your current project
• GitHub - Download PSate.psm1
  • Copy the file to your modules folder or a local folder

Credits

PShould was inspired by the great work by the Pester team. See [[PSate v Pester]] for some differences between the two.