Getting Started with Pester 5

A Beginner's Guide

Owen Heaume (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

252 Seiten

2024
Apress (Verlag)
979-8-8688-0305-5 (ISBN)

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Embark on a transformative journey into the world of Pester and elevate your PowerShell scripting to new heights of robustness, reliability, and efficiency. This comprehensive beginner's guide provides a hands-on approach to PowerShell testing using Pester, empowering you to enhance your code quality with confidence.The book starts with an introduction to Pester, the powerful testing and mocking framework for PowerShell. You'll gain a solid foundation by exploring Pester's fundamental building blocks. The book guides you through the phases of Pester, helping you write your initial Pester code. You will dive into topics such as tags, assertions with Should and parameter filters, and you will explore advanced techniques such as Test Drive and Test Registry.

You will discover the art of mocking in Pester and master its advanced testing methodologies. You will gain insights into working without installed modules and seamlessly integrating Pester with Azure DevOps Pipeline for a streamlined testing process.

After reading this book, you will have the knowledge and skills to initiate your own exploration into PowerShell testing with Pester. You will transform your scripts into reliable powerhouses, ensuring the resilience and quality of your PowerShell code.

What Will You Learn

Building blocks and phases of Pester
Writing effective Pester tests
Assertions, mocking, and advanced testing techniques
Integration with Azure DevOps
Tags, code coverage

Who This Book Is For

PowerShell scripters and Pester Framework beginners

Owen Heaume is a seasoned PowerShell programmer with a passion for crafting efficient solutions in the dynamic landscapes of Intune and Azure. Having recently embarked on a professional journey in PowerShell programming for a prominent company within their automation team, Owen is dedicated to mastering the intricacies of Pester, Azure DevOps, and adhering to best practices. Owen has published books on deploying applications in Intune using PowerShell, deploying applications in ConfigMgr using PowerShell, and deploying language and regional settings using ConfigMgr. In this book, Owen shares insights gained from real-world experiences, providing readers with practical knowledge and a glimpse into the mind of a multi-faceted professional thriving in the realms of technology.

Chapter 1: Unveiling the Power of Pester.- Chapter 2: Mastering Pester Fundamentals.- Chapter 3: Writing Your First Tests.- Chapter 4: Mastering Block Scope in Pester.- Chapter 5: Data-Driven Tests.- Chapter 6: Navigating the Pester Phases: Discovery and Run.- Chapter 7: Test Drive and Test Registry.- Chapter 8: Tags and Invoke-Pester.- Chapter 9: Mocking.- Chapter 10: Code Coverage.- Chapter 11: Integrating Pester with Azure DevOps Pipeline.- Chapter 12: Examples.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.07.2024
Zusatzinfo	185 Illustrations, black and white; XIV, 252 p. 185 illus.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Software Entwicklung
Schlagworte	Azure • Azure DevOps • DevOps • Microsoft • Pester • PowerShell • Testing
ISBN-13	979-8-8688-0305-5 / 9798868803055
Zustand	Neuware