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Pester is a testing and mocking framework for PowerShell that provides tools to write, run, and verify automated tests for PowerShell code and scripts. It supports behavior-driven development (BDD) style test definitions, assertions, mocking, and code coverage measurements, integrating with CI/CD pipelines. It is the de-facto testing framework in PowerShell, widely used to ensure code quality for modules, scripts, DSC configurations, and more.
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- Rich assertion library (e.g. Should -Be, Should -Exist, etc.) for specifying expected behavior in tests
- Built-in mocking support to replace or stub out functions or commands during tests
- Code coverage measurement, with export support (e.g. JaCoCo format) for integration in CI/CD
- Test runner capable of producing formatted output, integrating with Visual Studio Code / other tools
- Compatible with multiple versions of PowerShell (Windows PowerShell 5.1, PowerShell 7.x, etc.)
- Signed releases / security aware (certificate changes handled, publisher signing)
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