Pester Files

What's Changed

Inconclusive is back!

• Set-ItResult: Return distinctive ErrorId depending on switch used by @csandfeld in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2401
• Handle tests marked as inconclusive by @csandfeld in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2405
• Add missing help for -Skip in Context and Describe by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2426

Should -HaveParameter regression is fixed.

• Fix Should -HaveParamter -DefaultValue by @nohwnd in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2398

And more:

• fixed typo in property params in TestReults.ps1 by @stan-alam in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2397
• Update code-analysis workflow to node20 actions by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2429
• Update PesterTests and devcontainer to .NET 8 by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2430
• Update coverage publish task by @nohwnd in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2433
• Fix docs for FileContentMatchMultiline* operators by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2377
• Extract common helper-functions in P-tests by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2378
• Feature Request: ShouldResult property by @JustinGrote in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2381
• Replace Id with GroupId in Block and Test objects by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2364
• Standardize container name and type validation by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2379
• Fix WildcardPatternException when using dt in P by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2443
• Fix possible NRE in NUnit3 export by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2444
• Skip blocks without runnable tests by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2447
• Ignore excluded/skipped tests and unnecessary setup/teardown using SkipRemainingOnFailure by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2442
• Add null check for $host.UI and its properties to avoid race condition (#2383) by @kborowinski in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2472
• Fix NRE in mock debug log for native commands by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2481
• Replace deprecated macOS 11 image with 13 in CI by @fflaten in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2483

New Contributors

• @stan-alam made their first contribution in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2397

And also a big thank you to @fflaten!

Contrary to my tweet, we won't remove support for 3, 4, and 6.2 in Pester 5, the PR was added and then reverted. Will keep that change for Pester 6.

• Drop support of PowerShell 3, 4, 6.2, and unsupported 7 by @nohwnd in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2432
• Revert dropping support of Powershell 3 and friends by @nohwnd in https://github.com/pester/Pester/pull/2435

Error on update:

My certificate was renewed, and you will get error on update, because the Issuer changed. And there is no way to get valid certificate from the previous issuer. It is still signed by me, but don't take my word for it, go check the certificate.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pester/Pester/compare/5.5.0...5.6.0