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Pester Should -BeLike

I have this test

It 'Should not find environment' {

{Add-Patchgroup -ComputerName $serversHash.serverWithNotExistingEnvironment -WarningVariable warning -WarningAction SilentlyContinue}
$warning | Should -BeLike ('*55555*')
}


$warning contains this string (exactly as you see here with the newline and whitespace on the second row)

$warning

Could not add <nameOfTheServer> to patchgroup
Exception message: Environment F was not found


But my test is passing which should not:

Context Find the environment
[+] Should not find environment 79ms
[+] Should find environment 147ms


EDIT:

seems like the test is not working at all even with -Be parameter. The test is still passing.

-Be

$warning | Should -Be 'randomrandom'


1 Answer
1

I'm not sure why your test is passing, that is very strange. But I think part of your issue may be that you are executing your command within a scriptblock, and that therefore the warning variable is only populated/accessible within the scope of that scriptblock.

Also, generally I also tend to do my execution outside of the It and then only use the it block for the assertion.

It

it

I therefore suggest you try this:

Add-Patchgroup -ComputerName $serversHash.serverWithNotExistingEnvironment -WarningVariable warning -WarningAction SilentlyContinue

It 'Should not find environment' {
$warning | Should -BeLike '*55555*'
}


Note i've also removed the brackets around the string you are asserting $warning to be like, as I think these are redundant.

$warning

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