pester-patterns

Common Pester 5 test patterns and recipes for PowerShell module testing. Covers mocking file systems, REST APIs, DSC resources, databases, credentials, and other external dependencies. Provides ready-to-use test templates for common scenarios. USE FOR: Pester test patterns, mock file system, mock REST API, mock database, test DSC resource, test credentials, parametrized tests, Pester recipes, test template, testing patterns, how to test, mock example, run Pester, invoke tests, VS Code hang, separate process. DO NOT USE FOR: debugging failing builds (use sampler-build-debug), migrating to Sampler (use sampler-migration), general Pester syntax (covered by pester.instructions.md).

Compatibility

Requires PowerShell 5.1+ with Pester 5.