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Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By : David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters
Book Image

Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By: David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters

Overview of this book

Beginning with an overview of the different versions of PowerShell, Learn PowerShell Core 6.0 introduces you to VSCode and then dives into helping you understand the basic techniques in PowerShell scripting. You will cover advanced coding techniques, learn how to write reusable code as well as store and load data with PowerShell. This book will help you understand PowerShell security and Just Enough Administration, enabling you to create your own PowerShell repository. The last set of chapters will guide you in setting up, configuring, and working with Release Pipelines in VSCode and VSTS, and help you understand PowerShell DSC. In addition to this, you will learn how to use PowerShell with Windows, Azure, Microsoft Online Services, SCCM, and SQL Server. The final chapter will provide you with some use cases and pro tips. By the end of this book, you will be able to create professional reusable code using security insight and knowledge of working with PowerShell Core 6.0 and its most important capabilities.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Pester


Our module template also includes basic Pester tests. Pester is a unit testing framework that existed prior to the release of Windows PowerShell 5 and has since been integrated, albeit in an outdated version. Between the shipped version 3 and release 4, there are differences in the syntax, among other changes. See the following code sample regarding upgrading Pester to the most recent version:

# Update Pester to the current version to make use of the improvements
Get-Module -List Pester # Built-in: 3.4.0

# Update PowerShellGet first
if (-not (Get-Command Install-Module).Parameters.ContainsKey('SkipPublisherCheck'))
{
    Update-Module -Name PowerShellGet -Force
}

# After updating PowerShellGet, make sure to close PowerShell and start a new process
# We are using the new parameter SkipPublisherCheck since newer versions of Pester are not signed
Install-Module -Name Pester -Force -SkipPublisherCheck

# Verify
Get-Module -List Pester

Pester introduces another domain-specific language...