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Pester Testing

Setup

Most tests run without cloning the labview-icon-editor repository. The helper defaults to the repository root as the project directory.

Tests that need the example project can either clone it under open-source/labview-icon-editor:

git clone https://github.com/LabVIEW-Community-CI-CD/labview-icon-editor.git labview-icon-editor

or set LABVIEW_ICON_EDITOR_PATH to the location of an existing clone:

export LABVIEW_ICON_EDITOR_PATH=/path/to/labview-icon-editor

To enforce that the project exists, set LABVIEW_ICON_EDITOR_REQUIRED=1 or call Get-LabVIEWIconEditorArgsJson -RequireProject in your test.

Tooling for local runs:

• PowerShell 7.5.1
• Node.js 24 or newer
• actionlint
• Optional: Pester (install with Install-Module Pester -Force -Scope CurrentUser for local runs; CI installs it automatically)

Sample command sequence to run the suite locally:

npm install
actionlint
Install-Module Pester -Force -Scope CurrentUser  # only if Pester isn't already installed
$cfg = New-PesterConfiguration
$cfg.Run.Path = './tests/pester'
$cfg.TestResult.Enabled = $false
Invoke-Pester -Configuration $cfg

Canonical argument helper

Pester tests share a small helper module, tests/pester/Helper/ArgsJson.psm1, which exposes Get-LabVIEWIconEditorArgsJson. The function returns a canonical set of dispatcher arguments and the project root so every test starts from the same baseline. Using the helper avoids repeating boilerplate and keeps tests resilient to environment differences.

labview-icon-editor reference project

When available, the helper points at the labview-icon-editor project. This open-source repository is tiny, exercises common LabVIEW project layouts and does not require NI components to execute in dry-run mode. Using it as the reference project gives all tests a consistent, real-world example without adding heavy dependencies.

Adding new tests

1. Create a *.Tests.ps1 file under tests/pester or one of its subfolders.
2. Import the helper module:

   Import-Module (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'Helper' 'ArgsJson.psm1')
   

3. Use Get-LabVIEWIconEditorArgsJson to obtain the canonical JSON and working directory for dispatcher calls.
4. Include both positive and negative path tests where practical.

5. Run the suite before submitting a pull request with:

   $cfg = New-PesterConfiguration
   $cfg.Run.Path = './tests/pester'
   $cfg.TestResult.Enabled = $false
   Invoke-Pester -Configuration $cfg
   

   XML test result output is intentionally disabled.

Positive path example

It 'describes a known action' {
  $params = Get-LabVIEWIconEditorArgsJson
  $json = $params.ArgsJson
  $wd = $params.WorkingDirectory
  $out = pwsh -NoProfile -File $global:dispatcher -Describe build-lvlibp -ArgsJson $json -WorkingDirectory $wd | Out-String
  $out | Should -Match 'Major'
}

Negative path example

It 'fails on unknown action' {
  $params = Get-LabVIEWIconEditorArgsJson
  $json = $params.ArgsJson
  $wd = $params.WorkingDirectory
  pwsh -NoProfile -File $global:dispatcher -ActionName no-such-action -ArgsJson $json -WorkingDirectory $wd *>$null
  $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 1
}

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