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Test-PSScriptFileInfo

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Module:
Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet

Tests the comment-based metadata in a .ps1 file to ensure it's valid for publication.

Syntax

Test-PSScriptFileInfo
    [-Path] <String>
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This cmdlet tests the comment-based metadata in a .ps1 file to ensure it's valid for publication to a repository.

Examples

Example 1: Test a valid script

This example creates a new script file then runs Test-PSScriptFile to validate the metadata in the script.

New-PSScriptFileInfo -Path "C:\MyScripts\test_script.ps1" -Description "this is a test script"
Test-PSScriptFileInfo -Path "C:\MyScripts\test_script.ps1"
True

Example 2: Test an invalid script (missing Author)

This example runs the Test-PSScriptFile cmdlet against a script file. The script is missing the required Author metadata. The cmdlet writes a warning message and returns $false. Get-Content is used to view the contents of the script file.

Test-PSScriptFileInfo -Path "C:\MyScripts\invalid_test_script.ps1"
Get-Content "C:\MyScripts\invalid_test_script.ps1"

WARNING: The .ps1 script file passed in wasn't valid due to: PSScript file is missing the required
Author property
False
<#PSScriptInfo

.VERSION 1.0.0.0

.GUID 7ec4832e-a4e1-562b-8a8c-241e535ad7d7

.AUTHOR

.COMPANYNAME

.COPYRIGHT

.TAGS

.LICENSEURI

.PROJECTURI

.ICONURI

.EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES

.REQUIREDSCRIPTS

.EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES

.RELEASENOTES

.PRIVATEDATA

#>

<#

.DESCRIPTION
this is a test script

#>

Parameters

-Path

The path to .ps1 script file.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

None

Outputs

Boolean

Notes

The New-PSScriptFileInfo and Update-PSScriptFileInfo cmdlets place the #requires statements for required modules between the <#PSScriptInfo and comment-based help blocks of the help file. The Get-PSScriptFileInfo expects #requires statements to be placed somewhere before the comment-based help block. Any #requires statements placed after the comment-based help block are ignored by Get-PSScriptFileInfo and Publish-PSResource.