# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. # Licensed under the MIT License. Describe "Start-Process" -Tag "Feature","RequireAdminOnWindows" { BeforeAll { $isNanoServer = [System.Management.Automation.Platform]::IsNanoServer $isIot = [System.Management.Automation.Platform]::IsIoT $isFullWin = $IsWindows -and !$isNanoServer -and !$isIot $extraArgs = @{} if ($isFullWin) { $extraArgs.WindowStyle = "Hidden" } $pingCommand = (Get-Command -CommandType Application ping)[0].Definition $pingDirectory = Split-Path $pingCommand -Parent $tempFile = Join-Path -Path $TestDrive -ChildPath PSTest $tempDirectory = Join-Path -Path $TestDrive -ChildPath 'PSPath[]' New-Item $tempDirectory -ItemType Directory -Force $assetsFile = Join-Path -Path (Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath assets) -ChildPath SortTest.txt if ($IsWindows) { $pingParam = "-n 2 localhost" } elseif ($IsLinux -Or $IsMacOS) { $pingParam = "-c 2 localhost" } } # Note that ProcessName may still be `powershell` due to dotnet/corefx#5378 # This has been fixed on Linux, but not on macOS It "Should process arguments without error" { $process = Start-Process ping -ArgumentList $pingParam -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput "$TESTDRIVE/output" @extraArgs $process.Length | Should -Be 1 $process.Id | Should -BeGreaterThan 1 # $process.ProcessName | Should -Be "ping" } It "Should work correctly when used with full path name" { $process = Start-Process $pingCommand -ArgumentList $pingParam -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput "$TESTDRIVE/output" @extraArgs $process.Length | Should -Be 1 $process.Id | Should -BeGreaterThan 1 # $process.ProcessName | Should -Be "ping" } It "Should invoke correct path when used with FilePath argument" { $process = Start-Process -FilePath $pingCommand -ArgumentList $pingParam -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput "$TESTDRIVE/output" @extraArgs $process.Length | Should -Be 1 $process.Id | Should -BeGreaterThan 1 # $process.ProcessName | Should -Be "ping" } It "Should invoke correct path when used with Path alias argument" { $process = Start-Process -Path $pingCommand -ArgumentList $pingParam -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput "$TESTDRIVE/output" @extraArgs $process.Length | Should -Be 1 $process.Id | Should -BeGreaterThan 1 } It "Should wait for command completion if used with Wait argument" { $process = Start-Process ping -ArgumentList $pingParam -Wait -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput "$TESTDRIVE/output" @extraArgs } It "Should work correctly with WorkingDirectory argument" { $process = Start-Process ping -WorkingDirectory $pingDirectory -ArgumentList $pingParam -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput "$TESTDRIVE/output" @extraArgs $process.Length | Should -Be 1 $process.Id | Should -BeGreaterThan 1 # $process.ProcessName | Should -Be "ping" } It "Should work correctly within an unspecified WorkingDirectory with wildcard-type characters" { Push-Location -LiteralPath $tempDirectory $process = Start-Process ping -ArgumentList $pingParam -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput "$TESTDRIVE/output" @extraArgs $process.Length | Should -Be 1 $process.Id | Should -BeGreaterThan 1 # $process.ProcessName | Should -Be "ping" Pop-Location } It "Should handle stderr redirection without error" { $process = Start-Process ping -ArgumentList $pingParam -PassThru -RedirectStandardError $tempFile -RedirectStandardOutput "$TESTDRIVE/output" @extraArgs $process.Length | Should -Be 1 $process.Id | Should -BeGreaterThan 1 # $process.ProcessName | Should -Be "ping" } It "Should handle stdout redirection without error" { $process = Start-Process ping -ArgumentList $pingParam -Wait -RedirectStandardOutput $tempFile @extraArgs $dirEntry = Get-ChildItem $tempFile $dirEntry.Length | Should -BeGreaterThan 0 } It "Should handle stdin redirection without error" { $process = Start-Process sort -Wait -RedirectStandardOutput $tempFile -RedirectStandardInput $assetsFile @extraArgs $dirEntry = Get-ChildItem $tempFile $dirEntry.Length | Should -BeGreaterThan 0 } ## -Verb is supported in PowerShell on Windows full desktop. It "Should give an error when -Verb parameter is used" -Skip:$isFullWin { { Start-Process -Verb runas -FilePath $pingCommand } | Should -Throw -ErrorId "NotSupportedException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartProcessCommand" } ## -WindowStyle is supported in PowerShell on Windows full desktop. It "Should give an error when -WindowStyle parameter is used" -Skip:$isFullWin { { Start-Process -FilePath $pingCommand -WindowStyle Normal } | Should -Throw -ErrorId "NotSupportedException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartProcessCommand" } It "Should give an error when both -NoNewWindow and -WindowStyle are specified" -Skip:(!$isFullWin) { { Start-Process -FilePath $pingCommand -NoNewWindow -WindowStyle Normal -ErrorAction Stop } | Should -Throw -ErrorId "InvalidOperationException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartProcessCommand" } It "ExitCode returns with -NoNewWindow, -PassThru and -Wait" { $process = Start-Process -FilePath $pingCommand -ArgumentList $pingParam -NoNewWindow -PassThru -Wait -ErrorAction Stop $process.ExitCode | Should -Be 0 } It "Should start cmd.exe with Verb 'open' and WindowStyle 'Minimized'" -Skip:(!$isFullWin) { $fileToWrite = Join-Path $TestDrive "VerbTest.txt" $process = Start-Process cmd.exe -ArgumentList "/c echo abc > $fileToWrite" -Verb open -WindowStyle Minimized -PassThru $process.Name | Should -Be "cmd" $process.WaitForExit() Test-Path $fileToWrite | Should -BeTrue } It "Should start notepad.exe with ShellExecute" -Skip:(!$isFullWin) { $process = Start-Process notepad.exe -PassThru -WindowStyle Normal $process.Name | Should -Be "notepad" $process | Stop-Process } It "Should be able to use the -WhatIf switch without performing the actual action" { $pingOutput = Join-Path $TestDrive "pingOutput.txt" { Start-Process -Wait $pingCommand -ArgumentList $pingParam -RedirectStandardOutput $pingOutput -WhatIf -ErrorAction Stop @extraArgs} | Should -Not -Throw $pingOutput | Should -Not -Exist } It "Should return null when using -WhatIf switch with -PassThru" { Start-Process $pingCommand -ArgumentList $pingParam -PassThru -WhatIf | Should -BeNullOrEmpty } It 'Should run without errors when -ArgumentList is $null' { $process = Start-Process $pingCommand -ArgumentList $null -PassThru @extraArgs $process.Length | Should -Be 1 $process.Id | Should -BeGreaterThan 1 } It "Should run without errors when -ArgumentList is @()" { $process = Start-Process $pingCommand -ArgumentList @() -PassThru @extraArgs $process.Length | Should -Be 1 $process.Id | Should -BeGreaterThan 1 } It "Should run without errors when -ArgumentList is ''" { $process = Start-Process $pingCommand -ArgumentList '' -PassThru @extraArgs $process.Length | Should -Be 1 $process.Id | Should -BeGreaterThan 1 } } Describe "Start-Process tests requiring admin" -Tags "Feature","RequireAdminOnWindows" { BeforeEach { cmd /c assoc .foo=foofile cmd /c ftype foofile=cmd /c echo %1^> $testdrive\foo.txt Remove-Item $testdrive\foo.txt -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } AfterEach { cmd /c assoc .foo= cmd /c ftype foofile= } It "Should open the application that is associated a file" -Skip:(!$isFullWin) { $fooFile = Join-Path $TestDrive "FooTest.foo" New-Item $fooFile -ItemType File -Force Start-Process $fooFile Wait-FileToBePresent -File "$testdrive\foo.txt" -TimeoutInSeconds 10 -IntervalInMilliseconds 100 | Should -BeTrue Get-Content $testdrive\foo.txt | Should -BeExactly $fooFile } } Describe "Environment Tests" -Tags "Feature" { It "UseNewEnvironment parameter should reset environment variables for child process" { $PWSH = (Get-Process -Id $PID).MainModule.FileName $outputFile = Join-Path -Path $TestDrive -ChildPath output.txt $env:TestEnvVariable | Should -BeNullOrEmpty $env:TestEnvVariable = 1 $userName = $env:USERNAME try { Start-Process $PWSH -ArgumentList '-NoProfile','-Command Write-Output \"$($env:TestEnvVariable);$($env:USERNAME)\"' -RedirectStandardOutput $outputFile -Wait Get-Content -LiteralPath $outputFile | Should -BeExactly "1;$userName" # Check that: # 1. Environment variables is resetted (TestEnvVariable is removed) # 2. Environment variables comes from current user profile Start-Process $PWSH -ArgumentList '-NoProfile','-Command Write-Output \"$($env:TestEnvVariable);$($env:USERNAME)\"' -RedirectStandardOutput $outputFile -Wait -UseNewEnvironment Get-Content -LiteralPath $outputFile | Should -BeExactly ";$userName" } finally { $env:TestEnvVariable = $null } } It '-Environment adds or replaces environment variables to child process' { $outputfile = Join-Path -Path $TestDrive -ChildPath output.txt Start-Process pwsh -ArgumentList '-NoProfile','-Nologo','-OutputFormat xml','-Command get-childitem env:' -Wait -Environment @{ a = 1; B = 'hello'; TERM = 'dumb'; PATH = 'mine' } -RedirectStandardOutput $outputfile $out = Import-Clixml $outputfile ($out | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'a' }).Value | Should -Be 1 ($out | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'B' }).Value | Should -BeExactly 'hello' ($out | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'TERM' }).Value | Should -BeExactly 'dumb' $pathSeparator = [System.IO.Path]::PathSeparator if ($IsWindows) { ($out | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'PATH' }).Value | Should -BeLike "*${pathSeparator}mine${pathSeparator}*" } else { ($out | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'PATH' }).Value | Should -BeLike "*${pathSeparator}mine" } } It '-Environment can remove an environment variable from child process' { try { $env:existing = 1 # set a variable that we will remove $env:nonexisting = $null # validate that removing a non-existing variable is a no-op $outputfile = Join-Path -Path $TestDrive -ChildPath output.txt Start-Process pwsh -ArgumentList '-NoProfile','-Nologo','-OutputFormat xml','-Command get-childitem env:' -Wait -Environment @{ existing = $null; nonexisting = $null } -RedirectStandardOutput $outputfile $out = Import-Clixml $outputfile $out | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'existing' } | Should -BeNullOrEmpty $out | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'nonexisting' } | Should -BeNullOrEmpty } finally { $env:existing = $null } } } Describe "Bug fixes" -Tags "CI" { ## https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/24986 It "Error redirection along with '-NoNewWindow' should work for Start-Process" -Skip:(!$IsWindows) { $errorFile = Join-Path -Path $TestDrive -ChildPath error.txt $out = pwsh -noprofile -c "Start-Process -Wait -NoNewWindow -RedirectStandardError $errorFile -FilePath cmd -ArgumentList '/C echo Hello'" ## 'Hello' should be sent to standard output; 'error.txt' file should be created but empty. $out | Should -BeExactly "Hello" Test-Path -Path $errorFile | Should -BeTrue (Get-Item $errorFile).Length | Should -Be 0 } }