Assert-Is.ps1
# Copyright 2012 - 2015 Aaron Jensen # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. function Assert-Is { <# .SYNOPSIS Asserts that an object is a specific type. .DESCRIPTION Uses PowerShell's `-is` operator to check that `InputObject` is the `ExpectedType` type. .EXAMPLE Assert-Is 'foobar' ([string]) Demonstrates how to assert an object is of a specific type. .EXAMPLE Assert-Is 1 'double' 'Not enough decimals!' Demonstrates how to show a message describing why the test might fail. #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Position=0)] [object] # The object whose type to check. $InputObject, [Parameter(Position=1)] [Type] # The expected type of the object. $ExpectedType, [Parameter(Position=2)] [string] # A message to show when the assertion fails. $Message ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' if( $InputObject -isnot $ExpectedType ) { Fail ("Expected object to be of type '{0}' but was '{1}'. {2}" -f $ExpectedType,$InputObject.GetType(),$Message) } } |