DscBuildHelpers

Author(s)

• Gael Colas

Tags

DesiredStateConfiguration DSC BuildHelpers DSCResource

Functions

Clear-CachedDscResource Compress-DscResourceModule Find-ModuleToPublish Get-DscFailedResource Get-DscResourceFromModuleInFolder Get-DscResourceWmiClass Get-DscSplattedResource Get-ModuleFromFolder Initialize-DscResourceMetaInfo Publish-DscConfiguration Publish-DscResourceModule Push-DscConfiguration Push-DscModuleToNode Remove-DscResourceWmiClass Test-DscResourceFromModuleInFolderIsValid

Dependencies

• • xDscResourceDesigner (>= 1.9.0)

Release Notes

## [0.4.0-preview0001] - 2026-03-07

### Changed

- Enabled all tests in 'Get-DscSplattedResource.Integration.Tests.ps1'.
- Improved module import handling and getting the module info from 'Get-Module' if
 already imported.
- Updated build scripts to Sampler 0.119.0-preview0005 for fixing issues with debugging.
- Improved 'SupportsShouldProcess' handling in 'Clear-CachedDscResource.ps1'.
- Added 'SupportsShouldProcess' to 'Remove-DscResourceWmiClass'.

### Added

- Added support for complex data types in MOF-based and class-based resources by
 rewriting 'Get-DscSplattedResource' and adding these functions:
 - 'Get-CimType'.
 - 'Get-DynamicTypeObject'.
 - 'Get-PropertiesData'.
 - 'Write-CimProperty'.
 - 'Write-CimPropertyValue'.
 - 'Get-DscResourceProperty'.
 - 'Initialize-DscResourceMetaInfo'.
- Add integration tests for Get-DscResourceProperty function.
 - Add latest versions of' NetworkingDsc', 'ComputerManagementDsc', and 'Microsoft365DSC'
   to 'RequiredModules.psd1' for 'Get-DscResourceProperty' integration tests.
- Added integration test for 'Initialize-DscResourceMetaInfo' and added 'SharePointDsc'.
- Added tests covering the test DSC resource in 'tests\Integration\Assets\DscResources'.
- Added support for hashtable parameters in class-based resources.
- Added test case 'ClassBasedResource1-3' with integer hashtable values and an
 integration test that verifies PS5 rejects and PS7 accepts 'System.Int32' values
 in class-based resource hashtable properties.

### Fixed

- Fixed null reference check for array type in 'Get-DscResourceProperty' function.
 An error was thrown that the property 'IsArray' could not be found.
- Fixed a bug in 'Initialize-DscResourceMetaInfo' when importing for example
 'SharePointDsc', which returns 2 objects.
- Fixed 'ClassBasedResource1' test data so hashtable values are strings instead of
 integers, preventing PS5's DSC engine from throwing 'System.ArgumentException'
 for 'System.Int32' values in class-based resource hashtable properties.
- Fixed PS5 test discovery failure caused by empty entries in 'PSModulePath'. PS5's
 default 'PSModulePath' ends with a trailing semicolon which creates an empty path
 entry that crashes 'Get-DscResource'.
- Fixed '$requiredModulesPath' not being visible inside Pester's scope on PS5. In
 PS5, InvokeBuild script-scope variables are not resolved across module session
 state boundaries into Pester's scope.