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Assertion methods#

Describes the assertion helper that can be used within PSRule rule definitions.

Description#

PSRule includes an assertion helper exposed as a built-in variable $Assert. The $Assert object provides a consistent set of methods to evaluate objects.

Each $Assert method returns an AssertResult object that contains the result of the assertion.

The following built-in assertion methods are provided:

  • APIVersion - The field value must be a date version string.
  • Contains - The field value must contain at least one of the strings.
  • Count - The field value must contain the specified number of items.
  • EndsWith - The field value must match at least one suffix.
  • FileHeader - The file must contain a comment header.
  • FilePath - The file path must exist.
  • Greater - The field value must be greater.
  • GreaterOrEqual - The field value must be greater or equal to.
  • HasDefaultValue - The object should not have the field or the field value is set to the default value.
  • HasField - The object must have any of the specified fields.
  • HasFields - The object must have all of the specified fields.
  • HasFieldValue - The object must have the specified field and that field is not empty.
  • HasJsonSchema - The object must reference a JSON schema with the $schema field.
  • In - The field value must be included in the set.
  • IsArray - The field value must be an array.
  • IsBoolean - The field value must be a boolean.
  • IsDateTime - The field value must be a DateTime.
  • IsInteger - The field value must be an integer.
  • IsLower - The field value must include only lowercase characters.
  • IsNumeric - The field value must be a numeric type.
  • IsString - The field value must be a string.
  • IsUpper - The field value must include only uppercase characters.
  • JsonSchema - The object must validate successfully against a JSON schema.
  • Less - The field value must be less.
  • LessOrEqual - The field value must be less or equal to.
  • Like - The value must match any of the specified wildcard values.
  • Match - The field value matches a regular expression pattern.
  • NotContains - The value must not contain any of the specified strings.
  • NotCount - The field value must not contain the specified number of items.
  • NotEndsWith - The value must not end with any of the specified strings.
  • NotHasField - The object must not have any of the specified fields.
  • NotIn - The field value must not be included in the set.
  • NotLike - The value must not match any of the specified wildcard values.
  • NotMatch - The field value does not match a regular expression pattern.
  • NotNull - The field value must not be null.
  • NotStartsWith - The value must not start with any of the specified strings.
  • NotWithinPath - The field must not be within the specified path.
  • Null - The field value must not exist or be null.
  • NullOrEmpty - The object must not have the specified field or it must be empty.
  • TypeOf - The field value must be of the specified type.
  • SetOf - The field value must match a set of specified values.
  • StartsWith - The field value must match at least one prefix.
  • Subset - The field value must include a set of specified values.
  • Version - The field value must be a semantic version string.
  • WithinPath - The field value must be within the specified path.

The $Assert variable can only be used within a rule definition block or script pre-conditions.

Using assertion methods#

An assertion method can be used like other methods in PowerShell. i.e. $Assert.methodName(parameters).

Assertion methods use the following standard pattern:

  • The first parameter is always the input object of type PSObject, additional parameters can be included based on the functionality required by the method.
    • In many cases the input object will be $TargetObject, however assertion methods must not assume that $TargetObject will be used.
    • Assertion methods must accept a $Null input object.
  • Assertion methods return the AssertResult object that is interpreted by the rule pipeline.

Some assertion methods may overlap or provide similar functionality to built-in keywords. Where you have the choice, use built-in keywords. Use assertion methods for advanced cases or increased flexibility.

In the following example, Assert.HasFieldValue asserts that $TargetObject should have a field named Type with a non-empty value.

Rule 'Assert.HasTypeField' {
    $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'Type')
}

To find perform multiple assertions use.

Rule 'Assert.HasRequiredFields' {
    $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'Name')
    $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'Type')
    $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'Value')
}

Field names#

Many of the built-in assertion methods accept an object path or field name. An object path is an expression that traverses object properties, keys or indexes of the input object. The syntax for an object path is inspired by JSONPath which is current an IETF Internet-Draft.

The object path expression can contain:

  • Property names for PSObjects or .NET objects.
  • Keys for hash table or dictionaries.
  • Indexes for arrays or collections.
  • Queries that filter items from array or collection properties.

For example:

  • ., or $ refers to input object itself.
  • Name, .Name, or $.Name refers to the name member of the input object.
  • Properties.enabled refers to the enabled member under the Properties member. Alternatively this can also be written as Properties['enabled'].
  • Tags.env refers to the env member under a hash table property of the input object.
  • Tags+env refers to the env member using a case-sensitive match.
  • Properties.securityRules[0].name references to the name member of the first security rule.
  • Properties.securityRules[-1].name references to the name member of the last security rule.
  • Properties.securityRules[?@direction == 'Inbound'].name returns the name of any inbound rules. This will return an array of security rule names.

Notable differences between object paths and JSONPath are:

  • Member names (properties and keys) are case-insensitive by default. To perform a case-sensitive match of a member name use a plus selector + in front of the member name. Some assertions such as HasField provide an option to match case when matching member names. When this is used, the plus selector perform an case-insensitive match.
  • Quoted member names with single or double quotes are supported with dot selector. i.e. Properties.'spaced name' is valid.
  • Member names with a dash - are supported without being quoted. However member names can not start or end with a dash. i.e. Properties.dashed-name and Properties.'-dashed-name' are valid.

APIVersion#

The APIVersion assertion method checks the field value is a valid stable date version. A constraint can optionally be provided to require the date version to be within a range. By default, only stable versions are accepted unless pre-releases are included.

A date version uses the format yyyy-MM-dd (2015-10-01). Additionally an optional string pre-release identifier can be used yyyy-MM-dd-prerelease (2015-10-01-preview.1).

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • constraint (optional) - A version constraint, see below for details of version constrain format.
  • includePrerelease (optional) - Determines if pre-release versions are included. Unless specified this defaults to $False.

The following are supported constraints:

  • version - Must match version exactly. This also accepts the prefix =.
    • e.g. 2015-10-01, =2015-10-01
  • >version - Must be greater than version.
    • e.g. >2015-10-01
  • >=version - Must be greater than or equal to version.
    • e.g. >=2015-10-01
  • <version - Must be less than version.
    • e.g. <2022-03-01
  • <=version - Must be less than or equal to version.
    • e.g. <=2022-03-01

An empty, null or * constraint matches all valid date versions.

Multiple constraints can be joined together:

  • Use a space to separate multiple constraints, each must be true (logical AND).
  • Separates constraint sets with the double pipe ||. Only one constraint set must be true (logical OR).

By example:

  • 2014-01-01 || >=2015-10-01 <2022-03-01 results in:
    • Pass: 2014-01-01, 2015-10-01, 2019-06-30, 2022-02-01.
    • Fail: 2015-01-01, 2022-09-01.

Handling for pre-release versions:

  • Constraints and versions containing pre-release identifiers are supported. i.e. >=2015-10-01-preview or 2015-10-01-preview.
  • A version containing a pre-release identifier follows similar ordering to semantic versioning. i.e. 2015-10-01-preview < 2015-10-01-preview.1 < 2015-10-01 < 2022-03-01-preview < 2022-03-01.
  • A constraint without a pre-release identifier will only match a stable version by default. Set includePrerelease to $True to include pre-;release versions. Alternatively use the @pre or @prerelease flag in a constraint.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a version string.
  • The version '{0}' does not match the constraint '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'ValidStableAPIVersion' {
    $Assert.APIVersion($TargetObject, 'apiVersion')
}

Rule 'AnyValidAPIVersion' {
    $Assert.APIVersion($TargetObject, 'apiVersion', '', $True)
}

Rule 'MinimumAPIVersion' {
    $Assert.APIVersion($TargetObject, 'apiVersion', '>=2015-10-01')
}

Rule 'MinimumAPIVersionWithPrerelease' {
    $Assert.APIVersion($TargetObject, 'apiVersion', '>=2015-10-01-0', $True)
}

Rule 'MinimumAPIVersionWithFlag' {
    $Assert.APIVersion($TargetObject, 'apiVersion', '@pre >=2015-10-01-0')
}

Contains#

The Contains assertion method checks the operand contains the specified string. If the operand is an array of strings, only one string must contain the specified string. Optionally a case-sensitive compare can be used, however case is ignored by default.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • text - A string or an array of strings to compare the field value with. Only one string must match. When an empty array of strings is specified or text is an empty string, Contains always passes.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'text' is null.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a string.
  • The field '{0}' does not contain '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'Contains' {
    $Assert.Contains($TargetObject, 'ResourceGroupName', 'prod')
    $Assert.Contains($TargetObject, 'Name', @('prod', 'test'), $True)
}

Count#

The Count assertion method checks the field value contains the specified number of items. The field value must be an array or collection.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • count - The number of items that the field value must contain.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field '{0}' is not enumerable.
  • The field '{0}' has '{1}' items instead of '{2}'.

Examples:

Rule 'Count' {
    $Assert.Count($TargetObject, 'items', 2)
}

EndsWith#

The EndsWith assertion method checks the operand ends with the specified suffix. If the operand is an array of strings, only one string must end with the specified suffix. Optionally a case-sensitive compare can be used, however case is ignored by default.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • suffix - A suffix or an array of suffixes to compare the field value with. Only one suffix must match. When an empty array of suffixes is specified or suffix is an empty string, EndsWith always passes.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'suffix' is null.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a string.
  • The field '{0}' does not end with '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'EndsWith' {
    $Assert.EndsWith($TargetObject, 'ResourceGroupName', 'eus')
    $Assert.EndsWith($TargetObject, 'Name', @('db', 'web'), $True)
}

FileHeader#

The FileHeader assertion method checks a file for a comment header. When comparing the file header, the format of line comments are automatically detected by file extension. Single line comments are supported. Multi-line comments are not supported.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field containing a valid file path.
  • header - One or more lines of a header to compare with file contents.
  • prefix (optional) - An optional comment prefix for each line. By default a comment prefix will automatically detected based on file extension. When set, detection by file extension is skipped.

Prefix detection for line comments is supported with the following file extensions:

  • .bicep, .bicepparam, .cs, .csx, .ts, .tsp, .tsx, .js, .jsx, .fs, .go, .groovy, .php, .cpp, .h, .java, .json, .jsonc, .scala, Jenkinsfile - Use a prefix of (//).
  • .editorconfig, .ipynb, .ps1, .psd1, .psm1, .yaml, .yml, .r, .py, .sh, .tf, .tfvars, .toml, .gitignore, .pl, .rb, Dockerfile - Use a prefix of (#).
  • .sql, .lau - Use a prefix of (--).
  • .bat, .cmd - Use a prefix of (::).

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a string.
  • The file '{0}' does not exist.
  • The header was not set.

Examples:

Rule 'FileHeader' {
    $Assert.FileHeader($TargetObject, 'FullName', @(
        'Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.'
        'Licensed under the MIT License.'
    ));
}

FilePath#

The FilePath assertion method checks the file exists. Checks use file system case-sensitivity rules.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field containing a file path.
  • suffix (optional) - Additional file path suffixes to append. When specified each suffix is combined with the file path. Only one full file path must be a valid file for the assertion method to pass.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a string.
  • The file '{0}' does not exist.

Examples:

Rule 'FilePath' {
    $Assert.FilePath($TargetObject, 'FullName', @('CHANGELOG.md'));
    $Assert.FilePath($TargetObject, 'FullName', @('LICENSE', 'LICENSE.txt'));
    $Assert.FilePath($TargetObject, 'FullName', @('CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md'));
    $Assert.FilePath($TargetObject, 'FullName', @('CONTRIBUTING.md'));
    $Assert.FilePath($TargetObject, 'FullName', @('SECURITY.md'));
    $Assert.FilePath($TargetObject, 'FullName', @('README.md'));
    $Assert.FilePath($TargetObject, 'FullName', @('.github/CODEOWNERS'));
    $Assert.FilePath($TargetObject, 'FullName', @('.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'));
}

Greater#

The Greater assertion method checks the field value is greater than the specified value. The field value can either be an integer, float, array, or string. When the field value is:

  • An integer or float, a numerical comparison is used.
  • An array, the number of elements is compared.
  • A string, the length of the string is compared.
  • A DateTime, the number of days from the current time is compared.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • value - A integer to compare the field value against.
  • convert (optional) - Convert numerical strings and use a numerical comparison instead of using string length. By default the string length is compared.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The value '{0}' was not > '{1}'.
  • The field value '{0}' can not be compared with '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'Greater' {
    $Assert.Greater($TargetObject, 'value', 3)
}

GreaterOrEqual#

The GreaterOrEqual assertion method checks the field value is greater or equal to the specified value. The field value can either be an integer, float, array, or string. When the field value is:

  • An integer or float, a numerical comparison is used.
  • An array, the number of elements is compared.
  • A string, the length of the string is compared.
  • A DateTime, the number of days from the current time is compared.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • value - A integer to compare the field value against.
  • convert (optional) - Convert numerical strings and use a numerical comparison instead of using string length. By default the string length is compared.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The value '{0}' was not >= '{1}'.
  • The field value '{0}' can not be compared with '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'GreaterOrEqual' {
    $Assert.GreaterOrEqual($TargetObject, 'value', 3)
}

HasDefaultValue#

The HasDefaultValue assertion method check that the field does not exist or the field value is set to the default value.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • defaultValue - The expected value if the field exists.

This assertion will pass if:

  • The field does not exist.
  • The field value is set to defaultValue.

This assertion will fail if:

  • The field value is set to a value different from defaultValue.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' is set to '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'HasDefaultValue' {
    $Assert.HasDefaultValue($TargetObject, 'Properties.osProfile.linuxConfiguration.provisionVMAgent', $True)
}

HasField#

The HasField assertion method checks the object has any of the specified fields.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of one or more fields to check. By default, a case insensitive compare is used. If more than one field is specified, only one must exist.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field name.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • Does not exist.

Examples:

Rule 'HasField' {
    $Assert.HasField($TargetObject, 'Name')
    $Assert.HasField($TargetObject, 'tag.Environment', $True)
    $Assert.HasField($TargetObject, @('tag.Environment', 'tag.Env'), $True)
}

HasFields#

The HasFields assertion method checks the object has all of the specified fields.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified fields.
  • field - The name of one or more fields to check. By default, a case insensitive compare is used. If more than one field is specified, all fields must exist.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field name.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.

Examples:

Rule 'HasFields' {
    $Assert.HasFields($TargetObject, 'Name')
    $Assert.HasFields($TargetObject, 'tag.Environment', $True)
    $Assert.HasFields($TargetObject, @('tag.Environment', 'tag.Env'), $True)
}

HasFieldValue#

The HasFieldValue assertion method checks the field value of the object is not empty.

A field value is empty if any of the following are true:

  • The field does not exist.
  • The field value is $Null.
  • The field value is an empty array or collection.
  • The field value is an empty string ''.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • expectedValue (optional) - Check that the field value is set to a specific value. To check $Null use NullOrEmpty instead. If expectedValue is $Null the field value will not be compared.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • Does not exist.
  • Is null or empty.
  • Is set to '{0}'.

Examples:

Rule 'HasFieldValue' {
    $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'Name')
    $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'tag.Environment', 'production')
}

HasJsonSchema#

The HasJsonSchema assertion method determines if the input object has a $schema property defined. If the $schema property is defined, it must not be empty and match one of the supplied schemas. If a trailing # is specified it is ignored from the $schema property and uri parameter below.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being compared.
  • uri - Optional. When specified, the object being compared must have a $schema property set to one of the specified schemas.
  • ignoreScheme - Optional. By default, ignoreScheme is $False. When $True, the schema will match if http or https is specified.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The field '$schema' does not exist.
  • The field value '$schema' is not a string.
  • The value of '$schema' is null or empty.
  • None of the specified schemas match '{0}'.

Examples:

Rule 'HasFieldValue' {
    $Assert.HasJsonSchema($TargetObject)
    $Assert.HasJsonSchema($TargetObject, "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema`#")
    $Assert.HasJsonSchema($TargetObject, "https://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema", $True)
}

JsonSchema#

The JsonSchema assertion method compares the input object against a defined JSON schema.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being compared against the JSON schema.
  • uri - A URL or file path to a JSON schema file formatted as UTF-8. Either a file path or URL can be used to specify the location of the schema file.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'uri' is null or empty.
  • The JSON schema '{0}' could not be found.
  • Failed schema validation on {0}. {1}

Examples:

Rule 'JsonSchema' {
    $Assert.JsonSchema($TargetObject, 'tests/PSRule.Tests/FromFile.Json.schema.json')
}

In#

The In assertion method checks the field value is included in a set of values. The field value can either be an integer, float, array, or string. When the field value is an array, only one item must be included in the set.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • values - An array of values that the field value is compared against. When an empty array is specified, In will always fail.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'values' is null.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' was not included in the set.

Examples:

Rule 'In' {
    $Assert.In($TargetObject, 'Sku.tier', @('PremiumV2', 'Premium', 'Standard'))
    $Assert.In($TargetObject, 'Sku.tier', @('PremiumV2', 'Premium', 'Standard'), $True)
}

IsArray#

The IsArray assertion method checks the field value is an array type.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is null.
  • The field value '{1}' of type {0} is not [array].

Examples:

Rule 'IsArray' {
    # Require Value1 to be an array
    $Assert.IsArray($TargetObject, 'Value1')
}

IsBoolean#

The IsBoolean assertion method checks the field value is a boolean type.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • convert (optional) - Try to convert strings. By default strings are not converted.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is null.
  • The value '{0}' is not a boolean.

Examples:

Rule 'IsBoolean' {
    # Require Value1 to be a boolean
    $Assert.IsBoolean($TargetObject, 'Value1')

    # Require Value1 to be a boolean or a boolean string
    $Assert.IsBoolean($TargetObject, 'Value1', $True)
}

IsDateTime#

The IsDateTime assertion method checks the field value is a DateTime type.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • convert (optional) - Try to convert strings. By default strings are not converted.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is null.
  • The value '{0}' is not a date.

Examples:

Rule 'IsDateTime' {
    # Require Value1 to be a DateTime
    $Assert.IsDateTime($TargetObject, 'Value1')

    # Require Value1 to be a DateTime or a DateTime string
    $Assert.IsDateTime($TargetObject, 'Value1', $True)
}

IsInteger#

The IsInteger assertion method checks the field value is a integer type. The following types are considered integer types int, long, byte.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • convert (optional) - Try to convert strings. By default strings are not converted.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is null.
  • The value '{0}' is not an integer.

Examples:

Rule 'IsInteger' {
    # Require Value1 to be an integer
    $Assert.IsInteger($TargetObject, 'Value1')

    # Require Value1 to be an integer or a integer string
    $Assert.IsInteger($TargetObject, 'Value1', $True)
}

IsLower#

The IsLower assertion method checks the field value uses only lowercase characters. Non-letter characters are ignored by default and will pass.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • requireLetters (optional) - Require each character to be lowercase letters only. Non-letter characters are ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a string.
  • The value '{0}' does not contain only lowercase characters.
  • The value '{0}' does not contain only letters.

Examples:

Rule 'IsLower' {
    # Require Name to be lowercase
    $Assert.IsLower($TargetObject, 'Name')

    # Require Name to only contain lowercase letters
    $Assert.IsLower($TargetObject, 'Name', $True)
}

IsNumeric#

The IsNumeric assertion method checks the field value is a numeric type. The following types are considered numeric types int, long, float, byte, double.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • convert (optional) - Try to convert numerical strings. By default strings are not converted.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is null.
  • The value '{0}' is not numeric.

Examples:

Rule 'IsNumeric' {
    # Require Value1 to be numeric
    $Assert.IsNumeric($TargetObject, 'Value1')

    # Require Value1 to be numeric or a numerical string
    $Assert.IsNumeric($TargetObject, 'Value1', $True)
}

IsString#

The IsString assertion method checks the field value is a string type.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is null.
  • The value '{0}' is not a string.

Examples:

Rule 'IsString' {
    # Require Value1 to be a string
    $Assert.IsString($TargetObject, 'Value1')
}

IsUpper#

The IsUpper assertion method checks the field value uses only uppercase characters. Non-letter characters are ignored by default and will pass.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • requireLetters (optional) - Require each character to be uppercase letters only. Non-letter characters are ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a string.
  • The value '{0}' does not contain only uppercase characters.
  • The value '{0}' does not contain only letters.

Examples:

Rule 'IsUpper' {
    # Require Name to be uppercase
    $Assert.IsUpper($TargetObject, 'Name')

    # Require Name to only contain uppercase letters
    $Assert.IsUpper($TargetObject, 'Name', $True)
}

Less#

The Less assertion method checks the field value is less than the specified value. The field value can either be an integer, float, array, or string. When the field value is:

  • An integer or float, a numerical comparison is used.
  • An array, the number of elements is compared.
  • A string, the length of the string is compared.
  • A DateTime, the number of days from the current time is compared.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • value - A integer to compare the field value against.
  • convert (optional) - Convert numerical strings and use a numerical comparison instead of using string length. By default the string length is compared.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The value '{0}' was not < '{1}'.
  • The field value '{0}' can not be compared with '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'Less' {
    $Assert.Less($TargetObject, 'value', 3)
}

LessOrEqual#

The LessOrEqual assertion method checks the field value is less or equal to the specified value. The field value can either be an integer, float, array, or string. When the field value is:

  • An integer or float, a numerical comparison is used.
  • An array, the number of elements is compared.
  • A string, the length of the string is compared.
  • A DateTime, the number of days from the current time is compared.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • value - A integer to compare the field value against.
  • convert (optional) - Convert numerical strings and use a numerical comparison instead of using string length. By default the string length is compared.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The value '{0}' was not <= '{1}'.
  • The field value '{0}' can not be compared with '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'LessOrEqual' {
    $Assert.LessOrEqual($TargetObject, 'value', 3)
}

Like#

The Like assertion method checks the field value matches a specified pattern. Optionally a case-sensitive compare can be used, however case is ignored by default.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • pattern - A pattern or an array of patterns to compare the field value with. Only one pattern must match. When an empty array of patterns is specified, Like always passes.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'prefix' is null.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a string.
  • The value '{0}' is not like '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'Like' {
    $Assert.Like($TargetObject, 'ResourceGroupName', 'rg-*')
    $Assert.Like($TargetObject, 'Name', @('st*', 'diag*'), $True)
}

Match#

The Match assertion method checks the field value matches a regular expression pattern.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • pattern - A regular expression pattern to match.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a string.
  • The field value '{0}' does not match the pattern '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'Match' {
    $Assert.Match($TargetObject, 'value', '^[a-z]*$')
    $Assert.Match($TargetObject, 'value', '^[a-z]*$', $True)
}

NotContains#

The NotContains assertion method checks the operand contains the specified string. This condition fails when any of the specified sub-strings are found. If the operand is an array of strings, this condition fails if any of the strings contain the specified string. Optionally a case-sensitive compare can be used, however case is ignored by default.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • text - A string or an array of strings to compare the field value with. When an empty array of strings is specified or text is an empty string, NotContains always passes.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'text' is null.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The value '{0}' contains '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'NotContains' {
    $Assert.NotContains($TargetObject, 'ResourceGroupName', 'prod')
    $Assert.NotContains($TargetObject, 'Name', @('prod', 'test'), $True)
}

NotCount#

The NotCount assertion method checks the field value does not contain the specified number of items. The field value must be an array or collection.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • count - The number of items that the field value must contain.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field '{0}' is not enumerable.
  • The field '{0}' has '{1}' items instead of '{2}'.

Examples:

Rule 'NotCount' {
    $Assert.NotCount($TargetObject, 'items', 2)
}

NotEndsWith#

The NotEndsWith assertion method checks the operand ends with the specified suffix. This condition fails when any of the specified sub-strings are found at the end of the operand. If the operand is an array of strings, this condition fails if any of the strings ends with the specified suffix. Optionally a case-sensitive compare can be used, however case is ignored by default.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • suffix - A suffix or an array of suffixes to compare the field value with. When an empty array of suffixes is specified or suffix is an empty string, NotEndsWith always passes.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'suffix' is null.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The value '{0}' ends with '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'NotEndsWith' {
    $Assert.NotEndsWith($TargetObject, 'ResourceGroupName', 'eus')
    $Assert.NotEndsWith($TargetObject, 'Name', @('db', 'web'), $True)
}

NotHasField#

The NotHasField assertion method checks the object does not have any of the specified fields.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of one or more fields to check. By default, a case insensitive compare is used. If more than one field is specified, all must not exist.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field name.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' exists.

Examples:

Rule 'NotHasField' {
    $Assert.NotHasField($TargetObject, 'Name')
    $Assert.NotHasField($TargetObject, 'tag.Environment', $True)
    $Assert.NotHasField($TargetObject, @('tag.Environment', 'tag.Env'), $True)
}

NotIn#

The NotIn assertion method checks the field value is not in a set of values. The field value can either be an integer, array, float, or string. When the field value is an array, none of the items must be included in the set. If the field does not exist at all, it is not in the set and passes. To check the field exists combine this assertion method with HasFieldValue.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • values - An array values that the field value is compared against. When an empty array is specified, NotIn will always pass.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'values' is null.
  • The field value '{0}' was in the set.

Examples:

Rule 'In' {
    $Assert.NotIn($TargetObject, 'Sku.tier', @('Free', 'Shared', 'Basic'))
    $Assert.NotIn($TargetObject, 'Sku.tier', @('Free', 'Shared', 'Basic'), $True)
}

NotLike#

The NotLike assertion method checks the field value matches a specified pattern. This condition fails when any of the specified patterns match the field value. Optionally a case-sensitive compare can be used, however case is ignored by default.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • pattern - A pattern or an array of patterns to compare the field value with. When an empty array of pattens is specified, NotLike always passes.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'prefix' is null.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The value '{0}' is like '{1}'

Examples:

Rule 'NotLike' {
    $Assert.NotLike($TargetObject, 'ResourceGroupName', 'rg-*')
    $Assert.NotLike($TargetObject, 'Name', @('st*', 'diag*'), $True)
}

NotMatch#

The NotMatch assertion method checks the field value does not match a regular expression pattern. If the field does not exist at all, it does not match and passes. To check the field exists combine this assertion method with HasFieldValue.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • pattern - A regular expression pattern to match.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a string.
  • The field value '{0}' matches the pattern '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'NotMatch' {
    $Assert.NotMatch($TargetObject, 'value', '^[a-z]*$')
    $Assert.NotMatch($TargetObject, 'value', '^[a-z]*$', $True)
}

NotNull#

The NotNull assertion method checks the field value of the object is not null.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is null.

Examples:

Rule 'NotNull' {
    $Assert.NotNull($TargetObject, 'Name')
    $Assert.NotNull($TargetObject, 'tag.Environment')
}

NotStartsWith#

The NotStartsWith assertion method checks the operand starts with the specified prefix. This condition fails when any of the specified sub-strings are found at the start of the operand. If the operand is an array of strings, this condition fails if any of the strings start with the specified prefix. Optionally a case-sensitive compare can be used, however case is ignored by default.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • prefix - A prefix or an array of prefixes to compare the field value with. When an empty array of prefixes is specified or prefix is an empty string, NotStartsWith always passes.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'prefix' is null.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The value '{0}' starts with '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'NotStartsWith' {
    $Assert.NotStartsWith($TargetObject, 'ResourceGroupName', 'rg-')
    $Assert.NotStartsWith($TargetObject, 'Name', @('st', 'diag'), $True)
}

NotWithinPath#

The NotWithinPath assertion method checks the file is not within a specified path. Checks use file system case-sensitivity rules by default.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field containing a file path. When the field is InputFileInfo or FileInfo, PSRule will automatically resolve the file path.
  • path - An array of one or more directory paths to check. Only one path must match.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Determines if case-sensitive path matching is used. This can be set to $True or $False. When not set or $Null, the case-sensitivity rules of the working path file system will be used.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'path' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The file '{0}' is within the path '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'NotWithinPath' {
    # The file must not be within either policy/ or security/ sub-directories.
    $Assert.NotWithinPath($TargetObject, 'FullName', @('policy/', 'security/'));
}

Null#

The Null assertion method checks the field value of the object is null.

A field value is null if any of the following are true:

  • The field does not exist.
  • The field value is $Null.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field value '{0}' is not null.

Examples:

Rule 'Null' {
    $Assert.Null($TargetObject, 'NotField')
    $Assert.Null($TargetObject, 'tag.NullField')
}

NullOrEmpty#

The NullOrEmpty assertion method checks the field value of the object is null or empty.

A field value is null or empty if any of the following are true:

  • The field does not exist.
  • The field value is $Null.
  • The field value is an empty array or collection.
  • The field value is an empty string ''.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' is not empty.

Examples:

Rule 'NullOrEmpty' {
    $Assert.NullOrEmpty($TargetObject, 'Name')
    $Assert.NullOrEmpty($TargetObject, 'tag.Environment')
}

TypeOf#

The TypeOf assertion method checks the field value is a specified type.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • type - One or more specified types to check. The field value only has to match a single type of more than one type is specified.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'type' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is null.
  • The field value '{2}' of type {1} is not {0}.

Examples:

Rule 'TypeOf' {
    # Require Value1 to be [int]
    $Assert.TypeOf($TargetObject, 'Value1', [int])

    # Require Value1 to be [int] or [long]
    $Assert.TypeOf($TargetObject, 'Value1', @([int], [long]))
}

SetOf#

The SetOf assertion method checks the field value only includes all of the specified values. The field value must be an array or collection. Specified values can be included in the field value in any order.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • values - An array of values that the field value is compared against.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'values' is null.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field '{0}' is not enumerable.
  • The field '{0}' did not contain '{1}'.
  • The field '{0}' has '{1}' items instead of '{2}'.

Examples:

Rule 'Subset' {
    $Assert.SetOf($TargetObject, 'zones', @('1', '2', '3'))
}

StartsWith#

The StartsWith assertion method checks the operand starts with the specified prefix. If the operand is an array of strings, only one string must start with the specified prefix. Optionally a case-sensitive compare can be used, however case is ignored by default.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • prefix - A prefix or an array of prefixes to compare the field value with. Only one prefix must match. When an empty array of prefixes is specified or prefix is an empty string, StartsWith always passes.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'prefix' is null.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a string.
  • The field '{0}' does not start with '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'StartsWith' {
    $Assert.StartsWith($TargetObject, 'ResourceGroupName', 'rg-')
    $Assert.StartsWith($TargetObject, 'Name', @('st', 'diag'), $True)
}

Subset#

The Subset assertion method checks the field value includes all of the specified values. The field value may also contain additional values that are not specified in the values parameter. The field value must be an array or collection. Specified values can be included in the field value in any order.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • values - An array of values that the field value is compared against. When an empty array is specified, Subset will always pass.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Use a case sensitive compare of the field value. Case is ignored by default.
  • unique (optional) - A boolean value that indicates if the items must be unique. When true the field value must not contain duplicate items.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'values' is null.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field '{0}' is not enumerable.
  • The field '{0}' did not contain '{1}'.
  • The field '{0}' included multiple instances of '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'Subset' {
    $Assert.Subset($TargetObject, 'logs', @('cluster-autoscaler', 'kube-apiserver', 'kube-scheduler'), $True, $True)
}

Version#

The Version assertion method checks the field value is a valid stable semantic version. A constraint can optionally be provided to require the semantic version to be within a range. By default, only stable versions are accepted unless pre-releases are included.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field to check. This is a case insensitive compare.
  • constraint (optional) - A version constraint, see below for details of version constrain format.
  • includePrerelease (optional) - Determines if pre-release versions are included. Unless specified this defaults to $False.

The following are supported constraints:

  • version - Must match version exactly. This also accepts the following prefixes; =, v, V.
    • e.g. 1.2.3, =1.2.3
  • >version - Must be greater than version.
    • e.g. >1.2.3
  • >=version - Must be greater than or equal to version.
    • e.g. >=1.2.3
  • <version - Must be less than version.
    • e.g. <1.2.3
  • <=version - Must be less than or equal to version.
    • e.g. <=1.2.3
  • ^version - Compatible with version.
    • e.g. ^1.2.3 - >=1.2.3, <2.0.0
  • ~version - Approximately equivalent to version
    • e.g. ~1.2.3 - >=1.2.3, <1.3.0

An empty, null or * constraint matches all valid semantic versions.

Multiple constraints can be joined together:

  • Use a space to separate multiple constraints, each must be true (logical AND).
  • Separates constraint sets with the double pipe ||. Only one constraint set must be true (logical OR).

By example:

  • 1.2.3 || >=3.4.5 <5.0.0 results in:
    • Pass: 1.2.3, 3.4.5, 3.5.0, 4.9.9.
    • Fail: 3.0.0, 5.0.0.

Handling for pre-release versions:

  • Constraints and versions containing pre-release identifiers are supported. i.e. >=1.2.3-build.1 or 1.2.3-build.1.
  • A version containing a pre-release identifier follows semantic versioning rules. i.e. 1.2.3-alpha < 1.2.3-alpha.1 < 1.2.3-alpha.beta < 1.2.3-beta < 1.2.3-beta.2 < 1.2.3-beta.11 < 1.2.3-rc.1 < 1.2.3.
  • A constraint without a pre-release identifier will only match a stable version by default. Set includePrerelease to $True to include pre-release versions.
  • Constraints with a pre-release identifier will only match:
    • Matching pre-release versions of the same major.minor.patch version by default. Set includePrerelease to $True to include pre-release versions of all matching versions. Alternatively use the @pre or @prerelease flag in a constraint.
    • Matching stable versions.

By example:

  • >=1.2.3 results in:
    • Pass: 1.2.3, 9.9.9.
    • Fail: 1.2.3-build.1, 9.9.9-build.1.
  • >=1.2.3-0 results in:
    • Pass: 1.2.3, 1.2.3-build.1, 9.9.9.
    • Fail: 9.9.9-build.1.
  • <1.2.3 results in:
    • Pass: 1.2.2, 1.0.0.
    • Fail: 1.0.0-build.1, 1.2.3-build.1.
  • <1.2.3-0 results in:
    • Pass: 1.2.2, 1.0.0.
    • Fail: 1.0.0-build.1, 1.2.3-build.1.
  • @pre >=1.2.3 results in:
    • Pass: 1.2.3, 9.9.9, 9.9.9-build.1
    • Fail: 1.2.3-build.1.
  • @pre >=1.2.3-0 results in:
    • Pass: 1.2.3, 1.2.3-build.1, 9.9.9, 9.9.9-build.1.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The field value '{0}' is not a version string.
  • The version '{0}' does not match the constraint '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'ValidStableVersion' {
    $Assert.Version($TargetObject, 'version')
}

Rule 'AnyValidVersion' {
    $Assert.Version($TargetObject, 'version', '', $True)
}

Rule 'MinimumVersion' {
    $Assert.Version($TargetObject, 'version', '>=1.2.3')
}

Rule 'MinimumVersionWithPrerelease' {
    $Assert.Version($TargetObject, 'version', '>=1.2.3-0', $True)
}

Rule 'MinimumVersionWithFlag' {
    $Assert.Version($TargetObject, 'version', '@pre >=1.2.3-0')
}

WithinPath#

The WithinPath assertion method checks if the file path is within a required path. Checks use file system case-sensitivity rules by default.

The following parameters are accepted:

  • inputObject - The object being checked for the specified field.
  • field - The name of the field containing a file path. When the field is InputFileInfo or FileInfo, PSRule will automatically resolve the file path.
  • path - An array of one or more directory paths to check. Only one path must match.
  • caseSensitive (optional) - Determines if case-sensitive path matching is used. This can be set to $True or $False. When not set or $Null, the case-sensitivity rules of the working path file system will be used.

Reasons include:

  • The parameter 'inputObject' is null.
  • The parameter 'field' is null or empty.
  • The parameter 'path' is null or empty.
  • The field '{0}' does not exist.
  • The file '{0}' is not within the path '{1}'.

Examples:

Rule 'WithinPath' {
    # Require the file to be within either policy/ or security/ sub-directories.
    $Assert.WithinPath($TargetObject, 'FullName', @('policy/', 'security/'));
}

Advanced usage#

The AssertResult object returned from assertion methods:

  • Handles pass/ fail conditions and collection of reason information.
  • Allows rules to implement their own handling or forward it up the stack to affect the rule outcome.

The following properties are available:

  • Result - Either $True (Pass) or $False (Fail).

The following methods are available:

  • AddReason(<string> text) - Can be used to append additional reasons to the result. A reason can only be set if the assertion failed. Reason text should be localized before calling this method. Localization can be done using the $LocalizedData automatic variable.
  • WithReason(<string> text, <bool> replace) - Can be used to append or replace reasons on the result. In addition, WithReason can be chained.
  • Reason(<string> text, params <object[]> args) - Replaces the reason on the results with a formatted string. This method can be chained. For usage see examples below.
  • ReasonFrom(<string> path, <string> text, params <object[]> args) - Replaces the reason on the results with a formatted string. Path specifies the object path that affected the reason. This method can be chained. For usage see examples below.
  • ReasonIf(<bool> condition, <string> text, params <object[]> args) - Replaces the reason if the condition is true. This method can be chained, similar to Reason.
  • ReasonIf(<string> path, <bool> condition, <string> text, params <object[]> args) - Replaces the reason if the condition is true. This method can be chained, similar to ReasonFrom.
  • PathPrefix(<string> path) - Adds a path prefix to any reasons. This method can be chained. For usage see examples below.
  • GetReason() - Gets any reasons currently associated with the failed result.
  • Complete() - Returns $True (Pass) or $False (Fail) to the rule record. If the assertion failed, any reasons are automatically added to the rule record. To read the result without adding reason to the rule record use the Result property.
  • Ignore() - Ignores the result. Nothing future is returned and any reasons are cleared. Use this method when implementing custom handling.

Use of Complete is optional, uncompleted results are automatically completed after the rule has executed. Uncompleted results may return reasons out of sequence.

Using these advanced methods is not supported in rule script pre-conditions.

In this example, Complete is used to find the first field with an empty value.

Rule 'Assert.HasFieldValue' {
    $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'Name').Complete() -and
        $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'Type').Complete() -and
        $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'Value').Complete()
}

In this example, the built-in reason is replaced with a custom reason, and immediately returned. The reason text is automatically formatted with any parameters provided.

Rule 'Assert.HasCustomValue' {
    $Assert.
        HasDefaultValue($TargetObject, 'value', 'test').
        Reason('The field {0} is using a non-default value: {1}', 'value', $TargetObject.value)

    # With localized string
    $Assert.
        HasDefaultValue($TargetObject, 'value', 'test').
        Reason($LocalizedData.NonDefaultValue, 'value', $TargetObject.value)
}

In this example, the built-in reason has a path prefix added to any reasons.

Rule 'Assert.ChildHasFieldValue' {
    $items = @($TargetObject.items)
    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $items.Length; $i++) {
        $Assert.HasFieldValue($items[$i], 'Name').PathPrefix("items[$i]")
    }
}

Downstream issues#

Before PSRule performs analysis external tools or rules modules may have already performed analysis. Issues identified by downstream tools can be consumed by PSRule using the _PSRule.issue property. If a _PSRule property exists with issue sub-property PSRule will consume issue as an array of issues.

Each issue has the following properties:

  • type - The issue type. Issues are filtered by type.
  • name - The name of a specific issue.
  • message - The reason message for the issue.

To get issues for an object use the Get or Any methods.

# Get an array of all issues for the current object.
$PSRule.Issue.Get();

# Get an array of issues of a specific type.
$PSRule.Issue.Get('CustomIssue');

# Return true of any issues exist.
$PSRule.Issue.Any();

# Return true of any issues of a specific type exist.
$PSRule.Issue.Any('CustomIssue');

For example:

# Synopsis: Fail if the object has any 'PSRule.Rules.Azure.Parameter.Insecure' issues.
Rule 'IssueReportTest' {
    $Assert.Create($PSRule.Issue.Get('PSRule.Rules.Azure.Parameter.Insecure'));
}

Authoring assertion methods#

The following built-in helper methods are provided for working with $Assert when authoring new assertion methods:

  • Create(<bool> condition, <string> reason, params <object[]> args) - Returns a result either pass or fail assertion result. Additional arguments can be provided to format the custom reason string.
  • Create(<TargetIssueInfo[]>) - Returns a result based on reported downstream issues.
  • Pass() - Returns a pass assertion result.
  • Fail() - Results a fail assertion result.
  • Fail(<string> reason, params <object[]> args) - Results a fail assertion result with a custom reason. Additional arguments can be provided to format the custom reason string.

Aggregating assertion methods#

The following built-in helper methods are provided for aggregating assertion results:

  • AnyOf(<AssertResult[]> results) - Results from assertion methods are aggregated into a single result. If any result is a pass, the result is a pass. If all results are fails, the result is a fail and any reasons are added to the result. If no results are provided, the result is a fail.
  • AllOf(<AssertResult[]> results) - Results from assertion methods are aggregated into a single result. If all results are passes, the result is a pass. If any result is a fail, the result is a fail and any reasons are added to the result. If no results are provided, the result is a fail.

For example:

Rule 'Assert.HasFieldValue' {
    $Assert.AllOf(
        $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'Name'),
        $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'Type'),
        $Assert.HasFieldValue($TargetObject, 'Value')
    )
}

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