Testing ARM Templates with Pester #2

az-group-deployment-validte.json

{
  "error": null,
  ...
  "properties": {
    ...
    "validatedResources": [
      {
        "apiVersion": "2016-06-01",
        "id": "...",
        ...
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}

az-group-deployment-validte.txt

az group deployment validate `
    -g [RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME] `
    --template-file [TEMPLATE_FILE] `
    --parameters `@[TEMPLATE_PARAMETER_FILE]

logicapp-tests-with-cli.txt

# Extract of LogicApp.Tests.with.CLI.ps1
...
Describe "Logic App Deployment Tests" {
    # Init
    BeforeAll {
        az login --service-principal -u $Username -p $Password -t $TenantId
    }

    # Teardown
    AfterAll {
    }

    # Tests whether the cmdlet returns value or not.
    Context "When Logic App deployed with parameters" {
        $output = az group deployment validate `
            -g $ResourceGroupName `
            --template-file $SrcDirectory\LogicApp.json `
            --parameters `@$SrcDirectory\LogicApp.parameters.json `
            | ConvertFrom-Json

        $result = $output.properties

        It "Should be deployed successfully" {
            $result.provisioningState | Should -Be "Succeeded"
        }

        It "Should have name of" {
            $expected = "log-app"
            $resource = $result.validatedResources[0]

            $resource.name | Should -Be $expected
        }
    }
}

run-pester.txt

# Extract of Run-Pester.ps1

...
$segment = $TestFilePath.Split("\")
$testFile = $segment[$segment.Length - 1].Replace(".ps1", "");
$outputFile = "$OutputDirectory\TEST-$testFile-$BuildNumber.xml"

$parameters = @{ ResourceGroupName = $ResourceGroupName; SrcDirectory = $SrcDirectory; Username = $Username; Password = $Password; TenantId = $TenantId }
$script = @{ Path = $TestFilePath; Parameters = $parameters }

Invoke-Pester -Script $script -OutputFile $outputFile -OutputFormat NUnitXml