{"id":3061,"date":"2010-03-30T10:37:24","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T10:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/powershell\/2010\/03\/30\/testing-cmdlets-with-fxcop\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T13:05:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T20:05:58","slug":"testing-cmdlets-with-fxcop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/powershell\/testing-cmdlets-with-fxcop\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing cmdlets with FxCop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows PowerShell wouldn\u2019t be very useful without all the great cmdlets that actually manage specific technologies.  We want to help cmdlet developers to create high-quality cmdlets.  Today we announce availability of FxCop rules that can be used to verify compliance with some of the Cmdlet Design Guidelines<\/a> as well as to find some of the common bugs.<\/p>\n

Installation<\/h4>\n

Use the following procedure to download the required components:<\/p>\n

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  1. Download Microsoft FxCop 1.36<\/b> from the Microsoft Download Center at http:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?LinkID=185006<\/a>. <\/li>\n
  2. Download Microsoft.PowerShell.CodeAnalysis.dll<\/b> from the MSDN Code Gallery at http:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?LinkId=185007<\/a>. Save the file in any location. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Use the following procedure to configure Microsoft FxCop to run FxCop Rules for Windows PowerShell on your code:<\/p>\n

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    1. Click Start<\/b> and then click Microsoft FxCop 1.36<\/b>. <\/li>\n
    2. From the Project<\/b> menu, select Add Rules<\/b>, navigate to the Microsoft.PowerShell.CodeAnalysis.dll<\/b> file, and click Open<\/b>. <\/li>\n
    3. From the Project<\/b> menu, select Add Targets<\/b>, navigate to the .dll file that implements your cmdlets, and click Open<\/b>. <\/li>\n
    4. From the Project<\/b> menu, select Analyze<\/b> or press F5<\/b>. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Please refer to the FxCop Rules for Windows PowerShell<\/a> project on Code Gallery for more details.<\/p>\n

      List of rules<\/h4>\n