Feature: Add support for additional Pester test configuration options

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
   - `$PSBPreference.Docs.AlphabeticParamsOrder`
   - `$PSBPreference.Docs.ExcludeDontShow`
   - `$PSBPreference.Docs.UseFullTypeName`
+- The `$PSBPreference` variable now supports the following Pester test
+  configuration options:
+  - `$PSBPreference.Test.SkipRemainingOnFailure` can be set to **None**,
+    **Run**, **Container** and **Block**. The default value is **None**.
+  - `$PSBPreference.Test.OutputVerbosity` can be set to **None**, **Normal**,
+    **Detailed**, and **Diagnostic**. The default value is **Detailed**.
 
 ## [0.7.1] 2025-04-01
 

PowerShellBuild/IB.tasks.ps1

@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ task Pester -If (. $pesterPreReqs) Build,{
         CodeCoverageOutputFile       = $PSBPreference.Test.CodeCoverage.OutputFile
         CodeCoverageOutputFileFormat = $PSBPreference.Test.CodeCoverage.OutputFormat
         ImportModule                 = $PSBPreference.Test.ImportModule
+        SkipRemainingOnFailure       = $PSBPreference.Test.SkipRemainingOnFailure
+        OutputVerbosity              = $PSBPreference.Test.OutputVerbosity
     }
     Test-PSBuildPester @pesterParams
 }

PowerShellBuild/Public/Test-PSBuildPester.ps1

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ function Test-PSBuildPester {
         Code coverage result output format. Currently, only 'JaCoCo' is supported by Pester.
     .PARAMETER ImportModule
         Import module from OutDir prior to running Pester tests.
+    .PARAMETER SkipRemainingOnFailure
+        Skip remaining tests after failure for selected scope. Options are None, Run, Container and Block. Default: None.
+    .PARAMETER OutputVerbosity
+        The verbosity of output, options are None, Normal, Detailed and Diagnostic. Default is Detailed.
     .EXAMPLE
         PS> Test-PSBuildPester -Path ./tests -ModuleName Mymodule -OutputPath ./out/testResults.xml
 
@@ -54,7 +58,13 @@ function Test-PSBuildPester {
 
         [string]$CodeCoverageOutputFileFormat = 'JaCoCo',
 
-        [switch]$ImportModule
+        [switch]$ImportModule,
+
+        [ValidateSet('None', 'Run', 'Container', 'Block')]
+        [string]$SkipRemainingOnFailure = 'None',
+
+        [ValidateSet('None', 'Normal', 'Detailed', 'Diagnostic')]
+        [string]$OutputVerbosity = 'Detailed'
     )
 
     if (-not (Get-Module -Name Pester)) {
@@ -76,8 +86,9 @@ function Test-PSBuildPester {
 
         Import-Module Pester -MinimumVersion 5.0.0
         $configuration = [PesterConfiguration]::Default
-        $configuration.Output.Verbosity        = 'Detailed'
+        $configuration.Output.Verbosity        = $OutputVerbosity
         $configuration.Run.PassThru            = $true
+        $configuration.Run.SkipRemainingOnFailure = $SkipRemainingOnFailure
         $configuration.TestResult.Enabled      = -not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($OutputPath)
         $configuration.TestResult.OutputPath   = $OutputPath
         $configuration.TestResult.OutputFormat = $OutputFormat

PowerShellBuild/build.properties.ps1

@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ $moduleVersion = (Import-PowerShellDataFile -Path $env:BHPSModuleManifest).Modul
             # The code coverage output format to use
             OutputFileFormat = 'JaCoCo'
         }
+
+        # Skip remaining tests after failure for selected scope. Options are None, Run, Container and Block. Default: None.
+        SkipRemainingOnFailure = 'None'
+
+        # Set verbosity of output. Options are None, Normal, Detailed and Diagnostic. Default: Detailed.
+        OutputVerbosity = 'Detailed'
     }
     Help = @{
         # Path to updatable help CAB

PowerShellBuild/psakeFile.ps1

@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ Task Pester -depends $PSBPreference.TaskDependencies.Pester -precondition $peste
         CodeCoverageOutputFile       = $PSBPreference.Test.CodeCoverage.OutputFile
         CodeCoverageOutputFileFormat = $PSBPreference.Test.CodeCoverage.OutputFileFormat
         ImportModule                 = $PSBPreference.Test.ImportModule
+        SkipRemainingOnFailure       = $PSBPreference.Test.SkipRemainingOnFailure
+        OutputVerbosity              = $PSBPreference.Test.OutputVerbosity
     }
     Test-PSBuildPester @pesterParams
 } -description 'Execute Pester tests'

README.md

@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ match your environment.
 | $PSBPreference.Test.CodeCoverage.OutputFile                 | `coverage.xml`                              | Output file path (relative to Pester test directory) where Pester will save code coverage results to                    |
 | $PSBPreference.Test.CodeCoverage.OutputFileFormat           | `$null`                                     | Test output format to use when saving Pester code coverage results                                                      |
 | $PSBPreference.Test.ImportModule                            | `$false`                                    | Import module from output directory prior to running Pester tests                                                       |
+| $PSBPreference.Test.SkipRemainingOnFailure                  | `None`                                      | Skip remaining tests after failure for selected scope. Options are None, Run, Container and Block.                      |
+| $PSBPreference.Test.OutputVerbosity                         | `Detailed`                                  | Set verbosity of output. Options are None, Normal, Detailed and Diagnostic.                                             |
 | $PSBPreference.Help.UpdatableHelpOutDir                     | `$OutDir/UpdatableHelp`                     | Output directory to store update module help (CAB)                                                                      |
 | $PSBPreference.Help.DefaultLocale                           | `(Get-UICulture).Name`                      | Default locale used for help generation                                                                                 |
 | $PSBPreference.Help.ConvertReadMeToAboutHelp                | `$false`                                    | Convert project readme into the module about file                                                                       |