vbscript resource
Use the vbscript Chef InSpec audit resource to test a VBScript on the Windows platform.
Availability
Install
This resource is distributed with Chef InSpec and is automatically available for use.Version
This resource first became available in v1.0.0 of InSpec.
Syntax
A vbscript resource block tests the output of a VBScript on the Windows platform:
describe vbscript('script contents') do
its('stdout') { should eq 'output' }
end
where
'script_name'is the name of the VBScript to test('output')is the expected output of the VBScript
Examples
The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.
Test a VBScript
A VBScript file similar to:
script = <<-EOH
WScript.Echo "hello"
EOH
may be tested for multiple lines:
describe vbscript(script) do
its('stdout') { should eq "hello\r\n" }
end
and tested for whitespace removal from standard output:
describe vbscript(script) do
its('strip') { should eq "hello" }
end