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Fix Start-Job to check the existence of working directory using the PowerShell way #18675

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Fix `Start-Job` to check the existence of working directory using the…
daxian-dbw Nov 28, 2022
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Add a test
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daxian-dbw Nov 28, 2022
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Fix the test
daxian-dbw Nov 29, 2022
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/commands/StartJob.cs
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Expand Up @@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public virtual ScriptBlock InitializationScript
/// Gets or sets an initial working directory for the powershell background job.
/// </summary>
[Parameter]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty]
[ValidateNotNullOrWhiteSpace]
public string WorkingDirectory { get; set; }

/// <summary>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ protected override void BeginProcessing()
ThrowTerminatingError(errorRecord);
}

if (WorkingDirectory != null && !Directory.Exists(WorkingDirectory))
if (WorkingDirectory != null && !InvokeProvider.Item.IsContainer(WorkingDirectory))
{
string message = StringUtil.Format(RemotingErrorIdStrings.StartJobWorkingDirectoryNotFound, WorkingDirectory);
var errorRecord = new ErrorRecord(
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15 changes: 13 additions & 2 deletions test/powershell/engine/Job/Jobs.Tests.ps1
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Expand Up @@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ Describe 'Basic Job Tests' -Tags 'Feature' {
$jobOutput | Should -BeExactly $path.ToString()
}

It 'Can specify the working directory with a PSPath' {
try {
Push-Location 'Temp:\'
$job = Start-Job -ScriptBlock { $PWD } -WorkingDirectory $pwd.Path | Wait-Job
$jobOutput = Receive-Job $job
$jobOutput | Should -BeExactly $pwd.Path
} finally {
Pop-Location
}
}

It 'Can use the user specified working directory parameter with quote' -Skip:($IsWindows) {
$path = Join-Path -Path $TestDrive -ChildPath "My ""Dir"
$null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$path"
Expand All @@ -100,9 +111,9 @@ Describe 'Basic Job Tests' -Tags 'Feature' {
}

It 'Throws an error when the working directory parameter is <case>' -TestCases $invalidPathTestCases {
param($path, $case, $expectedErrorId)
param($path, $case, $errorId)

{Start-Job -ScriptBlock { 1 + 1 } -WorkingDirectory $path} | Should -Throw -ErrorId $expectedErrorId
{Start-Job -ScriptBlock { 1 + 1 } -WorkingDirectory $path} | Should -Throw -ErrorId $errorId
}

It 'Verifies that the current working directory is preserved' {
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