//go:build windows package machine import ( "os" "os/exec" "testing" "github.com/stretchr/testify/require" ) // CreateNewItemWithPowerShell creates a new item using PowerShell. // It's an helper to easily create junctions on Windows (as well as other file types). // It constructs a PowerShell command to create a new item at the specified path with the given item type. // If a target is provided, it includes it in the command. // // Parameters: // - t: The testing.T instance. // - path: The path where the new item will be created. // - itemType: The type of the item to be created (e.g., "File", "SymbolicLink", "Junction"). // - target: The target for the new item, if applicable. func CreateNewItemWithPowerShell(t *testing.T, path string, itemType string, target string) { var pwshCmd, pwshPath string // Look for Powershell 7 first as it allow Symlink creation for non-admins too pwshPath, err := exec.LookPath("pwsh.exe") if err != nil { // Use Powershell 5 that is always present pwshPath = "powershell.exe" } pwshCmd = "New-Item -Path " + path + " -ItemType " + itemType if target != "" { pwshCmd += " -Target " + target } cmd := exec.Command(pwshPath, "-Command", pwshCmd) cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr err = cmd.Run() require.NoError(t, err) }