Setting up the idea of return values from functions...interesting

tests/_Initialize-Variables.ps1

@@ -57,6 +57,46 @@
   $script:write_chocolateyfailure_was_called = $false
   $script:write_chocolateysuccess_was_called = $false  
 
+  # return values
+  $script:chocolatey_install_return_value =  ''
+  $script:chocolatey_installall_return_value = ''
+  $script:chocolatey_installifmissing_return_value = ''
+  $script:chocolatey_list_return_value = ''
+  $script:chocolatey_nuget_return_value = ''
+  $script:chocolatey_pack_return_value = ''
+  $script:chocolatey_packagesconfig_return_value = ''
+  $script:chocolatey_push_return_value = ''
+  $script:chocolatey_rubygem_return_value = ''
+  $script:chocolatey_update_return_value = ''
+  $script:chocolatey_version_return_value = ''
+  $script:chocolatey_webpi_return_value = ''
+  $script:delete_existingerrorlog_return_value = ''
+  $script:generate_binfile_return_value = ''
+  $script:get_chocolateybins_return_value = ''
+  $script:get_latestpackageversion_return_value = ''
+  $script:get_longpackageversion_return_value = ''
+  $script:get_packagefolderversions_return_value = ''
+  $script:get_packagefoldersforpackage_return_value = ''
+  $script:get_versionsforcomparison_return_value = ''
+  $script:help_return_value = ''
+  $script:remove_lastinstalllog_return_value = ''
+  $script:run_chocolateyps1_return_value = ''
+  $script:run_chocolateyprocess_return_value = ''
+  $script:run_nuget_return_value = ''
+  $script:start_process_return_value = ''
+  $script:get_chocolateyunzip_return_value = ''
+  $script:get_chocolateywebfile_return_value = ''
+  $script:get_webfile_return_value = ''
+  $script:install_chocolateydesktoplink_return_value = ''
+  $script:install_chocolateyinstallpackage_return_value = ''
+  $script:install_chocolateypackage_return_value = ''
+  $script:install_chocolateypath_return_value = ''
+  $script:install_chocolateypowershellcommand_return_value = ''
+  $script:install_chocolateyzippackage_return_value = ''
+  $script:start_chocolateyprocessasadmin_return_value = ''
+  $script:write_chocolateyfailure_return_value = ''
+  $script:write_chocolateysuccess_return_value = ''  
+
   # execute actuals
   $script:exec_chocolatey_install_actual = $false
   $script:exec_chocolatey_installall_actual = $false

tests/functions/Chocolatey-Install.ps1

@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@ param(
   $script:version = $version
   $script:installerArguments = $installerArguments
 
-  if ($script:exec_chocolatey_install_actual) { Chocolatey-Install-Actual @PSBoundParameters}
+  if ($script:exec_chocolatey_install_actual) { 
+    Chocolatey-Install-Actual @PSBoundParameters
+  } else {
+    return $script:chocolatey_install_return_value
+  }
 }

tests/functions/Chocolatey-Nuget.ps1

@@ -10,5 +10,9 @@ param(
   $script:source = $source
   $script:version = $version
 
-  if ($script:exec_chocolatey_nuget_actual) { Chocolatey-NuGet-Actual @PSBoundParameters}
+  if ($script:exec_chocolatey_nuget_actual) { 
+    Chocolatey-NuGet-Actual @PSBoundParameters
+  } else {
+    return $script:chocolatey_nuget_return_value
+  }
 }

tests/unit/Chocolatey-Install.tests.ps1

@@ -2,6 +2,23 @@
 $common = Join-Path (Split-Path -Parent $here)  '_Common.ps1'
 . $common
 
+
+#now this is cool
+Describe "When calling Chocolatey-Install for return value" {
+  Initialize-Variables
+  $script:exec_chocolatey_install_actual = $true
+  $script:chocolatey_nuget_return_value = 'dude'
+  $returnv = Chocolatey-Install 'testpackage' -source 'bob' -version '2.0' -installerArguments '1.2.3aasf'
+
+  It "should return appropriately" {
+    $returnv.should.be($script:chocolatey_nuget_return_value)
+  }
+
+  It "should return as the type that was passed in" {
+    $true.should.be($returnv.GetType().Name -eq 'String')
+  }  
+}
+
 Describe "When calling Chocolatey-Install with parameters" {
   Initialize-Variables
   $script:exec_chocolatey_install_actual = $true