diff --git a/test/hosting/NuGet.Config b/test/hosting/NuGet.Config
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+++ b/test/hosting/NuGet.Config
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diff --git a/test/hosting/hosting.tests.csproj b/test/hosting/hosting.tests.csproj
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+++ b/test/hosting/hosting.tests.csproj
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+
+
+
+
+
+ PowerShell hosting SDK xUnit Tests
+ powershell-hosting-tests
+
+
+
+
+ true
+ ../../src/signing/visualstudiopublic.snk
+ true
+
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diff --git a/test/hosting/test_HostingBasic.cs b/test/hosting/test_HostingBasic.cs
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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+using Xunit;
+using System;
+using System.Management.Automation;
+
+namespace PowerShell.Hosting.SDK.Tests
+{
+ public static class HostingTests
+ {
+ [Fact]
+ public static void TestCommandFromUtility()
+ {
+ using (System.Management.Automation.PowerShell ps = System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Create())
+ {
+ var results = ps.AddScript("Get-Verb -Verb get").Invoke();
+
+ foreach (dynamic item in results)
+ {
+ Assert.Equal("Get", item.Verb);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public static void TestCommandFromManagement()
+ {
+ using (System.Management.Automation.PowerShell ps = System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Create())
+ {
+ var path = Environment.CurrentDirectory;
+ var results = ps.AddCommand("Test-Path").AddParameter("Path", path).Invoke();
+
+ foreach (dynamic item in results)
+ {
+ Assert.True(item);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public static void TestCommandFromCore()
+ {
+ using (System.Management.Automation.PowerShell ps = System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Create())
+ {
+ var results = ps.AddScript(@"$i = 0 ; 1..3 | ForEach-Object { $i += $_} ; $i").Invoke();
+
+ foreach (dynamic item in results)
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(6,item);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}