v16.3.0-preview0002

[v16.3.0-preview0002]

Remove

• SqlServerDsc.Common
  • Removed the function Invoke-Query. It is replaced by the command
    Invoke-SqlDscQuery (issue #1902).

Added

• New public commands:
  • Disconnect-SqlDscDatabaseEngine - Disconnects from a SQL Server instance
    that was previously connected to using Connect-SqlDscDatabaseEngine.
  • Test-SqlDscIsSupportedFeature - Evaluates if a feature is supported by a specific
    Microsoft SQL Server major version. This command must be extended with
    a full list of when features were added and removed in each major
    version to fully work.
• New private commands:
  • ConvertTo-RedactedText - Used to redact sensitive information from
    text that then can be used in console output like verbose messages.
  • Get-FileVersionInformation - Returns the version information
    for a file.
  • Assert-Feature - Throws an exception if a feature is not supported
    for a specific Microsoft SQL Server major version.

Changed

• Gitversion no longer evaluates bumping major version using the word "major".
• Update private commands:
  • Assert-SetupActionProperties was changed to throw
    an exception when a feature is not supported (calls Assert-Feature).
    The private command is indirectly used by the setup action commands.
  • Invoke-SetupAction was changed to expand environment variables that
    is passed as the media path.
• SqlSetup
  • Update to support checking non-supported features using the command
    SqlDscIsSupportedFeature (issue #1872).