Test presence of ReparsePoint file attribute on junctions, and children of junctions

testReparsePoint.ps1

Set-StrictMode -Version 1.0

$THIS_FILE = [System.IO.FileInfo]$MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
$THIS_DIR = $THIS_FILE.Directory

Write-Host $THIS_DIR


$TEST_ROOT = "${THIS_DIR}\test_root"

$SYMLINK_PARENT = "${TEST_ROOT}\c\path\to"
$SYMLINK = "${SYMLINK_PARENT}\some"
$SYMLINK_TARGET = "${TEST_ROOT}\d\another\location"

$TO_RESOLVE_DIR_NAME = "directory"
$TO_RESOLVE_SYMLINK = "${SYMLINK}\${TO_RESOLVE_DIR_NAME}"
$TO_RESOLVE_REAL = "${SYMLINK_TARGET}\${TO_RESOLVE_DIR_NAME}"

New-Item -ItemType Directory $TO_RESOLVE_REAL
New-Item -ItemType Directory $SYMLINK_PARENT

New-Item -ItemType Junction -Path $SYMLINK -Target $SYMLINK_TARGET

function Write-FileAttrs {
    param(
        [string]$path
    )
    
    Write-Host $path
    Write-Host "    : " (Get-Item $path).Attributes
}

# The link to the exact symlink has the ReparsePoint attr..
Write-FileAttrs $SYMLINK
# ...but a child doesn't
Write-FileAttrs $TO_RESOLVE_SYMLINK