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+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+
+# These tests reflect over every exported Should-* assertion and lock in the conventions the new
+# v6 assertions were just made consistent on (see #2928-#2933):
+#
+#   1. -Because is a named-only [string].
+#   2. The subject binds from the pipeline.
+#   3. -Actual sits at Position 0 for single-subject assertions and Position 1 for two-argument ones.
+#   4. A positional comparand (e.g. -Expected) is mandatory.
+#
+# The assertion list is discovered, not hardcoded, so a new Should-* assertion is picked up
+# automatically and must satisfy these conventions or this file goes red.
+
+BeforeDiscovery {
+    $common = [System.Management.Automation.PSCmdlet]::CommonParameters +
+    [System.Management.Automation.PSCmdlet]::OptionalCommonParameters
+
+    # --- Intentional category exceptions ------------------------------------------------------
+    # A few assertions were deliberately given a different shape (see #2933). Their subject is a
+    # scriptblock / command / mock rather than a piped value, so the -Actual position rules do not
+    # apply to them. They are still expected to expose a named-only [string] -Because where noted.
+
+    # Subject is a mocked command; there is no piped -Actual input at all.
+    $mockAssertions = 'Should-Invoke', 'Should-NotInvoke'
+    # Subject is a [scriptblock] the assertion executes (piped in as -ScriptBlock, not -Actual).
+    $commandInputAssertions = 'Should-Throw'
+    # Ported from the v5 `Should -HaveParameter` operator; these keep a fully positional layout
+    # (including a positional -Because), so they are exempt from the -Because and -Actual rules.
+    $parameterAssertions = 'Should-HaveParameter', 'Should-NotHaveParameter'
+
+    # --- Known deviation (NOT an intentional exception) ---------------------------------------
+    # Should-BeHashtable is a single-subject shape assertion (no positional comparand) but currently
+    # declares -Actual at Position 1 instead of 0 - the exact shape #2933 fixed on the other
+    # single-subject assertions. It is excluded from the -Actual position check only to keep this
+    # suite green. Remove this entry once -Actual moves to Position 0 in the source.
+    $knownActualPositionDeviations = 'Should-BeHashtable'
+
+    function Get-ParameterAttribute ($Parameter) {
+        $Parameter.Attributes | Where-Object { $_ -is [System.Management.Automation.ParameterAttribute] }
+    }
+
+    function Get-MinPosition ($Parameter) {
+        if ($null -eq $Parameter) { return $null }
+        $positions = @(Get-ParameterAttribute $Parameter | ForEach-Object Position | Sort-Object)
+        $positions[0]
+    }
+
+    $assertions = foreach ($command in (Get-Command -Module Pester -Name 'Should-*' | Sort-Object Name)) {
+        $name = $command.Name
+
+        $parameters = @{}
+        foreach ($p in $command.Parameters.Values) {
+            if ($p.Name -notin $common) { $parameters[$p.Name] = $p }
+        }
+
+        $because = $parameters['Because']
+        $actual = $parameters['Actual']
+
+        # comparand = a positional parameter at Position 0 that is neither the subject nor the reason
+        $comparand = $parameters.Values |
+            Where-Object { $_.Name -notin @('Actual', 'Because') -and ((Get-ParameterAttribute $_).Position -contains 0) } |
+            Select-Object -First 1
+
+        $pipelineParameters = @($parameters.Values |
+                Where-Object { (Get-ParameterAttribute $_).ValueFromPipeline -contains $true })
+
+        $category =
+        if ($name -in $mockAssertions) { 'Mock' }
+        elseif ($name -in $commandInputAssertions) { 'CommandInput' }
+        elseif ($name -in $parameterAssertions) { 'Parameter' }
+        else { 'Value' }
+
+        # Value assertions split by whether they take a positional comparand at Position 0.
+        $subject =
+        if ($category -ne 'Value') { $category }
+        elseif ($comparand) { 'TwoArgument' }
+        elseif ((Get-MinPosition $actual) -eq 0) { 'SingleSubject' }
+        else { 'Unknown' }
+
+        $expectedSubjectName =
+        if ($category -eq 'CommandInput') { 'ScriptBlock' }
+        elseif ($category -eq 'Mock') { $null }
+        else { 'Actual' }
+
+        [PSCustomObject]@{
+            Name                      = $name
+            Category                  = $category
+            Subject                   = $subject
+
+            BecausePresent            = $null -ne $because
+            BecauseTypeName           = if ($because) { $because.ParameterType.Name } else { $null }
+            BecausePosition           = Get-MinPosition $because
+            # HaveParameter/NotHaveParameter keep a legacy positional -Because and are exempt.
+            BecauseNamedOnlyExpected  = $name -notin $parameterAssertions
+
+            # Mock assertions take no piped subject; everything else must.
+            SubjectFromPipelineExpected = $name -notin $mockAssertions
+            ExpectedSubjectName       = $expectedSubjectName
+            PipelineParameterNames    = ($pipelineParameters | ForEach-Object Name | Sort-Object) -join ', '
+            PipelineParameterCount    = $pipelineParameters.Count
+
+            ActualPosition            = Get-MinPosition $actual
+            ActualPositionExpected    = switch ($subject) { 'SingleSubject' { 0 } 'TwoArgument' { 1 } default { $null } }
+            ActualPositionChecked     = $category -eq 'Value' -and $name -notin $knownActualPositionDeviations
+
+            ComparandName             = if ($comparand) { $comparand.Name } else { $null }
+            ComparandMandatory        = [bool]($comparand -and ((Get-ParameterAttribute $comparand) | Where-Object Mandatory))
+            # Only single-parameter-set two-argument assertions have an unconditionally mandatory
+            # comparand. Should-BeAfter/-BeBefore (fluent -Now/-Ago/-FromNow) and Should-BeCollection
+            # (-Count) make it optional per parameter set, so they are not checked here.
+            ComparandMandatoryChecked = $category -eq 'Value' -and $subject -eq 'TwoArgument' -and $command.ParameterSets.Count -eq 1
+        }
+    }
+
+    $everyAssertion = $assertions
+    $shapedValueAssertions = $assertions | Where-Object { $_.Category -eq 'Value' -and $_.Name -notin $knownActualPositionDeviations }
+    $namedBecauseAssertions = $assertions | Where-Object BecauseNamedOnlyExpected
+    $pipelineAssertions = $assertions | Where-Object SubjectFromPipelineExpected
+    $singleSubjectAssertions = $assertions | Where-Object { $_.ActualPositionChecked -and $_.Subject -eq 'SingleSubject' }
+    $twoArgumentAssertions = $assertions | Where-Object { $_.ActualPositionChecked -and $_.Subject -eq 'TwoArgument' }
+    $comparandAssertions = $assertions | Where-Object ComparandMandatoryChecked
+}
+
+Describe 'Should-* assertion conventions' {
+
+    It 'Discovers the exported Should-* assertions' -ForEach @{ AssertionCount = @($everyAssertion).Count } {
+        # Guards against the reflection silently finding nothing (e.g. module not imported).
+        ($AssertionCount -gt 30) | Verify-True
+    }
+
+    It '<_.Name> has a recognised assertion shape' -ForEach $shapedValueAssertions {
+        # A value assertion is either single-subject (-Actual only) or two-argument (comparand + -Actual).
+        # Anything else is a new shape that needs an explicit decision, not a silent pass.
+        (@('SingleSubject', 'TwoArgument') -contains $_.Subject) | Verify-True
+    }
+
+    Context '-Because is a named-only [string]' {
+        It '<_.Name> exposes -Because as [string]' -ForEach $everyAssertion {
+            $_.BecausePresent | Verify-True
+            $_.BecauseTypeName | Verify-Equal 'String'
+        }
+
+        It '<_.Name> keeps -Because named-only (no Position)' -ForEach $namedBecauseAssertions {
+            # A parameter without a Position reports Int32.MinValue, i.e. a negative number, so
+            # -Because must be passed by name and not by position.
+            ($_.BecausePosition -lt 0) | Verify-True
+        }
+    }
+
+    Context 'the subject binds from the pipeline' {
+        It '<_.Name> binds its subject from the pipeline' -ForEach $pipelineAssertions {
+            # Exactly one ValueFromPipeline parameter, and it is the expected subject.
+            $expectedSubject = $_.ExpectedSubjectName
+            $_.PipelineParameterCount | Verify-Equal 1
+            $_.PipelineParameterNames | Verify-Equal $expectedSubject
+        }
+    }
+
+    Context '-Actual position follows the single-/two-argument convention' {
+        It '<_.Name> (single-subject) puts -Actual at Position 0' -ForEach $singleSubjectAssertions {
+            # No positional comparand, so -Actual should be at Position 0.
+            $_.ActualPosition | Verify-Equal 0
+        }
+
+        It '<_.Name> (two-argument) puts -Actual at Position 1' -ForEach $twoArgumentAssertions {
+            # A positional comparand sits at Position 0, so -Actual should be at Position 1.
+            $_.ActualPosition | Verify-Equal 1
+        }
+    }
+
+    Context 'the comparand is mandatory' {
+        It '<_.Name> makes its comparand -<_.ComparandName> mandatory' -ForEach $comparandAssertions {
+            # The positional comparand (e.g. -Expected) must be mandatory.
+            $_.ComparandMandatory | Verify-True
+        }
+    }
+}