Switch to PowerShell for create_remote_directory

plugins/communicators/winssh/communicator.rb

@@ -35,9 +35,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
           if force_raw
             if shell == "powershell"
-              base_cmd = "powershell \"Write-Host #{CMD_GARBAGE_MARKER}; [Console]::Error.WriteLine('#{CMD_GARBAGE_MARKER}'); #{command}\""
+              command = "Write-Host #{CMD_GARBAGE_MARKER}; [Console]::Error.WriteLine('#{CMD_GARBAGE_MARKER}'); #{command}"
+              command = Base64.strict_encode64(command.encode("UTF-16LE", "UTF-8"))
+              base_cmd = "powershell -encodedCommand #{command}"
             else
-              base_cmd = "cmd /q /c \"ECHO #{CMD_GARBAGE_MARKER} && ECHO #{CMD_GARBAGE_MARKER} 1>&2 && #{command}\""
+              command = "ECHO #{CMD_GARBAGE_MARKER} && ECHO #{CMD_GARBAGE_MARKER} 1>&2 && #{command}"
+              base_cmd = "cmd /q /c \"#{command}\""
             end
           else
             tfile = Tempfile.new('vagrant-ssh')
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ SCRIPT
       end
 
       def create_remote_directory(dir, force_raw=false)
-        execute("if not exist \"#{dir}\" mkdir \"#{dir}\"", shell: "cmd", force_raw: force_raw)
+        execute("md -Force \"#{dir}\"", shell: "powershell", force_raw: force_raw)
       end
     end
   end

test/unit/plugins/communicators/winssh/communicator_test.rb

@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorWinSSH::Communicator do
     )
   end
 
+  let(:shell) { "cmd" }
+
   # SSH configuration information mock
   let(:winssh) do
     double("winssh",
       insert_key: false,
       export_command_template: export_command_template,
-      shell: 'cmd',
+      shell: shell,
       upload_directory: "C:\\Windows\\Temp"
     )
   end
@@ -225,6 +227,22 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorWinSSH::Communicator do
           with(/ECHO #{command_garbage_marker} && ECHO #{command_garbage_marker}.*/)
         expect(communicator.execute("dir", force_raw: true)).to eq(0)
       end
+
+      context "and shell is powershell" do
+        let(:shell) { "powershell" }
+
+        it "passes the correct flags to powershell" do
+          expect(channel).to receive(:exec).
+            with(/-encodedCommand/)
+          expect(communicator.execute("dir", force_raw: true)).to eq(0)
+        end
+
+        it "encodes the raw command" do
+          expect(channel).to receive(:exec).
+            with(/VwByAGkAdABlAC0ASABvAHMAdAAgADQAMQBlADUANwBkADMAOAAtAGIANABmADcALQA0AGUANAA2AC0AOQBjADMAOAAtADEAMwA4ADcAMwBkADMAMwA4AGIAOAA2AC0AdgBhAGcAcgBhAG4AdAAtAHMAcwBoADsAIABbAEMAbwBuAHMAbwBsAGUAXQA6ADoARQByAHIAbwByAC4AVwByAGkAdABlAEwAaQBuAGUAKAAnADQAMQBlADUANwBkADMAOAAtAGIANABmADcALQA0AGUANAA2AC0AOQBjADMAOAAtADEAMwA4ADcAMwBkADMAMwA4AGIAOAA2AC0AdgBhAGcAcgBhAG4AdAAtAHMAcwBoACcAKQA7ACAAZABpAHIA/)
+          expect(communicator.execute("dir", force_raw: true)).to eq(0)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -550,4 +568,20 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorWinSSH::Communicator do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#create_remote_directory" do
+    it "should set the shell to powershell" do
+      expect(communicator).to receive(:execute).with(
+        anything,
+        hash_including(shell: "powershell"))
+      communicator.create_remote_directory('c:\destination')
+    end
+
+    it "should use an appropriate command for powershell" do
+      expect(communicator).to receive(:execute).with(
+        /md -Force/,
+        anything)
+      communicator.create_remote_directory('c:\destination')
+    end
+  end
 end