fix before function

Author: LukasAud

.rubocop_todo.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2025-10-08 09:39:08 UTC using RuboCop version 1.73.2.
+# on 2025-10-08 10:43:51 UTC using RuboCop version 1.73.2.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
 # versions of RuboCop, may require this file to be generated again.
 
-# Offense count: 1
+# Offense count: 2
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
 RSpec/ExpectActual:
   Exclude:

spec/acceptance/deferred_spec.rb

@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ def read_fixture(name)
 end
 
 def read_win_file_if_exists(path)
-  ps = %{$p='#{path}'; if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $p) { Get-Content -Raw -LiteralPath $p } else { '<<<FILE_NOT_FOUND>>>' }}
+  # Use a script block with literals; avoid $variables to prevent transport/quoting expansion
+  # Also keep exit 0 regardless of existence so run_shell doesn't raise.
+  ps = %{& { if (Test-Path -LiteralPath '#{path}') { Get-Content -Raw -LiteralPath '#{path}' } else { '<<<FILE_NOT_FOUND>>>' } } }
   r  = run_shell(%(powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command "#{ps}"))
   body = (r.stdout || '').to_s
-  { exists: !body.include?('<<<FILE_NOT_FOUND>>>'), content: body.include?('<<<FILE_NOT_FOUND>>>') ? '' : body }
+  exists = !body.include?('<<<FILE_NOT_FOUND>>>')
+  { exists: exists, content: exists ? body : '' }
 end
 
 describe 'deferred values with dsc_lite' do