Add New-MockObject function and export it from Pester

Functions/New-MockObject.Tests.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+describe 'New-MockObject' {
+
+    it 'instantiates an object from a class with no public constructors' {
+        $type = 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Language'
+        New-MockObject -Type $type | should beoftype $type
+    }
+}

Functions/New-MockObject.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+function New-MockObject {
+    <#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        This function instantiates a .NET object from a type. The assembly for the particular type must be
+        loaded.
+
+    .PARAMETER Type
+        The .NET type to create an object from.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        PS> $obj = New-MockObject -Type 'System.Diagnostics.Process'
+        PS> $obj.GetType().FullName
+            System.Diagnostics.Process
+    #>
+
+    param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
+        [type]$Type
+    )
+
+    [System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatterservices]::GetUninitializedObject($Type)
+
+}

Pester.psd1

@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ FunctionsToExport = @(
     'Set-DynamicParameterVariables',
     'Set-TestInconclusive',
     'SafeGetCommand',
-    'New-PesterOption'
+    'New-PesterOption',
+    'New-MockObject'
 )
 
 # # Cmdlets to export from this module

Pester.psm1

@@ -683,3 +683,4 @@ if ((& $script:SafeCommands['Test-Path'] -Path Variable:\psise) -and
 & $script:SafeCommands['Export-ModuleMember'] BeforeEach, AfterEach, BeforeAll, AfterAll
 & $script:SafeCommands['Export-ModuleMember'] Get-MockDynamicParameters, Set-DynamicParameterVariables
 & $script:SafeCommands['Export-ModuleMember'] SafeGetCommand, New-PesterOption
+& $script:SafeCommands['Export-ModuleMember'] New-MockObject