Add local Windows Server inventory collection and validation; include core package

tests/test_powershell.py

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+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+
+
+class PowerShellTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_native_ast_and_synthetic_collectors(self):
+        executable = shutil.which('powershell.exe') if os.name == 'nt' else shutil.which('pwsh')
+        if not executable:
+            self.skipTest('No PowerShell runtime available; native AST/collector tests require Windows PowerShell 5.1 or pwsh.')
+        script=Path('tests/powershell/Test-Collectors.ps1').resolve()
+        result=subprocess.run([executable,'-NoLogo','-NoProfile','-NonInteractive','-File',str(script)],capture_output=True,text=True,timeout=60,shell=False)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode,0,result.stdout+'\n'+result.stderr)
+        self.assertIn('synthetic collector tests passed',result.stdout)