Make Sitecore session exposed to scripts in Windows Powershell

[AdamNaj]

As requested on the Marketplace Console Page
http://marketplace.sitecore.net/en/Modules/Sitecore_PowerShell_console.aspx

SHING CHEN
08:07 PM on Jul 1, 2013

Hi Adam,

The sitecore powershell is very nice. Is it possible to use the features in the standard powershell console? In other words, can i register any of your libraries to import them to the standard powershell console and use them there?

Thanks,
Shing

[michaellwest]

I was asked today about designing the module so that you could plugin your own provider and still get the benefits of the powershell web service. I think of it like how could someone plugin their own SharePoint provide and still gain access to the powershell functionality as seen in the web service.

[AdamNaj]

This is definitely important I just want to be cautious about how to do this.

[michaellwest]

I completely agree. I suppose in the planning of Issue #125 we can figure out how this should be done.

[AdamNaj]

Finalized in commit 5d5ed4c. To enable remoting in your Windows PowerShell console copy the content of
/sitecore/system/Modules/PowerShell/Script Library/Functions/Remoting script and execute in your environment and then use it as follows:

• Sample Execute Script Block on a Sitecore Server:

Set-SitecoreConfiguration 'http://hostname' 'admin' 'b'
Invoke-SitecoreScript { get-item master:\content\ } @{name = "value"}

• Sample upload local C:\image.png to a Sitecore Server to "/sitecore/ media library/Path/an_image.png" path:

Set-SitecoreConfiguration 'http://hostname' 'admin' 'b'
Get-Item C:\image.png | Upload-SitecoreFile -remotePath "Path\an_image.png"

Naturally update the host name, credentials and parameters with the ones meeting your use case.