PowerShell_ISE

My ISE samples

Profile

Open PowerShell_ISE, enter the following code in to the shell:

if(Test-Path $profile){
    ise $profile
}else{
    New-Item -Path $profile -Type File -Force
}

Copy the content from Data/user-data/User/profiles/Microsoft.PowerShellISE_profile.ps1 to the new Microsoft.PowerShellISE_profile.ps1.

Snippets

If you want to write new PowerShell functions in 3 seconds, then open PowerShell_ISE, enter the following code in to the ISE, and press F5 to run the code:

$ScriptBlock = @"
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    A short one-line action-based description, e.g. 'Tests if a function is valid'
.DESCRIPTION
    A longer description of the function, its purpose, common use cases, etc.
.PARAMETER InputObject
    Specify the input of this parameter.
.NOTES
    Information or caveats about the function e.g. 'This function is not supported in Linux'
.EXAMPLE
    New-MwaFunction @{Name='MyName';Value='MyValue'} -Verbose
    Explanation of the function or its result. You can include multiple examples with additional .EXAMPLE lines
#>
function New-MwaFunction {
    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$True)]
    param(
        #region parameter, to add a new parameter, copy and paste the Parameter-region
        [Parameter(
            Mandatory=$true,
            ValueFromPipeline=$true,
            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,
            Position = 0
        )]
        [Object] $InputObject
        #endregion
    )

    begin{
        #region Do not change this region
        $StartTime = Get-Date
        $function = $($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)
        Write-Verbose $('[', (Get-Date -f 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff'), ']', '[ Begin   ]', $function -Join ' ')
        #endregion
    }

    process{
        Write-Verbose $('[', (Get-Date -f 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff'), ']', '[ Process ]', $function -Join ' ')
        foreach($item in $PSBoundParameters.keys){ $params = "$($params) -$($item) $($PSBoundParameters[$item])" }
        if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($params.Trim())){
            try{
                $ret = [PSCustomObject]$InputObject
                if($ret){
                    $ret
                }else{
                    throw 'There is something wrong in paradise'
                }
            }catch{
                Write-Warning $('ScriptName:', $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptName), 'LineNumber:', $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber), 'Message:', $($_.Exception.Message) -Join ' ')
                $Error.Clear()
            }
        }
    }

    end{
        #region Do not change this region
        Write-Verbose $('[', (Get-Date -f 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff'), ']', '[ End     ]', $function -Join ' ')
        $TimeSpan  = New-TimeSpan -Start $StartTime -End (Get-Date)
        $Formatted = $TimeSpan | ForEach-Object {
            '{1:0}h {2:0}m {3:0}s {4:000}ms' -f $_.Days, $_.Hours, $_.Minutes, $_.Seconds, $_.Milliseconds
        }
        Write-Verbose $('Finished in:', $Formatted -Join ' ')
        #endregion
    }
}

New-MwaFunction -InputObject @{Firstname='Martin';Name='Walther'} -Verbose -WhatIf
"@

$arguments = @{
    Title       = 'New-MwaFunction'
    Description = 'An advanced function with begin, process, end, and an Error-Handling'
    Text        = $ScriptBlock
    Author      = 'tinuwalther'
}
New-IseSnippet @arguments -Force

Get-IseSnippet

Press Ctrl. + J, and enter mwa to choose your new Snippet.