The PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking Book

[DannyDore]

• https://leanpub.com/powershell-scripting-toolmaking

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Table of Contents

• Foreword
• A Note on PowerShell Versions
• Feedback
• Introduction
• A Note on Code Listings
• Lab Setup
• Functions, the Right Way
• PowerShell Tool Design
• Start with a Command
• Build a Basic Function and Module
• Adding CmdletBinding and Parameterizing
• Emitting Objects as Output
• An Interlude: Changing Your Approach
• Using Verbose, Warning, and Informational Output
• Comment-Based Help
• Handling Errors
• Basic Debugging
• Verify Yourself
• Going Deeper with Parameters
• Advanced Function Tips and Tricks
• Dynamic Parameters
• Writing Full Help
• Extending Output Types
• Advanced Debugging
• Command Tracing
• Analyzing Your Script
• Controlling Your Source
• Converting a Function to a Class
• Unit Testing Your Code
• Publishing Your Tools
• Basic Controllers: Automation Scripts and Menus
• Graphical Controllers in WPF
• Terminal User Interface (TUI) Scripting
• Proxy Functions
• Working with SQL Server Data
• Working with XML Data
• Working with JSON Data
• Working with CSV Data
• Tools for Toolmaking
• Measuring Tool Performance
• Globalizing Your Tools
• Using "Raw" .NET Framework
• Scripting with Collections
• Scripting at Scale
• Scripting with Secrets
• Scaffolding a Project with Plaster
• Adding Auto-Completion
• Adding Custom Formatting
• Adding Logging
• Toolmaking Tips and Tricks
• Why Pester Matters
• Core Pester Concepts
• Writing Testable Code
• What to Test
• Describe Blocks
• Context Blocks
• It Blocks
• Should and Assertions
• Mocks
• Pester's TESTDRIVE
• Pester for Infrastructure Validation
• Measuring Code Coverage
• Test-Driven Development with Pester
• PowerShell 7 Scripting Features
• Cross Platform Scripting
• Toolmaking with Crescendo
• Afterword
• Just Enough Administration: A Primer
• PowerShell in ASP.NET: A Primer
• PowerShell Workflows: A Primer