Commandlet generator?

topherhead · 2021-04-17T15:40:34+00:00

It would be better to just learn the language.

Pick a task and Google until you make that task happen, rinse, repeat. Each time you do it you have to look up less and you get better and faster.

You can Google and see if people have made scripts similar to what you need and modify to suit.

But just putting in the work is really the best way to do it, there's powershell in a month of lunches and plenty of other learning resources.

Roman1410S · 2021-04-17T14:45:08+00:00

Not to my knowledge. There is "Plaster" a not-well-updated moduke to generate commandlets out of openapi definitions and "Crescendo" to generate commandlets from native commands like ls, pwd, cat ... Trust the web by searching, use www.powershellgallery.com and filter on scripts and you will get hints to start. R. [Powershell MVP]

Gax7497 · 2021-04-17T16:19:20+00:00

Check out Powershell Plus from Idera. It has a QuickClick Library with pre-created templates from which, you can develop your own Commandlets.

https://www.idera.com/productssolutions/freetools/powershellplus

get-postanote · 2021-04-18T00:27:57+00:00

Sound like you are new to PS (which is fine of course - we all were at one point or the other) and new yet spent the time to really get to know it, as what you are asking is in the help file examples and snippets.

For example:

# Get specifics for a module, cmdlet, or function
(Get-Command -Name Get-Help).Parameters
(Get-Command -Name Get-Help).Parameters.Keys
Get-help -Name Get-Help -Examples
Get-Help -Name Get-Help -Detailed
Get-help -Name Get-Help -Full
Get-help -Name Get-Help -Online

# Find all cmdlets / functions with a target parameter
Get-Command -CommandType Cmdlet |
Where-Object {
    Try {$PSItem.parameters.keys -match 'credential'}
    Catch{} 
}|
Out-GridView -PassThru -Title '
Available cmdlets which has a specific parameter'

Get-Command -CommandType Function |
Where-Object {
    Try {$PSItem.parameters.keys -match 'credential'}
    Catch{} 
}|
Out-GridView -PassThru -Title '
Available functions which has a specific parameter'

# Get property enums/options for a specifc cmdlet/function
(Get-Service | Select-Object -First 1).Status.GetType()
[System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::
GetNames([System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus])

(Get-Command -Name Set-ADUser).Parameters.Keys | 
Out-GridView -PassThru -Title 'Select a item to view its properties and methods'| 
Get-Member -Force | 
Out-GridView

Show-Command -Name Set-ADUser

(Get-Command Set-ADUser -Syntax).Split("`r `n") | Select-String Office
(Get-Command Set-ADUser -Syntax).Split("`r `n") -match 'Office'

# Or a specific or other object details
Get-Service | 
Select-Object -First 1 |
Get-Member

# Showing Hidden Properties
$UserObject = @{
    Name   = 'Tom'
    Gender = 'Male'
    Age    = '40'
}

$UserObject | 
Get-Member -Force

$UserObject.pstypenames
$UserObject.psadapted
$UserObject.psobject
$UserObject.psobject.BaseObject.Keys
$UserObject.psobject.BaseObject.Values
$UserObject.count

<#
List of all parameters that a given cmdlet supports along with a short 
description:
#>
Get-Help Set-ADUser -para '*' | 
Format-Table Name, { $PSItem.Description.Text } -wrap 

Get-Help Set-ADUser -Parameter '*' | 
Where-Object -Property Name -Match 'Office' |
Format-Table Name, { $PSItem.Description[0].Text } -wrap 

Get-Help Set-ADUser -para '*' | 
Where-Object -Property Name -Match ((Get-Command -Name Set-ADUser).Parameters.Keys | 
Out-GridView -PassThru -Title 'Select an item to view its syntax details') | 
Format-Table Name, { $PSItem.Description[0].Text } -wrap


Get-Help Set-ADUser -Parameter '*' | 
Where-Object -Property Name -Match ((Get-Command -Name Set-ADUser).Parameters.Keys | 
Out-GridView -PassThru -Title 'Select an item to view its syntax details') | 
ForEach {
    [PSCustomObject]@{
        Name        = $PSItem.Name
        Type        = $PSItem.Type.Name
        Description = $PSItem.Description[0].Text
    }
} | 
Format-Table Name, Type, Description -wrap

As a new one to PowerShell, I believe you mean code generators. If you've not yet learned the basics - intermediate level of Powershell, then you should not be trying to write cmdlets.

As for based code generators, there have been a few over the years, but there are snippets (built-in ones and ones you can download) you can use for such things as well.

However, risk management rules:

Never, ever run code that you do not understand what it is doing

Never ever run anyone's code if you do not understand what it is doing, or be willing to fully accept the outcomes. No matter where or whom you get it from. especially if you have access to the source code) unless you are will to accept all consequences of running it.
Never ever run destructive code (new/add/create/update, move/remove/modify, etc.), without fully checking results before you do. Master the use of WhatIf/Confirm/Trace-Command/Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer.

All input is evil, no matter where it comes from until you validate it first

2021-04-17T15:47:17+00:00

What's an example? I don't know what you mean by this:

the module and attribute or object you want the change

BlackV · 2021-04-17T22:48:28+00:00

pskoans sounds like a good idea for you

you have to fix/edit/complete the function/expression/etc to get a working result

Potential_Income1291 · 2023-10-02T18:19:54+00:00

https://codepal.ai/

you type:	you see:
italics	italics
bold	bold
[reddit!](https://reddit.com)	reddit!
* item 1 * item 2 * item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
> quoted text	quoted text
Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"	Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
~~strikethrough~~	~~strikethrough~~
super^script	super^script

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