Functions/GenXdev.Windows/Get-ChildProcesses.ps1
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################################################################################ <# .SYNOPSIS Retrieves child processes whose parent chain includes the current PowerShell process. .DESCRIPTION Returns processes that are children of the current PowerShell process by examining their parent process chain. This includes both direct children and descendants. .EXAMPLE $childProcs = Get-ChildProcesses #> function Get-ChildProcesses { [CmdletBinding()] param() begin { Write-Verbose "Starting child process detection..." # store current process id for comparison $currentProcessId = $PID Write-Verbose "Current process ID: $currentProcessId" } process { # get all running processes $allProcesses = Get-Process Write-Verbose "Retrieved $($allProcesses.Count) total processes" # filter processes by checking their parent chain $allProcesses | Where-Object { $processToCheck = $_ # traverse up the parent chain until we find our process or hit the top while ($null -ne $processToCheck.Parent) { if ($processToCheck.Parent.Id -eq $currentProcessId) { Write-Verbose "Found child process: $($processToCheck.Name) (ID: $($processToCheck.Id))" return $true } $processToCheck = $processToCheck.Parent } return $false } } end { Write-Verbose "Completed child process detection" } } ################################################################################ |