Powershell.Helper.Extension.psm1

<#
.VERSION 1.6
 
.GUID 4ea20bcd-b174-46bc-ba48-08d10066ec5d
 
.AUTHOR Bret Knoll
 
#>

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Used by function Format-OrderedList when receiving input from user
 
.DESCRIPTION
    Uses pattern match to determine if a entry is numeric
#>


function isNumeric{
    param([object]$item)
    return $($item -match "^[1-9]{1}[0-9]{0,2}$")
    
}
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Used by function Format-OrderedList to format a single row.
 
.DESCRIPTION
    Formats each line of input into a number list.
#>


function Format-Item{
    param($item = @{},
        [array]$property
    )

    $property | foreach{

        $column = $_
        "$($item."$column")`t "
    }
    

}
############### Place external functions here alphabetically
<#
.DESCRIPTION
    Creates each level of a path. Requires elevated permissions to create a path. Currently, does not check if
    adequate permissions exist to create a path.
.EXAMPLE 1
    Build-Path -Path "c:\temp\ouptut\Time0930"
    Each portion of the path is checked, if it does not exist it is created.
 
#>


function Add-Path{
    param([string]$Path)
    [string]$testPath = ""
    if(!(test-path $Path) ){
        
        $Path.Split("\") | foreach{
            if($_ -like "*:" ){
                $testPath = $_
            }
            if($_ -notlike "*:" ){
                $testPath = Join-Path($testPath)$($_)
            }
            Write-Verbose $testPath
            If(!(test-path $testPath)){
                $createfolder = New-Item $testPath -ItemType directory
            }
        }     
    }
    return [string]$Path
}

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Many of powershells functions return streams or lists of items. This function allows the user to choose items by a number in
    a list without have to sort by name.
 
.DESCRIPTION
    Format-NumberedList formats lists in to a numbered list, allowing user to choose one or more items in the list.
 
.EXAMPLE
    PS> Get-Service | SELECT -First 100 | Format-OrderedList
    1 : Stopped AJRouter AllJoyn Router Service
    2 : Stopped ALG Application Layer Gateway Service
    3 : Running AppHostSvc Application Host Helper Service
    4 : Stopped AppIDSvc Application Identity
    5 : Running Appinfo Application Information
    6 : Stopped AppMgmt Application Management
    7 : Stopped AppReadiness App Readiness
    8 : Stopped AppXSvc AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC)
    9 : Stopped aspnet_state ASP.NET State Service
    10 : Running Asset Management Daemon Asset Management Daemon
    11 : Running AudioEndpointBuilder Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
    12 : Running Audiosrv Windows Audio
    13 : Stopped AxInstSV ActiveX Installer (AxInstSV)
    14 : Stopped BDESVC BitLocker Drive Encryption Service
    15 : Running BFE Base Filtering Engine
    16 : Running BITS Background Intelligent Transfer Service
    17 : Running BrokerInfrastructure Background Tasks Infrastructure Service
    18 : Running Browser Computer Browser
    19 : Stopped BthHFSrv Bluetooth Handsfree Service
    20 : Running bthserv Bluetooth Support Service
    21 : Stopped CDPSvc Connected Device Platform Service
    22 : Stopped CertPropSvc Certificate Propagation
    23 : Running ClickToRunSvc Microsoft Office Click-to-Run Service
    24 : Stopped ClipSVC Client License Service (ClipSVC)
    25 : Stopped COMSysApp COM+ System Application
    26 : Running CoreMessagingRegistrar CoreMessaging
    27 : Stopped cphs Intel(R) Content Protection HECI Service
    28 : Running CryptSvc Cryptographic Services
    29 : Running CscService Offline Files
    30 : Running DcomLaunch DCOM Server Process Launcher
    31 : Stopped DcpSvc DataCollectionPublishingService
    32 : Stopped defragsvc Optimize drives
    33 : Running DeviceAssociationService Device Association Service
    34 : Stopped DeviceInstall Device Install Service
    35 : Stopped DevQueryBroker DevQuery Background Discovery Broker
    36 : Running Dhcp DHCP Client
    37 : Stopped diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service Microsoft (R) Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service
    38 : Running DiagTrack Connected User Experiences and Telemetry
    39 : Stopped DmEnrollmentSvc Device Management Enrollment Service
    40 : Stopped dmwappushservice dmwappushsvc
    41 : Stopped Dnscache DNS Client
    42 : Running DoSvc Delivery Optimization
    43 : Stopped dot3svc Wired AutoConfig
    44 : Running DPS Diagnostic Policy Service
    45 : Stopped DsmSvc Device Setup Manager
    46 : Running DsSvc Data Sharing Service
    47 : Running DTSRVC Portrait Displays Display Tune Service
    48 : Stopped Eaphost Extensible Authentication Protocol
    49 : Stopped EFS Encrypting File System (EFS)
    50 : Stopped embeddedmode embeddedmode
    51 : Stopped EntAppSvc Enterprise App Management Service
    52 : Running EventLog Windows Event Log
    53 : Running EventSystem COM+ Event System
    54 : Running FA_Scheduler FortiClient Service Scheduler
    55 : Stopped Fax Fax
    56 : Stopped fdPHost Function Discovery Provider Host
    57 : Stopped FDResPub Function Discovery Resource Publication
    58 : Stopped fhsvc File History Service
    59 : Running FontCache Windows Font Cache Service
    60 : Running FontCache3.0.0.0 Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 3.0.0.0
    61 : Stopped gpsvc Group Policy Client
    62 : Stopped gupdate Google Update Service (gupdate)
    63 : Stopped gupdatem Google Update Service (gupdatem)
    64 : Running hidserv Human Interface Device Service
    65 : Stopped HomeGroupProvider HomeGroup Provider
    66 : Running HvHost HV Host Service
    67 : Running IBMPMSVC Lenovo PM Service
    68 : Stopped icssvc Windows Mobile Hotspot Service
    69 : Stopped IEEtwCollectorService Internet Explorer ETW Collector Service
    70 : Running igfxCUIService2.0.0.0 Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel Service
    71 : Running IKEEXT IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
    72 : Stopped Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service TCP IP Interface Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service TCP IP Interface
    73 : Running iphlpsvc IP Helper
    74 : Running jhi_service Intel(R) Dynamic Application Loader Host Interface Service
    75 : Running KeyIso CNG Key Isolation
    76 : Stopped KtmRm KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
    77 : Running LanmanServer Server
    78 : Running LanmanWorkstation Workstation
    79 : Running LENOVO.CAMMUTE Lenovo Camera Mute
    80 : Running LENOVO.MICMUTE Lenovo Microphone Mute
    81 : Running LENOVO.TPKNRSVC Lenovo Keyboard Noise Reduction
    82 : Running LENOVO.TVTVCAM Lenovo Virtual Camera Controller
    83 : Running Lenovo.VIRTSCRLSVC Lenovo Auto Scroll
    84 : Stopped LenovoProdRegManager PowerENGAGE Maintenance Service
    85 : Running lfsvc Geolocation Service
    86 : Running LicenseManager Windows License Manager Service
    87 : Stopped lltdsvc Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper
    88 : Running lmhosts TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
    89 : Running LMS Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service
    90 : Running lnvDiscoveryWinSvc lnvDiscoveryWinSvc
    91 : Stopped LSCWinService LSCWinService
    92 : Running LSM Local Session Manager
    93 : Stopped MapsBroker Downloaded Maps Manager
    94 : Running MpsSvc Windows Firewall
    95 : Stopped MSDTC Distributed Transaction Coordinator
    96 : Stopped MSiSCSI Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service
    97 : Stopped msiserver Windows Installer
    98 : Running MSMQ Message Queuing
    99 : Stopped NcaSvc Network Connectivity Assistant
    100 : Running NcbService Network Connection Broker
        Choose an item by #
    [0] : 1
    [1] : 10
    [2] : 100
    [3] :
 
    Status Name DisplayName
    ------ ---- -----------
    Stopped AJRouter AllJoyn Router Service
    Running Asset Managemen... Asset Management Daemon
    Running NcbService Network Connection Broker
 
.EXAMPLE
    PS> Get-Service | SELECT -First 100 | Format-OrderedList -property Name
    1 : AJRouter
    2 : ALG
    3 : AppHostSvc
    4 : AppIDSvc
    5 : Appinfo
    6 : AppMgmt
    7 : AppReadiness
    8 : AppXSvc
    9 : aspnet_state
    10 : Asset Management Daemon
    11 : AudioEndpointBuilder
    12 : Audiosrv
    13 : AxInstSV
    14 : BDESVC
    15 : BFE
    16 : BITS
    17 : BrokerInfrastructure
    18 : Browser
    19 : BthHFSrv
    20 : bthserv
    21 : CDPSvc
    22 : CertPropSvc
    23 : ClickToRunSvc
    24 : ClipSVC
    25 : COMSysApp
    26 : CoreMessagingRegistrar
    27 : cphs
    28 : CryptSvc
    29 : CscService
    30 : DcomLaunch
    31 : DcpSvc
    32 : defragsvc
    33 : DeviceAssociationService
    34 : DeviceInstall
    35 : DevQueryBroker
    36 : Dhcp
    37 : diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service
    38 : DiagTrack
    39 : DmEnrollmentSvc
    40 : dmwappushservice
    41 : Dnscache
    42 : DoSvc
    43 : dot3svc
    44 : DPS
    45 : DsmSvc
    46 : DsSvc
    47 : DTSRVC
    48 : Eaphost
    49 : EFS
    50 : embeddedmode
    51 : EntAppSvc
    52 : EventLog
    53 : EventSystem
    54 : FA_Scheduler
    55 : Fax
    56 : fdPHost
    57 : FDResPub
    58 : fhsvc
    59 : FontCache
    60 : FontCache3.0.0.0
    61 : gpsvc
    62 : gupdate
    63 : gupdatem
    64 : hidserv
    65 : HomeGroupProvider
    66 : HvHost
    67 : IBMPMSVC
    68 : icssvc
    69 : IEEtwCollectorService
    70 : igfxCUIService2.0.0.0
    71 : IKEEXT
    72 : Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service TCP IP Interface
    73 : iphlpsvc
    74 : jhi_service
    75 : KeyIso
    76 : KtmRm
    77 : LanmanServer
    78 : LanmanWorkstation
    79 : LENOVO.CAMMUTE
    80 : LENOVO.MICMUTE
    81 : LENOVO.TPKNRSVC
    82 : LENOVO.TVTVCAM
    83 : Lenovo.VIRTSCRLSVC
    84 : LenovoProdRegManager
    85 : lfsvc
    86 : LicenseManager
    87 : lltdsvc
    88 : lmhosts
    89 : LMS
    90 : lnvDiscoveryWinSvc
    91 : LSCWinService
    92 : LSM
    93 : MapsBroker
    94 : MpsSvc
    95 : MSDTC
    96 : MSiSCSI
    97 : msiserver
    98 : MSMQ
    99 : NcaSvc
    100 : NcbService
        Choose an item by #
    [0] : 5
    [1] : 10
    [2] : 16
    [3] : 25
    [4] :
 
    Status Name DisplayName
    ------ ---- -----------
    Running Appinfo Application Information
    Running Asset Managemen... Asset Management Daemon
    Running BITS Background Intelligent Transfer Ser...
    Stopped COMSysApp COM+ System Application
#>


function Format-OrderedList{
param( [array]$property )
begin{
    if($property){
        $arrayOfProperties = $property.Split(",")
    }
    $count=0;
    #"$count : Choose None!"
    $objectHash = @{"$count" = "DoNothing"}
    $formattedTable = @()
    }
process{
    $count++
    if(!$arrayOfProperties){
        $propertyList = $_.PSStandardMembers.DefaultDisplayPropertySet.Value # | Get-Member PSStandardMembers -Force
        $arrayOfProperties = $propertyList.ReferencedPropertyNames
     
    }
    
    $item = $_ | select -Property $arrayOfProperties
    $formattedTable = $formattedTable +  "$count :`t$(Format-Item -item $item -property $arrayOfProperties )"
    $objectHash.Add("$count", $_)
}
end{
    $formattedTable |  Out-Host
    Write-host -BackgroundColor Black "`tChoose an item by #"; 
    $listOfItems = @();
    $item="0"
    while($item){
        $item = read-host "[$($listOfItems.length)] "
        if(isNumeric -item $item){
            $listOfItems = $listOfItems + $item    
        }
    }
    $listOfItems | foreach{
        $objectHash["$($_)"]        
    }
}
}

function Limit-Job {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        The Powershell script Start-Job allows the execution of many processes in parallel as background jobs.
        It would be nice to kick off a process that can control how many jobs run at one time.
 
    .DESCRIPTION
        Limit-Job will run Start-Job once foreach item and but will limit how many jobs run simultaneously.
 
    .EXAMPLE
    The following starts 3 jobs one a at a time.
            $StartJob = @({start-job -ScriptBlock { sleep -Milliseconds 0500 }},{start-job -ScriptBlock { sleep -Milliseconds 5002 }},{start-job -ScriptBlock { sleep -Milliseconds 5003 }} )
            $Limit = 1
            $job = Limit-Job -StartJob $StartJob -Limit $Limit
            $job | ft
            "Number of running jobs: $($(get-job -State Running).Count)"
 
            Output:
 
            Id Name PSJobTypeName State HasMoreData Location Command
            -- ---- ------------- ----- ----------- -------- -------
            49 Job49 BackgroundJob Completed True localhost start-job -ScriptBlock...
            51 Job51 BackgroundJob Completed True localhost start-job -ScriptBlock...
            53 Job53 BackgroundJob Running True localhost start-job -ScriptBlock...
 
 
 
 
    .EXAMPLE
            get-job | remove-job # remove any existing jobs
            # Build a list of jobs/comands to run
            $StartJob = @({start-job -ScriptBlock { get-service | select -First 10 }},{start-job -ScriptBlock { Get-ChildItem c:\ | select -First 10 }},{start-job -ScriptBlock { get-process | select -First 10 }} )
            $Limit = 1
            $job = Limit-Job -StartJob $StartJob -Limit $Limit #start the jobs 1 at a time
            get-job | Wait-Job # wait for the jobs to stop running
            get-job | ft # get a list of the jobs
 
            # loop through the list of jobs, print the command and receive the job data
            get-job | foreach {
                write-host $_.Command
                $_ | Receive-Job | ft
           }
             
            Id Name PSJobTypeName State HasMoreData Location Command
            -- ---- ------------- ----- ----------- -------- -------
            141 Job141 BackgroundJob Completed True localhost get-service | select ...
            143 Job143 BackgroundJob Completed True localhost Get-ChildItem c:\ | ...
            145 Job145 BackgroundJob Completed True localhost get-process | select ...
 
 
             get-service | select -First 10
 
            Status Name DisplayName
            ------ ---- -----------
            Stopped AJRouter AllJoyn Router Service
            Stopped ALG Application Layer Gateway Service
            Running AppHostSvc Application Host Helper Service
            Stopped AppIDSvc Application Identity
            Running Appinfo Application Information
            Running AppMgmt Application Management
            Stopped AppReadiness App Readiness
            Stopped AppXSvc AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC)
            Stopped aspnet_state ASP.NET State Service
            Running Asset Managemen... Asset Management Daemon
 
 
             Get-ChildItem c:\ | select -First 10
 
 
                Directory: C:\
 
 
            Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
            ---- ------------- ------ ----
            d----- 12/15/2015 10:47 5938dfc30ab6bda1c4a2
            d----- 1/30/2016 16:10 chef-repo
            d----- 8/26/2015 12:05 DRIVERS
            da---- 9/20/2015 08:59 Go
            d----- 2/13/2016 09:15 Hyper-V
            d----- 2/10/2016 13:33 inetpub
            d----- 12/9/2015 07:35 Intel
            d----- 2/13/2016 08:57 iso
            d----- 8/14/2015 15:07 mfg
            d----- 1/22/2016 16:27 opscode
 
 
             get-process | select -First 10
 
            Handles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) VM(M) CPU(s) Id SI ProcessName
            ------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ------ -- -- -----------
                323 20 8044 26020 ...01 1.78 8528 1 ApplicationFrameHost
                157 11 2664 8104 86 1.41 10744 1 AppVShNotify
                169 13 2948 12492 115 1.63 10528 1 BleServicesCtrl
               1323 12 2860 7960 69 2.67 2956 0 CamMute
               2117 100 49108 41568 349 2,066.53 2724 0 ccSvcHst
                433 33 6020 7008 121 26.38 7492 1 ccSvcHst
                231 21 31928 35016 210 11.84 1760 1 chrome
                265 10 1952 6592 77 0.09 14712 1 chrome
                267 26 60216 73412 265 415.14 16100 1 chrome
                411 27 66400 124972 320 59.33 19904 1 chrome
 
 
    #>

    param([string[]]$StartJob,[int]$Limit=0) #, [int]$Limit, [string]$Name
    Write-Verbose "The Limit is: $Limit"

    $StartJob | foreach {             
        try{
            $ScriptBlock = $executioncontext.invokecommand.NewScriptBlock( $_.Trim() ) #Found information about converting a string to a script block http://www.get-powershell.com/post/2008/12/15/ConvertTo-ScriptBlock.aspx
            while($(get-job | where {$_.State -eq "Running"}).Count -eq $Limit -and $Limit -ne 0 ){
                sleep -Milliseconds 1
           }    
            Write-Verbose "Starting Job $($ScriptBlock) at $(get-date)"
            # if we use start-job for script blocks that have proper job formatted commands, the user cannot use receive-job
            if($_ -like "*start-job*"){
                Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock $ScriptBlock # start job as invoke-command
            }
            else{
                Start-Job -ScriptBlock $ScriptBlock # the script block is a powershell command not a job.
            }
            
            sleep -Milliseconds 5 # wait for the job to start
        }
        catch{
            Write-Error "could not start $($scriptblock.tostring())"
        }            
    }
    Write-Verbose "Number of Jobs Running $($(get-job -State Running).Count)"
 }
        
New-Alias -Name Format-NumberedList -Value Format-OrderedList -Description "Allias for Format-OrderedList."
New-Alias -Name Build-Path -Value Add-Path -Description "Alias for Add-Path, to prevent a breaking change. "