internal/functions/import-assemblyfileintomemory.ps1
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<# .SYNOPSIS Imports a .NET dll file into memory .DESCRIPTION Imports a .NET dll file into memory, by creating a copy (temporary file) and imports it using reflection .PARAMETER Path Path to the dll file you want to import Accepts an array of strings .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Import-AssemblyFileIntoMemory -Path "C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin\Microsoft.Dynamics.BusinessPlatform.ProductInformation.Framework.dll" This will create an new file named "C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin\Microsoft.Dynamics.BusinessPlatform.ProductInformation.Framework.dll_shawdow.dll" The new file is then imported into memory using .NET Reflection. After the file has been imported, it will be deleted from disk. .NOTES Author: Mötz Jensen (@Splaxi) #> function Import-AssemblyFileIntoMemory { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 1)] [string[]] $Path ) if (-not (Test-PathExists -Path $Path -Type Leaf)) { Stop-PSFFunction -Message "Stopping because unable to locate file." -StepsUpward 1 return } foreach ($itemPath in $Path) { $shadowClonePath = "$itemPath`_shadow.dll" try { Write-PSFMessage -Level Debug -Message "Cloning $itemPath to $shadowClonePath" Copy-Item -Path $itemPath -Destination $shadowClonePath -Force Write-PSFMessage -Level Debug -Message "Loading $shadowClonePath into memory" $null = [AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.Load(([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($shadowClonePath))) } catch { Write-PSFMessage -Level Host -Message "Something went wrong while working against the database" -Exception $PSItem.Exception Stop-PSFFunction -Message "Stopping because of errors" return } finally { Write-PSFMessage -Level Debug -Message "Removing $shadowClonePath" Remove-Item -Path $shadowClonePath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } } } |