functions/Get-DbaXEventSession.ps1

function Get-DbaXEventSession {
 <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Get a list of Extended Events Sessions
 
    .DESCRIPTION
    Retrieves a list of Extended Events Sessions
 
    .PARAMETER SqlInstance
    The SQL Instances that you're connecting to.
 
    .PARAMETER SqlCredential
    Credential object used to connect to the SQL Server as a different user
 
    .PARAMETER Session
    Only return specific sessions. This parameter is auto-populated.
         
    .PARAMETER Silent
    If this switch is enabled, the internal messaging functions will be silenced.
 
    .NOTES
    Tags: Memory
    Author: Klaas Vandenberghe ( @PowerDBAKlaas )
    Website: https://dbatools.io
    Copyright: (C) Chrissy LeMaire, clemaire@gmail.com
    License: GNU GPL v3 https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0
 
    .LINK
    https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaXEventSession
 
    .EXAMPLE
    Get-DbaXEventSession -SqlInstance ServerA\sql987
 
    Returns a custom object with ComputerName, SQLInstance, Session, StartTime, Status and other properties.
 
    .EXAMPLE
    Get-DbaXEventSession -SqlInstance ServerA\sql987 | Format-Table ComputerName, SqlInstance, Session, Status -AutoSize
 
    Returns a formatted table displaying ComputerName, SqlInstance, Session, and Status.
 
    .EXAMPLE
    'ServerA\sql987','ServerB' | Get-DbaXEventSession
 
    Returns a custom object with ComputerName, SqlInstance, Session, StartTime, Status and other properties, from multiple SQL Instances.
 
#>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
        [Alias("ServerInstance", "SqlServer")]
        [DbaInstanceParameter[]]$SqlInstance,
        [PSCredential]$SqlCredential,
        [Alias("Sessions")]
        [object[]]$Session,
        [switch]$Silent
    )
    
    begin {
        if ([System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.XEvent") -eq $null) {
            Stop-Function -Message "SMO version is too old. To collect Extended Events, you must have SQL Server Management Studio 2012 or higher installed."
        }
        
        Test-DbaDeprecation -DeprecatedOn "1.0.0" -Silent:$false -Alias Get-DbaXEventsSession
    }
    
    process {
        if (Test-FunctionInterrupt) { return }
        
        foreach ($instance in $SqlInstance) {
            try {
                Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Connecting to $instance"
                $server = Connect-SqlInstance -SqlInstance $instance -SqlCredential $SqlCredential -MinimumVersion 11
            }
            catch {
                Stop-Function -Message "Failure" -Category ConnectionError -ErrorRecord $_ -Target $instance -Continue
            }
            
            $SqlConn = $server.ConnectionContext.SqlConnectionObject
            $SqlStoreConnection = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.SqlStoreConnection $SqlConn
            $XEStore = New-Object  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.XEvent.XEStore $SqlStoreConnection
            Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Getting XEvents Sessions on $instance."
            
            $xesessions = $XEStore.sessions
            
            if ($Session) {
                $xesessions = $xesessions | Where-Object { $_.Name -in $Session }
            }
            
            foreach ($x in $xesessions) {
                $status = switch ($x.IsRunning) { $true { "Running" } $false { "Stopped" } }
                $files = $x.Targets.TargetFields | Where-Object Name -eq Filename | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Value
                
                $filecollection = $remotefile = @()
                
                if ($files) {
                    foreach ($file in $files) {
                        if ($file -notmatch ':\\' -and $file -notmatch '\\\\') {
                            $directory = $server.ErrorLogPath.TrimEnd("\")
                            $file = "$directory\$file"
                        }
                        $filecollection += $file
                        $remotefile += Join-AdminUnc -servername $server.netName -filepath $file
                    }
                }
                                
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name ComputerName -Value $server.NetName
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name InstanceName -Value $server.ServiceName
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name SqlInstance -Value $server.DomainInstanceName
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Status -Value $status
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Session -Value $x.Name
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name TargetFile -Value $filecollection
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name RemoteTargetFile -Value $remotefile
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Parent -Value $server
                
                Select-DefaultView -InputObject $x -Property ComputerName, InstanceName, SqlInstance, Name, Status, StartTime, AutoStart, State, Targets, TargetFile, Events, MaxMemory, MaxEventSize
            }
        }
    }
}