https://github.com/jaols/PSJumpStart

PowerShell Jumpstart module
https://github.com/jaols/PSJumpStart

administration framework powershell-module

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PowerShell Jumpstart module

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jaols/PSJumpStart
• Owner: jaols
• Created: 2018-07-04T14:44:48.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-24T21:23:01.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-23T00:32:16.830Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: administration, framework, powershell-module
• Language: PowerShell
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• Size: 298 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: ReadMe.md

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README

        
# Content

## [AdScripts](https://github.com/jaols/PSJumpStart/tree/master/ADscripts)

Sample implementation scripts for PSJumpStart module

## [PSJumpStart](https://github.com/jaols/PSJumpStart/tree/master/PSJumpStart)

The PSJumpStart module files with usage and feature documentation

## Release notes

v 2.0.0

- `DFP` files are no longer supported. Only `JSON` files may be used.

- Removed usage of `$CallerInvocation` in `Get-SettingsFiles` function (root script `$MyInvocation` environment)

- `Msg` is now an alias for `Write-Message` 

- New functions for named environment in `.json` files

- Some `*Format.ps1xml` files included in module (script local `Format` folder will override)

- First template in place for as a starting point for function scripts to use in `localLib` folders

- Improved function loading in `.psm1` file with verbose printout for each function location

- Improved `Get-ModuleHelp` function with object list output and support for `Format-*` commands

### The future?

- Improved script signing framework with automated certificate renewal

- Small tutorial on different types of PowerShell files. Main scripts, function scripts and Main script "wrappers".

- Explore the idea of `Get-ValuesFromJsonMapping`

- Any other provided suggestion!!

### History

v 1.0.2

- Correction for Verbose argument override by Get-GlobalDefaultsFromDfpFiles

- "Template" for self-signing PowerShell scripts. 

v 1.0.3

- Correction of file logging in MSG-function

- Improved PSJumpStart templates

- Write-Verbose included in the dfp file processing.

- Improved ScriptSigner.ps1 

  

v 1.0.4

- Improved description.

- Improved AppendValue method for Hastable type add-on in ps1xml 

v 1.0.5

- Small bug correction in the Get-GlobalDefaultsFromDfpFiles

- New function Send-MailMessageUsingHtmlTemplate

- EPS template implementation planned but not in play yet

- Improved documentation ReadMe.md

  

v 1.1.0

- Code structure change and naming cleanup. Separate ps1-files for each function.

 

- Renamed functions:

  ExportDataTableToFile -> Out-DataTableToFile

  QuerySQL -> Invoke-SqlQuery

 

- Correction and cleanup in the ps1xml file for the HashTable extension methods.

- Improved Send-MailMessageUsingHtmlTemplate function.

v 1.1.1

- Msg-function will now support both Eventlog-writing AND File-log writing. If non is used it will send output to Std-out and Std-Err to be captured by calling entity.

v 1.1.2

- Improved documentation. Support for array argument input when running PS-files from generic CMD-file.

- Small changesd in test-code.

v 1.2.0

- Added support for JSON setting files along with the DFP-files. 

v 1.2.1

- New function for handling credentials - Get-AccessCredential

v 1.2.2

- Bugs correction of the old functions for template handling.

v 1.2.3 - 1.2.9

- Support for LocalLib in current script location OR current directory $PWD.Path (this may get removed)

- Added support for sendlist in the send mail function

- Added Pipeline script template

- New functions html handling (for general use or part of html-mail content)

- Small fixes and improved doc as well as a shell enviroment script

- Improved Get-ModuleHelp and new PS-header handlers 

- Bug correction in PSJumpstart.ps1xml

- Support for DLL Add-Type in same fasion as functions (load from script localLib folder or localLib module folder). Improved Get-ModuleHelp to include Available modules.

- Support for computer name settings files (long overdue) + Mutex support

v 1.3.0

- Support for dynamic loading (PSJumpStart style) of TypeData and Format files (.ps1xml). New module folder structure as well as expected local one.

- Script template improvements and a few new functions - Set-ValuesFromExpressions + Compare-PSObjects

- Some housekeeping in samples folder and new folder for Pester tests.