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node-powershell-updates

rannn50526MIT4.0.1

Easily run PowerShell from your NodeJS app

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Node-PowerShell

Node-PowerShell taking advantage of two of the simplest, effective and easy tools that exist in the today technology world. On the one hand, NodeJS which made a revolution in the world of javascript, and on the other hand, PowerShell which recently came out with an initial open-source, cross-platform version, and by connecting them together, gives you the power to create any solution you were asked to, no matter if you are a programmer, an IT or a DevOps guy.

Installation

$ npm i -S node-powershell
$ yarn add node-powershell

Quick start

const Shell = require('node-powershell');

const ps = new Shell({
  executionPolicy: 'Bypass',
  noProfile: true
});

ps.addCommand('echo node-powershell');
ps.invoke()
.then(output => {
  console.log(output);
})
.catch(err => {
  console.log(err);
});

Documentation

Documentation

PowerShell 6

Microsoft
GitHub

TODO

<input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Full pwsh support.
<input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> New docs & homepage.
<input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> PSCommand class.
<input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> CI improvements.
<input disabled="" type="checkbox"> Postinstall script.
<input disabled="" type="checkbox"> Improve error handling.
<input disabled="" type="checkbox"> More examples.
<input disabled="" type="checkbox"> More test + coverage.
<input disabled="" type="checkbox"> Electron + Lambada POC.

License

MIT © Ran Cohen

changelog

Change Log

v4.0.0 - 2019-02-12

Implemented enhancements:

Add full support to pwsh & pwsh-preview. finally :)
New Shell methods.
New PSCommand class.
New typed errors.
New icon & homepage & docs.
Add NPS environment variable support.
Improve ci process (run nps on all OS & PS combinations).
Performance improvement.

Breaking changes:

@param syntax -> es6 string templates.

Deprecate features:

debugMsg option -> verbose option.
addCommand params option -> addParameter/s.

Fixed bugs:

Issue with ps dispose. #37
node-powershell was unable to start powershell. #39
Add proper support for multi-line PowerShell strings. #44
your documentation page has nothing in it. #47
String parameters with quotes hang shell. #54
Powershell Core Feedback. #72
API Document is not working. #64

v3.3.0 - 2017-10-28

Implemented enhancements:

Add support to PowerShell Hashtable data type - {name: JSON} -> [hashtable]$hashtable.
New way to detect output - Unique ShellStream class created.
Add optional parameter to determine the PS version.
Add optional parameter to change EOI string.
Improve performance.

Fixed bugs:

Added shell option to change EOI string. #18
Fix EOL Bug. #34
Intermittently the data from the power shell instance is blank. #20
Escaping string input. #21
addCommand("ls c:") followed by invoke() always emits nothing (blank string). #25
"EOI" marker matching logic often "eats" last chunk of output. #26
NO output from powershell when an argument value changes. #31
new-webserviceproxy isn't supported. #32
'end' event not fired, outputs merged. #33

v3.1.0 - 2017-02-25

Implemented enhancements:

Add support to most of PowerShell data types including switch options ({name: ''}).
New syntax to send parameters to addCommand method. {name: value}
New homepage and docs.
Add headers to build files.
Integration with travis-ci.

Fixed bugs:

Unable to send [switch] options. #17
Unable to send array of strings. #15