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Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By : David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters
Book Image

Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By: David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters

Overview of this book

Beginning with an overview of the different versions of PowerShell, Learn PowerShell Core 6.0 introduces you to VSCode and then dives into helping you understand the basic techniques in PowerShell scripting. You will cover advanced coding techniques, learn how to write reusable code as well as store and load data with PowerShell. This book will help you understand PowerShell security and Just Enough Administration, enabling you to create your own PowerShell repository. The last set of chapters will guide you in setting up, configuring, and working with Release Pipelines in VSCode and VSTS, and help you understand PowerShell DSC. In addition to this, you will learn how to use PowerShell with Windows, Azure, Microsoft Online Services, SCCM, and SQL Server. The final chapter will provide you with some use cases and pro tips. By the end of this book, you will be able to create professional reusable code using security insight and knowledge of working with PowerShell Core 6.0 and its most important capabilities.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Plaster


Another indispensable tool in your tool belt is Plaster. Plaster offers great support when working with a CI/CD or release pipeline, by providing the scaffolding for your module, your DSC configuration, and whatever else can be templated. Using Plaster is not limited to PowerShell modules—anything that requires some form of scaffolding in the file system and some template files to be written can make use of Plaster.

If you have installed the PowerShell extension for VSCode, Plaster and PSScriptAnalyzer are already tightly integrated into the IDE. To try this, simply hit Ctrl + Shift + P (macOS: Command key + P ) and enter Plaster:

Plaster then displays the default templates that are currently registered. In a couple of steps, how you can easily add your own templates to that list. The manifest module template contained by default is already a good starting point. It creates a manifest module with one Pester unit test script, which validates the module manifest:

After selecting a template...