Method: Beaker::DSL::Wrappers#powershell

Defined in:
lib/beaker/dsl/wrappers.rb

#powershell(command, args = {}) ⇒ Command

Returns a Command object for executing powershell commands on a host

Examples:

Setting the contents of a file

powershell("Set-Content -path 'fu.txt' -value 'fu'")

Using an alternative execution policy

powershell("Set-Content -path 'fu.txt' -value 'fu'", {'ExecutionPolicy' => 'Unrestricted'})

Using an EncodedCommand (defaults to non-encoded)

powershell("Set Content -path 'fu.txt', -value 'fu'", {'EncodedCommand => true})

executing from a file

powershell("", {'-File' => '/path/to/file'})

Parameters:

  • command (String) —

    The powershell command to execute

  • args (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    The commandline parameters to be passed to powershell

Returns:



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# File 'lib/beaker/dsl/wrappers.rb', line 126

def powershell(command, args={})
  ps_opts = {
    'ExecutionPolicy' => 'Bypass',
    'InputFormat'     => 'None',
    'NoLogo'          => '',
    'NoProfile'       => '',
    'NonInteractive'  => ''
  }
  encoded = false
  ps_opts.merge!(args)
  ps_args = []

  # determine if the command should be encoded
  if ps_opts.has_key?('EncodedCommand')
    v = ps_opts.delete('EncodedCommand')
    # encode the commend if v is true, nil or empty
    encoded = v || v.eql?('') || v.nil?
  end

  ps_opts.each do |k, v|
    if v.eql?('') or v.nil?
      ps_args << "-#{k}"
    else
      ps_args << "-#{k} #{v}"
    end
  end

  # may not have a command if executing a file
  if command && !command.empty?
    if encoded
      ps_args << "-EncodedCommand #{encode_command(command)}"
    else
      ps_args << "-Command #{command}"
    end
  end

  Command.new("powershell.exe", ps_args)
end