Professional Windows PowerShell Programming: Snap-ins, Cmdlets, Hosts, and Providers -- About the Author -- Credits -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Conventions -- Source Code -- Errata -- p2p.wrox.com -- Chapter 1: Introduction to PowerShell -- Windows PowerShell Design Principles -- A Quick Tour of Windows PowerShell -- High-Level Architecture of Windows PowerShell -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Extending Windows PowerShell -- Types of PowerShell Snap-ins -- Creating a Standard PowerShell Snap-in -- Creating a Custom PowerShell Snap-in -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Understanding the Extended Type System -- PSObject -- Constructing a PSObject -- ImmediateBaseObject and BaseObject -- Members -- Types of Members -- TypeNames -- Lookup Algorithm -- Distance Algorithm -- PSObject Intrinsic Members and MemberSets -- Errors and Exceptions -- Type Conversion -- ToString Mechanism -- Type Configuration (TypeData) -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Developing Cmdlets -- Getting Started -- Using Parameters -- Processing Pipeline Input -- Generating Pipeline Output -- Reporting Errors -- Supporting ShouldProcess -- Working with the PowerShell Path -- Documenting Cmdlet Help -- Best Practices for Cmdlet Development -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Providers -- Why Implement a Provider? -- Essential Concepts -- Hello World Provider -- Built-in Providers -- Base Provider Types -- Optional Provider Interfaces -- CmdletProvider -- Design Guidelines and Tips -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Hosting the PowerShell Engine in Applications -- Runspaces and Pipelines -- Getting Started -- Executing a Command Line -- Using the Output of a Pipeline -- Input, Output, and Errors for Synchronous Pipelines -- Other Pipeline Tricks -- Configuring Your Runspace -- Running a Pipeline Asynchronously -- Asynchronous Runspace Operations -- Constructing Pipelines Programmatically.

Cmdlets as an API Layer for GUI Applications -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Hosts -- Host-Windows PowerShell Engine Interaction -- Built-In Cmdlets That Interact with the Host -- Cmdlet and Host Interaction -- PSHost Class -- PSHostUserInterface Class -- PSHostRawUserInterface Class -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Formatting & Output -- The Four View Types -- Formatting without *.format.ps1xml -- Format Configuration File Example -- Loading Your Format File(s) -- Anatomy of a Format Configuration File -- TableControl -- ListControl -- Wide Control -- Custom Control -- Miscellaneous Configuration Entries -- Scenarios -- Summary -- Appendix A: Cmdlet Verb Naming Guidelines -- Common Verbs -- Data Verbs -- Communication Verbs -- Diagnostic Verbs -- Lifecycle Verbs -- Security Verbs -- Appendix B: Cmdlet Parameter Naming Guidelines -- Ubiquitous Parameters -- Activity Parameters -- Date/Time Parameters -- Format Parameters -- Property Parameters -- Quantity Parameters -- Resource Parameters -- Security Parameters -- Appendix C: Metadata -- CmdletAttribute -- ParameterAttribute -- AliasAttribute -- Argument Validation Attributes -- Allow and Disallow Attributes -- Extending Parameter Metadata Attributes -- Adding Attributes to Dynamic Parameters at Runtime -- ValidateScriptAttribute -- Appendix D: Provider Base Classes and Overrides/Interfaces -- CmdletProvider -- DriveCmdletProvider -- ItemCmdletProvider -- ContainerCmdletProvider -- NavigationCmdletProvider -- IContentCmdletProvider -- IContentReader -- IContentWriter -- IPropertyCmdletProvider -- IDynamicPropertyCmdletProvider -- Appendix E: Core Cmdlets for Provider Interaction -- Drive-Specific Cmdlets -- Item-Specific Cmdlets -- Container-Specific Cmdlets -- Property-Specific Cmdlets -- Dynamic Property Manipulation Cmdlets -- Content-Related Cmdlets -- Security Descriptor-Related Cmdlets -- Index.