Public/Crypto/Get-ObjectHelp.ps1
function Get-ObjectHelp { [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = "Class")] param( [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)] [ValidateNotNull()] [PSObject]$Object, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "Class")] [switch]$Detailed, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "Method")] [string]$Method, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "Property")] [string]$Property, [Parameter()] [switch]$Online ) begin { $PSCmdlet.WriteVerbose("Begin") } process { $Type = $null $TypeName = $null # $Selector = $null Write-Verbose "Start processing..." Write-Verbose ("Input object (Type:" + $Object.GetType() + ", IsType:" + ($Object -is [System.Type]) + ")") if ($Object -is [Management.Automation.PSMemberInfo]) { if ($Object -is [System.Management.Automation.PSMethod]) { $Method = $Object.Name $Type = Resolve-MemberOwnerType $Object } else { Write-Error "Unable to identify owning time of PSMembers." return } } elseif ($Object -is [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.MemberDefinition]) { if ($Object.MemberType -eq "Method") { $Method = $Object.Name } else { $Property = $Object.Name } if ($Object.TypeName -match '^System.Management.ManagementObject#(.+)') { $Type = $Object.TypeName } else { $Type = "$($Object.TypeName)" -as [System.Type] } } elseif ($Object -is [Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimClass]) { $Type = $Object } elseif ($Object -is [Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance]) { $Type = $Object.PSBase.CimClass } elseif ($Object -is [System.Management.ManagementObject]) { $Type = Get-CimClass $Object.__CLASS -Namespace $Object.__NAMESPACE } elseif ($Object -is [System.__ComObject]) { $Type = $Object } elseif ($Object -is [System.String]) { switch -regex ($Object) { '^\[[^\[\]]+\]$' { ## .NET Type (ex: [System.String]) try { $Type = { $Object }.Invoke() } catch { $null } break } '^(Win32|CIM)_[\w]+' { $Type = Get-CimClass $Object } ## TODO: WMI / CIM Default {} } } elseif ($Object -as [System.Type]) { $Type = $Object -as [System.Type] } if (!$Type) { Write-Error "Could not identify object" return } Write-Verbose ("Object (Type:" + $Object.GetType() + ", IsType:" + ($Object -is [System.Type]) + ")") Write-Verbose ("Method is: $Method") Write-Verbose ("Property is: $Property") $Culture = $Host.CurrentCulture.Name ## TODO: Support culture parameter? if ($Type -is [Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimClass]) { if ($Online) { if ($Uri = Get-CimUri -Type $Type -Method $Method -Property $Property) { [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start($Uri.ToString()) | Out-Null } } else { if ($Method) { Get-CimHelp -Class $Type.CimClassName -Namespace $Type.CimSystemProperties.Namespace -Method $Method } elseif ($Property) { Get-CimHelp -Class $Type.CimClassName -Namespace $Type.CimSystemProperties.Namespace -Property $Property } else { Get-CimHelp -Class $Type.CimClassName -Namespace $Type.CimSystemProperties.Namespace -Detailed:$Detailed } } } elseif ($Type -is [System.Type]) { if ($Online) { $Member = if ($Method) { $Method } elseif ($Property) { $Property } else { $null } if ($Uri = Get-HelpUri $Type -Member $Member) { [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start($Uri.ToString()) | Out-Null } } else { if ($Method) { Get-NetHelp -Type $Type -Method $Method } elseif ($Property) { Get-NetHelp -Type $Type -Property $Property } else { Get-NetHelp -Type $Type -Detailed:$Detailed } } } elseif ($Type -is [System.__ComObject]) { if ($Online) { if ($Type.PSTypeNames[0] -match 'System\.__ComObject#(.*)$') { if (Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\$($Matches[1])") { $TypeKey = (Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\$($Matches[1])").'(default)' if ('_Application' -contains $TypeKey) { $TypeName = (Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\$TypeLib\$Version").'(default)' } else { $TypeName = $TypeKey } } } $Uri = "http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/$Culture/?query=$TypeName" [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start($uri) | Out-Null } else { Write-Error "Local help not supported for COM objects." return } } } } |