PSSharedGoods - PowerShell Module

PSSharedGoods is a little PowerShell Module that primary purpose is to be useful for multiple tasks, unrelated to each other. I've created this module as "a glue" between my other modules. I've noticed the more I build my modules, the more I use the same stuff and it became apparent I've two choices. Keep 3 or more versions of the same function across all my modules or export functions to separate module and bundle this module together. I chose the second option. This module currently is used by following modules

• PSWriteWord - module to create Microsoft Word documents without Word being installed.
• PSWriteExcel - cross-platform module to create Microsoft Excel documents without Excel being installed.
• PSWinDocumentation - module to build documentation for Active Directory, Office 365 (Azure AD, Exchange Online), Exchange, Teams
• PSWinReporting - module to create reports and provide monitoring of Security Events
• PSAutomator - proof-of-concept module for onboarding, offboarding and business as usual
• Many others - just review other GitHub projects of mine

More information can be found on a dedicated page for PSSharedGoods module.

Changelog

• 0.0.198 - 2021.03.12

  • Improved ConvertTo-JsonLiteral
    • [x] Added AdvancedReplace parameter to be able to fix strings like @{ '.' = '\.'; '$' = '\$' } which break JSON, but useful for other stuff
    • [x] Moved enum/numeric conversions around to prevent issues with arrays

• 0.0.197 - 2021.02.21

  • Improved ConvertTo-JsonLiteral - ArrayJoin and ArrayJoinString to better control JavaScript output

• 0.0.196 - 2021.02.11

  • Fixed ConvertFrom-Color when using multiple hex colors

• 0.0.195 - 2021.01.26

  • Improved/Fixed Invoke-CommandCustom to catch errors properly

• 0.0.194 - 2021.01.20

  • Fixed Get-WinADForestControllers to discover only writable DCs

• 0.0.193 - 2021.01.14

  • Added Invoke-CommandCustom
  • Fixed actions property in Get-ComputerTask

• 0.0.192 - 2020.12.16

  • Improved Get-PSService
  • Improved Get-CimData

• 0.0.191 - 2020.12.16

  • Improved Set-PasswordRemotly with more secure approach and autodetect DC

• 0.0.190 - 2020.12.07

  • Improved Get-Computer
  • Improved Get-ComputerNetwork
  • Improved Get-ComputerStartup
  • Improved Get-ComputerApplication (renamed from Get-ComputerApplications, but alias left in place)
  • Improved Get-ComputerTask (renamed from Get-ComputerTasks, but alias left in place)

• 0.0.189 - 2020.11.29

  • Improved Get-ComputerWindowsFeatures
  • Improved Get-ComputerRoles

• 0.0.188 - 2020.11.12

  • Improved Set-FileOwner

• 0.0.187

  • Added tests for Copy-Dictionary
  • Improved Get-FilePermission

• 0.0.186 - 2020.10.22

  • Disabled progress for Get-GitHubLatestRelease

• 0.0.185 - 2020.10.21

  • Improvements to ConvertTo-JsonLiteral

• 0.0.184 - 2020.10.20

  • Improvements to ConvertTo-JsonLiteral

• 0.0.183 - 2020.10.18

  • Update to ConvertFrom-SID
  • Update to Get-FilePermission

• 0.0.182 - 2020.10.18

  • Improvements to ConvertTo-JsonLiteral
  • Rewritten Get-PSService to CIM, small change on output parameter
  • Added Get-ComputerDevice
  • Added Get-ComputerRAM
  • Improved Get-ComputerBIOS
  • Moved Get-ComputerSplit to private functions as it shouldn't be used outside
  • Added Get-Computer
  • Improvements to other Get-Computer* cmdlets

• 0.0.180 - 2020.09.20

  • Updates to Convert-Identity
  • Updated PSD1 to better version

• 0.0.179 - 2020.09.17

  • Rewritten Convert-Identity and added tests for it - basic ones as no AD in Cloud
  • Rewritten ConvertTo-SID and added tests for it

• 0.0.178 - 2020.09.12

  • Updated Get-ADTrustAttributes with more attributes, renamed some
  • Added Get-ADEncryptionTypes

• 0.0.177 - 2020.09.11

  • Fixed ConvertTo-DistinguishedName

• 0.0.176 - 2020.09.07

  • Improvements ConvertTo-JsonLiteral

• 0.0.175 - 2020.09.06

  • Added ConvertTo-JsonLiteral

• 0.0.174 - 2020.09.06

  • Removed from PSGallery

• 0.0.173 - 2020.09.06

  • Send-Email more fixes to encoding

• 0.0.172 - 2020.09.05

  • Send-Email now sets encoding utf-8 for AlternativeView (inline attachments)

• 0.0.171 - 2020.09.05

  • Small updates to email commands but those will be removed in future
    • Need to migrate them to modules that use them
    • Only Send-Email will be left

• 0.0.170 - 2020.09.01

  • Added Test-IsDistinguishedName
  • Added ConvertFrom-NetbiosName
  • Improvements to Convert-Identity
  • Improvements to Get-Colors

• 0.0.169 - 2020.08.27

  • Added ConvertTo-DistinguishedName
  • Updated ConvertFrom-DistinguishedName
  • Added tests for both

• 0.0.168 - 2020.08.25

  • Convert-UserAccountControl - alterntive to Convert-UAC, should be faster

• 0.0.167 - 2020.08.23

  • Select-Properties updated to skip some types

• 0.0.166 - 2020.08.03

  • Remove-EmptyValue fix for bool values

• 0.0.165 - 2020.07.31

  • Format-ToTitleCase updates
  • Remove-EmptyValue fix for ILIST 0

• 0.0.163 - 2020.07.31

  • Remove-EmptyValue fix for ILIST

• 0.0.162 - 2020.07.31

  • Format-ToTitleCase updates

• 0.0.161 - 2020.07.23

  • Updated Get-FilePermission
  • Updated Get-FileOwner

• 0.0.160 - 2020.07.21

  • Updated Get-FileMetaData

• 0.0.159 - 2020.07.20

  • Updated ConvertTo-OperatingSystem
  • Update SKU mapping table $O365SKU for Convert-Office365License #12 tnx diecknet

• 0.0.158 - 2020.07.06

  • Update Convert-Identity

• 0.0.157 - 2020.07.03

  • Improvements to Remove-EmptyValue
  • Accidentally Get-FileMetaData would run during import

• 0.0.156 - 2020.07.02

  • Improvements to Convert-Identity

• 0.0.155 - 2020.06.25

  • Improvements to Convert-Office365License

• 0.0.154 - 2020.06.25

  • Improvements to Get-FileMetaData to not-existing files

• 0.0.153 - 2020.06.21

  • Added HashAlgorithm parameter to Get-FileMetaData

• 0.0.152 - 2020.06.20

  • Improvements to Get-FileMetaData

• 0.0.151 - 2020.06.20

  • Improvements to Get-FileMetaData

• 0.0.150 - 2020.06.20

  • Bugfix Get-FileMetaData

• 0.0.149 - 2020.06.20

  • Added Get-FileMetaData

• 0.0.148 - 2020.06.19

  • Fixes for nuget versioning #11
  • Send-Email now returns [PSCustomObject] instead of hashtable. Makes it easier to process in loops

• 0.0.146 - 2020.06.11

  • Improved Get-Colors
  • Improved ConvertFrom-Color

• 0.0.144 - 2020.05.31

  • Improved Get-WinADForestDetails

• 0.0.143 - 2020.05.17

  • Improved Get-WinADForestDetails
  • Added Copy-DictionaryManual, alternative to Copy-Dictionary which is driving me nuts - tnx joel~!

• 0.0.142 - 2020.05.14

  • Improved Get-WinADForestDetails

• 0.0.141 - 2020.05.14

  • Improved Set-FileOwner
  • Improved Get-WinADForestDetails

• 0.0.140 - 2020.05.10

  • Improved Get-FilePermission

• 0.0.139 - 2020.05.09

  • Added Convert-Identity
  • Improved ConvertFrom-Sid
  • Improved ConvertTo-Sid
  • Added Get-FileOwner
  • Improved Get-FilePermission
  • Improved Remove-FilePermission
  • Added Set-FileOwner
  • Improved Set-FilePermission
  • Improved Get-WinADForestDetails
  • Added Get-ADAdministrativeGroups

• 0.0.138 - 2020.04.26

  • [x] ConvertFrom-DistinguishedName added switch ToDomainCN

    $Oops = 'cn={55FB3860-74C9-4262-AD77-30197EAB9999},cn=policies,cn=system,DC=ad,DC=evotec,DC=xyz'
    ConvertFrom-DistinguishedName -DistinguishedName $Oops -ToDomainCN
    

    ad.evotec.xyz
    

• 0.0.137 - 2020.04.24

  • [x] Removed aliases for Set-FileInheritance, Set-FilePermission, Remove-FilePermission

• 0.0.136 - 2020.04.24

  • [x] Added OnlyWellKnownAdministrative switch to ConvertFrom-SID

• 0.0.135 - 2020.04.19

  • [x] Improvements to Get-WinADForestDetails
  • [x] Added OnlyWellKnown switch to ConvertFrom-SID

• 0.0.134 - 2020.04.09

  • [x] Improvements to Get-WinADForestDetails

• 0.0.133 - 2020.04.03

  • [x] Improvements to Get-WinADForestDetails

• 0.0.132 - 2020.03.19

  • [x] Improvements to Get-WinADForestDetails

• 0.0.131 - 2020.03.18

  • [x] Improvements to Get-WinADForestDetails for subsequent use, fix for excluding d
  • [x Copy-Dictionary added

• 0.0.130 - 2020.03.14

  • [x] Small update to Get-WinADForestDetails

• 0.0.129 - 2020.03.13

  • [x] Typo fix for string

• 0.0.128 - 2020.03.05

  • [x] Small update to Get-WinADForestDetails

• 0.0.127 - 2020.02.27

  • [x] Fix for ConvertFrom-DistinguishedName

• 0.0.126 - 2020.02.27

  • [x] Added Get-FilePermissions
  • [x] Improved ConvertFrom-SID

• 0.0.125 - 2020.02.17

  • [x] Improvments to Get-ComputerSMBSharePermissions

• 0.0.124 - 2020.02.17

  • [x] Added Get-ComputerSMBSharePermissions

• 0.0.123 - 2020.02.16

  • [x] Updates to Get-PSRegistry/Set-PSRegistry/Get-CimData
  • [x] Added Get-ComputerSplit for easiedr use of above functions but also for future use

• 0.0.122 - 2020.01.26

  • [x] Fix for ConvertFrom-DistinguishedName to cover OU/DC properly (wrong regex)