Functions/GenXdev.AI/Get-CpuCore.cs
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// Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.AI // Original cmdlet filename : Get-CpuCore.cs // Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev // Version : 1.302.2025 // ################################################################################ // Copyright (c) René Vaessen / GenXdev // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. // ################################################################################ using System.Management; using System.Management.Automation; namespace GenXdev.AI { /// <summary> /// <para type="synopsis"> /// Calculates and returns the total number of logical CPU cores in the system. /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// Queries the system hardware through Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to /// determine the total number of logical CPU cores. The function accounts for /// hyperthreading by multiplying the physical core count by 2. /// </para> /// /// <example> /// <para>Get the total number of logical CPU cores</para> /// <para>$cores = Get-CpuCore</para> /// <para>Write-Host "System has $cores logical CPU cores available"</para> /// <code> /// Get-CpuCore /// </code> /// </example> /// </summary> [Cmdlet(VerbsCommon.Get, "CpuCore")] [OutputType(typeof(int))] public class GetCpuCoreCommand : PSGenXdevCmdlet { /// <summary> /// Initialize counter for tracking total physical cores /// </summary> private int totalPhysicalCores = 0; /// <summary> /// Begin processing - initialization logic /// </summary> protected override void BeginProcessing() { WriteVerbose("Initializing CPU core count calculation"); } /// <summary> /// Process record - main cmdlet logic for calculating CPU cores /// </summary> protected override void ProcessRecord() { // Query physical processors through WMI var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_Processor"); var processors = searcher.Get(); WriteVerbose($"Retrieved {processors.Count} physical processors"); // Sum cores from each processor foreach (ManagementObject processor in processors) { int cores = (int)(uint)processor["NumberOfCores"]; totalPhysicalCores += cores; WriteVerbose($"Added {cores} cores from processor"); } // Account for hyperthreading int logicalCores = totalPhysicalCores * 2; WriteVerbose($"Final count: {logicalCores} logical cores"); WriteObject(logicalCores); } /// <summary> /// End processing - cleanup logic (empty for this cmdlet) /// </summary> protected override void EndProcessing() { // No cleanup needed } } } |