Functions/GenXdev.Console/Set-VLCPlayerFocused.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Console Original cmdlet filename : Set-VLCPlayerFocused.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.264.2025 ################################################################################ MIT License Copyright 2021-2025 GenXdev Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Sets focus to the VLC media player window. .DESCRIPTION Locates a running instance of VLC media player and brings its window to the foreground, making it the active window. If VLC is not running, silently continues without error. Uses Windows API calls to manipulate window focus. .EXAMPLE Set-VLCPlayerFocused Brings the VLC player window to front and gives it focus .EXAMPLE vlcf Same operation using the short alias #> function Set-VLCPlayerFocused { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)] [Alias('showvlc', 'vlcf', 'fvlc')] param() begin { # log operation start for troubleshooting Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Starting Set-VLCPlayerFocused operation' } process { try { # find vlc window by process name, returns null if not found Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Attempting to locate VLC player window' $window = GenXdev.Windows\Get-Window -ProcessName vlc # only proceed if window was found and ShouldProcess confirms if ($window -and $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess('VLC media player window', 'Set as foreground window')) { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Setting VLC window as foreground window' $null = $window.Focus() } } catch { # silently continue if window not found or other errors occur Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Failed to set VLC window focus: $_" } } end { } } |