Functions/GenXdev.Data.Preferences/Get-GenXdevPreferenceNames.cs
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// Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Data.Preferences // Original cmdlet filename : Get-GenXdevPreferenceNames.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; using System.Management.Automation; namespace GenXdev.Data.Preferences { /// <summary> /// <para type="synopsis"> /// Gets all preference names from session storage and database stores. /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// Retrieves a unique list of preference names by combining keys from session /// storage (global variables) and both the local and default preference stores. /// The function respects session management parameters to control which sources /// are queried. /// /// The function first checks session storage (unless SkipSession is specified), /// then falls back to database stores (unless SessionOnly is specified). It /// merges all keys, removes duplicates, sorts them alphabetically, and returns /// the combined list. /// /// This function is useful when you need to see all available preference settings, /// regardless of whether they are stored in session or persistent storage. /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// PARAMETERS /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// -SessionOnly <SwitchParameter><br/> /// Use alternative settings stored in session for Data preferences like Language, /// Database paths, etc.<br/> /// - <b>Position</b>: named<br/> /// - <b>Default</b>: false<br/> /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// -ClearSession <SwitchParameter><br/> /// Clear the session setting (Global variable) before retrieving.<br/> /// - <b>Position</b>: named<br/> /// - <b>Default</b>: false<br/> /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// -PreferencesDatabasePath <String><br/> /// Database path for preference data files.<br/> /// - <b>Aliases</b>: DatabasePath<br/> /// - <b>Position</b>: named<br/> /// - <b>Mandatory</b>: false<br/> /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// -SkipSession <SwitchParameter><br/> /// Dont use alternative settings stored in session for Data preferences like /// Language, Database paths, etc.<br/> /// - <b>Aliases</b>: FromPreferences<br/> /// - <b>Position</b>: named<br/> /// - <b>Default</b>: false<br/> /// </para> /// /// <example> /// <para>Get-GenXdevPreferenceNames -PreferencesDatabasePath "C:\Data\prefs.db"</para> /// <para>Returns: A sorted array of unique preference names from session storage and /// both local and default stores using the specified database path.</para> /// <code> /// Get-GenXdevPreferenceNames -PreferencesDatabasePath "C:\Data\prefs.db" /// </code> /// </example> /// /// <example> /// <para>getPreferenceNames -SessionOnly</para> /// <para>Returns only preference names from session storage, ignoring database stores.</para> /// <code> /// getPreferenceNames -SessionOnly /// </code> /// </example> /// /// <example> /// <para>getPreferenceNames -SkipSession</para> /// <para>Returns only preference names from database stores, ignoring session storage.</para> /// <code> /// getPreferenceNames -SkipSession /// </code> /// </example> /// </summary> [Cmdlet(VerbsCommon.Get, "GenXdevPreferenceNames")] [Alias("getPreferenceNames")] [OutputType(typeof(string[]))] public class GetGenXdevPreferenceNamesCommand : PSGenXdevCmdlet { /// <summary> /// Use alternative settings stored in session for Data preferences like Language, /// Database paths, etc /// </summary> [Parameter( Mandatory = false, HelpMessage = "Use alternative settings stored in session for Data preferences like Language, Database paths, etc" )] public SwitchParameter SessionOnly { get; set; } /// <summary> /// Clear the session setting (Global variable) before retrieving /// </summary> [Parameter( Mandatory = false, HelpMessage = "Clear the session setting (Global variable) before retrieving" )] public SwitchParameter ClearSession { get; set; } /// <summary> /// Database path for preference data files /// </summary> [Parameter( Mandatory = false, HelpMessage = "Database path for preference data files" )] [Alias("DatabasePath")] public string PreferencesDatabasePath { get; set; } /// <summary> /// Dont use alternative settings stored in session for Data preferences like /// Language, Database paths, etc /// </summary> [Parameter( Mandatory = false, HelpMessage = "Dont use alternative settings stored in session for Data preferences like Language, Database paths, etc" )] [Alias("FromPreferences")] public SwitchParameter SkipSession { get; set; } protected override void BeginProcessing() { } protected override void ProcessRecord() { var names = GetGenXdevPreferenceNames(PreferencesDatabasePath, SessionOnly.ToBool(), ClearSession.ToBool(), SkipSession.ToBool()); foreach (var name in names) { WriteObject(name); } } protected override void EndProcessing() { } } } |