PSChristmas

2.1.0

en-us/PSChristmas-help.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<helpItems schema="maml" xmlns="http://msh">
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Get-PSChristmasPresent</command:name>
      <command:verb>Get</command:verb>
      <command:noun>PSChristmasPresent</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Get a Christmas present</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>Run this command to get one or more presents from Santa.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Get-PSChristmasPresent</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="0" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Count</maml:name>
          <maml:Description>
            <maml:para>The number of presents to get.</maml:para>
          </maml:Description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>Int32</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>1</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="0" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Count</maml:name>
        <maml:Description>
          <maml:para>The number of presents to get.</maml:para>
        </maml:Description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>Int32</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>1</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para>Learn more about PowerShell: http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/</maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; Get-PSChristmasPresent
Barbie</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 2 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; Get-PSChristmasPresent 4
Slippers
EZ Bake Oven
Bicycle
Walkman</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks />
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Invoke-Jingle</command:name>
      <command:verb>Invoke</command:verb>
      <command:noun>Jingle</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Play a Christmas tune</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>The command name explains it all. You can pipe a myChristmas object to this function, otherwise it will create one on the fly.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Invoke-Jingle</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Christmas</maml:name>
          <maml:Description>
            <maml:para>An object created with New-PSChristmas</maml:para>
          </maml:Description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">myChristmas</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>myChristmas</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Christmas</maml:name>
        <maml:Description>
          <maml:para>An object created with New-PSChristmas</maml:para>
        </maml:Description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">myChristmas</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>myChristmas</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>myChristmas</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para>Learn more about PowerShell: http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/</maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt;Invoke-Jingle
Nollaig Chridheil, Diogones Furrylobes</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>There is no pipeline output. A message is written to the console using Write-Host.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks>
      <maml:navigationLink>
        <maml:linkText>New-PSChristmas</maml:linkText>
        <maml:uri></maml:uri>
      </maml:navigationLink>
    </command:relatedLinks>
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>New-ElfName</command:name>
      <command:verb>New</command:verb>
      <command:noun>ElfName</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Find your inner elf</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>This command will provide you a random elf name.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>New-ElfName</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Count</maml:name>
          <maml:Description>
            <maml:para>Specify the number of names to generate up to 50.</maml:para>
          </maml:Description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>Int32</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>1</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Count</maml:name>
        <maml:Description>
          <maml:para>Specify the number of names to generate up to 50.</maml:para>
        </maml:Description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>Int32</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>1</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para>Learn more about PowerShell: http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/</maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; New-Elfname
Elsa Mintypuff</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 2 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; New-Elfname -count 5
Tammy Bignose
Wizzy Glitterbells
Humperdink Littlegas
Doc Fluffypuff
Nutmeg Zanytoe</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks>
      <maml:navigationLink>
        <maml:linkText>New-PSChristmas</maml:linkText>
        <maml:uri></maml:uri>
      </maml:navigationLink>
    </command:relatedLinks>
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>New-PSChristmas</command:name>
      <command:verb>New</command:verb>
      <command:noun>PSChristmas</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Create a custom Christmas object</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>This is a class-based function that creates a PSChristmas object. You can save this object to a variable and pipe it to other commands in the PSChristmas module.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>New-PSChristmas</maml:name>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters />
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>PSChristmas</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para>Learn more about PowerShell: http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/</maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; New-PSChristmas
 
Greeting : Frohe Weihnachten
ElfName : Doc Littlebeard
List : Nice
ChristmasDay : Tuesday
DaysRemaining : 16
CountDown : 15.14:04:57</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks>
      <maml:navigationLink>
        <maml:linkText>Invoke-Jingle</maml:linkText>
        <maml:uri></maml:uri>
      </maml:navigationLink>
      <maml:navigationLink>
        <maml:linkText>Show-PSChristmasMessage</maml:linkText>
        <maml:uri></maml:uri>
      </maml:navigationLink>
    </command:relatedLinks>
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>New-PSChristmasGreeting</command:name>
      <command:verb>New</command:verb>
      <command:noun>PSChristmasGreeting</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Create a Christmas greeting.</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>This command will return a random Christmas greeting, most likely "Merry Christmas" from another language.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>New-PSChristmasGreeting</maml:name>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters />
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para>Learn more about PowerShell: http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/</maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; New-PSChristmasGreeting
Meri Kuri</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks>
      <maml:navigationLink>
        <maml:linkText>New-PSChristmas</maml:linkText>
        <maml:uri></maml:uri>
      </maml:navigationLink>
    </command:relatedLinks>
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Show-PSChristmasMessage</command:name>
      <command:verb>Show</command:verb>
      <command:noun>PSChristmasMessage</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Display a hidden message in a Christmas object</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>Display a holiday themed message to the console. This function does not write anything to the pipeline.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Show-PSChristmasMessage</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Christmas</maml:name>
          <maml:Description>
            <maml:para>An object created with New-PSChristmas</maml:para>
          </maml:Description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSChristmas</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>PSChristmas</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Christmas</maml:name>
        <maml:Description>
          <maml:para>An object created with New-PSChristmas</maml:para>
        </maml:Description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSChristmas</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>PSChristmas</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>PSChristmas</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>none</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para>Learn more about PowerShell: http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/</maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; Show-PSChristmasMessage
 
              ___
             / '.
            / _..---;
            | /__..._/ .--.-.
            |.' e e | ___\_|/____
           (_)'--.o.--| | | |
          .-( -' = -|____| |____|
         / ( |____ ____|
         | ( |_ | | __|
         | '-.--';/'/__ | | ( |
         | '. \ )"";--\ /
         \ ; |--' ;.-'
         |-.__ ..-'--';..--'
 
        Merry Xmas, Starlight Dustypants</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>The actual output is written to the console in color. You can also pipe a PSChristmas object to this command.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks>
      <maml:navigationLink>
        <maml:linkText>New-PSChristmas</maml:linkText>
        <maml:uri></maml:uri>
      </maml:navigationLink>
    </command:relatedLinks>
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Write-Festive</command:name>
      <command:verb>Write</command:verb>
      <command:noun>Festive</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Write a festive message to the console</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>This is a silly command that writes a colorized message to the host. The output is written the host using Write-Host with randomly colored foreground and background colors for each letter and space.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Write-Festive</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Text</maml:name>
          <maml:Description>
            <maml:para>Enter a text message</maml:para>
          </maml:Description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>String</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Text</maml:name>
        <maml:Description>
          <maml:para>Enter a text message</maml:para>
        </maml:Description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>String</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para></maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; Write-Festive "Merry Christmas"
Merry Christmas</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>The output is written the host using Write-Host with randomly colored foreground and background colors for each letter and space.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 2 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; New-PSChristmasGreeting | Write-Festive
Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>The actual output will be colored.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks>
      <maml:navigationLink>
        <maml:linkText>Write-Host</maml:linkText>
        <maml:uri></maml:uri>
      </maml:navigationLink>
    </command:relatedLinks>
  </command:command>
</helpItems>