functions/runspace/Start-PSFRunspace.ps1

function Start-PSFRunspace
{
<#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Starts a runspace that was registered to the PSFramework
     
    .DESCRIPTION
        Starts a runspace that was registered to the PSFramework
        Simply registering does not automatically start a given runspace. Only by executing this function will it take effect.
     
    .PARAMETER Name
        The name of the registered runspace to launch
     
    .PARAMETER Runspace
        The runspace to launch. Returned by Get-PSFRunspace
     
    .PARAMETER EnableException
        This parameters disables user-friendly warnings and enables the throwing of exceptions.
        This is less user friendly, but allows catching exceptions in calling scripts.
     
    .EXAMPLE
        PS C:\> Start-PSFRunspace -Name 'mymodule.maintenance'
         
        Starts the runspace registered under the name 'mymodule.maintenance'
#>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param (
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
        [string[]]
        $Name,
        
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
        [PSFramework.Runspace.RunspaceContainer[]]
        $Runspace,
        
        [switch]
        $EnableException
    )
    
    process
    {
        foreach ($item in $Name)
        {
            # Ignore all output from Get-PSFRunspace - it'll be handled by the second loop
            if ($item -eq "psframework.runspace.runspacecontainer") { continue }
            
            if ([PSFramework.Runspace.RunspaceHost]::Runspaces.ContainsKey($item.ToLower()))
            {
                try
                {
                    Write-PSFMessage -Level Verbose -Message "Starting runspace: <c='em'>$($item.ToLower())</c>" -Target $item.ToLower() -Tag "runspace", "start"
                    [PSFramework.Runspace.RunspaceHost]::Runspaces[$item.ToLower()].Start()
                }
                catch
                {
                    Stop-PSFFunction -Message "Failed to start runspace: <c='em'>$($item.ToLower())</c>" -EnableException $EnableException -Tag "fail", "argument", "runspace", "start" -Target $item.ToLower() -Continue
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Stop-PSFFunction -Message "Failed to start runspace: <c='em'>$($item.ToLower())</c> | No runspace registered under this name!" -EnableException $EnableException -Category InvalidArgument -Tag "fail", "argument", "runspace", "start" -Target $item.ToLower() -Continue
            }
        }
        
        foreach ($item in $Runspace)
        {
            try
            {
                Write-PSFMessage -Level Verbose -Message "Starting runspace: <c='em'>$($item.Name.ToLower())</c>" -Target $item -Tag "runspace","start"
                $item.Start()
            }
            catch
            {
                Stop-PSFFunction -Message "Failed to start runspace: <c='em'>$($item.Name.ToLower())</c>" -EnableException $EnableException -Tag "fail", "argument", "runspace", "start" -Target $item -Continue
            }
        }
    }
}