Public/Update-SteamApp.ps1
function Update-SteamApp { <# .SYNOPSIS Install or update a Steam application using SteamCMD. .DESCRIPTION Install or update a Steam application using SteamCMD. If SteamCMD is missing, it will be installed first. You can either search for the application by name or enter the specific Application ID. .PARAMETER GameName Enter the name of the app to make a wildcard search for the game. .PARAMETER AppID Enter the application ID you wish to install. .PARAMETER Credential If the app requires login to install or update, enter your Steam username and password. .PARAMETER Path Path to installation folder. .PARAMETER Arguments Enter any additional arguments here. Beware, the following arguments are already used: If you use Steam login to install/upload the app the following arguments are already used: "+login $($SteamUserName) $($SteamPassword) +force_install_dir $($Path) +app_update $($SteamAppID) $($Arguments) validate +quit" If you use anonymous login to install/upload the app the following arguments are already used: "+login anonymous +force_install_dir $($Path) +app_update $($SteamAppID) $($Arguments) validate +quit" .EXAMPLE Update-SteamApp -GameName 'Arma 3' -Credential 'Toby' -Path 'C:\Servers\Arma3' Because there are multiple hits when searching for Arma 3, the user will be promoted to select the right application. .EXAMPLE Update-SteamApp -AppID 376030 -Path 'C:\Servers' Here we use anonymous login because the particular application (ARK: Survival Evolved Dedicated Server) doesn't require login. .NOTES Author: Frederik Hjorslev Poulsen SteamCMD CLI parameters: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Command_Line_Options#Command-line_parameters_4 #> [CmdletBinding( SupportsShouldProcess = $true, ConfirmImpact = 'Medium' )] param ( [Parameter( Position = 0, Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, ParameterSetName = 'GameName' )] [string[]]$GameName, [Parameter( Position = 0, Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, ParameterSetName = 'AppID' )] [int]$AppID, [System.IO.FileInfo]$Path, [ValidateNotNull()] [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential] [System.Management.Automation.Credential()] $Credential = [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty, [string]$Arguments ) begin { $RegistryPath = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\SteamPS' # Make Secure.String to plain text string. if ($null -eq $Credential) { $SecureString = $Credential | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Password $BSTR = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($SecureString) $PlainPassword = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto($BSTR) } $InstallPath = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name InstallPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).InstallPath $SteamCMDExecutable = "$($InstallPath)\steamcmd.exe" # Prompt the user to install it. # ? I have tried calling Install-SteamCMD here, but it seems like it is # ? only working if you call it manually. if (-not (Test-Path -Path $SteamCMDExecutable)) { Throw 'Please install SteamCMD first by executing Install-SteamCMD.' } # We only retrieve all Steam apps ID and name if ParameterSetName is GameName. if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'GameName') { # Get most recent list with all Steam Apps ID and corresponding title and put it into a variable. $SteamApps = (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamApps/GetAppList/v0002/' -UseBasicParsing).Content | ConvertFrom-Json # Access nested object app in apps in applist. $SteamApps = $SteamApps.applist.apps } } # Begin process { function Use-SteamCMD { # If Steam username and Steam password are not empty we use them for logging in. if ($null -ne $Credential.UserName) { Write-Verbose -Message "Logging into Steam as $($Credential | Select-Object -ExpandProperty UserName)." Start-Process -FilePath $SteamCMDExecutable -NoNewWindow -ArgumentList "+login $($Credential | Select-Object -ExpandProperty UserName) $($PlainPassword) +force_install_dir `"$($Path)`" +app_update $($SteamAppID) $($Arguments) validate +quit" -Wait } # If Steam username and Steam password are empty we use anonymous login. elseif ($null -eq $Credential.UserName) { Write-Verbose -Message 'Using anonymous Steam login.' Start-Process -FilePath $SteamCMDExecutable -NoNewWindow -ArgumentList "+login anonymous +force_install_dir `"$($Path)`" +app_update $($SteamAppID) $($Arguments) validate +quit" -Wait } } # If game is found by searching for game name. if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'GameName') { try { $SteamApps = $SteamApps | Where-Object -FilterScript { $PSItem.name -like "$($GameName)*" } # If only one game is found when searching by game name. if (($SteamApps | Measure-Object).Count -eq 1) { Write-Verbose -Message "Only one game found: $($SteamApps.appid) - $($SteamApps.name)." # Put Steam AppID into variable $SteamAppID. $SteamAppID = $SteamApps.appid } # If more than one game is found the user is promted to select the exact game. elseif (($SteamApps | Measure-Object).Count -ge 1) { # An OutGridView is presented to the user where the exact AppID can be located. This variable contains the AppID selected in the Out-GridView. $SteamAppID = $SteamApps | Out-GridView -Title 'Select the game you wish to update or install' -PassThru | Select-Object -ExpandProperty appid Write-Verbose -Message "$($SteamAppID) selected from Out-GridView." } # Install selected Steam application if a SteamAppID has been selected. if (-not ($null -eq $SteamAppID)) { Use-SteamCMD } } catch { Throw "$($GameName) couldn't be updated." } } # ParameterSet GameName # If game is found by using a unique AppID. if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'AppID') { try { $SteamAppID = $AppID Write-Verbose -Message "The game with Steam AppID $($SteamAppID) is being updated. Please wait for SteamCMD to finish." # Install selected Steam application. Use-SteamCMD } catch { Throw "$($SteamAppID) couldn't be updated." } } # ParameterSet AppID } # Process } # Cmdlet |