functions/Get-DbaXESession.ps1

function Get-DbaXESession {
    <#
        .SYNOPSIS
            Gets a list of Extended Events Sessions from the specified SQL Server instance(s).
 
        .DESCRIPTION
            Retrieves a list of Extended Events Sessions present on the specified SQL Server instance(s).
 
        .PARAMETER SqlInstance
            Target SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL Server version 2008 or higher.
 
        .PARAMETER SqlCredential
            Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Windows and SQL Authentication supported. Accepts credential objects (Get-Credential)
 
        .PARAMETER Session
            Only return specific sessions. Options for this parameter are auto-populated from the server.
 
        .PARAMETER EnableException
            By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message.
            This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting.
            Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch.
 
        .NOTES
            Tags: ExtendedEvent, XE, Xevent
            Author: Klaas Vandenberghe ( @PowerDBAKlaas )
            Website: https://dbatools.io
            Copyright: (C) Chrissy LeMaire, clemaire@gmail.com
            License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
        .LINK
            https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaXESession
 
        .EXAMPLE
            Get-DbaXESession -SqlInstance ServerA\sql987
 
            Returns a custom object with ComputerName, SQLInstance, Session, StartTime, Status and other properties.
 
        .EXAMPLE
            Get-DbaXESession -SqlInstance ServerA\sql987 | Format-Table ComputerName, SqlInstance, Session, Status -AutoSize
 
            Returns a formatted table displaying ComputerName, SqlInstance, Session, and Status.
 
        .EXAMPLE
            'ServerA\sql987','ServerB' | Get-DbaXESession
 
            Returns a custom object with ComputerName, SqlInstance, Session, StartTime, Status and other properties, from multiple SQL instances.
 
    #>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
        [Alias("ServerInstance", "SqlServer")]
        [DbaInstanceParameter[]]$SqlInstance,
        [PSCredential]$SqlCredential,
        [Alias("Sessions")]
        [object[]]$Session,
        [Alias('Silent')]
        [switch]$EnableException
    )

    begin {
        Test-DbaDeprecation -DeprecatedOn "1.0.0" -EnableException:$false -Alias Get-DbaXEsSession
    }

    process {

        foreach ($instance in $SqlInstance) {
            try {
                Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Connecting to $instance."
                $server = Connect-SqlInstance -SqlInstance $instance -SqlCredential $SqlCredential -MinimumVersion 11 -AzureUnsupported
            }
            catch {
                Stop-Function -Message "Failure" -Category ConnectionError -ErrorRecord $_ -Target $instance -Continue
            }

            $SqlConn = $server.ConnectionContext.SqlConnectionObject
            $SqlStoreConnection = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.SqlStoreConnection $SqlConn
            $XEStore = New-Object  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.XEvent.XEStore $SqlStoreConnection
            Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Getting XEvents Sessions on $instance."

            $xesessions = $XEStore.sessions

            if ($Session) {
                $xesessions = $xesessions | Where-Object { $_.Name -in $Session }
            }

            foreach ($x in $xesessions) {
                $status = switch ($x.IsRunning) { $true { "Running" } $false { "Stopped" } }
                $files = $x.Targets.TargetFields | Where-Object Name -eq Filename | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Value

                $filecollection = $remotefile = @()

                if ($files) {
                    foreach ($file in $files) {
                        if ($file -notmatch ':\\' -and $file -notmatch '\\\\') {
                            $directory = $server.ErrorLogPath.TrimEnd("\")
                            $file = "$directory\$file"
                        }
                        $filecollection += $file
                        $remotefile += Join-AdminUnc -servername $server.netName -filepath $file
                    }
                }

                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name ComputerName -Value $server.NetName
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name InstanceName -Value $server.ServiceName
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name SqlInstance -Value $server.DomainInstanceName
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Status -Value $status
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Session -Value $x.Name
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name TargetFile -Value $filecollection
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name RemoteTargetFile -Value $remotefile
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Parent -Value $server
                Add-Member -Force -InputObject $x -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Store -Value $XEStore
                Select-DefaultView -InputObject $x -Property ComputerName, InstanceName, SqlInstance, Name, Status, StartTime, AutoStart, State, Targets, TargetFile, Events, MaxMemory, MaxEventSize
                try {
                    $xesessions.Refresh()
                } catch {
                    Stop-Function -Message "Couldn't refresh XESessions" -ErrorRecord $_ -Continue
                }
            }
        }
    }
}