functions/Get-DbaPfAvailableCounter.ps1

function Get-DbaPfAvailableCounter {
    <#
        .SYNOPSIS
            Gathers list of all available counters on local or remote machines.
 
        .DESCRIPTION
            Gathers list of all available counters on local or remote machines. Note, if you pass a credential object, it will be included in the output for easy reuse in your next piped command.
 
            Thanks to Daniel Streefkerk for this super fast way of counters
            https://daniel.streefkerkonline.com/2016/02/18/use-powershell-to-list-all-windows-performance-counters-and-their-numeric-ids
 
        .PARAMETER ComputerName
            The target computer. Defaults to localhost.
 
        .PARAMETER Credential
            Allows you to login to servers using alternative credentials. To use:
 
            $scred = Get-Credential, then pass $scred object to the -Credential parameter.
 
        .PARAMETER Pattern
            Specify a pattern for filtering.
 
        .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: Performance, DataCollector, PerfCounter
            Website: https://dbatools.io
            Copyright: (C) Chrissy LeMaire, clemaire@gmail.com
            License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
        .LINK
            https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaPfAvailableCounter
 
        .EXAMPLE
            Get-DbaPfAvailableCounter
 
            Gets all available counters on the local machine.
 
        .EXAMPLE
            Get-DbaPfAvailableCounter -Pattern *sql*
 
            Gets all counters matching sql on the local machine.
 
        .EXAMPLE
            Get-DbaPfAvailableCounter -ComputerName sql2017 -Pattern *sql*
 
            Gets all counters matching sql on the remote server sql2017.
 
        .EXAMPLE
            Get-DbaPfAvailableCounter -Pattern *sql*
 
            Gets all counters matching sql on the local machine.
 
        .EXAMPLE
            Get-DbaPfAvailableCounter -Pattern *sql* | Add-DbaPfDataCollectorCounter -CollectorSet 'Test Collector Set' -Collector DataCollector01
 
           Adds all counters matching "sql" to the DataCollector01 within the 'Test Collector Set' CollectorSet.
    #>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [DbaInstance[]]$ComputerName = $env:ComputerName,
        [PSCredential]$Credential,
        [string]$Pattern,
        [switch]$EnableException
    )
    begin {
        $scriptblock = {
            $counters = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib\009' -Name 'counter' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Counter |
                Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '[0-90000]' } | Sort-Object | Get-Unique

            foreach ($counter in $counters) {
                [pscustomobject]@{
                    ComputerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME
                    Name         = $counter
                    Credential   = $args
                }
            }
        }

        # In case people really want a "like" search, which is slower
        $Pattern = $Pattern.Replace("*", ".*").Replace("..*", ".*")
    }
    process {
        foreach ($computer in $ComputerName) {
            Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Connecting to $computer using Invoke-Command."

            try {
                if ($pattern) {
                    Invoke-Command2 -ComputerName $computer -Credential $Credential -ScriptBlock $scriptblock -ArgumentList $credential -ErrorAction Stop |
                        Where-Object Name -match $pattern | Select-DefaultView -ExcludeProperty Credential
                }
                else {
                    Invoke-Command2 -ComputerName $computer -Credential $Credential -ScriptBlock $scriptblock -ArgumentList $credential -ErrorAction Stop |
                        Select-DefaultView -ExcludeProperty Credential
                }
            }
            catch {
                Stop-Function -Message "Failure" -ErrorRecord $_ -Target $computer -Continue
            }
        }
    }
}