functions/New-DbaCmConnection.ps1

function New-DbaCmConnection {
    <#
        .SYNOPSIS
            Generates a connection object for use in remote computer management.
 
        .DESCRIPTION
            Generates a connection object for use in remote computer management.
            Those objects are used for the purpose of cim/wmi queries, caching which protocol worked, optimizing performance and minimizing authentication errors.
 
            New-DbaCmConnection will create a NEW object and overwrite any existing ones for the specified computer.
            Furthermore, information stored in the input beyond the computername will be discarded in favor of the new settings.
 
            Unless the connection cache has been disabled, all connections will automatically be registered in the cache, so no further action is necessary.
            The output is primarily for information purposes, however it may be used to pass objects and circumvent the cache with those.
 
            NOTE: Generally, this function need not be used, as a first connection to a computer using any connecting function such as "Get-DbaCmObject" will automatically register a new default connection for it.
 
            This function exists to be able to preconfigure connections.
 
        .PARAMETER ComputerName
            The computer to build the connection object for.
 
        .PARAMETER Credential
            The credential to register.
 
        .PARAMETER UseWindowsCredentials
            Whether using the default windows credentials is legit.
            Not setting this will not exclude using windows credentials, but only not pre-confirm them as working.
 
        .PARAMETER OverrideExplicitCredential
            Setting this will enable the credential override.
            The override will cause the system to ignore explicitly specified credentials, so long as known, good credentials are available.
 
        .PARAMETER DisabledConnectionTypes
            Exlicitly disable connection types.
            These types will then not be used for connecting to the computer.
 
        .PARAMETER DisableBadCredentialCache
            Will prevent the caching of credentials if set to true.
 
        .PARAMETER DisableCimPersistence
            Will prevent Cim-Sessions to be reused.
 
        .PARAMETER DisableCredentialAutoRegister
            Will prevent working credentials from being automatically cached
 
        .PARAMETER EnableCredentialFailover
            Will enable automatic failing over to known to work credentials, when using bad credentials.
            By default, passing bad credentials will cause the Computer Management functions to interrupt with a warning (Or exception if in silent mode).
 
        .PARAMETER WindowsCredentialsAreBad
            Will prevent the windows credentials of the currently logged on user from being used for the remote connection.
 
        .PARAMETER CimWinRMOptions
            Specify a set of options to use when connecting to the target computer using CIM over WinRM.
            Use 'New-CimSessionOption' to create such an object.
 
        .PARAMETER CimDCOMOptions
            Specify a set of options to use when connecting to the target computer using CIM over DCOM.
            Use 'New-CimSessionOption' to create such an object.
 
        .PARAMETER Silent
            Replaces user friendly yellow warnings with bloody red exceptions of doom!
            Use this if you want the function to throw terminating errors you want to catch.
 
        .NOTES
            Tags: ComputerManagement
            Author: Fred Winmann (@FredWeinmann)
 
            Website: https://dbatools.io
            Copyright: (C) Chrissy LeMaire, clemaire@gmail.com
            License: GNU GPL v3 https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0
 
        .LINK
            https://dbatools.io/New-DbaCmConnection
 
        .EXAMPLE
            New-DbaCmConnection -ComputerName sql2014 -UseWindowsCredentials -OverrideExplicitCredential -DisabledConnectionTypes CimRM
 
            Returns a new configuration object for connecting to the computer sql2014.
            - The current user credentials are set as valid
            - The connection is configured to ignore explicit credentials (so all connections use the windows credentials)
            - The connections will not try using CIM over WinRM
 
            Unless caching is globally disabled, this is automatically stored in the connection cache and will be applied automatically.
            In that (the default) case, the output is for information purposes only and need not be used.
 
        .EXAMPLE
            Get-Content computers.txt | New-DbaCmConnection -Credential $cred -CimWinRMOptions $options -DisableBadCredentialCache -OverrideExplicitCredential
 
            Gathers a list of computers from a text file, then creates and registers connections for each of them, setting them to ...
            - use the credentials stored in $cred
            - use the opzions stored in $options when connecting using CIM over WinRM
            - not store credentials that are known to not work
            - to ignore explicitly specified credentials
 
            Essentially, this configures all connections to those computers to prefer failure with the specified credentials over using alternative credentials.
    #>

    [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'Credential')]
    param (
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
        [Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaCmConnectionParameter[]]
        $ComputerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME,
        [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "Credential")]
        [PSCredential]
        $Credential,
        [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "Windows")]
        [switch]
        $UseWindowsCredentials,
        [switch]
        $OverrideExplicitCredential,
        [Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Connection.ManagementConnectionType]
        $DisabledConnectionTypes = 'None',
        [switch]
        $DisableBadCredentialCache,
        [switch]
        $DisableCimPersistence,
        [switch]
        $DisableCredentialAutoRegister,
        [switch]
        $EnableCredentialFailover,
        [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "Credential")]
        [switch]
        $WindowsCredentialsAreBad,
        [Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Options.WSManSessionOptions]
        $CimWinRMOptions,
        [Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Options.DComSessionOptions]
        $CimDCOMOptions,
        [switch]
        $Silent
    )

    begin {
        Write-Message -Level InternalComment -Message "Starting execution"
        Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Bound parameters: $($PSBoundParameters.Keys -join ", ")"

        $disable_cache = Get-DbaConfigValue -Name 'ComputerManagement.Cache.Disable.All' -Fallback $false
    }
    process {
        foreach ($connectionObject in $ComputerName) {
            if (-not $connectionObject.Success) { Stop-Function -Message "Failed to interpret computername input: $($connectionObject.InputObject)" -Category InvalidArgument -Target $connectionObject.InputObject -Continue }
            Write-Message -Level VeryVerbose -Message "Processing computer: $($connectionObject.Connection.ComputerName)" -Target $connectionObject.Connection

            $connection = New-Object -TypeName Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Connection.ManagementConnection -ArgumentList $connectionObject.Connection.ComputerName
            if (Test-Bound "Credential") { $connection.Credentials = $Credential }
            if (Test-Bound "UseWindowsCredentials") {
                $connection.Credentials = $null
                $connection.UseWindowsCredentials = $UseWindowsCredentials
            }
            if (Test-Bound "OverrideExplicitCredential") { $connection.OverrideExplicitCredential = $OverrideExplicitCredential }
            if (Test-Bound "DisabledConnectionTypes") { $connection.DisabledConnectionTypes = $DisabledConnectionTypes }
            if (Test-Bound "DisableBadCredentialCache") { $connection.DisableBadCredentialCache = $DisableBadCredentialCache }
            if (Test-Bound "DisableCimPersistence") { $connection.DisableCimPersistence = $DisableCimPersistence }
            if (Test-Bound "DisableCredentialAutoRegister") { $connection.DisableCredentialAutoRegister = $DisableCredentialAutoRegister }
            if (Test-Bound "EnableCredentialFailover") { $connection.DisableCredentialAutoRegister = $EnableCredentialFailover }
            if (Test-Bound "WindowsCredentialsAreBad") { $connection.WindowsCredentialsAreBad = $WindowsCredentialsAreBad }
            if (Test-Bound "CimWinRMOptions") { $connection.CimWinRMOptions = $CimWinRMOptions }
            if (Test-Bound "CimDCOMOptions") { $connection.CimDCOMOptions = $CimDCOMOptions }

            if (-not $disable_cache) {
                Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Writing connection to cache"
                [Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Connection.ConnectionHost]::Connections[$connectionObject.Connection.ComputerName] = $connection
            }
            else { Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Skipping writing to cache, since the cache has been disabled!" }
            $connection
        }
    }
    end {
        Write-Message -Level InternalComment -Message "Stopping execution"
    }
}