google_search.psm1
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################################################################### ## Search Engines APIs ################################################################### # Search-Google function Search-Google { <# .SYNOPSIS Search from powershell console .DESCRIPTION Parse google searches on powershell commandline. .FUNCTIONALITY Search-google <search string> <browser> <browser options> .EXAMPLE Search-google 'the Tallest Mountain in the world' chrome PS > Search-google "guinnes book of record 2019" msedge PS > Search-google COVID-19 chrome $true ; where '$true' is endabling incongito mode in brave or chrome browsers .NOTES Currently this version of the script module only supports the following browsers in incognito: * brave * chrome Future versions of the script modules will support incognito version for all browers #> [CmdletBinding()] Param( [parameter(mandatory = $true, position = 1)] [string] $searchString, [parameter(mandatory = $true, position = 2)] [string] $browser, [parameter(position = 3)] [switch] $isIncognito ) begin { $parsed_string = $searchString.replace(' ', '+'); $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' [System.Diagnostics.Process] $proc_object; } process { if ( -not $($browser -eq "")) { if ($browser -eq "msedge") { $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru microsoft-edge:https://www.google.com/search?q=$parsed_string } if ($isIncognito) { $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru $browser -ArgumentList @("https://www.google.com/search?q="+$parsed_string, "-incognito") } if($browser -ne "msedge" -and -not $isIncognito){ $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru $browser https://www.google.com/search?q=$parsed_string } } } end { return $proc_object; } } # Search-DuckDuckGo function Search-DuckDuckGo { <# .SYNOPSIS Search from powershell console .DESCRIPTION Parse duckduckgo searches on powershell commandline Currently this version of the script module only supports the following browsers in incognito: * brave * chrome Future versions of the script modules will support incognito version for all browers .FUNCTIONALITY Search-DuckDuckGo <search string> <browser> <browser options> .EXAMPLE Search-DuckDuckGo 'the Tallest Mountain in the world' chrome PS > Search-DuckDuckGo "guinnes book of record 2019" msedge PS > Search-DuckDuckGo COVID-19 chrome $true ; where '$true' is endabling incongito mode in brave or chrome browsers .NOTES Currently this version of the script module only supports the following browsers in incognito: * brave * chrome Future versions of the script modules will support incognito version for all browers #> [CmdletBinding()] Param( [parameter(mandatory = $true, position = 1)] [string] $searchString, [parameter(mandatory = $true, position = 2)] [string] $browser, [parameter(position = 3)] [switch] $isIncognito ) begin { $parsed_string = $searchString.replace(' ', '+'); $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; [System.Diagnostics.Process] $proc_object; } process { if ( -not $($browser -eq "")) { if ($browser -eq "msedge") { $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru microsoft-edge:https://duckduckgo.com/?q=$parsed_string } if ($isIncognito) { $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru $browser -ArgumentList @("https://duckduckgo.com/?q="+$parsed_string, "-incognito") } if($browser -ne "msedge" -and -not $isIncognito){ $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru $browser https://duckduckgo.com/?q=$parsed_string } } } end { return $proc_object; } } # Search-Bing function Search-Bing { <# .SYNOPSIS Search from powershell console .DESCRIPTION Parse Microsoft Bing searches on powershell commandline .FUNCTIONALITY Search-Bing <search string> <browser> <browser options> .EXAMPLE Search-Bing 'the Tallest Mountain in the world' chrome PS > Search-Bing "guinnes book of record 2019" msedge PS > Search-Bing COVID-19 chrome $true ; where '$true' is endabling incongito mode in brave or chrome browsers .NOTES Currently this version of the script module only supports the following browsers in incognito: * brave * chrome Future versions of the script modules will support incognito version for all browers #> [CmdletBinding()] Param( [parameter(mandatory = $true, position = 1)] [string] $searchString, [parameter(mandatory = $true, position = 2)] [string] $browser, [parameter(position = 3)] [switch] $isIncognito ) begin { $parsed_string = $searchString.replace(' ', '+'); $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; [System.Diagnostics.Process] $proc_object; } process { if ( -not $($browser -eq "")) { if ($browser -eq "msedge") { $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru microsoft-edge:https://www.bing.com/search?q=$parsed_string } if ($isIncognito) { $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru $browser -ArgumentList @("https://www.bing.com/search?q="+$parsed_string, "-incognito") } if ($browser -ne "msedge" -and -not $isIncognito){ $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru $browser https://www.bing.com/search?q=$parsed_string } } } end { return $proc_object; } } ################################################################### ## Other Search Engine Utility APIs ################################################################### function Open-Site { <# .SYNOPSIS Open sites from powershell console. Supports Powershell:^5 .DESCRIPTION Parse google urls on powershell commandline to open them .FUNCTIONALITY Open-Site <url> <browser> <browser options> .EXAMPLE Open-Site https://thebestwebsite.com/home chrome PS > Open-Site https://save-the-planet.org microsoft-edge .NOTES Currently this version of the script module only supports the following browsers in incognito: * brave * chrome Future versions of the script modules will support incognito version for all browers #> [CmdletBinding()] Param( [parameter(mandatory = $true, position = 1)] [string] $url, [parameter(mandatory = $true, position = 2)] [string] $browser, [parameter(position = 3)] [switch] $isIncognito ) begin { $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; [System.Diagnostics.Process] $proc_object; } process { if (-not $($url -eq "")) { if ($browser -eq "msedge") { $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru microsoft-edge:$url } if ($isIncognito){ $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru $browser -ArgumentList @($url, "-incognito") } if ($browser -ne "msedge" -and -not $isIncognito){ $proc_object = Start-Process -PassThru $browser $url } } } end { return $proc_object; } } function Search-Youtube { <# .SYNOPSIS Search youtube from powershell. Supports Powershell:^5 .DESCRIPTION Parse youtube search query from powershell commandline to open in browser of choice .FUNCTIONALITY Search-Youtube <search query> <browser> .EXAMPLE Search-Youtube "Latest Hiphop 2020" msedge PS > Search-Youtube Live chrome .NOTES Currently this version of the script module only supports the following browsers in incognito: * brave * chrome Future versions of the script modules will support incognito version for all browers #> [CmdletBinding()] Param( [parameter(mandatory = $true, position = 1)] [string] $query, [parameter(mandatory = $true, position = 2)] [string] $browser, [parameter(position = 3)] [switch] $isIncognito ) begin { $parsed_query = $query.replace(' ', '+'); $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' [System.Diagnostics.Process] $proc_object; } process { if (-not $($query -eq "")) { if ($isIncognito){ $proc_object = Open-Site https://youtube.com/results?search_query=$parsed_query $browser -isIncognito } else { $proc_object = Open-Site https://youtube.com/results?search_query=$parsed_query $browser } } } end { return $proc_object; } } Export-ModuleMember -Function @("Search-Google", "Search-Youtube", "Search-Bing", "Search-DuckDuckGo", "Open-Site") Export-ModuleMember -Variable @("browser", "searchString", "isIncognito") |