lib/core/perfcounter/Test-IcingaPerformanceCounterCategory.psm1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
   Test if a certain Performance Counter category exist on the systems and returns
   either true or false depending on the state
.DESCRIPTION
   Test if a certain Performance Counter category exist on the systems and returns
   either true or false depending on the state
.FUNCTIONALITY
   Test if a certain Performance Counter category exist on the systems and returns
   either true or false depending on the state
.EXAMPLE
   PS>Test-IcingaPerformanceCounterCategory -Category 'Processor';
 
   True
.PARAMETER Category
   The name of the category to test for
.INPUTS
   System.String
.OUTPUTS
   System.Boolean
.LINK
   https://github.com/Icinga/icinga-powershell-framework
#>


function Test-IcingaPerformanceCounterCategory()
{
    param (
        [string]$Category
    );

    if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($Category)) {
        return $FALSE;
    }

    try {
        $Counter = New-Object System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory($Category);

        if ($null -eq $Counter -Or [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($Counter.CategoryType)) {
            return $FALSE;
        }
    } catch {
        return $FALSE;
    }

    return $TRUE;
}