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node-powershell
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Lightweight module to run PowerShell straight from your Node app
$ npm install node-powershell
var shell = require('node-powershell');
PS = new shell('echo "node-powershell is awesome"');
PS.on('output', function(data){
console.log(data);
});
PS.on('end', function(code) {
//optional callback
//Do Something
});
.ps1 script:PS = new shell("Path/To/Your/Script.ps1");
Just use param ( ) instead of Read-Host in your script:
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$st
)
echo $st
and 'path "args"' in your node app:
PS = new shell('Path/To/Your/Script.ps1 "node-powershell Rocks"');
use {debugMsg: false} option: (Default is true)
PS = new shell('echo "node-powershell is awesome"', {debugMsg: false});
FAQs
Node.js binding for PowerShell
The npm package node-powershell receives a total of 0 weekly downloads. As such, node-powershell popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that node-powershell demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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