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node-powershell
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Node-PowerShellNode-PowerShell taking advantage of two of the simplest, effective and easy tools that exist in the today technology world. On the one hand, NodeJS which made a revolution in the world of javascript, and on the other hand, PowerShell which recently came out with an initial open-source, cross-platform version, and by connecting them together, gives you the power to create any solution you were asked to, no matter if you are a programmer, an IT or a DevOps guy.
$ npm i -S node-powershell
$ yarn add node-powershell
const shell = require('node-powershell');
let ps = new shell({
executionPolicy: 'Bypass',
noProfile: true
});
ps.addCommand('echo node-powershell')
ps.invoke()
.then(output => {
console.log(output);
})
.catch(err => {
console.log(err);
ps.dispose();
});
:memo: API reference
I've created a convenient and readable page, so you can enjoy the experience of learning and begin to use the module quickly and easily.
As you may have heard already, lately Microsoft is taking steps towards becoming an open source company. One of these steps, brings us [PowerShell 6.0][] , which is a cross-platform version of the amazing tool that we know and love from Windows. Node-PowerShell Welcomes the move, and started the current version, will fully support the new PS. Moreover, I will continue to follow the development of the new PS repo, and to update the module accordingly. Enjoy! [PowerShell 6.0]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell
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Node.js binding for PowerShell
The npm package node-powershell receives a total of 15,169 weekly downloads. As such, node-powershell popularity was classified as 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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