Helper function to update existing SnipeItPS scripts

SnipeitPS/Private/Get-SnipeItAlias.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+ Function Get-SnipeItAlias(){
+ @{'Get-Asset' = 'Get-SnipeItAsset';
+    'Get-AssetMaintenance' = 'Get-SnipeItAssetMaintenance';
+    'Get-Category' = 'Get-SnipeItCategory';
+    'Get-Company' = 'Get-SnipeItCompany';
+    'Get-Component' = 'Get-SnipeItCompany';
+    'Get-CustomField' = 'Get-SnipeItCustomField';
+    'Get-Department' = 'Get-SnipeItDepartment';
+    'Get-Fieldset' = 'Get-SnipeItFieldset';
+    'Get-Manufacturer' = 'Get-SnipeItManufacturer';
+    'Get-Model' = 'Get-SnipeItModel';
+    'Get-Status' = 'Get-SnipeItStatus';
+    'Get-Supplier' = 'Get-SnipeItSupplier';
+    'Get-User' = 'Get-SnipeItUser';
+    'New-Asset' = 'New-SnipeItAsset';
+    'New-AssetMaintenance' = 'New-SnipeItAssetMaintenance';
+    'New-Category' = 'New-SnipeItCategory';
+    'New-Component' = 'New-SnipeItComponent';
+    'New-CustomField' = 'New-SnipeItCustomField';
+    'New-Department' = 'New-SnipeItDepartment';
+    'New-License' = 'New-SnipeItLicense';
+    'Set-License' = 'Set-SnipeItLicense';
+    'New-Location' = 'New-SnipeItLocation';
+    'New-Manufacturer' = 'New-SnipeItManufacturer';
+    'New-Model' = 'New-SnipeItModel';
+    'New-User' = 'New-SnipeItUser';
+    'Set-Asset' = 'Set-SnipeItAsset';
+    'Set-AssetOwner' = 'Set-SnipeItAssetOwner';
+    'Set-Component' = 'Set-SnipeItComponent';
+    'Set-Model' = 'Set-SnipeItModel';
+    'Set-Info' = 'Set-SnipeItInfo';
+    'Set-User' = 'Set-SnipeItUser';
+    'New-Accessory' = 'New-SnipeItAccessory';
+    'Set-Accessory' = 'Set-SnipeItAccessory';
+    'Get-Accessory' = 'Get-SnipeItAccessory';
+    'Remove-Asset' = 'Remove-SnipeItAsset';
+    'Remove-User' = 'Remove-SnipeItUser';}
+}

SnipeitPS/Private/Set-SnipeItAlias.ps1

@@ -6,46 +6,11 @@ function Set-SnipeItAlias()
     )]
     param()
     Write-Verbose "Setting compatibility aliases.. "
-    $aliases= @{'Get-Asset' = 'Get-SnipeItAsset';
-    'Get-AssetMaintenance' = 'Get-SnipeItAssetMaintenance';
-    'Get-Category' = 'Get-SnipeItCategory';
-    'Get-Company' = 'Get-SnipeItCompany';
-    'Get-Component' = 'Get-SnipeItCompany';
-    'Get-CustomField' = 'Get-SnipeItCustomField';
-    'Get-Department' = 'Get-SnipeItDepartment';
-    'Get-Fieldset' = 'Get-SnipeItFieldset';
-    'Get-Manufacturer' = 'Get-SnipeItManufacturer';
-    'Get-Model' = 'Get-SnipeItModel';
-    'Get-Status' = 'Get-SnipeItStatus';
-    'Get-Supplier' = 'Get-SnipeItSupplier';
-    'Get-User' = 'Get-SnipeItUser';
-    'New-Asset' = 'New-SnipeItAsset';
-    'New-AssetMaintenance' = 'New-SnipeItAssetMaintenance';
-    'New-Category' = 'New-SnipeItCategory';
-    'New-Component' = 'New-SnipeItComponent';
-    'New-CustomField' = 'New-SnipeItCustomField';
-    'New-Department' = 'New-SnipeItDepartment';
-    'New-License' = 'New-SnipeItLicense';
-    'Set-License' = 'Set-SnipeItLicense';
-    'New-Location' = 'New-SnipeItLocation';
-    'New-Manufacturer' = 'New-SnipeItManufacturer';
-    'New-Model' = 'New-SnipeItModel';
-    'New-User' = 'New-SnipeItUser';
-    'Set-Asset' = 'Set-SnipeItAsset';
-    'Set-AssetOwner' = 'Set-SnipeItAssetOwner';
-    'Set-Component' = 'Set-SnipeItComponent';
-    'Set-Model' = 'Set-SnipeItModel';
-    'Set-Info' = 'Set-SnipeItInfo';
-    'Set-User' = 'Set-SnipeItUser';
-    'New-Accessory' = 'New-SnipeItAccessory';
-    'Set-Accessory' = 'Set-SnipeItAccessory';
-    'Get-Accessory' = 'Get-SnipeItAccessory';
-    'Remove-Asset' = 'Remove-SnipeItAsset';
-    'Remove-User' = 'Remove-SnipeItUser';}
     Write-Verbose "All aliases are deprediated."
-    ForEach ($key in $aliases.Keys ) {
+    $SnipeItAliases = get-SnipeItAlias
-        New-Alias -Name $key -Value $($aliases[$key]) -Scope 1
+    ForEach ($key in $SnipeItAliases.Keys ) {
-        Write-Verbose ("{0,5} -> {1}" -f $key,$($aliases[$key]))
+        New-Alias -Name $key -Value $($SnipeItAliases[$key]) -Scope 1
+        Write-Verbose ("{0,5} -> {1}" -f $key,$($SnipeItAliases[$key]))
     }
     Write-Verbose "Please start using native 'SnipeIt' prfixed functions instead."
     Get-Command -Module SnipeItPS -CommandType Alias | Select-Object -Property DisplayName,ResolvedCommand

SnipeitPS/Private/Test-SnipeItAlias.ps1

@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ function Test-SnipeItAlias()
     )
     if($invocationName -ne $commandName) {
         Write-Warning "$invocationName is still working, but it has been superceded by $commandName, please use it instead."
+        Write-Warning 'To update your scripts you can use Update-SnipeItAlias helper function: '
+        Write-Warning '"Get-Content [your-script.ps1] | Update-SnipeItAlias | Out-File [new-script-name.ps1]"'
     }
 }

SnipeitPS/Public/Update-SnipeItAlias.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+function Update-SnipeItAlias()
+{
+    [CmdletBinding(
+        SupportsShouldProcess = $true,
+        ConfirmImpact = "Low"
+    )]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true,
+            ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
+	    [string[]]
+	    $String
+    )
+    begin{
+        Write-Verbose "Replacing old SnipeIt fuctions with new ones.. "
+        $SnipeItAliases = Get-SnipeItAlias
+
+    }
+    process {
+        If ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("ShouldProcess?")) {
+            ForEach ($st in $String){
+                $result = $st
+                ForEach ($key in $SnipeItAliases.Keys ) {
+                    #Write-Verbose "Replacing $key with $($SnipeItAliases[$key])"
+                    $result = $result -replace $key, $SnipeItAliases[$key]
+                }
+                $result
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    end{
+        Write-Verbose "..replacing done 1 "
+    }
+
+
+
+}

SnipeitPS/SnipeItPS.psd1

@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ FunctionsToExport = @(
         'Set-SnipeItAccessory',
         'Get-SnipeItAccessory',
         'Remove-SnipeItAsset',
-        'Remove-SnipeItUser'
+        'Remove-SnipeItUser',
+        'Update-SnipeItAlias'
+
 )
 
 # Cmdlets to export from this module, for best performance, do not use wildcards and do not delete the entry, use an empty array if there are no cmdlets to export.

SnipeitPS/SnipeItPS.psm1

@@ -14,5 +14,43 @@ Get-ChildItem $scriptRoot *.ps1 | ForEach-Object {
     Import-Module $_.FullName
 }
 
+
+$SnipeItAliases= @{'Get-Asset' = 'Get-SnipeItAsset';
+    'Get-AssetMaintenance' = 'Get-SnipeItAssetMaintenance';
+    'Get-Category' = 'Get-SnipeItCategory';
+    'Get-Company' = 'Get-SnipeItCompany';
+    'Get-Component' = 'Get-SnipeItCompany';
+    'Get-CustomField' = 'Get-SnipeItCustomField';
+    'Get-Department' = 'Get-SnipeItDepartment';
+    'Get-Fieldset' = 'Get-SnipeItFieldset';
+    'Get-Manufacturer' = 'Get-SnipeItManufacturer';
+    'Get-Model' = 'Get-SnipeItModel';
+    'Get-Status' = 'Get-SnipeItStatus';
+    'Get-Supplier' = 'Get-SnipeItSupplier';
+    'Get-User' = 'Get-SnipeItUser';
+    'New-Asset' = 'New-SnipeItAsset';
+    'New-AssetMaintenance' = 'New-SnipeItAssetMaintenance';
+    'New-Category' = 'New-SnipeItCategory';
+    'New-Component' = 'New-SnipeItComponent';
+    'New-CustomField' = 'New-SnipeItCustomField';
+    'New-Department' = 'New-SnipeItDepartment';
+    'New-License' = 'New-SnipeItLicense';
+    'Set-License' = 'Set-SnipeItLicense';
+    'New-Location' = 'New-SnipeItLocation';
+    'New-Manufacturer' = 'New-SnipeItManufacturer';
+    'New-Model' = 'New-SnipeItModel';
+    'New-User' = 'New-SnipeItUser';
+    'Set-Asset' = 'Set-SnipeItAsset';
+    'Set-AssetOwner' = 'Set-SnipeItAssetOwner';
+    'Set-Component' = 'Set-SnipeItComponent';
+    'Set-Model' = 'Set-SnipeItModel';
+    'Set-Info' = 'Set-SnipeItInfo';
+    'Set-User' = 'Set-SnipeItUser';
+    'New-Accessory' = 'New-SnipeItAccessory';
+    'Set-Accessory' = 'Set-SnipeItAccessory';
+    'Get-Accessory' = 'Get-SnipeItAccessory';
+    'Remove-Asset' = 'Remove-SnipeItAsset';
+    'Remove-User' = 'Remove-SnipeItUser';}
+
 #Create unprefixed aliases
 Set-SnipeItAlias