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craig
craig

Reputation: 26262

Extend the PsCredential class

I'd like to extend the PsCredential class (in a PowerShell v4 module) to include a server name, then be able to serialize/deserialize the class using a script like Export-PsCredential. Can this (extending the class) be done easily in a PowerShell module?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 102

Answers (1)

briantist
briantist

Reputation: 47812

Yes it can! You can define your extension in XML, in a .ps1xml file and then update it with Update-TypeData, or even better you can specify this right in your module manifest so it gets done when the module is imported.

Perhaps the best example of this is from Keith Hill's blog where he adds a BigEndianAddress property to [System.Net.IPAddress] so that they can be easily sorted.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
<Types> 
  <Type> 
    <Name>System.Management.Automation.PSCredential</Name> 
    <Members> 
      <NoteProperty> 
        <Name>ServerName</Name> 
        <Value></Value>
      </NoteProperty> 
    </Members> 
  </Type> 
</Types>

(note, I haven't tested the above)

When you create a New-ModuleManfifest you can specify the -TypesToProcess parameter with the file name.

Upvotes: 1

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