get-powershell v0.1.1

get-powershell (beta)

Note: currently missing Mac support because I don't have a Mac to test on.

Installs powershell into an internal cache and exposes it to your npm scripts.

Alternatively, install it globally for a super-simple powershell installation.

Why?

PowerShell's great; way better than bash for quickly writing npm scripts. (opinion) However, I can't expect collaborators to have it installed already on their Mac or Linux boxes. Adding "get-powershell" as a "devDependency" solves that problem without any extra effort.

Usage

If you just want to use PowerShell for your npm scripts, add us as a devDependency:

npm install --save-dev get-powershell

If you want powershell to be globally available in general:

npm install --global get-powershell

Example

// Example package.json
{
    "devDependencies": {
        "get-powershell": "0.0.3" // ... or the latest version
    },
    "scripts": {
        "test": "pwsh -NoProfile ./scripts/test.ps1"
    }
}

FAQ

Where is powershell being installed?

# On Linux, the shared, extracted powershell installations are stored here:
cd "$(npm get prefix)/lib/node_modules/@cspotcode/get-powershell--cache"
ls # shows all the versions installed

How do I install a specific version of PowerShell?

By default get-powershell installs the latest version of PowerShell