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Downloads:

483,703

Downloads of v 0.0.1:

2,196

Last Update:

05 Feb 2018

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Bill Curran

Tags:

bcurran3 choco fast answers extension extensions

Chocolatey Fast Answers Extension

This is not the latest version of Chocolatey Fast Answers Extension available.

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0.0.1 | Updated: 05 Feb 2018

Downloads:

483,703

Downloads of v 0.0.1:

2,196

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Bill Curran

Tags:

bcurran3 choco fast answers extension extensions

Chocolatey Fast Answers Extension 0.0.1

This is not the latest version of Chocolatey Fast Answers Extension available.

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by Bill Curran. The inclusion of Bill Curran trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify Bill Curran goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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All Checks are Passing

3 Passing Tests

Validation Testing Passed

Verification Testing Passed

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install Chocolatey Fast Answers Extension, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade Chocolatey Fast Answers Extension, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall Chocolatey Fast Answers Extension, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)

2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade chocolatey-fastanswers.extension -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'0.0.1'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade chocolatey-fastanswers.extension -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'0.0.1'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode


- name: Install chocolatey-fastanswers.extension
  win_chocolatey:
    name: chocolatey-fastanswers.extension
    version: '0.0.1'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'chocolatey-fastanswers.extension' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '0.0.1'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller chocolatey-fastanswers.extension
{
    Name     = "chocolatey-fastanswers.extension"
    Version  = "0.0.1"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'chocolatey-fastanswers.extension':
  ensure   => '0.0.1',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.

4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved by moderator gep13 on 03 Jul 2018.

Description

Chocolatey Fast Answers Extension is a Chocolatey extension for use as a dependency by package maintainers.

Purpose

To provide (fairly) easy to remember micro functions for (new?) package creators/maintainers to get short fast answers to common decision tree questions that come up during package creation. The majority of functions return True/False. None of the functions are complex and most rely on WMI. By using this Chocolatey extension you can easily script situations such as aborting an install for a package/program that doesn't work on servers by checking first using Get-IsWinServer or conversely Get-IsWinWorkstation. Maybe you have a package that needs to make sure there is not a pending reboot and you can check using Get-PendingReboot and error out with a message explaining to reboot and try again. Maybe you have a package that only runs on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, you can easy check at the beginning of your script using Get-IsWin10 or Get-IsWinServer2016.

...and yes, nobody will probably use Get-IsSSD except me for some non-Chocolatey scripts! :)
(Though IMHO defrag packages should abort if a SSD is found and warn that it's not recommended to defrag a SSD.)

The use cases go on...

Functions

List of functions

Screenshot testing all functions with simple test-package install script that does: $test=function and Write-Out function result for each function. Results from the functions show that the test package was run on a computer with Microsoft Windows 10 Pro build 16299 64bit, joined to a domain, (onboard) Intel video, (discreet) Nvidia video, has a SSD, is a workstation not a server, and is pending a reboot.

PACKAGE NOTES

extensions\chocolateyinstall-helpers.psm1 
$scriptRoot = Split-Path -Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
 
$publicFunctions = @(
    'Get-Is32',
    'Get-Is64',
    'Get-IsAMDVideo',
    'Get-IsInDomain',
    'Get-IsIntelVideo',
    'Get-IsNvidiaVideo',
    'Get-IsSSD',
    'Get-IsVirtualBox',
    'Get-IsVM',
    'Get-IsVMware',
    'Get-IsWin10',
    'Get-IsWin7',
    'Get-IsWin8',
    'Get-IsWin80',
    'Get-IsWin81',
    'Get-IsWinEdu',
    'Get-IsWinEnt',
    'Get-IsWinHome',
    'Get-IsWinPro',
    'Get-IsWinServer',
	'Get-IsWinServer2008',
	'Get-IsWinServer2008R2',
	'Get-IsWinServer2012',
	'Get-IsWinServer2012R2',
	'Get-IsWinServer2016',
	'Get-IsWinServerDatacenter',
	'Get-IsWinServerEssentials',
	'Get-IsWinServerFoundation',
	'Get-IsWinServerSBS',
	'Get-IsWinServerStandard',
	'Get-IsWinServerStorage',
	'Get-IsWinServerWeb',
	'Get-IsWinWorkstation',
    'Get-PendingReboot',
    'Get-WinName',
    'Get-WinVerBuild',
    'Get-WinVerMajor',
    'Get-WinVerMinor'
)
 
Get-ChildItem -Path "$scriptRoot\*.ps1" | ForEach-Object { . $_ }
Export-ModuleMember -Function $publicFunctions
extensions\Get-Is32.ps1 
function Get-Is32{
$Is32=(Get-WmiObject Win32_processor).addresswidth
 if ($Is32 -eq "32") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-Is64.ps1 
function Get-Is64{
$Is64=(Get-WmiObject Win32_processor).addresswidth
 if ($Is64 -eq 64) {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsAMDVideo.ps1 
function Get-IsAMDVideo{
$VideoCard=(Get-WmiObject win32_VideoController).description
if ($VideoCard -match "AMD") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsInDomain.ps1 
function Get-IsInDomain{
if ($env:LOGONSERVER) {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsIntelVideo.ps1 
function Get-IsIntelVideo{
$VideoCard=(Get-WmiObject win32_VideoController).description
if ($VideoCard -match "Intel") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsNvidiaVideo.ps1 
function Get-IsNvidiaVideo{
$VideoCard=(Get-WmiObject win32_VideoController).description
if ($VideoCard -match "Nvidia") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsSSD.ps1 
function Get-IsSSD{
$IsSSD=(Get-WmiObject Win32_DiskDrive).Model
if ($IsSSD -match "SSD") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsVirtualBox.ps1 
function Get-IsVirtualBox{
$IsVirtualBox=(Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem).Model
if ($IsVirtualBox -match "VirtualBox") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsVM.ps1 
function Get-IsVM{
$VMware=Get-IsVMware
$VirtualBox=Get-IsVirtualBox
if ($VMware -or $VirtualBox) {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsVMware.ps1 
function Get-IsVMware{
$IsVMware=(Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem).Manufacturer
if ($IsVMware -match "VMware") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWin10.ps1 
function Get-IsWin10{
$IsWin10=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major
if ($IsWin10 -ge "10" -and $IsWin10 -lt "11") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWin7.ps1 
function Get-IsWin7{
$major=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major
$minor=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Minor
if ($major -eq "6" -and $minor -lt "1") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWin8.ps1 
function Get-IsWin8{
$IsWin8=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major
if ($IsWin8 -eq "8" -and $IsWin8 -lt "9") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWin80.ps1 
function Get-IsWin80{
$major=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major
$minor=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Minor
if ($major -eq "6" -and $minor -eq "2") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWin81.ps1 
function Get-IsWin81{
$major=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major
$minor=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Minor
if ($major -eq "6" -and $minor -eq "2") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWinEdu.ps1 
function Get-IsWinEdu{
$IsWinEdu=(Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption
 if ($IsWinEdu -match "Education") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWinEnt.ps1 
function Get-IsWinEnt{
$IsWinEnt=(Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption
 if ($IsWinEnt -match "Enterprise") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWinHome.ps1 
function Get-IsWinHome{
$IsWinHome=(Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption
 if ($IsWinHome -match "Home") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWinPro.ps1 
function Get-IsWinPro{
$IsWinPro=(Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption
 if ($IsWinPro -match "Pro") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServer.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServer{
$IsServer=(Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption
 if ($IsServer -match "Server") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServer2008.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServer2008{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -eq $false) {return $false}
$major=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major
$minor=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Minor
if ($major -eq "6" -and $minor -eq "0") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServer2008R2.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServer2008R2{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -eq $false) {return $false}
$major=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major
$minor=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Minor
if ($major -eq "6" -and $minor -eq "1") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServer2012.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServer2012{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -eq $false) {return $false}
$major=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major
$minor=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Minor
if ($major -eq "6" -and $minor -eq "2") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServer2012R2.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServer2012R2{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -eq $false) {return $false}
$major=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major
$minor=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Minor
if ($major -eq "6" -and $minor -eq "3") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServer2016.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServer2016{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -eq $false) {return $false}
$major=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major
$minor=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Minor
if ($major -eq "10" -and $minor -eq "0") {return $true} else {return $false}
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServerDatacenter.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServerDatacenter{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -ne $true) {
   return $false
   } else {
     $IsServerDatacenter=((Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption)
     if ($IsServerDatacenter -match "Datacenter") {return $true} else {return $false}
    }
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServerEssentials.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServerEssentials{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -ne $true) {
   return $false
   } else {
     $IsServerEssentials=((Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption)
     if ($IsServerEssentials -match "Essentials") {return $true} else {return $false}
    }
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServerFoundation.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServerFoundation{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -ne $true) {
     return $false
   } else {
     $IsServerFoundation=((Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption)
     if ($IsServerFoundation -match "Foundation") {return $true} else {return $false}
    }
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServerSBS.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServerSBS{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -ne $true) {
   return $false
   } else {
     $IsServerSBS=((Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption)
     if ($IsServerSBS -match "Small") {return $true} else {return $false}
    }
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServerStandard.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServerStandard{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -ne $true) {
   return $false
   } else {
     $IsServerStandard=((Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption)
     if ($IsServerStandard -match "Standard") {return $true} else {return $false}
    }
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServerStorage.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServerStorage{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -ne $true) {
   return $false
   } else {
     $IsServerStorage=((Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption)
     if ($IsServerStorage -match "Storage") {return $true} else {return $false}
    }
}
extensions\Get-IsWinServerWeb.ps1 
function Get-IsWinServerWeb{
$server=Get-IsWinServer
if ($server -ne $true) {
     return $false
   } else {
     $IsServerWeb=((Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption)
     if ($IsServerWeb -match "Web") {return $true} else {return $false}
    }
}
extensions\Get-IsWinWorkstation.ps1 
function Get-IsWinWorkstation{
$IsWinWorkstation=(Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption
 if ($IsWinWorkstation -match "Server") {return $false} else {return $true}
}
extensions\Get-PendingReboot.ps1 
function Get-PendingReboot{
# thanks http://ilovepowershell.com/2015/09/10/how-to-check-if-a-server-needs-a-reboot/
if (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\RebootPending" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { return $true }
if (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { return $true }
if (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" -Name PendingFileRenameOperations -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { return $true }
 try { 
   $util = [wmiclass]"\\.\root\ccm\clientsdk:CCM_ClientUtilities"
   $status = $util.DetermineIfRebootPending()
   if(($status -ne $null) -and $status.RebootPending){
     return $true
   }
 }catch{}
 
 return $false
}
extensions\Get-WinName.ps1 
function Get-WinName{
$WinName=(Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem).caption
return $WinName
}
extensions\Get-WinVerBuild.ps1 
function Get-WinVerBuild{
$WinVerBuild=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Build
return $WinVerBuild
}
extensions\Get-WinVerMajor.ps1 
function Get-WinVerMajor{
$WinVerMajor=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major
return $WinVerMajor
}
extensions\Get-WinVerMinor.ps1 
function Get-WinVerMinor{
$WinVerMinor=[Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Minor
return $WinVerMinor
}

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Chocolatey Fast Answers Extension 0.0.2 121551 Sunday, November 25, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey Fast Answers Extension 0.0.1 2196 Monday, February 5, 2018 Approved

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