IsePackV2 | Writing Your First Icicle

Writing Your First Icicle

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Icicles are really easy to build. For a basic Icicle, you just need to know what command you want to use, or what site you want to display.

The example below is an Icicle for the command Add-Parameter. If you save this into a file named "*.icicle.ps1', you can use Import-Icicle to load it in the ISE

@{            
    Command = (Get-Command Add-Parameter)            
}

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The next sample creates an Icicle that goes to a page and refreshes it every minute

@{            
    Site = "http://get-random.com"            
    Name = "Get-Random | Take a Break"            
    UpdateEvery = "0:1"                    
}

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For an advanced icicle, You just need to know a little bit about ShowUI. This icicle creates a clock

@{             
    Name = 'Clock'            
    Horizontal = $true            
    Screen = {            
        New-Border -Child {            
            New-Label "$(Get-Date | Out-String)" -FontSize 24  -FontFamily 'Lucida Console'            
        }                
    }            
    DataUpdate = {            
        Get-date             
    }            
    UiUpdate = {            
        $this.Content.Child.Content = $args | Out-String            
    }            
    UpdateFrequency = "0:0:1"            
}