New-LabSnippet

SYNOPSIS

Create a new snippet, sample or custom role

SYNTAX

New-LabSnippet [-Name] <String> [-Description] <String> [-Type] <String> [[-Tag] <String[]>]
 [-ScriptBlock] <ScriptBlock> [[-DependsOn] <String[]>] [-Force] [-NoExport] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Create a new snippet, sample or custom role for use with AutomatedLab. Uses the configured snippet store Get-PSFConfig -FullName AutomatedLab.Recipe.SnippetStore

If Azure is used as store, be aware that importing snippets takes longer.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> New-LabSnippet -Name Checkpoints -Description 'Create checkpoints' -Type Snippet -Tag Checkpoints, Standalone -ScriptBlock {Checkpoint-LabVm -All -SnapshotName 'SnippetShot'}

Create a new snippet called Checkpoints, which creates a checkpoint for all lab VMs.

PARAMETERS

-DependsOn

Names of snippets that this snippet depends on in order to work.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Description

Description of the snippet, searchable

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Force

Overwrite existing snippet

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Name

Name of snippet, searchable

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-NoExport

Indicates that the snippet should not be stored on disk/Azure

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ScriptBlock

Code that the snippet executes

Type: ScriptBlock
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Tag

List of tags, searchable

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Type

Type of snippet

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: Sample, Snippet, CustomRole

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

None

OUTPUTS

System.Object

NOTES