a basic $PROFILE for powershell

Microsoft.Powershell_profile.ps1

# Define an alias
# 
# Set-Alias -Name backup-svn -Value {
#     Param(
#         [Alias('S')]
#         [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
#         [string] $SourcePath,
# 		  [Alias('D')]
#         [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
#         [string] $DestinationPath
#     )
# 
#     $ExcludePatterns = @("*.svn*", "obj", "bin")
#     Get-ChildItem -Path $SourcePath -File -Recurse -Exclude $ExcludePatterns |
#     Compress-Archive -DestinationPath $DestinationPath
# }


# Define an alias
# Set-Alias -Name backup-svn -Value {
#     Param(
#         [Alias('S')]
#         [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
#         [string] $SourcePath,
#         [Alias('D')]
#         [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
#         [string] $DestinationPath
#     )
# 
#     $ExcludePatterns = @("*.svn*", "obj", "bin")
#     $FilesToCompress = Get-ChildItem -Path $SourcePath -File -Recurse -Exclude $ExcludePatterns
#     Compress-Archive -Path $FilesToCompress.FullName -DestinationPath $DestinationPath
# }



#



#region Setup and Import

	# Check if PSReadLine module is available
	if (-not (Get-Module -Name PSReadLine -ListAvailable)) {
		# Install the PSReadLine module
		Install-Module -Name PSReadLine -Scope CurrentUser -Force -AllowClobber
	}
	# Import the PSReadLine module
	Import-Module PSReadLine
	
	
	# PSUtil - https://github.com/PowershellFrameworkCollective/PSUtil
	# Check if PSUtil module is available
	if (-not (Get-Module -Name PSUtil -ListAvailable)) {
		# Install the PSUtil module
		Install-Module -Name PSUtil -Scope CurrentUser -Force -AllowClobber
	}
	# Import the PSUtil module
	Import-Module PSUtil
	
	
	
	# BurntToast - https://github.com/Windos/BurntToast
	# Check if BurntToast module is available
	if (-not (Get-Module -Name BurntToast -ListAvailable)) {
		# Install the BurntToast module
		Install-Module -Name BurntToast -Scope CurrentUser -Force -AllowClobber
	}
	# Import the BurntToast module
	Import-Module BurntToast
	
	
	# SimplySql  - https://github.com/mithrandyr/SimplySql
	# Check if SimplySql  module is available
	if (-not (Get-Module -Name SimplySql  -ListAvailable)) {
		# Install the SimplySql  module
		Install-Module -Name SimplySql  -Scope CurrentUser -Force -AllowClobber
	}
	# Import the SimplySql  module
	Import-Module SimplySql 
	
	
#endregion

Function Grep-History {
	 Get-History | Where-Object CommandLine -like "*"
}




# Search command history for a perticular command text snippet.
Function Grep-History {
# Default value if 
    param ( [string]$Text = "*" ) 

    Get-History | Where-Object CommandLine -like "*$Text*"
}


#region Persistant command history in Powershell (Because this poor guy doesn't have any)

# $historyFile = "$HOME/.local/share/powershell/PSReadLine/consolehost_history.txt"
$historyFile = "C:/history-file.csv"

# Function to export command history to file
Function Export-CommandHistory {
    Get-History | Select-Object -Property CommandLine | Sort-Object -Unique |
    Export-Csv -Path $historyFile -NoTypeInformation
}

# Function to import command history from file
Function Import-CommandHistory {
    if (Test-Path $historyFile) {
		$history = Import-Csv -Path $historyFile -Delimiter "`t" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty CommandLine
		$uniqueHistory = $history | Select-Object -Unique
		$uniqueHistory | ForEach-Object { Add-History -InputObject $_ }
    }
}

#Trim History file.
Function Trim-History {
    if (Test-Path $historyFile) {
        $uniqueHistory = Get-Content $historyFile | Select-Object -Unique
        $uniqueHistory | Set-Content $historyFile
        Write-Output "Command history file trimmed."
    } else {
        Write-Output "Command history file not found."
    }
}

# Export command history when exiting PowerShell
# $null = Register-EngineEvent -SourceIdentifier PowerShell.Exiting -Action {
#    Export-CommandHistory
# }

# Import command history when launching PowerShell
#Import-CommandHistory

#endregion


#region Another attempt to try to give this poor guy some persistant history capabilities

# Persistent History
# Save last  200 history items on exit
$MaximumHistoryCount =  200
$historyPath = Join-Path (split-path $profile) history.clixml

# Hook PowerShell's exiting event & hide the registration with -supportEvent
Register-EngineEvent -SourceIdentifier powershell.exiting -SupportEvent -Action {
    Get-History -Count $MaximumHistoryCount | Export-Clixml $historyPath
}

# Load previous history, if it exists
if ((Test-Path $historyPath)) {
    Import-Clixml $historyPath | Add-History
}

#endregion



#region Some common posix compliant shims

# Emulate the posix's which command
function which($cmd) { (Get-Command $cmd).Definition }

# Emulate whoami command
#function whoami { (get-content env:\userdomain) + "\" + (get-content env:\username) }

# Check if the wget2 command is available, Then set an alias to wget.
if (Get-Command -Name wget2 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
    # If wget2 command is available, set the alias
    Set-Alias -Name wget -Value wget2
}

#endregion


# Define a function
Function Get-HelloWorld {
    Write-Output "Hello, World!"
}



#region Setting up softwares 

# Common installation paths for Notepad++
$notepadPlusPlusPaths = @("C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe", "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe")

# Check each path to see if Notepad++ is installed
foreach ($path in $notepadPlusPlusPaths) {
    if (Test-Path $path) {
        function Open-WithNPP ($filePath) {
            & $path $filePath
        }
        
		#set a simpler alias for above function because windows is crap. 
		Set-Alias -Name npp -Value Open-WithNPP
        
        break
    }
}

# setup zoxide if it exists
if ((Get-Command zoxide -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    Invoke-Expression (& { (zoxide init powershell | Out-String) })
}

#endregion

# Define a variable
#$MyVariable = "This is my variable."

# Clear up screen 
#clear