PowerShell tab completion for Rake tasks via PowerTab

console.txt

PS> rake -T
rake build             # build all of the solution configurations
rake build_installers  # build the installers
rake build_no_reports  # build the solution without reports
rake build_reports     # build the repots only
rake build_sharepoint  # build the SharePoint website
rake package           # package the websites for all publish profiles
rake package_staging   # package the websites for staging
rake package_test      # package the websites for test
rake package_web       # package the websites for production
rake test              # run the regular unit tests and db installer tests
rake version           # version all of the assemblies

Invoke-RakeTabExpansion.ps1

if(Test-Path Function:Register-TabExpansion) {
  Register-TabExpansion -Name 'rake' -Type Command -Handler {
    rake -T | %{ $_ -match '(^rake)(?<task>.*)(#.*)' } | %{ $matches['task'] } | %{ $_.Trim() }
  }
}

Reference

• about_Split
• String operations chart (PDF)
• collection -match doesn't do what you think it does