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Monad – A New Monad – A New Command Shell Command Shell

Jeffrey Snover, ArchitectJeffrey Snover, ArchitectJames Truher, Program ManagerJames Truher, Program ManagerTLN303TLN303Microsoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation

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Top 10 Developer Calls To ActionTop 10 Developer Calls To Action Follow the Windows Follow the Windows Vista style guidelinesVista style guidelines

Look like a great Windows Vista app by using the common file Look like a great Windows Vista app by using the common file dialogs, and providing high resolution live icons and preview dialogs, and providing high resolution live icons and preview controls for the shellcontrols for the shell

Enrich the user Enrich the user experienceexperience

Use Windows Presentation Foundation to create engaging, Use Windows Presentation Foundation to create engaging, scalable interfaces with multimedia, vector graphics and scalable interfaces with multimedia, vector graphics and animationanimation

Enable users to Enable users to visualize, search, and visualize, search, and organizeorganize

Provide metadata for your file formats and enable search and Provide metadata for your file formats and enable search and organize in your applicationsorganize in your applications

Run securelyRun securely Use least privilege user accounts and limit elevation requests; Use least privilege user accounts and limit elevation requests; express privilege demands and limitations using Code Access express privilege demands and limitations using Code Access SecuritySecurity

Design for reliability and Design for reliability and manageabilitymanageability

Use the new event logging and performance instrumentation Use the new event logging and performance instrumentation capabilities for monitoring, troubleshooting, and analysis of capabilities for monitoring, troubleshooting, and analysis of your application; make it easy to deploy and update by using your application; make it easy to deploy and update by using Windows Installer and ClickOnceWindows Installer and ClickOnce

Establish a customer Establish a customer feedback loopfeedback loop

Use the Windows Feedback Platform to log user errors, and Use the Windows Feedback Platform to log user errors, and Windows Developer Portal to analyze and fix themWindows Developer Portal to analyze and fix them

Build for connected systemsBuild for connected systems Use Windows Communication Foundation to build connected systems that Use Windows Communication Foundation to build connected systems that provide secure and reliable interoperability; take advantage of Windows provide secure and reliable interoperability; take advantage of Windows Workflow Foundation to enable flexible workflow in applicationsWorkflow Foundation to enable flexible workflow in applications

Bring data to the user with Bring data to the user with RSSRSS

Use the Windows Vista RSS common feedlist, shared data store, sync and Use the Windows Vista RSS common feedlist, shared data store, sync and parsing engine, and list extensions to RSS parsing engine, and list extensions to RSS

Make document data Make document data accessibleaccessible

Use the same open XML file format as XPS and Office "12” to make Use the same open XML file format as XPS and Office "12” to make documents easier for users to find, manage and integratedocuments easier for users to find, manage and integrate

Build for mobilityBuild for mobility Run great on laptops using power management and network awareness Run great on laptops using power management and network awareness APIs; use advanced ink and gesture support for mobile user interfacesAPIs; use advanced ink and gesture support for mobile user interfaces

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Microsoft ManagementMicrosoft ManagementAdministrative Control and Administrative Control and

ScriptingScriptingMonad Shell (msh.exe)Monad Shell (msh.exe)Task Scheduler 6.0Task Scheduler 6.0Windows Management Windows Management Infrastructure (WMI & WMIC)Infrastructure (WMI & WMIC)WS-Management and toolsWS-Management and toolsCommand Prompt (cmd.exe) Command Prompt (cmd.exe) Microsoft Management Console Microsoft Management Console 3.03.0

Health Monitoring and Health Monitoring and TroubleshootingTroubleshootingWindows Eventing 6.0Windows Eventing 6.0

Event Viewer 6.0Event Viewer 6.0

Performance Counters 2.0Performance Counters 2.0

Server Performance Advisor 2.0Server Performance Advisor 2.0

Microsoft Operations ManagerMicrosoft Operations Manager

Deployment and Deployment and Software DistributionSoftware DistributionWindows Server Update Windows Server Update ServicesServices

Installation Environment (Win Installation Environment (Win PE)PE)

Windows Deployment Services Windows Deployment Services (WDS)(WDS)

Systems Management ServerSystems Management Server

Configuration Management Configuration Management and Protectionand ProtectionGroup Policy InfrastructureGroup Policy Infrastructure

Group Policy Management Group Policy Management ConsoleConsole

Windows Resource ProtectionWindows Resource Protection(Files and Registry)(Files and Registry)

User Access ProtectionUser Access Protection

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RoadmapRoadmap

ScenarioScenario TodayToday TomorrowTomorrow

GUI ShellGUI Shell MMCMMC MMC with snap-ins layered MMC with snap-ins layered on on MonadMonad

Command ShellCommand Shell CMDCMD CMDCMD

SHSH

CSHCSH

KSHKSH

MonadMonadCommand Command ScriptingScripting

CMD scriptingCMD scripting CMD scriptingCMD scripting

MonadMonadCOM ScriptingCOM Scripting WSH WSH

VBScriptVBScript

JscriptJscript

WSHWSH VBScriptVBScript

JscriptJscript

Jscript (.NET)Jscript (.NET)MonadMonad

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Monad Command ShellMonad Command ShellMotivationMotivation

User experienceUser experiencePreferred interaction model is Command-line oriented Preferred interaction model is Command-line oriented scriptingscripting

ArchitecturalArchitecturalRefactor shell, commands, and utilities Refactor shell, commands, and utilities

Objectflow engineObjectflow engine

Integrate command line, COM, and .NET scriptingIntegrate command line, COM, and .NET scripting

InspirationsInspirationsUnix Shells and UtilitiesUnix Shells and Utilities

Compositional model is extremely powerfulCompositional model is extremely powerful

AS400 / VMSAS400 / VMSNaming and syntactic consistency aids in learningNaming and syntactic consistency aids in learning

TCL / WSHTCL / WSHEmbeddable & multi-language supportEmbeddable & multi-language support

BASH, PERL, C#BASH, PERL, C#Style, utility, and expressivenessStyle, utility, and expressiveness

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ObjectFlow EngineObjectFlow Engine

Cmdlets emit objectsCmdlets emit objects

Synthetic type systemSynthetic type systemExtendable by third-parties and usersExtendable by third-parties and users

Provides common data access syntaxProvides common data access syntax

Engine manages pipeline objectsEngine manages pipeline objectsIt shreds and coerces objects for It shreds and coerces objects for parameter bindingparameter binding

It renders into textual views for It renders into textual views for interactive users or interoperabilityinteractive users or interoperability

Utilities are object manipulatorsUtilities are object manipulators

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Monad Value PropositionMonad Value Proposition

Developers writeDevelopers write.NET interfaces to management objects.NET interfaces to management objects

Thin Cmdlets/Providers for a rich experienceThin Cmdlets/Providers for a rich experience

Monad exposesMonad exposesCmdlets => command line toolsCmdlets => command line tools

Provider data => navigable drivesProvider data => navigable drives

Monad providesMonad providesInteractive shellInteractive shell

Strong language supportingStrong language supportingCommand line, COM, and .NET scripting stylesCommand line, COM, and .NET scripting styles

Single parser/argument validatorSingle parser/argument validator

Utilities and formattingUtilities and formatting

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Cmdlet DevelopmentCmdlet Development

Focus on the experience of admin tasksFocus on the experience of admin tasksSub-class CMDLET Sub-class CMDLET Use attributes to expose properties as Use attributes to expose properties as parametersparametersOverride one or more methodOverride one or more method

BeginProcessing(), ProcessRecord(), EndProcessing(), BeginProcessing(), ProcessRecord(), EndProcessing(), StopProcessing()StopProcessing()

Use helper functionsUse helper functionsWriteProgress(), WriteDebug(), WriteObject(), WriteProgress(), WriteDebug(), WriteObject(), WriteError(), WriteVerbose()WriteError(), WriteVerbose()ShouldContinue(), ShouldProcess() ShouldContinue(), ShouldProcess() ThrowTerminatingError()ThrowTerminatingError()

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Management CmdletManagement Cmdlet

James TruherJames TruherProgram ManagerProgram ManagerAxPAxP

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Provider DevelopmentProvider Development

Focus on experience of interacting Focus on experience of interacting with your data with your data Implement one or more abstract Implement one or more abstract classes and interfacesclasses and interfaces

Abstract classesAbstract classesContainerCmdletProvider, ContainerCmdletProvider, DriveCmdletProvider, ItemCmdletProvider, DriveCmdletProvider, ItemCmdletProvider, NavigationCmdletProviderNavigationCmdletProvider

InterfacesInterfacesIContentProvider, IPropertiesProvider, IContentProvider, IPropertiesProvider, IPermissionProvider, etcIPermissionProvider, etc

Use attributes to expose capabilitiesUse attributes to expose capabilitiesCmdletProvider, SupportsShouldProcessCmdletProvider, SupportsShouldProcess

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JET Database ProviderJET Database Provider

James TruherJames TruherProgram ManagerProgram ManagerAxPAxP

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A Command Scripting A Command Scripting LanguageLanguage

Scripting languages do not lend Scripting languages do not lend themselves to an interactive shellthemselves to an interactive shell

Opportunity to improve learn-ability Opportunity to improve learn-ability through better consistencythrough better consistency

Provide production ready scriptingProvide production ready scripting

$a = get-process $a = get-process # vs Declaration# vs Declaration$a > filename $a > filename # Easy file interaction# Easy file interactioncopy-item a b copy-item a b # No Quoting arguments# No Quoting arguments

While ( ) { } # vs while … do … doneWhile ( ) { } # vs while … do … doneIf ( ) { } # vs if … then … fiIf ( ) { } # vs if … then … fiSwitch ( ) { } # case … ;; esacSwitch ( ) { } # case … ;; esac

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Tools For DiscoveryTools For Discovery

Get-HelpGet-HelpRetrieves documentation about Retrieves documentation about Cmdlets and language topicsCmdlets and language topics

Get-CommandGet-CommandRetrieves information about Cmdlets, Retrieves information about Cmdlets, scripts, aliases, functions, filters and scripts, aliases, functions, filters and native executablesnative executables

Get-MemberGet-MemberRetrieves information about Retrieves information about ObjectsObjects

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Uniform Data Access Uniform Data Access SyntaxSyntax

XMLXML

WMI/ADSIWMI/ADSI> $x.Handles (msh) vs. x.Properties[“Handles”] (vbs) > $x.Handles (msh) vs. x.Properties[“Handles”] (vbs)

ADOADOColumn names mapped to propertiesColumn names mapped to properties

Synthetic types created when possibleSynthetic types created when possibleSystem.__ComObject#{d30c1661-cdaf-11d0-8a3e-System.__ComObject#{d30c1661-cdaf-11d0-8a3e-00c04fc9e26e}00c04fc9e26e}System.Xml.XmlElement#http://System.Xml.XmlElement#http://schemas.microsoft.org/root/HW_MNGT/schemas.microsoft.org/root/HW_MNGT/2004/07#NumericSensor2004/07#NumericSensorSystem.Management.ManagementObject#root\cimv2\System.Management.ManagementObject#root\cimv2\Win32_Win32_ProcessProcess

$x=[xml]"<a><b><c>TEST</c></b></a>"$x=[xml]"<a><b><c>TEST</c></b></a>"$x.a.b.c$x.a.b.c$x | format-custom$x | format-custom

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Scripting TextScripting Text

.NET String class is the foundation .NET String class is the foundation classclass

Many .NET classes can be created Many .NET classes can be created with stringswith strings

Native support for useful datatypesNative support for useful datatypesArrays, HashTable, Regex, XMLArrays, HashTable, Regex, XML

Rich string operatorsRich string operatorsMatch, Like, Replace, Multiply, AddMatch, Like, Replace, Multiply, Add

[datetime]"1/1/2006"[datetime]"1/1/2006"[xml]"<a><b>test</b></a>“[xml]"<a><b>test</b></a>“[system.io.fileinfo]"C:\windows\notepad.exe"[system.io.fileinfo]"C:\windows\notepad.exe"

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Scripting COM Scripting COM

New-Object –ComObject <progid>New-Object –ComObject <progid>Binds to automation-compatible COM objectsBinds to automation-compatible COM objects

Reflect for properties/methodsReflect for properties/methods

Access properties/methodsAccess properties/methods

Use in pipelines and utilitiesUse in pipelines and utilities

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Scripting .NETScripting .NET

Create .NET objectsCreate .NET objects$d=New-Object System.DateTime 2005,4,20$d=New-Object System.DateTime 2005,4,20

Inspecting/Accessing properties-methodsInspecting/Accessing properties-methods$d.DayOfWeek $d.DayOfWeek $d.AddMonths(6)$d.AddMonths(6)[DateTime]::Now[DateTime]::Now[DateTime]::IsLeapYear(2005)[DateTime]::IsLeapYear(2005)Method matching is done via least-type Method matching is done via least-type differencingdifferencing

Use casts to override [DateTime]::IsLeapYear([INT]$x)Use casts to override [DateTime]::IsLeapYear([INT]$x)

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All Together NowAll Together Now

James TruherJames TruherProgram ManagerProgram ManagerAxPAxP

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Call To Action!Call To Action!

Write .NET interfaces to your Write .NET interfaces to your management objectsmanagement objects

Expose tasks by creating classes Expose tasks by creating classes which derive from Cmdletwhich derive from Cmdlet

Expose (hierarchical) data by Expose (hierarchical) data by implementing a Provider implementing a Provider

Write and share scriptsWrite and share scripts

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Community ResourcesCommunity Resources

At PDCAt PDCFor more information, go seeFor more information, go see

FUN311 Manageable Apps, FUN301 MMC 3.0, FUN315 Perf FUN311 Manageable Apps, FUN301 MMC 3.0, FUN315 Perf counters, FUN316 Schematized Events, counters, FUN316 Schematized Events, Hands-on-Labs: Hands-on-Labs: TLNHOL06 (cmdlet), TLNHOL08 (provider), TLNHOL25 (scripting)TLNHOL06 (cmdlet), TLNHOL08 (provider), TLNHOL25 (scripting)Ask The Experts tableAsk The Experts tableTools and Languages Track loungeTools and Languages Track lounge

After PDCAfter PDCScriptCenter: ScriptCenter: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspxNewsgroup: Microsoft.Public.Windows.Server.ScriptingNewsgroup: Microsoft.Public.Windows.Server.ScriptingChannel 9 tag: Channel 9 tag: http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/Monadhttp://channel9.msdn.com/tags/MonadTeam blog: Team blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/monad/default.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/monad/default.aspxWiki:Wiki: http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.MSHWikihttp://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.MSHWiki2 Monad “Best of TechEd” Webcasts 2 Monad “Best of TechEd” Webcasts http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/teched2005.mspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/events/series/teched2005.mspx

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