psNGENposh: Powershell module to perform various SYNCHRONOUS ngen functions.

by Collin Chaffin

Description:

This Powershell module performs various SYNCHRONOUS ngen functions.

Since the purpose of this module is to for interactive use, I intentionally did not include any "Queue" options.

Installation Instructions

Install via the PSGallery via:

Install-Module psNGENposh -AllowPrerelease -Scope AllUsers

Examples:

Open Windows Powershell and execute:

Import-Module psNGENposh

To invoke ngen on currently loaded assembles, skipping those already generated:

PS C:\> Invoke-NGENposh

To invoke ngen on currently loaded assembles (ensure up to date even if cached):

 PS C:\> Invoke-NGENposh -Force

To invoke ngen to regenerate cache for all system assemblies (SEE WARNING BELOW*):

 PS C:\> Invoke-NGENposh -All

WARNING: The '-All' switch since the execution is SYNCHRONOUS will take considerable time, and literally regenerate all the global assembly cache. There should theoretically be no downside to this, but bear in mind other than time (and cpu) that since all the generated cache files are new, any system backups will consider those files as new and may likely cause your next incremental backup to be much larger

Changelog:

Version	Release Date	Description
v1.0.0.1	09-10-2019	Initial release

TODO:

No immediate TODOs but please submit PRs or requests via GH issue and I will update accordingly.

LICENSE:

Please see the included LICENSE file.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Collin Chaffin

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