First Powershell Wrapper Functions for SourceGear Vault Client

I have written three functions so far. They cover the main tasks I perform when working with my Vault for my Powershell scripts.

They are:

• In-VaultFile
• Out-VaultFile
• Get-VaultCheckoutList

A couple of items to note:

• Getting the command-line to work was a bit tricky
• The ‘vault.exe’ app outputs XML, which made generating feedback really nice. Of course, I didn’t know about [xml]$var at first. But, once I read about that, things moved along nicely.
• I don’t like that I have to store my username and password in the cleartext in my script file. Not sure what options I have on that one. I certainly don’t want to have to type it out every time!
• The Vault Command Line Client has a lot of other functions available. I will probably be adding wrappers for some others in the near future… Like creating new folders, viewing history, etc.

I love that we can expose only certain functions from within a module. That is cool!

Lastly, I just want to say THANK YOU to Mr. Snover and his team! I haven’t had this much fun working on computers in quite a while! Sys Admin is FUN AGAIN!

Anyway, here’s the code…

#################################################################
# FUNCTION: In-VaultFile
#
# WRITTEN BY: Derek Mangrum
#
# 2009-01-08 : Initial Version
#################################################################
function In-VaultFile
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS 
    Checks a file in to SourceGear Vault
.DESCRIPTION 
    Checks a file in to SourceGear Vault
.NOTES 
    Author     : Derek Mangrum  derek.mangrum@gmail.com 
    Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 or later
.LINK 
    http://grinding-it-out.blogspot.com/
.EXAMPLE 
    In-VaultFile c:\scripts\file01.ps1 "This is my comment"
.EXAMPLE
    dir c:\scripts\Modules -Recurse -Filter *.psm1 | In-VaultFile -Comment "My comments"
.PARAMETER File
    The file that you want to check in.
.PARAMETER Comment
    Comments for the check in operation. Required.
#>
    
    param 
    ( 
        [Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeLine=$true)]
            [string]$File,
        [Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeLine=$false)]
            [string]$Comment
    )

    BEGIN
    {
    } #END BEGIN
    
    PROCESS
    {
        checkIn-File $File $Comment    
    } #END PROCESS
    
    END 
    {    
    } #END END
}

function checkIn-File
{
    param
    (
        [string]$File,
        [string]$Comment
    )
    
    if (Test-Path $File)
    {
        $item = (Resolve-Path $File) -replace 'C:', '$'
        $item = $item -replace '\\', '/'
        $user = userInfo
        $Comment = $Comment -replace " ", "_" 
        $command = "cmd.exe /C `"C:\Program Files\SourceGear\Vault Client\vault.exe`" CHECKIN -host $($user.Host) -user $($user.name) -password $($user.pass) -ssl -repository $($user.Repository) -comment $Comment $item"
        
        [xml]$result = Invoke-Expression $command
        
        if ($result.vault.result.success -eq "yes")
        {
            Write-Host "SUCCESS: " -ForegroundColor Green
            $result.vault.'#comment'
        }
        else
        {
            Write-Host "FAIL: " -ForegroundColor Red 
            $result.vault.'#comment'
        }
    }
    else
    {
        Write-Host "No such file: " -ForegroundColor Red -NoNewline
        $File
    }
}

#################################################################
# FUNCTION: Out-VaultFile
#
# WRITTEN BY: Derek Mangrum
#
# 2009-01-08 : Initial Version
#################################################################
function Out-VaultFile
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS 
    Checks a file out from SourceGear Vault
.DESCRIPTION 
    Checks a file out from SourceGear Vault
.NOTES 
    Author     : Derek Mangrum  derek.mangrum@gmail.com 
    Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 or later
.LINK 
    http://grinding-it-out.blogspot.com/
.EXAMPLE 
    Out-VaultFile c:\scripts\file01.ps1
.EXAMPLE
    dir c:\scripts\Modules -Recurse -Filter *.psm1 | Out-VaultFile
.PARAMETER File
    The file that you want to check in.
#>
    
    param 
    ( 
        [Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeLine=$true)]
            [string]$File
    )

    BEGIN
    {
    } #END BEGIN
    
    PROCESS
    {
        checkOut-File $File
    } #END PROCESS
    
    END 
    {    
    } #END END
}

function checkOut-File
{
    param
    (
        [string]$File
    )
    
    if (Test-Path $File)
    {
        $item = (Resolve-Path $File) -replace 'C:', '$'
        $item = $item -replace '\\', '/'
        $user = userInfo
        $command = "cmd.exe /C `"C:\Program Files\SourceGear\Vault Client\vault.exe`" CHECKOUT -host $($user.Host) -user $($user.name) -password $($user.pass) -ssl -repository $($user.Repository) $item"

        [xml]$result = Invoke-Expression $command
        
        if ($result.vault.result.success -eq "yes")
        {
            Write-Host "SUCCESS: " -ForegroundColor Green
            $result.vault.'#comment'
        }
        else
        {
            Write-Host "FAIL: " -ForegroundColor Red
            $result.vault.'#comment'
        }
    }
    else
    {
        Write-Host "No such file: " -ForegroundColor Red -NoNewline
        $File
    }
}

#################################################################
# FUNCTION: Get-VaultCheckoutList
#
# WRITTEN BY: Derek Mangrum
#
# 2009-01-08 : Initial Version
#################################################################
function Get-VaultCheckoutList
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS 
    Lists all items currently checked out.
.DESCRIPTION 
    Lists all items currently checked out.
.NOTES 
    Author     : Derek Mangrum  derek.mangrum@gmail.com 
    Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 or later
.LINK 
    http://grinding-it-out.blogspot.com/
.EXAMPLE 
    Get-VaultCheckoutList
#>
    
    BEGIN
    {
    } #END BEGIN
    
    PROCESS
    {
        getList
    } #END PROCESS
    
    END 
    {    
    } #END END
}

function getList
{
    
    $user = userInfo
    $command = "cmd.exe /C `"C:\Program Files\SourceGear\Vault Client\vault.exe`" LISTCHECKOUTS -host $($user.Host) -user $($user.Name) -password $($user.pass) -ssl -repository $($user.Repository)"

    [xml]$result = Invoke-Expression $command
    
    Write-Host "The following items are currently checked out"
    Write-Host "---------------------------------------------"
    
    if ($result.vault.result.success -eq 'yes')
    {
        foreach ($item in $result.vault.checkoutlist.checkoutitem) 
        {
            $item.checkoutuser.localpath
        }
    }
    else
    {
        Write-Host "ERROR" -ForegroundColor Red
    }
}

function userInfo
{
    $user = @{}
    $user.Name = 'MyName'
    $user.Pass = 'MyPassword'
    $user.Host = 'MyHost'
    $user.Repository = 'MyRepository'
    
    return $user
}

Export-ModuleMember In-VaultFile
Export-ModuleMember Out-VaultFile
Export-ModuleMember Get-VaultCheckoutList