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# api: powershell
# title: Search-WmiNamespace.ps1
# description: From Windows PowerShell Cookbook (O’Reilly) by Lee Holmes
# version: 0.1
# type: class
# author: Lee Holmes
# license: CC0
# function: New-WmiMatch
# x-poshcode-id: 2212
# x-archived: 2016-03-18T21:39:15
# x-published: 2011-09-09T21:42:00
#
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## Search-WmiNamespace
##
## From Windows PowerShell Cookbook (O'Reilly)
## by Lee Holmes (http://www.leeholmes.com/guide)
##
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<#

.SYNOPSIS

Search the WMI classes installed on the system for the provided match text.

.EXAMPLE

Search-WmiNamespace Registry
Searches WMI for any classes or descriptions that mention "Registry"

.EXAMPLE

Search-WmiNamespace Process ClassName,PropertyName
Searchs WMI for any classes or properties that mention "Process"

.EXAMPLE

Search-WmiNamespace CPU -Detailed
Searches WMI for any class names, descriptions, or properties that mention
"CPU"

#>

param(
    ## The pattern to search for
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string] $Pattern,

    ## Switch parameter to look for class names, descriptions, or properties
    [switch] $Detailed,

    ## Switch parameter to look for class names, descriptions, properties, and
    ## property description.
    [switch] $Full,

    ## Custom match options.
    ## Supports any or all of the following match options:
    ## ClassName, ClassDescription, PropertyName, PropertyDescription
    [string[]] $MatchOptions = ("ClassName","ClassDescription")
)

Set-StrictMode -Off

## Helper function to create a new object that represents
## a Wmi match from this script
function New-WmiMatch
{
    param( $matchType, $className, $propertyName, $line )

    $wmiMatch = New-Object PsObject -Property @{
        MatchType = $matchType;
        ClassName = $className;
        PropertyName = $propertyName;
        Line = $line
    }

    $wmiMatch
}

## If they've specified the -detailed or -full options, update
## the match options to provide them an appropriate amount of detail
if($detailed)
{
    $matchOptions = "ClassName","ClassDescription","PropertyName"
}

if($full)
{
    $matchOptions =
        "ClassName","ClassDescription","PropertyName","PropertyDescription"
}

## Verify that they specified only valid match options
foreach($matchOption in $matchOptions)
{
    $fullMatchOptions =
        "ClassName","ClassDescription","PropertyName","PropertyDescription"

    if($fullMatchOptions -notcontains $matchOption)
    {
        $error = "Cannot convert value {0} to a match option. " +
            "Specify one of the following values and try again. " +
            "The possible values are ""{1}""."
        $ofs = ", "
        throw ($error -f $matchOption, ([string] $fullMatchOptions))
    }
}

## Go through all of the available classes on the computer
foreach($class in Get-WmiObject -List -Rec)
{
    ## Provide explicit get options, so that we get back descriptios
    ## as well
    $managementOptions = New-Object System.Management.ObjectGetOptions
    $managementOptions.UseAmendedQualifiers = $true
    $managementClass =
        New-Object Management.ManagementClass $class.Name,$managementOptions

    ## If they want us to match on class names, check if their text
    ## matches the class name
    if($matchOptions -contains "ClassName")
    {
        if($managementClass.Name -match $pattern)
        {
            New-WmiMatch "ClassName" `
                $managementClass.Name $null $managementClass.__PATH
        }
    }

    ## If they want us to match on class descriptions, check if their text
    ## matches the class description
    if($matchOptions -contains "ClassDescription")
    {
        $description =
            $managementClass.Qualifiers |
                foreach { if($_.Name -eq "Description") { $_.Value } }
        if($description -match $pattern)
        {
            New-WmiMatch "ClassDescription" `
                $managementClass.Name $null $description
        }
    }

    ## Go through the properties of the class
    foreach($property in $managementClass.Properties)
    {
        ## If they want us to match on property names, check if their text
        ## matches the property name
        if($matchOptions -contains "PropertyName")
        {
            if($property.Name -match $pattern)
            {
                New-WmiMatch "PropertyName" `
                    $managementClass.Name $property.Name $property.Name
            }
        }

        ## If they want us to match on property descriptions, check if
        ## their text matches the property name
        if($matchOptions -contains "PropertyDescription")
        {
            $propertyDescription =
                $property.Qualifiers |
                    foreach { if($_.Name -eq "Description") { $_.Value } }
            if($propertyDescription -match $pattern)
            {
                New-WmiMatch "PropertyDescription" `
                    $managementClass.Name $property.Name $propertyDescription
            }
        }
    }
}