Endpoint Initialization
Universal Dashboard is now a part of PowerShell Universal. This documentation is for reference to the v2 version of Universal Dashboard and is no longer maintained.
Endpoint Initialization
Required Version: 2.0 or later
Endpoints within Universal Dashboard are run using a shared runspace pool. Runspaces are created and retained to ensure that performance is as best as it can be. As requests come in, more runspaces will be created up to a certain limit and then runspaces will be reused. When the runspaces are created, they are initialized with the return value of the
New-UDEndpointInitialization cmdlet. This value is passed to the New-UDDashboard cmdlet via the -EndpointInitialization cmdlet.Passing Variables to Endpoints
Much like
global: scope variables, variables that you pass to endpoints are available in all endpoints. To pass a variable, simply provide the name of the variable to the initialization cmdlet.1
$MyVariable = "Hi, there!"
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New-UDEndpointInitialization -Variable MyVariable
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You'll now be able to use
$MyVariable in all your endpoints.You can also pass arrays of variable names.
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$MyVariable = "Hi, there!"
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$YourVariable = "Good bye!"
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New-UDEndpointInitialization -Variable @("MyVariable", "YourVariable")
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Passing Functions to Endpoints
Functions are passed just like variables but using the
-Function parameter.1
function Get-MeABeer () { }
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New-UDEndpointInitialization -Function "Get-MeABeer"
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They also support arrays.
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function Get-MeABeer () { }
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function Get-YourSelfABeer() { }
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New-UDEndpointInitialization -Function @("Get-MeABeer", "Get-YourSelfABeer")
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Loading Modules in Endpoints
The name or path of the module should be provided to the
-Module parameter. You can specify arrays of modules or paths. Relative paths are relative to the current file.1
New-UDEndpointInitialization -Module @("ActiveDirectory", ".\HelpFunctions.psm1")
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Other Endpoint Initialization Properties
The
New-UDEndpointInitiailization cmdlet returns a InitialSessionState object. This object is part of the PowerShell SDK and provides more customization than does the cmdlet. You can store the result in a variable and set additional properties.1
$Init = New-UDEndpointInitialization
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$Init.LanguageMode = 'ConstrainedLanguage'
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