Snippets

This is a curated list of potentially useful snippets that I’ve published.

C#

• ArtificialStackTraceException.cs — when you need a stack trace but you don’t need to throw
• KeyValueConfigStore.cs — simple windows registry interface
• MicroLog.cs — C# logging micro-framework
• Migrate-Db.ps1 — run schema migration scripts on a SQL Server databse
• NanoLog.cs — C# logging nano-framework

Javascript

• require.js — require(...) npm dependencies from the browser console

*nix

• csv2json — convert .csv files into .json files
• mkgitconfig — sensible Git defaults
• tun0 — openVPN integration with interfaces(5)

PowerShell

• EnvPaths.psm1 — functions for manipulating $env:PATH
• Get-WebFile.ps1 — download a file and verify its integrity

Python

• getuser.py — lookup user id and name from the source (read: no environmental variables consulted). Cross-platform compatible (Windows, *nix).
• knownpaths.py — Python wrapper around the SHGetKnownFolderPath Windows Shell function

Windows

• autoupdate.bat — hands-off script to fully patch a fresh Windows install
• delete-temp-aspnet.ps1 — delete all files in Temporary ASP.NET Files at boot
• DeleteQueue.bat — fast-delete the files in the delete queue
• Get-AssemblyReverseReferences.ps1 — what .dll’s are referencing this .dll (and which version)?
• Get-WindowsSDKConstant.ps1 — calculate the value for any constant in the Windows SDK
• maintain-links.ps1 — automatically maintain shortcuts to files in subdirectories
• measure-lines.ps1 — find files with the most lines of code in a project