Get-MicrosoftPowerShellCore

Get.Software/Get.Software.json

@@ -50,14 +50,18 @@
     },
     "VMwareTools" : {
       "Uri" : "https://packages.vmware.com/tools/versions",
-      "DownloadUri" : "https://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/",
+      "DownloadUri" : "https://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/latest/",
       "Platforms" : [
         "Windows"
       ],
       "Architecture" : [
         "x64"
       ],
       "MatchFileName" : "[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\-[0-9]+\\-x86_64"
+    },
+    "MicrosoftPowerShellCore" : {
+      "Uri" : "https://api.github.com/repos/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases",
+      "ContentType" : "application/json; charset=utf-8"
     }
   },
   "Preferences" : {

Get.Software/Get.Software.psd1

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         'Get-NotepadPpUri', "Get-VMwareTools",
         'Get-NotepadPpVersion', 'Get-PaintDotNetUri', 
         'Get-PaintDotNetVersion', 'Get-VideoLanVlcPlayer', 
-        'Get-OracleVirtualBox',
+        'Get-OracleVirtualBox', 'Get-MicrosoftPowerShellCore'
         'Get-CitrixXenServerTools', 'Get-ZoomVersion')
 
     # Cmdlets to export from this module, for best performance, do not use wildcards and do not delete the entry, use an empty array if there are no cmdlets to export.

Get.Software/Public/Get-MicrosoftPowerShellCore.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+Function Get-MicrosoftPowerShellCore {
+    <#
+        .SYNOPSIS
+            Returns the latest PowerShell Core version number.
+
+        .DESCRIPTION
+            Returns the latest PowerShell Core version number.
+
+        .NOTES
+            Author: Aaron Parker
+            Twitter: @stealthpuppy
+        
+        .LINK
+            https://github.com/aaronparker/Get.Software
+
+        .EXAMPLE
+            Get-PowerShellCoreVersion
+
+            Description:
+            Returns the latest PowerShell Core version number.
+    #>
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    Param()
+
+    # Get latest version and download latest PowerShell Core release via GitHub API
+    # Query the PowerShell Core repository for releases, keeping the latest stable release
+    $Content = Invoke-WebContent -Uri $script:resourceStrings.Applications.MicrosoftPowerShellCore.Uri `
+        -ContentType $script:resourceStrings.Applications.MicrosoftPowerShellCore.ContentType -Raw
+    $JsonReleases = $Content | ConvertFrom-Json
+    $LatestRelease = $JsonReleases | Where-Object { $_.prerelease -eq $False } | Select-Object -First 1
+
+    # Build the output object with release details
+    ForEach ($release in $latestRelease.assets) {
+        $PSObject = [PSCustomObject] @{
+            Version      = $LatestRelease.tag_name
+            Platform     = "Platform"
+            Architecture = "x64"
+            URI          = $release.browser_download_url
+            Size         = $release.size
+        }
+        Write-Output -InputObject $PSObject
+    }
+}

Get.Software/Public/Get-VMwareTools.ps1

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Function Get-VMwareTools {
         ForEach ($architecture in $script:resourceStrings.Applications.VMwareTools.Architecture) {
 
             # Query the download page for the download file name
-            $Uri = ("https://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/latest/$platform/$architecture/index.html").ToLower()
+            $Uri = ("$($script:resourceStrings.Applications.VMwareTools.DownloadUri)$platform/$architecture/index.html").ToLower()
             $Content = Invoke-WebContent -Uri $Uri
             $Line = ($Content.split("`n") | `
                         Select-String -Pattern $script:resourceStrings.Applications.VMwareTools.MatchFileName).ToString().Trim()
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Function Get-VMwareTools {
             $PSObject = [PSCustomObject] @{
                 Version      = ($VersionTable | Select-Object -First 1).Version
                 Platform     = $platform
-                Architecture = $architecture                
+                Architecture = $architecture
                 URI          = "https://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/latest/$($platform.ToLower())/$architecture/$filename"
                 ESXi         = (($VersionTable | Select-Object -First 1).Server -replace "esx/", "")
             }