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+tests

StringFinder.ps1

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+function Get-PathItems {
+    param (
+        [string]$Path
+    )
+    if (Test-Path -Path $Path -PathType Container) {
+        return Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -Recurse -Force -Attributes !Directory #Directories can't be scanned by Select-String so don't show them in listing
+    }    
+    throw "Virable path $($Path) must be a Folder or Container."
+}
+
+function Get-Lines {
+    param (
+        [string]$StingFilePath
+    )
+    if ((Test-Path -Path $StingFilePath -PathType Leaf)){
+        $item = Get-Item -Path $StingFilePath
+        $ext = $item.Extension
+        if($ext -like "*.txt"){
+            return Get-Content -Path $StingFilePath
+        }
+    }
+    throw "Variable StringFilePath $($StringFilePath) must be a txt file"
+}
+
+function Check-Files {
+    param (
+        [string]$Path,
+        [string]$StingFilePath
+    )
+    $Items = Get-PathItems -Path $Path
+    $Lines = Get-Lines -StingFilePath $StingFilePath
+    Write-Host "Items Found $($Items.Count)"
+    Write-Host $Lines.Count
+    <#$Items | Foreach-Object -ThrottleLimit 5 -Parallel {
+        #"starting on $_"
+        foreach ($line in $Lines){
+            try {
+                Select-String -Path $_ -Pattern $line
+            }
+            catch {
+                Write-Host "$_ couldn't be processed by Select-String"
+            }
+        }
+        #"ended $_"
+    }#>
+
+    <##>foreach($item in $Items){
+        #Write-Host "starting on $item"
+        foreach ($line in $Lines){
+            try {
+                Select-String -Path $item -Pattern $line | Select-Object -Property Path,LineNumber | Format-Table -AutoSize
+            }
+            catch {
+                Write-Host "$item couldn't be processed by Select-String"
+            }
+        }
+        #Write-Host "ended $item"
+    }<##>
+}