Get-TypeNames.ps1

function Get-TypeNames {
    # .SYNOPSIS
    # Obtains an array of all currently-available type names.
    #
    # .DESCRIPTION
    # Obtains an array of all currently-available type names. This function
    # is useful for obtaining a list of all available types to determine if
    # a type is missing and needs to be loaded.
    #
    # By default, this function de-duplicates the list of type names. This
    # operation is relatively slow, so if you are not concerned about having
    # duplicate type names in the array, you can use the -DoNotRemoveDuplicates
    # switch to enhance performance slightly.
    #
    # .PARAMETER ReferenceToArrayOfTypeNames
    # This parameter is required; it is a reference to an array. If the
    # function is successful, the referenced object will be populated with an
    # array of all type names. If the function fails, then the referenced
    # object is undefined.
    #
    # .PARAMETER DoNotRemoveDuplicates
    # This parameter is optional; if it is present, then the function will
    # not remove duplicate type names from the array. Not removing duplicates
    # enhances performance slightly.
    #
    # .EXAMPLE
    # $arrTypeNames = @()
    # $intReturnCode = Get-TypeNames -ReferenceToArrayOfTypeNames ([ref]$arrTypeNames)
    #
    # .EXAMPLE
    # $arrTypeNames = @()
    # $intReturnCode = Get-TypeNames -ReferenceToArrayOfTypeNames ([ref]$arrTypeNames) -DoNotRemoveDuplicates
    #
    # .EXAMPLE
    # $arrTypeNames = @()
    # $intReturnCode = Get-TypeNames ([ref]$arrTypeNames)
    #
    # .INPUTS
    # None. You can't pipe objects to Get-TypeNames.
    #
    # .OUTPUTS
    # System.Boolean. Get-TypeNames returns an integer value indiciating
    # whether the process completed successfully. 0 means the process completed
    # successfully; a negative number indicates that there was a critical
    # failure; and, a positive number indicates that a warning occurred.
    #
    # .NOTES
    # This function also supports the use of a positional parameter instead of a
    # named parameter. If positional parameters are used instead of named
    # parameters, then one positional parameter is required: it is a reference to
    # an array. If the function is successful, the referenced object will be
    # populated with an array of all type names. If the function fails, then the
    # referenced object is undefined.
    #
    # Version: 2.0.20250215.0

    #region License ############################################################
    # Copyright (c) 2025 Frank Lesniak
    #
    # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
    # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
    # in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
    # to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
    # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
    # furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
    #
    # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
    # all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
    #
    # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
    # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
    # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
    # AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
    # LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
    # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
    # SOFTWARE.
    #endregion License ############################################################

    param (
        [ref]$ReferenceToArrayOfTypeNames = ([ref]$null),
        [switch]$DoNotRemoveDuplicates
    )

    function Get-ExportedTypesFromRuntimeAssemblySafely {
        # .SYNOPSIS
        # Obtains the exported types from a RuntimeAssembly object.
        #
        # .DESCRIPTION
        # Given a RuntimeAssembly object, this function retrieves the exported
        # types from the assembly, but does so in a way that suppresses errors from
        # being displayed to the console. This function is useful when you want to
        # obtain the exported types from an assembly, but you don't want to see any
        # errors that may occur during the process. The function returns $true if
        # no errors occurred; otherwise, it returns $false.
        #
        # .PARAMETER ReferenceToArrayOfExportedTypes
        # This parameter is required; it is a reference to a System.Object[]
        # (array) that will be used to store output. If the export of types is
        # successful, the function guarantees that the referenced object will
        # always be an array, even when a single item is returned. If the export of
        # types is unsuccessful, the referenced object is undefined.
        #
        # .PARAMETER ReferenceToSystemReflectionRuntimeAssembly
        # This parameter is a reference (pointer) to a
        # System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly object from which the function will get
        # its exported types.
        #
        # .EXAMPLE
        # $arrReturnData = @()
        # $arrAssemblies = @([AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies())
        # $boolSuccess = Get-ExportedTypesFromRuntimeAssemblySafely -ReferenceToArrayOfExportedTypes ([ref]$arrReturnData) -ReferenceToSystemReflectionRuntimeAssembly ([ref]($arrAssemblies[0]))
        #
        # .EXAMPLE
        # $arrReturnData = @()
        # $arrAssemblies = @([AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies())
        # $boolSuccess = Get-ExportedTypesFromRuntimeAssemblySafely ([ref]$arrReturnData) ([ref]($arrAssemblies[0]))
        #
        # .INPUTS
        # None. You can't pipe objects to
        # Get-ExportedTypesFromRuntimeAssemblySafely.
        #
        # .OUTPUTS
        # System.Boolean. Get-ExportedTypesFromRuntimeAssemblySafely returns a
        # boolean value indiciating whether the process completed successfully.
        # $true means the process completed successfully; $false means there was an
        # error.
        #
        # .NOTES
        # This function also supports the use of positional parameters instead of named
        # parameters. If positional parameters are used instead of named parameters,
        # then two positional parameters are required:
        #
        # The first positional parameter is a reference to a System.Object[] (array)
        # that will be used to store output. The function guarantees that the output
        # will always be an array, even when a single item is returned.
        #
        # The second positional parameter is a reference (pointer) to a
        # System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly object from which the function will get
        # its exported types.
        #
        # Version: 2.0.20250215.0

        #region License ########################################################
        # Copyright (c) 2025 Frank Lesniak
        #
        # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
        # copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
        # "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
        # without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
        # distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
        # persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
        # following conditions:
        #
        # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
        # in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
        #
        # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
        # OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
        # MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
        # NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
        # DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
        # OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
        # USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
        #endregion License ########################################################

        param (
            [ref]$ReferenceToArrayOfExportedTypes = ([ref]$null),
            [ref]$ReferenceToSystemReflectionRuntimeAssembly = ([ref]$null)
        )

        #region FunctionsToSupportErrorHandling ################################
        function Get-ReferenceToLastError {
            # .SYNOPSIS
            # Gets a reference (memory pointer) to the last error that
            # occurred.
            #
            # .DESCRIPTION
            # Returns a reference (memory pointer) to $null ([ref]$null) if no
            # errors on on the $error stack; otherwise, returns a reference to
            # the last error that occurred.
            #
            # .EXAMPLE
            # # Intentionally empty trap statement to prevent terminating
            # # errors from halting processing
            # trap { }
            #
            # # Retrieve the newest error on the stack prior to doing work:
            # $refLastKnownError = Get-ReferenceToLastError
            #
            # # Store current error preference; we will restore it after we do
            # # some work:
            # $actionPreferenceFormerErrorPreference = $global:ErrorActionPreference
            #
            # # Set ErrorActionPreference to SilentlyContinue; this will suppress
            # # error output. Terminating errors will not output anything, kick
            # # to the empty trap statement and then continue on. Likewise, non-
            # # terminating errors will also not output anything, but they do not
            # # kick to the trap statement; they simply continue on.
            # $global:ErrorActionPreference = [System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference]::SilentlyContinue
            #
            # # Do something that might trigger an error
            # Get-Item -Path 'C:\MayNotExist.txt'
            #
            # # Restore the former error preference
            # $global:ErrorActionPreference = $actionPreferenceFormerErrorPreference
            #
            # # Retrieve the newest error on the error stack
            # $refNewestCurrentError = Get-ReferenceToLastError
            #
            # $boolErrorOccurred = $false
            # if (($null -ne $refLastKnownError.Value) -and ($null -ne $refNewestCurrentError.Value)) {
            #     # Both not $null
            #     if (($refLastKnownError.Value) -ne ($refNewestCurrentError.Value)) {
            #         $boolErrorOccurred = $true
            #     }
            # } else {
            #     # One is $null, or both are $null
            #     # NOTE: $refLastKnownError could be non-null, while
            #     # $refNewestCurrentError could be null if $error was cleared;
            #     # this does not indicate an error.
            #     #
            #     # So:
            #     # If both are null, no error.
            #     # If $refLastKnownError is null and $refNewestCurrentError is
            #     # non-null, error.
            #     # If $refLastKnownError is non-null and $refNewestCurrentError
            #     # is null, no error.
            #     #
            #     if (($null -eq $refLastKnownError.Value) -and ($null -ne $refNewestCurrentError.Value)) {
            #         $boolErrorOccurred = $true
            #     }
            # }
            #
            # .INPUTS
            # None. You can't pipe objects to Get-ReferenceToLastError.
            #
            # .OUTPUTS
            # System.Management.Automation.PSReference ([ref]).
            # Get-ReferenceToLastError returns a reference (memory pointer) to
            # the last error that occurred. It returns a reference to $null
            # ([ref]$null) if there are no errors on on the $error stack.
            #
            # .NOTES
            # Version: 2.0.20250215.0

            #region License ################################################
            # Copyright (c) 2025 Frank Lesniak
            #
            # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
            # obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
            # files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
            # restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
            # copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
            # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
            # Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
            # conditions:
            #
            # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
            # included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
            #
            # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
            # EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
            # OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
            # NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
            # HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
            # WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
            # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
            # OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
            #endregion License ################################################

            if ($Error.Count -gt 0) {
                return ([ref]($Error[0]))
            } else {
                return ([ref]$null)
            }
        }

        function Test-ErrorOccurred {
            # .SYNOPSIS
            # Checks to see if an error occurred during a time period, i.e.,
            # during the execution of a command.
            #
            # .DESCRIPTION
            # Using two references (memory pointers) to errors, this function
            # checks to see if an error occurred based on differences between
            # the two errors.
            #
            # To use this function, you must first retrieve a reference to the
            # last error that occurred prior to the command you are about to
            # run. Then, run the command. After the command completes, retrieve
            # a reference to the last error that occurred. Pass these two
            # references to this function to determine if an error occurred.
            #
            # .PARAMETER ReferenceToEarlierError
            # This parameter is required; it is a reference (memory pointer) to
            # a System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord that represents the
            # newest error on the stack earlier in time, i.e., prior to running
            # the command for which you wish to determine whether an error
            # occurred.
            #
            # If no error was on the stack at this time,
            # ReferenceToEarlierError must be a reference to $null
            # ([ref]$null).
            #
            # .PARAMETER ReferenceToLaterError
            # This parameter is required; it is a reference (memory pointer) to
            # a System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord that represents the
            # newest error on the stack later in time, i.e., after to running
            # the command for which you wish to determine whether an error
            # occurred.
            #
            # If no error was on the stack at this time, ReferenceToLaterError
            # must be a reference to $null ([ref]$null).
            #
            # .EXAMPLE
            # # Intentionally empty trap statement to prevent terminating
            # # errors from halting processing
            # trap { }
            #
            # # Retrieve the newest error on the stack prior to doing work
            # if ($Error.Count -gt 0) {
            #     $refLastKnownError = ([ref]($Error[0]))
            # } else {
            #     $refLastKnownError = ([ref]$null)
            # }
            #
            # # Store current error preference; we will restore it after we do
            # # some work:
            # $actionPreferenceFormerErrorPreference = $global:ErrorActionPreference
            #
            # # Set ErrorActionPreference to SilentlyContinue; this will
            # # suppress error output. Terminating errors will not output
            # # anything, kick to the empty trap statement and then continue
            # # on. Likewise, non- terminating errors will also not output
            # # anything, but they do not kick to the trap statement; they
            # # simply continue on.
            # $global:ErrorActionPreference = [System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference]::SilentlyContinue
            #
            # # Do something that might trigger an error
            # Get-Item -Path 'C:\MayNotExist.txt'
            #
            # # Restore the former error preference
            # $global:ErrorActionPreference = $actionPreferenceFormerErrorPreference
            #
            # # Retrieve the newest error on the error stack
            # if ($Error.Count -gt 0) {
            #     $refNewestCurrentError = ([ref]($Error[0]))
            # } else {
            #     $refNewestCurrentError = ([ref]$null)
            # }
            #
            # if (Test-ErrorOccurred -ReferenceToEarlierError $refLastKnownError -ReferenceToLaterError $refNewestCurrentError) {
            #     # Error occurred
            # } else {
            #     # No error occurred
            # }
            #
            # .INPUTS
            # None. You can't pipe objects to Test-ErrorOccurred.
            #
            # .OUTPUTS
            # System.Boolean. Test-ErrorOccurred returns a boolean value
            # indicating whether an error occurred during the time period in
            # question. $true indicates an error occurred; $false indicates no
            # error occurred.
            #
            # .NOTES
            # This function also supports the use of positional parameters
            # instead of named parameters. If positional parameters are used
            # instead of named parameters, then two positional parameters are
            # required:
            #
            # The first positional parameter is a reference (memory pointer) to
            # a System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord that represents the
            # newest error on the stack earlier in time, i.e., prior to running
            # the command for which you wish to determine whether an error
            # occurred. If no error was on the stack at this time, the first
            # positional parameter must be a reference to $null ([ref]$null).
            #
            # The second positional parameter is a reference (memory pointer)
            # to a System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord that represents the
            # newest error on the stack later in time, i.e., after to running
            # the command for which you wish to determine whether an error
            # occurred. If no error was on the stack at this time,
            # ReferenceToLaterError must be a reference to $null ([ref]$null).
            #
            # Version: 2.0.20250215.0

            #region License ################################################
            # Copyright (c) 2025 Frank Lesniak
            #
            # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
            # obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
            # files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
            # restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
            # copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
            # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
            # Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
            # conditions:
            #
            # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
            # included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
            #
            # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
            # EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
            # OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
            # NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
            # HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
            # WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
            # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
            # OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
            #endregion License ################################################
            param (
                [ref]$ReferenceToEarlierError = ([ref]$null),
                [ref]$ReferenceToLaterError = ([ref]$null)
            )

            # TODO: Validate input

            $boolErrorOccurred = $false
            if (($null -ne $ReferenceToEarlierError.Value) -and ($null -ne $ReferenceToLaterError.Value)) {
                # Both not $null
                if (($ReferenceToEarlierError.Value) -ne ($ReferenceToLaterError.Value)) {
                    $boolErrorOccurred = $true
                }
            } else {
                # One is $null, or both are $null
                # NOTE: $ReferenceToEarlierError could be non-null, while
                # $ReferenceToLaterError could be null if $error was cleared;
                # this does not indicate an error.
                # So:
                # - If both are null, no error.
                # - If $ReferenceToEarlierError is null and
                #   $ReferenceToLaterError is non-null, error.
                # - If $ReferenceToEarlierError is non-null and
                #   $ReferenceToLaterError is null, no error.
                if (($null -eq $ReferenceToEarlierError.Value) -and ($null -ne $ReferenceToLaterError.Value)) {
                    $boolErrorOccurred = $true
                }
            }

            return $boolErrorOccurred
        }
        #endregion FunctionsToSupportErrorHandling ################################

        trap {
            # Intentionally left empty to prevent terminating errors from halting
            # processing
        }

        # TODO: Validate input

        # Retrieve the newest error on the stack prior to doing work
        $refLastKnownError = Get-ReferenceToLastError

        # Store current error preference; we will restore it after we do the work of
        # this function
        $actionPreferenceFormerErrorPreference = $global:ErrorActionPreference

        # Set ErrorActionPreference to SilentlyContinue; this will suppress error
        # output. Terminating errors will not output anything, kick to the empty trap
        # statement and then continue on. Likewise, non-terminating errors will also
        # not output anything, but they do not kick to the trap statement; they simply
        # continue on.
        $global:ErrorActionPreference = [System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference]::SilentlyContinue

        # Export the types from the System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly object
        $ReferenceToArrayOfExportedTypes.Value = @(($ReferenceToSystemReflectionRuntimeAssembly.Value).GetExportedTypes())

        # Restore the former error preference
        $global:ErrorActionPreference = $actionPreferenceFormerErrorPreference

        # Retrieve the newest error on the error stack
        $refNewestCurrentError = Get-ReferenceToLastError

        if (Test-ErrorOccurred -ReferenceToEarlierError $refLastKnownError -ReferenceToLaterError $refNewestCurrentError) {
            # Error occurred; return failure indicator:
            return $false
        } else {
            # No error occurred; return success indicator:
            return $true
        }
    }

    $boolRemoveDuplicates = $true
    if ($null -ne $DoNotRemoveDuplicates) {
        if ($DoNotRemoveDuplicates.IsPresent) {
            $boolRemoveDuplicates = $false
        }
    }

    # TODO: Validate input

    $intFunctionReturnCode = 0

    $arrAssemblies = @([AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies())

    # Check for the IsDynamic property - it was introduced in .NET 4.0 (Windows
    # PowerShell 3.0). If the property is not present, then we don't need to check
    # for it later
    $boolCheckForDynamicAssembly = $false
    if ($arrAssemblies.Count -ge 1) {
        if (($arrAssemblies[0] | Get-Member | ForEach-Object { $_.Name }) -contains 'IsDynamic') {
            $boolCheckForDynamicAssembly = $true
        }
    }

    $listTypes = New-Object -TypeName 'System.Collections.Generic.List[string]'
    $sbTypeName = New-Object -TypeName 'System.Text.StringBuilder'

    $intAssemblyCount = $arrAssemblies.Count

    for ($intCounterA = 0; $intCounterA -lt $intAssemblyCount; $intCounterA++) {
        # Looping through all assemblies
        if (($boolCheckForDynamicAssembly -eq $false) -or ($arrAssemblies[$intCounterA].IsDynamic -eq $false)) {
            # Either the IsDynamic property is not present or the assembly is not
            # dynamic (i.e., it is a static assembly)
            # (We cannot call GetExportedTypes() on a dynamic assesmbly)

            $arrReturnData = @()
            $boolSuccess = Get-ExportedTypesFromRuntimeAssemblySafely ([ref]$arrReturnData) ([ref]($arrAssemblies[$intCounterA]))
            if (-not $boolSuccess) {
                # An error occurred running .GetExportedTypes() on this assembly
                # Make the return code positive, indicating a warning
                if ($intFunctionReturnCode -ge 0) {
                    $intFunctionReturnCode++
                }
            } else {
                # No error
                $intTypeCount = $arrReturnData.Count
                for ($intCounterB = 0; $intCounterB -lt $intTypeCount; $intCounterB++) {
                    [void]($sbTypeName.Clear())
                    [void]($sbTypeName.Append($arrReturnData[$intCounterB].Namespace))
                    [void]($sbTypeName.Append('.'))
                    [void]($sbTypeName.Append($arrReturnData[$intCounterB].Name))
                    [void]($listTypes.Add($sbTypeName.ToString()))
                }
            }
        }
    }

    if ($boolRemoveDuplicates) {
        $ReferenceToArrayOfTypeNames.Value = $listTypes.ToArray() | Select-Object -Unique
    } else {
        $ReferenceToArrayOfTypeNames.Value = $listTypes.ToArray()
    }

    return $intFunctionReturnCode
}