#Requires -Module Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics

#don't load this function if running Linux or Mac because they don't have the

#required Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics module

if ($IsWindows -OR ($PSEdition -eq 'Desktop')) {

Class myCounter {

[string]$Computername

[string]$Category

[string]$Counter

[string]$Instance

[double]$Value #cooked value

[datetime]$Timestamp

myCounter ([Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetCounter.PerformanceCounterSample]$CounterSample) {

$this.Computername = $countersample.path.split("\")[2].toUpper()

$this.Counter = $countersample.path.split("\")[-1]

$this.Category = $countersample.path.split("\")[-2]

$this.Instance = $countersample.InstanceName

$this.Value = $countersample.CookedValue

$this.Timestamp = $countersample.Timestamp

}

}

# RemoteRegistry service must be running to query remote computers and you need to have admin access

Function Get-MyCounter {

[CmdletBinding()]

[OutputType("myCounter")]

Param(

[Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'GetCounterSet', Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]

[AllowEmptyCollection()]

[string[]]$Counter,

[Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'GetCounterSet')]

[ValidateRange(1, 2147483647)]

[int]$SampleInterval,

[Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'GetCounterSet')]

[ValidateRange(1, 9223372036854775807)]

[long]$MaxSamples,

[Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'GetCounterSet')]

[switch]$Continuous,

[Alias('Cn')]

[ValidateNotNull()]

[AllowEmptyCollection()]

[string[]]$ComputerName

)

Begin {

Write-Verbose "[BEGIN ] Starting $($MyInvocation.Mycommand)"

} #begin

Process {

if ($isLinux -OR $IsMacOS) {

#this should never be needed

Write-Warning "This command requires a Windows platform."

}

else {

Write-Verbose "[PROCESS] Using parameter set $($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName) with these bound parameters"

Write-Verbose ($PSBoundParameters | Out-String)

Get-Counter @PSBoundParameters | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Countersamples |

ForEach-Object { [mycounter]::new($_) }

}

} #process

End {

Write-Verbose "[END ] Ending $($MyInvocation.Mycommand)"

} #end

} #close function Get-MyCounter

}

else {

Write-Warning "This command requires a Windows platform."

}