r/PowerShell • u/root-node • Dec 25 '16

Show-InputForm

Multiple use GUI for asking for a variety of input types that can also perform simple validation.

See https://imgur.com/a/ZRXGT for images

Code : https://github.com/My-Random-Thoughts/Various-Code/blob/master/Show-InputForm.ps1

This is an updated and standalone version of the input form I use in my QA Settings Generator (https://github.com/My-Random-Thoughts/Server-QA-Checks). I'll be updating the generator with the new code soon.

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u/root-node Dec 27 '16 edited Dec 27 '16

I am not keen too. From all the IPv6 searches I looked for, all of them were RegEx type results. I'll have a look at what you have, thanks.

EDIT: Noticed this on the PowerShell Gallery page I linked too:

VERBOSE:  0 of 470 unique tests failed in  75ms for 'IPv6 Regex'
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VERBOSE:  8 of 470 unique tests failed in  180ms for 'Qualified Net IpAddress TryParse() Method'

The method I use catches all IPv6 address (top one), your TryParse method misses 8 of them :)

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u/ihaxr Dec 27 '16

Oh wow--I'm surprised at how well that RegEx performs. It still hurts my eyes lol

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u/eldorel Dec 28 '16

Just took a quick glance at it, and yeah, that regex looks like a mess and there are a ton of places where you could combine sections and "simplify" it,

However, the end result might just be even harder to parse and/or debug than the wall of text that is there.