Notes

# parameters to set
$connectorName = "Test Powershell Pipeling"
$connectorUuid = "7452729f-0007-49b6-94f7-ca6100c9b8cb"
$api_url = "https://testing-pam-01.caveris.co.uk:9443/pcam/collectors/external/7452729f-0007-49b6-94f7-ca6100c9b8cb"
$access_token = "8dbf3736-1649-497c-b367-170e926507b4"
$hours_interval = 24
$minutes_delay = 0
$seconds_delay = 10

# connector script to use e.g. c:UsersAdministratorpamConnector.ps1
$connectorScript = "$HOMEpamConnector.ps1"

$connectorScript_base64='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'

$connectorScriptContent = [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($connectorScript_base64)
Set-Content -Path $connectorScript -Value $connectorScriptContent -Encoding Byte

# placeholder data source script to use c:UsersAdministratorconnector-dummy-data-source.ps1
$dataSourceScript = "$HOMEconnector-" + $connectorUuid + "-dummy-data-source.ps1"

$dataSourceScriptContent = @'
#
# This is a placeholder script
#
# You should ammend it so that it outputs entity or object attributes - one per line in the format
# '<attribute_name> : <attribute_value>'
#
# If there is more than one object, then a blank line should be inserted as a separator
# after the last attribute of the first and subsequent objects.
#
'@

@"

Creating a dummy data source placeholder script to add to the task scheduler: $dataSourceScript

"@
Set-Content -Path $dataSourceScript -Value $dataSourceScriptContent

$system_name = $env:computername

$match_result = $api_url -match '^.*//([^.]*).'
$api_short_server = $matches[1]

# The name of your scheduled task.
$taskName = "$connectorName for $system_name to $api_short_server"

$taskActionArgument = "-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -WindowStyle Hidden -Command `"& { $dataSourceScript | powershell `'`$input | C:UsersAdministratorpamConnector.ps1 $api_url $access_token`'}`""

# Create a new task action
$taskAction = New-ScheduledTaskAction `
-Execute 'powershell.exe' `
-Argument "$taskActionArgument"

# Create a new base trigger (Daily at NOW + X seconds + Y minutes delay)

$start_time = [DateTime]::Now.AddMinutes($minutes_delay)
$start_time = $start_time.AddSeconds($seconds_delay)
$hourMinute = $start_time.ToString("HH:mm:ss")

# 'Define Task Trigger'
$taskTrigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At "$hourMinute"

# create a temp secondary trigger with the required repetition
$start_time = [DateTime]::Now.AddMinutes(60)
$hourMinute = $start_time.ToString("HH:mm")

# 'Define Repetition Trigger'
$repetition_trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Once -At "$hourMinute" -RepetitionInterval (New-TimeSpan -Hours $hours_interval) -RepetitionDuration (New-TimeSpan -Hours 23 -Minutes 55)

# Take repetition object from secondary, and insert it into base trigger:
if (($hours_interval -ne 0) -and ($hours_interval -ne 24)) {
$taskTrigger.Repetition = $repetition_trigger.Repetition
}

# Register the scheduled task
Register-ScheduledTask `
-TaskName $taskName `
-Action $taskAction `
-Trigger $taskTrigger `