From df59c3e59750edcffe1aa780accd94d850a9a491 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shubham Shinde <shubham.shinde@perforce.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:45:09 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] (MODULES-11579) Add support for powershell CLI to
 exec::windows

This adds support for provider parameter which current support 'cmd' and 'powershell'(Default: cmd).
When provider=powershell, the command provided to the exec task will be run on a powershell terminal.
---
 README.md          |  3 +++
 tasks/windows.json |  4 ++++
 tasks/windows.ps1  | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e2d2dc..c44c59a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ For example, to view the free disk space of a host, run:
 This example is specifically for Windows using Powershell and returns a list of features installed on the server:
 `puppet task run exec command='powershell -command "Get-WindowsFeature  | Where Installed | Format-List -Property Name"' --nodes neptune`
 
+* For exec::windows task, CLI provider can also be passed using the 'provider' parameter. Supported CLIs are cmd and powershell, with default being cmd.
+`puppet task run exec provider=powershell command="Get-WindowsFeature  | Where Installed | Format-List -Property Name" --nodes neptune`
+
 You can also run tasks in the PE console. See PE task documentation for complete information.
 
 ## Reference
diff --git a/tasks/windows.json b/tasks/windows.json
index 1ae560f..3958594 100644
--- a/tasks/windows.json
+++ b/tasks/windows.json
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     "command": {
       "description": "The command to run, including all arguments.",
       "type": "String[1]"
+    },
+    "provider": {
+      "description": "The CLI provider to run the command on. Supported providers are 'cmd' and 'powershell'. Default is 'cmd'.",
+      "type": "Optional[String]"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tasks/windows.ps1 b/tasks/windows.ps1
index 307f54d..3caca2f 100644
--- a/tasks/windows.ps1
+++ b/tasks/windows.ps1
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ param(
 
     [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
     [bool]
-    $FailOnFail=$true
+    $FailOnFail=$true,
+
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
+    [String]
+    $Provider="cmd"
 )
 
 function write_error($Message, $ExitCode){
@@ -34,7 +38,18 @@ if ($Interleave -eq $true){
     $Redirect = "2>&1"
 }
 
-$CommandOutput = cmd /c $Command $Redirect
+if ($Provider -eq "cmd") {
+  $CommandOutput = cmd /c $Command $Redirect
+} elseif ($Provider -eq "powershell") {
+  if ($Interleave -eq $true) {
+    $CommandOutput = powershell -Command $Command 2>&1
+  } else {
+    $CommandOutput = powershell -Command $Command
+  }
+} else {
+  write_error -Message "Unsupported provider: $Provider" -ExitCode 1
+}
+    
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0){
     echo $CommandOutput
 }