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PowerShell script module file to remove all bin and obj folders under the current folder and any subfolders. Handy for Visual Studio projects and solutions.
# Remove all bin and obj folders under the current folder and any subfolders.
#
# This is handy for cleaning up bin and obj folders in Visual Studio projects and solutions.
function Remove-BinObjFolders {
param(
[switch]$Verbose,
[switch]$WhatIf
)
$currentFolderPath = Get-Location
if ($Verbose) {
Write-Host "Removing any bin and obj folders under: $currentFolderPath"
}
$pathList = Get-ChildItem $currentFolderPath -include bin,obj -Recurse
if ($Verbose) {
Write-Host "Found $($pathList.Length) paths to remove."
}
foreach ($path in $pathList) {
if ($Verbose) {
Write-Host "Removing: $path"
}
if (-not $WhatIf) {
Remove-Item $path -Force -Recurse
}
}
}
Export-ModuleMember -Function Remove-BinObjFolders
# Test of Remove-BinObjFolders function.
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
Write-Host
Write-Host "----------------------"
# Arrange
Write-Host
Write-Host "Arrange"
$testPaths =@(
"./Test1/bin",
"./Test1/obj",
"./Test2/Test2a/bin",
"./Test2/Test2a/obj",
"./Test3/Test3a/Test3ab/bin",
"./Test3/Test3b/Test2bc/obj"
)
foreach ($path in $testPaths)
{
Write-Host $path
if (-not (Test-Path $path)) {
Write-Host "Creating test path: $path"
New-Item $path -ItemType Directory | out-null
}
}
# Act
Write-Host
Write-Host "Act"
Remove-BinObjFolders -Verbose # -WhatIf
# Assert
Write-Host
Write-Host "Assert"
$errorCount = 0
foreach ($path in $testPaths)
{
if (Test-Path $path) {
Write-Host "Error! path not removed: $path" -ForegroundColor "Red"
$errorCount = $errorCount + 1
}
}
if ($errorCount -eq 0) {
Write-Host "Passed! All paths removed!" -ForegroundColor "Green"
}
# Done
Write-Host
Write-Host "Done."
Write-Host
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