Monad: Microsoft’sMonad: Microsoft’sNext Generation Command ShellNext Generation Command Shell

Thomas LeeThomas Lee

Chief TechnologistChief Technologist

QA plcQA plc

AgendaAgenda

What is Monad?What is Monad?

Where does it fit in?Where does it fit in?

Having it your wayHaving it your way

Interaction styleInteraction style

SecuritySecurity

Admin levelsAdmin levels

Scripting stylesScripting styles

DatatypesDatatypes

MonadMonad

Next generation shell that is:Next generation shell that is:

As As interactiveinteractive and and composablecomposable as BASH/KSH as BASH/KSH

As As programmaticprogrammatic as Perl/Ruby as Perl/Ruby

As As production orientedproduction oriented as AS400 CL/VMS DCL as AS400 CL/VMS DCL

Access data stores as easily as accessing filesystemsAccess data stores as easily as accessing filesystems

RoadmapRoadmapScenarioScenario TodayToday TomorrowTomorrow

GUI ShellGUI Shell MMCMMC MMC with snap-ins layered on MMC with snap-ins layered on MonadMonad

Command ShellCommand Shell CMDCMD CMDCMD

SHSH

CSHCSH

KSHKSH

MonadMonad

Command ScriptingCommand Scripting CMD scriptingCMD scripting CMD scriptingCMD scripting

MonadMonad

COM ScriptingCOM Scripting WSH WSH

VBScriptVBScript

JscriptJscript

WSHWSH

VBScriptVBScript

JscriptJscript

Jscript (.NET)Jscript (.NET)MonadMonad

Monad: Have it Your Way!!Monad: Have it Your Way!!

InteractionInteractionStyleStyle

SecuritySecurity AdminAdminLevelLevel

ScriptScriptStyleStyle

DataTypesDataTypes

GUIGUI RestrictedRestricted OperatorOperator TextText .Net.Net

CLICLI AllsignedAllsigned Simple ScripterSimple Scripter COMCOM XMLXML

SystemSystemCodeCode

RemoteRemoteSignedSigned

AdvancedAdvancedScripterScripter

.NET.NET WMI/ADSIWMI/ADSI

UnrestrictedUnrestricted SophisticatedSophisticatedScripterScripter

CmdsCmds ADOADO

StyleStyle

GUI verses CLI verses Systems Programming

StyleStyle

GUI

Cmd

VS

SecuritySecurity

Restricted (Operator mode)Restricted (Operator mode)Interactive onlyInteractive only

No scripts can be runNo scripts can be run

AllSignedAllSignedEvery script must be signed by a trusted sourceEvery script must be signed by a trusted source

RemoteSignedRemoteSigned““Internet Zone” Scripts must be signed by a trusted sourceInternet Zone” Scripts must be signed by a trusted source

UnrestrictedUnrestrictedAny script will runAny script will run

Always warn about Remote ScriptsAlways warn about Remote Scripts

Supporting Your Security NeedsSupporting Your Security Needs

DemoDemo

Admin LevelsAdmin LevelsOperatorsOperators

Command line onlyCommand line only

Simple ScripterSimple ScripterSimple sequences Simple sequences Untyped variablesUntyped variablesFunctions with unnamed parametersFunctions with unnamed parameters

Advanced ScripterAdvanced ScripterTyped variablesTyped variablesFunctions with named, typed parametersFunctions with named, typed parameters

Sophisticated ScripterSophisticated ScripterScoped variablesScoped variablesFunctions with initialized parametersFunctions with initialized parametersFunction cmdletsFunction cmdletsScriptblocksScriptblocks

Supporting Your Admin LevelsSupporting Your Admin Levels

DemoDemo

Script TypeScript Type

TextText

.Net “interpretation” of the traditional Unix scripting model.Net “interpretation” of the traditional Unix scripting model

COMCOM

WSH/VBScript style scriptingWSH/VBScript style scripting

.NET.NET

Manipulate any native .Net objectManipulate any native .Net object

CommandsCommands

Monad cmdlets emitting objectsMonad cmdlets emitting objects

Supporting Your Script Types Supporting Your Script Types

DemoDemo

DataTypesDataTypes

.Net.Net

XMLXML

WMI/ADSIWMI/ADSI

ADOADO

Supporting Your Data TypesSupporting Your Data Types

DemoDemo

RoadmapRoadmapScenarioScenario TodayToday TomorrowTomorrow

GUI ShellGUI Shell MMCMMC MMC with snap-ins layered on MMC with snap-ins layered on MonadMonad

Command ShellCommand Shell CMDCMD CMDCMD

SHSH

CSHCSH

KSHKSH

MonadMonad

Command ScriptingCommand Scripting CMD scriptingCMD scripting CMD scriptingCMD scripting

MonadMonad

COM ScriptingCOM Scripting WSH WSH

VBScriptVBScript

JscriptJscript

WSHWSH

VBScriptVBScript

JscriptJscript

Jscript (.NET)Jscript (.NET)MonadMonad

SummarySummary

Monad provides a single consistent tool to access and Monad provides a single consistent tool to access and script all the data sources and data types you need to script all the data sources and data types you need to manage your systemmanage your system

Ships as a download in 06Ships as a download in 06

Beta available now at: Beta available now at: www.microsoft.com/downloadswww.microsoft.com/downloads

Search for MONADSearch for MONAD

Community ResourcesCommunity Resources

Newsgroup: Microsoft.Public.Windows.Server.ScriptingNewsgroup: Microsoft.Public.Windows.Server.Scripting

Channel 9 tag: Channel 9 tag: http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/Monadhttp://channel9.msdn.com/tags/Monad

Team blog: Team blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/monad/default.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/monad/default.aspx

Wiki:Wiki: http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.MSHWikihttp://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.MSHWiki

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NewsgroupsNewsgroups

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