Removes duplicates from global history. Shows 'when'.

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    - name: GitVersion
-      id: gitversion
-      uses: PoshCode/Actions/gitversion@v1
-
     - name: Install-RequiredModules
       uses: PoshCode/Actions/install-requiredmodules@v1
 
@@ -29,7 +25,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: PoshCode/actions/build-module@v1
       with:
         path: ${{github.workspace}}/Source
-        version: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.LegacySemVerPadded }}
         destination: ${{github.workspace}}/output
 
     - name: Upload Build Output

Source/Public/f7_history.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ################################################################################
+#
 # f7_history -Global $true | $false
 #
 function f7_history {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ function f7_history {
 
   if ($global) {
     # Global history
+    Write-Progress -Activity "Getting global (PSReadLine) command history" -PercentComplete -1
     $historyItems = [Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine]::GetHistoryItems()
     [array]::Reverse($historyItems)
 
@@ -25,14 +27,16 @@ function f7_history {
         return $true
       }
       return $false
-    } | ForEach-Object { 
-      $startTime = if ($_.StartTime -ne $null -and $_.StartTime -ne [datetime]::MinValue) { $_.StartTime.ToLocalTime() } else { $null }
+    } | ForEach-Object {
+      $startTime = if ($null -ne $_.StartTime -and $_.StartTime -ne [datetime]::MinValue) { $_.StartTime.ToLocalTime() } else { $null }
       [PSCustomObject]@{ 'CommandLine' = $_.CommandLine; 'When' = $startTime }
-    } 
+    }
+
+    Write-Progress -Completed -Activity "Getting global (PSReadLine) command history"
 
-    if ($historyItems -eq $null -or $historyItems.Count -eq 0) {
-      Write-Host "The global (PSReadLine) history is empty."
-      return 
+    if ($null -eq $historyItems -or $historyItems.Count -eq 0) {
+      Write-Information "The global (PSReadLine) history is empty." -InformationAction Continue
+      return
     }
 
     $selection = $history | Out-ConsoleGridView -OutputMode Single -Filter $line -Title "Command History for All Powershell Instances"
@@ -42,9 +46,9 @@ function f7_history {
     # Local history
     $history = Get-History | Sort-Object -Descending -Property Id | Select-Object @{Name = 'CommandLine'; Expression = { $_.CommandLine } } -Unique
 
-    if ($history -eq $null -or $history.Count -eq 0) {
-      Write-Host "The PowerShell history is empty."
-      return 
+    if ($null -eq $history -or $history.Count -eq 0) {
+      Write-Information "The PowerShell history is empty." -InformationAction Continue
+      return
     }
 
     $selection = $history | Out-ConsoleGridView -OutputMode Single -Filter $line -Title "Command History"