dsc

Author: tester bester

.github/workflows/DSC-based.yml

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+name: "2025 desktop DSC packages CI workflow"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '39 11 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  windows-2025-pwsh-dsc:
+    name: "2025 DSC packages"
+    runs-on: windows-2025
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    
+    - name: "Apply DSC Configuration"
+      run: |
+        # Import the DSC resources if they are not already available
+        Install-Module -Name PSDscResources, cChoco -Force
+        
+        # Run the DSC configuration to generate the MOF file
+        .\scripts\DesktopPackages.ps1
+        
+        # Apply the DSC configuration
+        Start-DscConfiguration -Path .\DesktopPackages -Wait -Verbose
+      shell: pwsh

scripts/Apply_DSC_Desktop_Config.ps1

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+Configuration DesktopPackages {
+    # Import the necessary DSC resources
+    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'PSDscResources'
+    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'cChoco'
+    
+    # Define a node for the local machine
+    Node 'localhost' {
+        # A resource to ensure Chocolatey is installed
+        cChocoInstaller InstallChocolatey {
+            Ensure = 'Present'
+        }
+
+        # A resource to install multiple packages using cChoco
+        cChocoPackageInstallerSet InstallTools {
+            DependsOn = '[cChocoInstaller]InstallChocolatey'
+            Name = @('sysinternals', 'git', 'notepadplusplus', '7zip')
+            Ensure = 'Present'
+        }
+
+        # Another resource for a different set of packages
+        cChocoPackageInstallerSet InstallBrowsers {
+            DependsOn = '[cChocoInstaller]InstallChocolatey'
+            Name = @('googlechrome', 'firefox')
+            Ensure = 'Present'
+        }
+        
+        # Example of installing an MSI package directly
+        # You would need to provide the path to the MSI and the ProductId
+        # Package LibreOffice {
+        #    Name = 'libreoffice'
+        #    Path = 'C:\path\to\libreoffice.msi'
+        #    ProductId = 'PRODUCT-ID-GUID'
+        #    Ensure = 'Present'
+        # }
+    }
+}