Does Powershell ISE suppord aws cli? - amazon-web-services

Question

I have configured AWS CLI on my Powershell and everything works fine but when I tried to run the same from Powershell ISE, It seemed that Powershell ISE did not recognize aws command at all.
It got me thinking, whether AWS CLI is supported on Powershell ISE? If it does, am I missing some configuration with environmental variables? If it doesn't, is there any particular reason behind it?

Answer 1

ISE notwithstanding...
Your need to import the AWS module to use it, just as you would any other PowerShell module that does not autoload for whatever reason.
As per the AWS PowerShell technical docs.
Setting up the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell
https://docs.amazonaws.cn/powershell/latest/userguide/pstools-getting-set-up.html
To load the PowerShell Tools module into your current session
Open a PowerShell prompt and type the following command:
Import-Module "C:\Program Files (x86)\AWS Tools\PowerShell\AWSPowerShell\AWSPowerShell.psd1"
Note
In PowerShell 4.0 and later releases, Import-Module also searches the
Program Files folder for installed modules, so it is not necessary to
provide the full path to the module. You can run the following command
to import the AWSPowerShell module. In PowerShell 3.0 and later,
running a cmdlet in the module also automatically imports a module
into your session.
Import-Module AWSPowerShell
As per messing with AWS in my very customized ISE profile.
(Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem).Caption
<#
# Results
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
#>
$psISE
<#
CurrentPowerShellTab : Microsoft.PowerShell.Host.ISE.PowerShellTab
CurrentFile : Microsoft.PowerShell.Host.ISE.ISEFile
CurrentVisibleHorizontalTool :
CurrentVisibleVerticalTool : Microsoft.PowerShell.Host.ISE.ISEAddOnTool
Options : Microsoft.PowerShell.Host.ISE.ISEOptions
PowerShellTabs : {PowerShell 1}
#>
Import-Module -Name AWSPowerShell -Verbose
<#
# Results
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\AWS Tools\PowerShell\AWSPowerShell\AWSPowerShell.psd1'.
VERBOSE: Loading 'Assembly' from path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\AWS Tools\PowerShell\AWSPowerShell\AWSSDK.ACMPCA.dll'.
VERBOSE: Loading 'Assembly' from path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\AWS Tools\PowerShell\AWSPowerShell\AWSSDK.ACMPCA.dll'.
....
#>
Get-Module -Name '*aws*' |
Format-Table -AutoSize
<#
# Results
ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands
---------- ------- ---- ----------------
Binary 3.3.618.0 AWSPowerShell {Add-AASScalableTarget, Add-ACMCertificateTag, ...
#>
Get-Command -Name '*aws*' |
Format-Table -AutoSize
<#
# Results
CommandType Name Version Source
----------- ---- ------- ------
Alias Clear-AWSCredentials 4.0.5.0 AWS.Tools.Common
Alias Clear-AWSCredentials 4.0.0.0 AWS.Tools.Common
Alias Clear-AWSCredentials 3.3.618.0 AWSPowerShell
...
#>
Get-Command -Module AWSPowerShell |
Format-Table -AutoSize
<#
# Results
CommandType Name Version Source
----------- ---- ------- ------
Alias Add-ALXBContactWithAddressBook 3.3.618.0 AWSPowerShell
Alias Add-ASInstances 3.3.618.0 AWSPowerShell
Alias Add-CTTag 3.3.618.0 AWSPowerShell
#>
Get-Command -Module AWSPowerShell -CommandType Cmdlet |
Format-Table -AutoSize
<#
# Results
CommandType Name Version Source
----------- ---- ------- ------
Cmdlet Add-AASScalableTarget 3.3.618.0 AWSPowerShell
Cmdlet Add-ACMCertificateTag 3.3.618.0 AWSPowerShell
Cmdlet Add-ADSConfigurationItemsToApplication 3.3.618.0 AWSPowerShell
...
#>