Running Powershell 5.1 in a C# / .NET Core 2.1 Application

Question

I'm trying to migrate an application from .NET 4.5 to .NET Core 2.1.

This application is using the System.Management.Automation dll to execute powershell commands and scripts. I need to use some PSSnapin from a SDK and i don't know if i can get those functionalities in .NET Core 2.1

I tried using an InitialSessionState to import my snapins but it returned a TypeLoadException for type PSSnapin. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.management.automation.runspaces.initialsessionstate.importpssnapin?view=pscore-6.2.0#System_Management_Automation_Runspaces_InitialSessionState_ImportPSSnapIn_System_String_System_Management_Automation_Runspaces_PSSnapInException__

So can i load my PSSnapin using PowershellCore in C# ? Or can i access System.Management.Automation from .NET Core 2.1 to keep calling the scripts ?

Answer 1

I finally gave up loading my snapins in net core.
I'm now using a Remote Runspace on a server that has powershell 5.1 and the snapins i want to use.