V1 is here...

• ProcessDebuggerStop is called dot-sourced, so that debug expressions are invoked in the current scope and normally you can change local variables directly;
• Local variables of ProcessDebuggerStop moved to $global:__DebuggerStop members (to avoid clashes with real variables and debug expressions);
• 10 ($__DebuggerStop.MaximumHistoryCount) last debug expressions are kept in history and shown in the dialog, you can copy and paste them;
• <enter> repeats the last step or step-over command (similar to ConsoleHost).
• Added two new debug commands (Keith Hill's idea and the code):
  • <number>: show debug location in context of <number> lines;
  • + <number>: set location context preference to <number> lines ($__DebuggerStop.ShowDebugLocation). Default is 0, so that only position messages are shown; if it is positive then debug location is shown in context of <number> of lines.

Download: Utility_GPowerShellDebugger2.zip  

Graphical PowerShell V2 CTP2 still looks like a demo, basically speaking. Nevertheless, I find it already suitable for some tasks. Unfortunately it does not implement a few host features including default breakpoint debugger action. Breakpoints without action are simply ignored. Fortunately PowerShell provides a way to solve this. Here it is: simple and yet practically useful Add-Debugger.ps1. The archive also contains Test-Debugger.ps1 to play with and see how debugging goes (in any host, actually). Follow instructions in the script headers.

Download: Utility_GPowerShellDebugger.zip (EDIT: the next version is here...)

Demo-PowerShell.hrc.ps1

##
## Demo script for testing PowerShell.hrc with Colorer
## The content is weird but compilable PowerShell code
##

{ # block begin (test 'Match pair' in Far editor)

### Numbers
.88, .88L, .88Mb, .88Lmb, .88e-88, .88kb, .88lmb # floats with start dot
88., 88.L, 88.gb, 88.lmb # floats with end dot
8e-8, 8e-8L, 8e-8lmb # floats with no dot
8.8, 8.8e-8L, 8.8e-8mb, # other floats
0xF, 0xfl, 0xFmb, 0xFlmb # hex numbers
8, 8l, 8mb, 8lmb # dec numbers
1..111 # range

### Variables
$ERROR, $true, $false # system variables
$var, ${2b`} | `{!2b} # variable with normal and complex name
@($global:var, $env:var) # array with scoped/provider variables
$e=3.14;$e='1234';$e="1234";$e=@(1..9) # variable=value

### Escaped, Expanded, Strings
`Get-`Item *
$x = $(if (Get-Item) {"xx"} else {"yy"})
& {'8;$x;,Get-Item|-eq x $($env:X; `"ps`" -eq 12kb | kb; mb, Get-Item) '' `` `" `n`t ${2b|!2b} gb}}{{ ', $e}
& {"8;$x;,Get-Item|-eq x $($env:X; `"ps`" -eq 12kb | kb; mb, Get-Item) '' `` `" `n`t ${2b|!2b} gb}}{{ ", $e}
$x = @'
$($env:var; "xxx" -like 1; x, Get-Item # not expandable here-string
) ' `" $var }} '' `' `" this is a text in both strings
`n ${2b | !2b} {{ `n "
'@ + (Get-Item L, 1L) + $var
$x = @"
$($env:var; "xxx" -like 1; x, Get-Item # expandable here-string
) ' `" $var }} '' `' `" this is a text in both strings
`n ${2b | !2b} {{ `n "
"@ + (Get-Item L, 1L) + $var

### Types and Indices: mind case, dot, {}, []
[int]; [INT[]]; [system.datetime]; [SYSTEM.DATETIME[]]
& {
    $a = [int[]] 0
    $a[$a[$a[0]]]
}

### Filters and Functions
FILTER f1([string]$s, [int[]]$ai) {} filter f2() {} $(filter f3() {}); filter f4 {filter f5() {}}
FUNCTION fn1
{
    function fn2 {}
    ; function fn3($x) {}
}

### Operators and Parameters: parameters must not be treated as keywords
1 -eq 1; 1 -and 1
fi1 -param -else -filter -function -if
fn1 -Prm1(123) -Prm2'123' -Prm3:123 -Prm4:'123'

### Redirection Operators
# uncomment the end of line to see 2 errors
1 > $null; 1 >> $null; 1 2> $null; 1 2>> $null; 1 2>&1 # 1 < $null; 1 1>&2 $null

# hashes
@{key1 = 11; key2 = 22}
@{
key1 = 11
key2 = 22
}

### Block with some resolved issues
{
    $e, '', $e
    $e, "", $e
    $e, '''', $e
    $e, " `` `a `n `Night ", $e
}

### Foreach
foreach ($x in $x) {} # is keyword
1 | foreach {} ### TODO foreach is not keyword here

### Cmdlets and not cmdlets
$x=Get-Item; $x|Get-Item # are keywords
$x=Get-Item-; $x|Get-Item- # are not keywords

### FIXED ISSUES (DON'T CHANGE!)
$x.Prop/2
"$($_.Name)=$($_.Value)"

} # block end (test 'Match pair' in Far editor)