// BackupStartupCommandListToJson.cs
//
// Snapshots Startup Programs (Win32_StartupCommand) to a timestamped JSON file.
//
// Requires the System.Management package:
//   dotnet new console -o BackupStartupCommand
//   dotnet add package System.Management
//   (replace the generated Program.cs with this file, then dotnet run)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Management;
using System.Text.Json;

var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT Name, Command, Location, User FROM Win32_StartupCommand");
var results = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>();

foreach (ManagementObject item in searcher.Get())
{
    var row = new Dictionary<string, object?>();
    row["Name"] = item["Name"];
        row["Command"] = item["Command"];
        row["Location"] = item["Location"];
        row["User"] = item["User"];
    results.Add(row);
}

string timestamp = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd-HHmmss");
string outPath = $"startupcommand-snapshot_{timestamp}.json";
File.WriteAllText(outPath, JsonSerializer.Serialize(results, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true }));

Console.WriteLine($"Snapshot of Startup Programs ({results.Count} items) saved to {outPath}");