// BackupBatteryListToJson.cs // // Snapshots Battery Info (Win32_Battery) to a timestamped JSON file. // // Requires the System.Management package: // dotnet new console -o BackupBattery // 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, EstimatedChargeRemaining, BatteryStatus, Chemistry FROM Win32_Battery"); var results = new List>(); foreach (ManagementObject item in searcher.Get()) { var row = new Dictionary(); row["Name"] = item["Name"]; row["EstimatedChargeRemaining"] = item["EstimatedChargeRemaining"]; row["BatteryStatus"] = item["BatteryStatus"]; row["Chemistry"] = item["Chemistry"]; results.Add(row); } string timestamp = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd-HHmmss"); string outPath = $"battery-snapshot_{timestamp}.json"; File.WriteAllText(outPath, JsonSerializer.Serialize(results, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true })); Console.WriteLine($"Snapshot of Battery Info ({results.Count} items) saved to {outPath}");