Do-Something, the lazy typist way

Do-Something.ps1

# Laziness is a great gift

# Every function will have the exact same definition, so we won't bother
# copypasting.
$FunctionBody = {
    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)]
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline)]
        [object[]]$inputObject
    )

    begin {
        $Verb = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Verb
    }

    process {
        foreach ($Object in $inputObject) {
            $command = Get-Command -Verb $Verb -ParameterType $Object.GetType()

            if ($command) {
                if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($Object.Name, $verb)) {
                    New-Alias -Name _do -Value $command.Name
                    $inputObject | _do
                    Remove-Item alias:_do
                }
            } else {
                Write-Error ('no command {0} found for the type {1}.' -f $Verb, $Object.GetType().Name)
            }
        }
    }

    end {}
}

# A few verbs to create shortcuts of, expand at will.
# Some verbs have well known defined aliases. Those get a special treatment.
$Verbs = @(
    'Stop'
    'Restart'
    'Remove'
    'Import'
    ,('Start','Strt')
    ,('Copy','Cpy')
)

foreach ($verb in $Verbs) {
    if ($verb.GetType().BaseType.Name -eq 'Array') {
        $alias = $verb[1]
        $verb = $verb[0]
    } else {
        $alias = $verb
    }
    New-Item -Path "Function:\$verb-Something" -Value $FunctionBody
    New-Alias -Name $alias -Value "$verb-Something"
}