Get-Creature.ps1

function Get-Creature
{
  <#
      .SYNOPSIS
      Retrieves information about a specific creature in World of Warcraft.
 
      .DESCRIPTION
      This function fetches details about a specified creature using the World of Warcraft API. The creature ID is a required parameter, and an optional switch is available to return raw JSON data.
 
      .PARAMETER Id
      The ID of the creature. This is required and must not be empty.
 
      .PARAMETER Raw
      Optional switch to return the raw JSON response from the API.
 
      .EXAMPLE
      Get-Creature -Id '12345'
      Retrieves the details for the creature with ID 12345.
 
      .EXAMPLE
      Get-Creature -Id '12345' -Raw
      Retrieves the raw JSON response for the creature with ID 12345.
 
      .NOTES
      This function requires the World of Warcraft API to be accessible and valid credentials to be configured in the global variables.
   
      .LINK
      https://develop.battle.net/documentation/world-of-warcraft/game-data-apis
  #>


  param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 0, HelpMessage = 'The ID of the creature.')]
    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
    [String]$Id,

    [Parameter(Position = 1, HelpMessage = 'Return raw JSON data.')]
    [Switch]$Raw
  )

  if(Test-WoWApiConnection)
  {
    $URL = '{0}data/wow/creature/{1}?namespace=static-{2}&locale={3}' -f $Global:WoWBaseURL, $Id, $Global:WoWRegion, $Global:WoWLocalization

    try 
    {
      $result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $URL -Headers $Global:WoWApiAuthHeader -TimeoutSec 5
      if($result) 
      {
        if($Raw)
        {
          return $result
        }
        else
        {
          Write-Verbose -Message 'This is a formatted result. To get the native result use the -Raw parameter.'

          if($result.PSObject.Properties['_links'])
          {
            $result.PSObject.Properties.Remove('_links')
          }
          return $result
        }
      }
    }
    catch 
    {
      $statusCode = $_.Exception.Response.StatusCode.value__
      $status = $_.Exception.Response.StatusCode
      Write-Verbose -Message ('Bad status code ({0}) {1}' -f $statusCode, $status)     
    }  
  }
}