Get-JournalEncounterIndex.ps1

function Get-JournalEncounterIndex
{
  <#
      .SYNOPSIS
      Retrieves the list of journal encounters available in World of Warcraft.
 
      .DESCRIPTION
      This function fetches the index of journal encounters using the World of Warcraft API. It returns a formatted list by default or raw JSON data if specified by the -Raw parameter.
 
      .PARAMETER Raw
      Optional switch to return the raw JSON response from the API.
 
      .EXAMPLE
      Get-JournalEncounterIndex
      Retrieves the journal encounters in a formatted list.
 
      .EXAMPLE
      Get-JournalEncounterIndex -Raw
      Retrieves the raw JSON response for journal encounters.
 
      .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(Position = 0, HelpMessage = 'Return raw JSON data.')]
    [Switch]$Raw
  )

  if(Test-WoWApiConnection)
  {
    $URL = '{0}data/wow/journal-encounter/index?namespace=static-{1}&locale={2}' -f $Global:WoWBaseURL, $Global:WoWRegion, $Global:WoWLocalization
    
    try 
    {
      $result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $URL -Headers $Global:WoWApiAuthHeader -TimeoutSec 5
      if($result -and $result.PSobject.Properties.name -contains 'encounters')
      {
        if($Raw)
        {
          return $result
        }
        else
        {
          Write-Verbose -Message 'This is a formatted result. To get the native result use the -Raw parameter.'
          
          return $result |
          Select-Object -ExpandProperty encounters |
          Sort-Object -Property id
        }
      }
    }
    catch 
    {
      $statusCode = $_.Exception.Response.StatusCode.value__
      $status = $_.Exception.Response.StatusCode
      Write-Verbose -Message ('Bad status code ({0}) {1}' -f $statusCode, $status)     
    }  
  }
}