Public/Write-ECKLog.ps1
Function Write-ECKlog { #Can use $Script variables $Script:LogDir, $Script:DontLogNow, $Script:EnableConsoleLogging # Version 1.3 - 14/02/2022 - replaced write-host by Write-output # Version 1.4 - 21/02/2022 - changed $Script scopte variable to work with Module [CmdletBinding()] [Alias('Write-Log')] Param( [parameter()] [String]$Path = $(If ($LogDir) {[string]::Format("{0}\{1}.log", $LogDir, $($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name).Replace(".ps1", ""))} Else {[string]::Format("{0}\{1}.log", 'C:\Windows\logs', $($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name).Replace(".ps1", ""))}), [parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true, HelpMessage="Please provide a message to log !")] [String]$Message, [parameter()] [String]$OutputToConsole = $true, [parameter()] [String]$EventLogID, [parameter()] [Switch]$EventLogOnly, #Severity Type(1 - Information, 2- Warning, 3 - Error) [parameter(Mandatory=$False)] [ValidateRange(1,3)] [Int]$Type = 1 ) $oDate = $(Get-Date -Format "M-d-yyyy") $oHour = $(Get-Date -Format "HH:mm:ss") $MessageType = @{1 = "Information"; 2 = "Warning"; 3 = "Error"} $Tab = [char]9 # Create a log entry $Content = "$oDate $oHour, $($MessageType[$type]) $Tab $($Message -replace "`r`n", ", ")" # Write the line to the log file If ($DontLogNow -ne $true -and (-not $EventLogOnly)) # $DontLogNow must be defined outside the function like this $Script:DontLogNow = $True { $Content| Out-file -FilePath $Path -Encoding UTF8 -Append -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue If ($OutputToConsole -eq $true -and $EnableConsoleLogging -ne $false){Write-output $Content} # $EnableConsoleLogging must be defined outside the function like this $Script:EnableConsoleLogging =$False } If ($EventLogID) { $AppriendlyName = $($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name) -replace "-" ,"" -replace ".ps1","" -replace " ","" If ([System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::SourceExists($AppriendlyName) -eq $false){New-EventLog -LogName "Application" -Source $AppriendlyName} Write-EventLog -LogName "Application" -Source $AppriendlyName -EventID $EventLogID -EntryType $($MessageType[$type]) -Message $Message -Category 0 } } |