Public/New-PSUADOSpike.ps1

function New-PSUADOSpike {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Creates a new spike work item in Azure DevOps.
 
    .DESCRIPTION
        This function creates a new spike work item in Azure DevOps using the REST API.
        Spikes are used for research, investigation, or proof-of-concept work where the outcome is knowledge rather than working software.
        Returns the created work item details including the work item ID.
 
    .PARAMETER Title
        The title of the spike work item.
 
    .PARAMETER Description
        The detailed description of the spike and what needs to be investigated.
 
    .PARAMETER TimeBox
        The time-boxed duration for the spike investigation (optional).
 
    .PARAMETER Priority
        The priority of the spike. Valid values: 1, 2, 3, 4. Default is 2 (optional).
 
    .PARAMETER StoryPoints
        The story points estimation for the spike (optional).
 
    .PARAMETER AssignedTo
        The email address of the person to assign the spike to (optional).
 
    .PARAMETER AreaPath
        The area path for the work item. If not specified, uses the project default (optional).
 
    .PARAMETER IterationPath
        The iteration path for the work item. If not specified, uses the project default (optional).
 
    .PARAMETER Tags
        Comma-separated tags to apply to the work item (optional).
 
    .PARAMETER Project
        (Mandatory) The Azure DevOps project name where the spike will be created.
 
    .PARAMETER Organization
        (Optional) The Azure DevOps organization name under which the project resides.
        Default value is $env:ORGANIZATION. Set using: Set-PSUUserEnvironmentVariable -Name "ORGANIZATION" -Value "your_org_name"
 
    .PARAMETER PAT
        (Optional) Personal Access Token for Azure DevOps authentication.
        Default value is $env:PAT. Set using: Set-PSUUserEnvironmentVariable -Name "PAT" -Value "your_pat_token"
 
    .EXAMPLE
        New-PSUADOSpike -Organization "omg" -Project "psutilities" -Title "Research OAuth integration options" -Description "Investigate different OAuth providers for user authentication"
 
        Creates a basic spike for OAuth research.
 
    .EXAMPLE
        New-PSUADOSpike -Organization "omg" -Project "psutilities" -Title "Performance testing spike" -Description "Test database query performance with large datasets" -TimeBox "2 days" -Priority 1 -StoryPoints 3 -AssignedTo "researcher@company.com"
 
        Creates a detailed spike with time-box and assignment.
 
    .OUTPUTS
        [PSCustomObject]
 
    .NOTES
        Author: Lakshmanachari Panuganti
        Date : 2025-08-11
 
    .LINK
        https://github.com/lakshmanachari-panuganti
        https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/OMG.PSUtilities.AzureDevOps
        https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/devops/wit/work-items/create
    #>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]$Title,

        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]$Description,

        [Parameter()]
        [string]$TimeBox,

        [Parameter()]
        [ValidateRange(1, 4)]
        [int]$Priority = 2,

        [Parameter()]
        [ValidateRange(1, 100)]
        [int]$StoryPoints,

        [Parameter()]
        [string]$AssignedTo,

        [Parameter()]
        [string]$AreaPath,

        [Parameter()]
        [string]$IterationPath,

        [Parameter()]
        [string]$Tags,

        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]$Project,

        [Parameter()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]$Organization = $env:ORGANIZATION,

        [Parameter()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]$PAT = $env:PAT
    )


    begin {
        # Display parameters
        Write-Verbose "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Parameters:"
        foreach ($param in $PSBoundParameters.GetEnumerator()) {
            if ($param.Key -eq 'PAT') {
                $maskedPAT = if ($param.Value -and $param.Value.Length -ge 3) { $param.Value.Substring(0, 3) + "********" } else { "***" }
                Write-Verbose " $($param.Key): $maskedPAT"
            } else {
                Write-Verbose " $($param.Key): $($param.Value)"
            }
        }

        # Validate Organization (required because ValidateNotNullOrEmpty doesn't check default values from environment variables)
        if (-not $Organization) {
            throw "The default value for the 'ORGANIZATION' environment variable is not set.`nSet it using: Set-PSUUserEnvironmentVariable -Name 'ORGANIZATION' -Value '<org>' or provide via -Organization parameter."
        }

        # Validate PAT (required because ValidateNotNullOrEmpty doesn't check default values from environment variables)
        if (-not $PAT) {
            throw "The default value for the 'PAT' environment variable is not set.`nSet it using: Set-PSUUserEnvironmentVariable -Name 'PAT' -Value '<pat>' or provide via -PAT parameter."
        }

        $headers = Get-PSUAdoAuthHeader -PAT $PAT
        $headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json-patch+json'
    }
    process {
        try {

            # Build the work item fields
            $fields = @(
                @{
                    op    = "add"
                    path  = "/fields/System.Title"
                    value = $Title
                },
                @{
                    op    = "add"
                    path  = "/fields/System.Description"
                    value = $Description
                },
                @{
                    op    = "add"
                    path  = "/fields/Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Priority"
                    value = $Priority
                }
            )

            # Add optional fields if provided
            if ($TimeBox) {
                $fields += @{
                    op    = "add"
                    path  = "/fields/Microsoft.VSTS.Common.TimeCriticality"
                    value = $TimeBox
                }
            }

            if ($StoryPoints) {
                $fields += @{
                    op    = "add"
                    path  = "/fields/Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.StoryPoints"
                    value = $StoryPoints
                }
            }

            if ($AssignedTo) {
                $fields += @{
                    op    = "add"
                    path  = "/fields/System.AssignedTo"
                    value = $AssignedTo
                }
            }

            if ($AreaPath) {
                $fields += @{
                    op    = "add"
                    path  = "/fields/System.AreaPath"
                    value = $AreaPath
                }
            }

            if ($IterationPath) {
                $fields += @{
                    op    = "add"
                    path  = "/fields/System.IterationPath"
                    value = $IterationPath
                }
            }

            if ($Tags) {
                $fields += @{
                    op    = "add"
                    path  = "/fields/System.Tags"
                    value = $Tags
                }
            }

            $body = $fields | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 3
            $escapedProject = if ($Project -match '%[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}') {
                $Project
            } else {
                [uri]::EscapeDataString($Project)
            }
            $uri = "https://dev.azure.com/$Organization/$escapedProject/_apis/wit/workitems/`$Spike?api-version=7.1-preview.3"

            Write-Verbose "Creating spike in project: $Project"
            Write-Verbose "API URI: $uri"

            $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Headers $headers -Method Post -Body $body -ErrorAction Stop

            [PSCustomObject]@{
                Id            = $response.id
                Title         = $response.fields.'System.Title'
                Description   = $response.fields.'System.Description'
                State         = $response.fields.'System.State'
                Priority      = $response.fields.'Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Priority'
                StoryPoints   = $response.fields.'Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.StoryPoints'
                TimeBox       = $response.fields.'Microsoft.VSTS.Common.TimeCriticality'
                AssignedTo    = $response.fields.'System.AssignedTo'.displayName
                CreatedDate   = $response.fields.'System.CreatedDate'
                CreatedBy     = $response.fields.'System.CreatedBy'.displayName
                WorkItemType  = $response.fields.'System.WorkItemType'
                AreaPath      = $response.fields.'System.AreaPath'
                IterationPath = $response.fields.'System.IterationPath'
                Url           = $response.url
                WebUrl        = $response._links.html.href
                PSTypeName    = 'PSU.ADO.Spike'
            }
        } catch {
            $PSCmdlet.ThrowTerminatingError($_)
        }
    }
}