PSCommonFunction.psm1

# PSCommonFunciton module FUNCTIONS
<#
****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
PROGRAM:
PSCommonFunction.psm1
 
DESCRIPTION:
A module with a set of commonly used functions to get PowerShellGallery modules, create log files, add headers, footers, prompts and calculate elapsed time for a script.
 
KEYWORDS:
Write, Logs, Header, Footer, Time, Formatting
 
LICENSE:
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2019 Preston K. Parsard
 
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#>


#region FUNCTIONS
function Get-CFPSGalleryModule
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Installs or updates required modules.
 
.DESCRIPTION
Installs or updates the required PowerShell modules for the calling script
 
.PARAMETER ModuleToInstall
The required list of modules to install.
 
.EXAMPLE
Get-CFPSGalleryModule -ModuleToInstall <module1>,<module2>,<module3>
 
.NOTES
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2018 Preston K. Parsard
 
#>

    [CmdletBinding(PositionalBinding = $false)]
    Param
    (
        # Required modules
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true,
                   HelpMessage = "Please enter the PowerShellGallery.com modules required for this script",
                   ValueFromPipeline = $true,
                   Position = 0)]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string[]]$ModulesToInstall
    ) #end param

    # NOTE: The newest version of the PowerShellGet module can be found at: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShellGet/releases
    # 1. Always ensure that you have the latest version

    $Repository = "PSGallery"
    Set-PSRepository -Name $Repository -InstallationPolicy Trusted
    Install-PackageProvider -Name Nuget -ForceBootstrap -Force
    foreach ($Module in $ModulesToInstall)
    {
        # If module exists, update it
        If (Get-Module -Name $Module)
        {
        # To avoid multiple versions of a module is installed on the same system, first uninstall any previously installed and loaded versions if they exist
            Update-Module -Name $Module -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose
        } #end if
        # If the modules aren't already loaded, install and import it
        else
        {
            # https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/WriteToLogs
            Install-Module -Name $Module -Repository $Repository -Force -Verbose
            Import-Module -Name $Module -Verbose
        } #end If
    } #end foreach
} #end function

function New-CFLogFiles
{

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Create log files
 
.DESCRIPTION
Creates a transcript and a custom log file to record script activity.
 
.EXAMPLE
New-CFLogFiles
The log file prefix will be the name of the calling script and a time-stamp will be used in the log and transcript file names with the following formats:
Custom log file: <ScriptName>-LOG-<localhost>-<time-stamp>.log
Transcript file: <ScriptName>-TRANSCRIPT-<localhost>-<time-stamp>.log
 
.NOTES
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2018 Preston K. Parsard
#>


# Get curent date and time
    $TimeStamp = (get-date -format u).Substring(0,16)
    $TimeStamp = $TimeStamp.Replace(" ", "-")
    $TimeStamp = $TimeStamp.Replace(":", "")

    # The $LogPrefix represents the subfolder under $env:USERPROFILE where the log files will be stored.
    $LogPrefix = "PSCommonFunction"
    # Suppress error if the folder already exists
    New-Item -Path $env:USERPROFILE\$LogPrefix -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose
    $LogDirectory = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE -ChildPath $LogPrefix
    # Construct log file full path
    $LogFile = "$LogPrefix-LOG" + "-" + $env:computername + "-" + $TimeStamp + ".log"
    $Log = Join-Path -Path $LogDirectory -ChildPath $LogFile

    # Construct transcript file full path
    $TranscriptFile = "$LogPrefix-TRANSCRIPT" + "-" + $env:computername + $TimeStamp + ".log"
    $Transcript = Join-Path -Path $LogDirectory -ChildPath $TranscriptFile

    # Create log and transcript files
    New-Item -Path $Log, $Transcript -ItemType File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose
} # end function

function New-CFHeader
{

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Creates a new header.
 
.DESCRIPTION
Creates a new header with the format:
=====================================
<Header title> <time-stamp>
=====================================
 
.EXAMPLE
New-CFHeader -label <Header title> -charCount ##
In this example, the label parameter is used to for the header title, and the -charCount parameter indicates the number of "=" that will be created for the double line separator
 
.NOTES
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 201 Preston K. Parsard
#>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    [OutputType([hashtable])]
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]$label,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [int]$charCount
    ) # end param

    $header = @{
        # Draw double line
        SeparatorDouble = ("=" * $charCount)
        Title = ("$label :" + " $(Get-Date)")
        # Draw single line
        SeparatorSingle = ("-" * $charCount)
    } # end hashtable

    # Show header
    $header.SeparatorDouble
    $header.Title
    $header.SeparatorDouble
    $header.SeparatorSingle

} # end function

function Install-CFAdModuleIfRequired
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Install the ActiveDirectory module feature if required
 
.DESCRIPTION
This function will install the ActiveDirectory PowerShell feature so that PowerShell cmdlets can be used for the remainder of the script.
It will test if the module is already installed, and if not, will install it.
 
.EXAMPLE
Install-CFAdModuleIfRequired
 
.NOTES
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2018 Preston K. Parsard
#>

    # Add the RSAT-AD-PowerShell feature so that the ActiveDirectory modules can be used in the remainder of the script.
    if (-not((Get-WindowsFeature -Name "RSAT-AD-PowerShell").InstallState))
    {
        Install-WindowsFeature -Name "RSAT-AD-PowerShell" -IncludeAllSubFeature -IncludeManagementTools -Verbose
    } # end if
} # end function

#endregion FUNCTIONs

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