Private/Write-SPUpdate.ps1
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#This function is a used to display updates to the user throughout the script execution. It also allows for optionally logging the update to a file. function Write-SPUpdate { [Cmdletbinding()] param( [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline, Mandatory)] [string] $string, [ValidateSet("Info", "Normal", "Success", "Header", "Warning", "Error")] [string] $UpdateType = "Normal", [string] $Logfile, [switch] $NoTimeStamp ) process { switch ($UpdateType) { "Info" { $string = "`nINFO: " + $string Write-Host $string -ForegroundColor Yellow -BackgroundColor Black } "Normal" { Write-Host $string } "Success" { $string = "SUCCESS: " + $string Write-Host $string -ForegroundColor Green } "Header" { $string = $string.ToUpper() $string = "`r`n`r`n################################################`r`n" + $string + "`r`n################################################" Write-Host $string } "Warning" { $string = "[WARNING] " + $string Write-Warning $string } "Error" { $string = "[ERROR] " + $string Write-Warning $string } } if ($Logfile) { if ($UpdateType -eq "Header") { $string | Out-File $LogFile -Append } else { if(!$NoTimeStamp) { $datetimestamp = Get-Date -UFormat "[%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S]" $LogString = "$datetimestamp : " + $string } else { $LogString = $string } $Logstring | Out-File $Logfile -Append } } } } #end Write-SPUpdate |