PoShPipeline

1.4.1

functions/Invoke/Invoke-Git.ps1

<#
.Synopsis
    Invoke git, handling its quirky stderr that isn't error
    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34820975/git-clone-redirect-stderr-to-stdout-but-keep-errors-being-written-to-stderr
 
.Outputs
    Git messages, and lastly the exit code
 
.Example
    Invoke-Git push
 
.Example
    Invoke-Git "add ."
#>
function Invoke-Git {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [string] $Command )

    try {

        $exit = 0
        $path = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()

        Invoke-Expression "git $Command 2> $path"
        $exit = $LASTEXITCODE
        if ( $exit -gt 0 ) {
            Write-Error (Get-Content $path).ToString()
        }
        else {
            Get-Content $path | Select-Object -First 1
        }
        $exit
    }
    catch {
        Write-Host "Error: $_`n$($_.ScriptStackTrace)"
    }
    finally {
        if (Test-Path $path) {
            Remove-Item $path
        }
    }
}