Public/Wait-Until.ps1
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<# .SYNOPSIS Induces a wait operation using a simple time specifier. .DESCRIPTION Wait-Until uses a brief time span operator D:H:M:S and then waits that specified time before continuing. .PARAMETER pattern Pattern is a string of four digits seperated by colons. Position 1: Days Position 2: Hours Position 3: Minutes Position 4: Seconds .EXAMPLE Wait-Until 0:0:3:45 (Delay for 3 minutes and 45 seconds) .EXAMPLE Wait-Until 1:2:15:2 (Delay for 1 day, 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 2 seconds) .NOTES Sending a break will stop this loop. #> Function Wait-Until { [CmdletBinding()] param([string][Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$pattern) $Delay = ($pattern.Split(":")) $DelaySpan = New-TimeSpan -Days $Delay[0] -Hours $Delay[1] -Minutes $Delay[2] -Seconds $Delay[3] Write-Verbose "Waiting timespan" Write-Verbose ($DelaySpan | Out-String) Start-Sleep -Seconds $DelaySpan.TotalSeconds } |