Private/Export-CsvDetails.ps1

<#
.Synopsis
Created on: 05/11/23
Created by: Ben Whitmore
Filename: Export-Csv.ps1
 
.Description
Function to export data to a csv file.
If the Csv exists, it will be rolled over to a new file with a timestamp appended to the filename
 
.PARAMETER LogId
The component (script name) passed as LogID to the 'Write-Log' function.
This parameter is built from the line number of the call from the function up the pipeline
 
.PARAMETER Data
The data, as a PSCustomObject, to export
 
.PARAMETER Name
The name of the data to export
 
.PARAMETER Path
The path to export the data to
#>

function Export-CsvDetails {
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, ValuefromPipeline = $false, HelpMessage = "The component (script name) passed as LogID to the 'Write-Log' function")]
        [string]$LogId = $($MyInvocation.MyCommand).Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true, Position = 0, HelpMessage = 'The name of the data to export')]
        [string]$Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true, Position = 1, HelpMessage = 'The data, as a PSCustomObject, to export')]
        [pscustomobject]$Data,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true, Position = 2, HelpMessage = 'The path to export the data to')]
        [string]$Path

    )

    begin {

        # Log the export
        Write-Log -Message ("Exporting '{0}' information to '{1}\{0}.csv'" -f $Name, $Path) -LogId $LogId
        Write-Host ("Exporting '{0}' information to '{1}\{0}.csv'" -f $Name, $Path) -ForegroundColor Cyan

        # Build path string
        $Path = Join-Path -Path $Path -ChildPath ("{0}.csv" -f $Name)

        # Rollover the csv if it already exists from a previous run
        if (Test-Path -Path $Path) {
            Write-Log -Message ("'{0}\{1}.csv' already exists, rolling over csv" -f $Path, $Name) -LogId $LogId -Severity 2
            Write-Host ("'{0}' already exists, rolling over csv" -f $Path) -ForegroundColor Yellow
            $date = Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMddHHmmss'
            $pathRename = $Path -replace '.csv', ''

            # Attempt to rename the file, if it fails continue but the file will be overwritten
            try {
                Rename-Item -Path $Path -NewName ("{0}_{1}.csv" -f $pathRename, $date)
                Write-Log -Message ("Previous Csv rolled over to '{0}_{1}.csv'" -f $pathRename, $date) -LogId $LogId
                Write-Host ("Previous Csv rolled over to '{0}_{1}.csv'" -f $pathRename, $date) -ForegroundColor Green
            }
            catch {
                Write-Log -Message ("Failed to rollover '{0}'. Csv will be overwritten." -f $Path) -LogId $LogId -Severity 3
                Write-Host ("Failed to rollover '{0}'. Csv will be overwritten." -f $Path) -ForegroundColor Red
            }
        }
    }
    
    process {

        # Export the data to a csv file
        foreach ($object in $Data) {
            try {

                # Check if the file already exists to handle the header correctly
                if (-not (Test-Path -Path $Path) ) {

                    # Include headers if the file doesn't exist
                    $object | ConvertTo-Csv -NoTypeInformation | Out-File -FilePath $Path
                }
                else {

                    # If the file exists, skip the header line
                    $object | ConvertTo-Csv -NoTypeInformation | Select-Object -Skip 1 | Out-File -FilePath $Path -Append
                }
            }
            catch {
                Write-Log -Message ("Failed to export '{0}' information to '{1}'" -f $Type, $Path) -LogId $LogId -Severity 3
                Write-Host ("Failed to export '{0}' information to '{1}'" -f $Type, $Path) -ForegroundColor Red
                Write-Log -Message ("'{0}'" -f $_.Exception.Message) -LogId $LogId -Severity 3
                throw
            }
        }
    }
}