internal/functions/Invoke-SmoCheck.ps1

function Invoke-SmoCheck {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Checks for PowerShell SMO version vs SQL Server's SMO version.
 
    #>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [object]$SqlInstance
    )

    if ($script:smocheck -ne $true) {
        $script:smocheck = $true
        $smo = (([AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies() | Where-Object { $_.Fullname -like "Microsoft.SqlServer.SMO,*" }).FullName -Split ", ")[1]
        $smo = ([version]$smo.TrimStart("Version=")).Major
        $serverversion = $SqlInstance.version.major

        if ($serverversion - $smo -gt 1) {
            Write-Warning "Your version of SMO is $smo, which is significantly older than $($SqlInstance.name)'s version $($SqlInstance.version.major)."
            Write-Warning "This may present an issue when migrating certain portions of SQL Server."
            Write-Warning "If you encounter issues, consider upgrading SMO."
        }
    }
}