Public/Set-B42Globals.ps1
|
function Set-B42Globals { <# .SYNOPSIS Sets the default values for Location, TemplatePath, and a Unique Identifer. .DESCRIPTION The Set-B42Globals function sets some helper values with a Module Global scope. .EXAMPLE Set-B42Globals -UID "uniqueString" -Location "azureLocation" -TemplatePath "pathToCustomTemplates" .NOTES The unique identifer is used to relate default resource names. #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( # The default unique identifer used in name generation [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [AllowEmptyString()] [string] $UID = "", # The default destination Azure region [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [string] $Location = "East US", # The default search path for templates [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [ValidateScript({Test-Path $_})] [string] $TemplatePath = (Resolve-Path "$PSScriptRoot\..\Templates").ToString(), # The date [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [AllowEmptyString()] [string] $Date = "" ) begin {} process { $d = Get-Date if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($UID)) { $UID = $d.ToString("yyyyMMddTHHmmss").ToLower() } if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($Date)) { $Date = $d.ToString("g") } $Script:uid = $UID $Script:location = $Location $Script:templatePath = $TemplatePath $Script:Date = $Date } end {} } |