functions/New-ToDo.ps1
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function New-ToDo { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates quick To Do list in Notepad .DESCRIPTION Creates quick To Do list in Notepad .PARAMETER Editor The editor that should open the todo list. By default Notepad++ is preferred as it doesnt lose data on app close .PARAMETER List semi-colon separated list of items to put in to do list .parameter WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>] If this switch is enabled, no actions are performed but informational messages will be displayed that explain what would happen if the command were to run. .parameter Confirm [<SwitchParameter>] If this switch is enabled, you will be prompted for confirmation before executing any operations that change state. .EXAMPLE New-ToDo Basic execution of this function to start a new ToDo list .EXAMPLE New-ToDo -List "Write todo function", "Update calendar" , "Book travel", "submit expenses claim", "cook dinner" Advanced execution of this function to start a new ToDo list with specific items in the list already .EXAMPLE New-ToDo -Editor npp 'item 1' 'next item' 'more things to do' .NOTES General notes #> [alias('ToDo')] [cmdletbinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true, PositionalBinding = $false)] param( # name of the editor to open the todo list [parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true)] [ValidateSet('Notepad', 'Notepad++', 'NPP')] [string]$Editor, # semi-colon separated list of items to put in to do list [parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments = $True)] [string[]]$List ) if (!(test-path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe") -and ($Editor -in ('Notepad++', 'NPP'))) { Write-Warning "Notepad++ not found on this computer. Using Notepad instead" $Editor = 'Notepad' } # split out the items we have been sent $items = $List -split (';') # pad the ToDo items to 5 items with empty lines if ($items.count -lt 5) { $items.count..5 | ForEach-Object { $items += "" } } # set up header of list $txt = @" To do list - {0:dd MMM yyyy}`r`n "@ -f (get-date) # add the items to the doc foreach ($Item in $items) { $txt += @" []`t$Item`r`n "@ } # add the footer (Done) section $txt += @" `r`n** Done **`r`n "@ # create the file and display if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("new ToDo list file " , "Creating")) { $file = New-TemporaryFile $txt | set-content $file switch -Regex ($Editor) { 'notepad' { notepad $file break } { 'Notepad\+\+ | npp' } { # if notepad++ is installed then use that as it is restart-proof &"C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" $file break } default { notepad $file } } } } |