Public/Remove-Object.ps1
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function Remove-Object { <# .SYNOPSIS Remove object(s) .DESCRIPTION Remove list of objects matching specifications (wrapper for Remove-Item with checks) .PARAMETER Path The path parameter corresponds to the location of the objects to remove. .PARAMETER Type The type parameter corresponds to the type of objects to remove. .PARAMETER Filter The filter parameter corresponds to the filter to apply to the name of objects to remove. .PARAMETER Exclude The exclude parameter corresponds to the filter to apply to the name of objects *not* to remove. .NOTES File name: Remove-Object.ps1 Author: Florian Carrier Creation date: 2019-06-14 Last modified: 2021-09-10 #> [CmdletBinding ()] Param ( [Parameter ( Position = 1, Mandatory = $true, HelpMessage = "Path to the items" )] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty ()] [System.String] $Path, [Parameter ( Position = 2, Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Type of item" )] [ValidateSet ( "All", "File", "Folder" )] [System.String] $Type = "All", [Parameter ( Position = 3, Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Filter to apply" )] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty ()] [System.String] $Filter = "*", [Parameter ( Position = 4, Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Pattern to exclude" )] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty ()] [System.String[]] $Exclude = $null, [Parameter ( HelpMessage = "Suppress debug messages" )] [Switch] $Silent ) Begin { # Get global preference vrariables Get-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -SessionState $ExecutionContext.SessionState # Check path $Path = Resolve-Path -Path $Path if (Test-Object -Path $Path -NotFound) { Write-Log -Type "ERROR" -Message "Path not found $Path" -ErrorCode 1 } } Process { # Check path content if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("Exclude")) { $Objects = Get-Object -Path $Path -Type $Type -Filter $Filter -Exclude $Exclude } else { $Objects = Get-Object -Path $Path -Type $Type -Filter $Filter } # If objects are found if ($Objects.Count -ge 1) { foreach ($Object in $Objects) { if ($null -ne $Object) { if ($Silent -eq $false) { Write-Log -Type "DEBUG" -Object $Object.FullName } try { Remove-Item -Path $Object.FullName -Recurse -Force -ErrorVariable "ErrorMessage" -ErrorAction "Stop" } catch { Write-Log -Type "ERROR" -Message $ErrorMessage } } } } } } |