PsLogMessage.psm1
function New-DatedSubfolder { # Creates a folder structure with a folder for each year and month # Then it creates one timestamped folder inside the appropriate month # This folder is intended to be used to store output from a single execution of a script param ( [parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$Root ) $Year = Get-Date -Format 'yyyy' $Month = Get-Date -Format 'MM' $Timestamp = (Get-Date -Format s) -replace ':', '-' $NewDir = "$Root\$Year\$Month\$Timestamp" $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $NewDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Write-Output $NewDir } function Write-LogMsg { <# .SYNOPSIS Prepend a prefix to a log message, write the message to an output stream, and write the message to a text file. Writes a message to a log file and/or PowerShell output stream .DESCRIPTION Prepends the log message with: a current timestamp the current hostname the current username the current command (function or file name) the current location (line number in the code) Tab-delimits these fields for a compromise between readability and parseability Adds the log message to a Global variable #TODO: Make this a thread-safe hashtable, using the timestamp as the key Optionally writes the message to a log file Optionally writes the message to a PowerShell output stream .NOTES #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Message to log [string]$Text, # Output stream to send the message to [string]$Type = 'Information', # Add a prefix to the message including the date, hostname, current user, and info about the current call stack [bool]$AddPrefix = $true, # Text file to append the log message to [string]$LogFile, # Output the message to the pipeline [bool]$PassThru = $false ) $Timestamp = Get-Date -Format s $OutputToPipeline = $false $ThisHostname = HOSTNAME.EXE $WhoAmI = whoami.exe $PSCallStack = Get-PSCallStack if ($AddPrefix) { # This method is faster than StringBuilder or the -join operator [string]$MessageToLog = "$Timestamp`t$ThisHostname`t$WhoAmI`t$($PSCallStack[1].Location)`t$($PSCallStack[1].Command)`t$($MyInvocation.ScriptLineNumber)`t$($Type)`t$($Text)" } else { [string]$MessageToLog = $Text } Switch ($Type) { # This will ensure the message is not written to any PowerShell output streams 'Silent' {} # This one is made-up to correspond with the 'success' contextual class in Bootstrap. 'Success' { Write-Information "SUCCESS: $MessageToLog" } # These represent normal PowerShell output streams # The correct number of spaces should be added to maintain proper column alignment 'Debug' { Write-Debug " $MessageToLog" } 'Verbose' { Write-Verbose $MessageToLog } 'Host' { Write-Host "HOST: $MessageToLog" } 'Warning' { Write-Warning $MessageToLog } 'Error' { Write-Error $MessageToLog } 'Output' { $OutputToPipeline = $true } default { Write-Information "INFO: $MessageToLog" } } if ('' -ne $LogFile) { $MessageToLog | Out-File $LogFile -Append } if ($PassThru -or $OutputToPipeline) { $MessageToLog } # Add a GUID to the timestamp and use it as a unique key in the hashtable of log messages [string]$Guid = [guid]::NewGuid() [string]$Key = "$Timestamp$Guid" $Global:LogMessages[$Key] = [pscustomobject]@{ Timestamp = $Timestamp Hostname = $ThisHostname WhoAmI = $WhoAmI Location = $PSCallStack[1].Location Command = $PSCallStack[1].Command Line = $MyInvocation.ScriptLineNumber Type = $Type Text = $Text } } <# # Add any custom C# classes as usable (exported) types $CSharpFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path "$PSScriptRoot\*.cs" ForEach ($ThisFile in $CSharpFiles) { Add-Type -Path $ThisFile.FullName -ErrorAction Stop } #> Export-ModuleMember -Function @('New-DatedSubfolder','Write-LogMsg') #$Global:LogMessages = [system.collections.generic.list[pscustomobject]]::new() $Global:LogMessages = [hashtable]::Synchronized(@{}) |