PsLogMessage

1.0.8

en-US/PsLogMessage-help.xml

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    <command:details>
      <command:name>New-DatedSubfolder</command:name>
      <command:verb>New</command:verb>
      <command:noun>DatedSubfolder</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>{{ Fill in the Synopsis }}</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>{{ Fill in the Description }}</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>New-DatedSubfolder</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="0" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Root</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>{{ Fill Root Description }}</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.String</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="0" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Root</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>{{ Fill Root Description }}</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.String</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.Object</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
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    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para></maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; {{ Add example code here }}</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>{{ Add example description here }}</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks />
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Write-LogMsg</command:name>
      <command:verb>Write</command:verb>
      <command:noun>LogMsg</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>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</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>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)</maml:para>
      <maml:para>Tab-delimits these fields for a compromise between readability and parseability</maml:para>
      <maml:para>Adds the log message to a Global variable #TODO: Make this a thread-safe hashtable, using the timestamp as the key</maml:para>
      <maml:para>Optionally writes the message to a log file</maml:para>
      <maml:para>Optionally writes the message to a PowerShell output stream</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Write-LogMsg</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Text</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Message to log</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.String</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Type</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Output stream to send the message to</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.String</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>Information</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>AddPrefix</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Add a prefix to the message including the date, hostname, current user, and info about the current call stack</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.Boolean</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>System.Boolean</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>True</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>LogFile</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Text file to append the log message to</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.String</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="5" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>PassThru</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Output the message to the pipeline</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.Boolean</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>System.Boolean</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>AddPrefix</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Add a prefix to the message including the date, hostname, current user, and info about the current call stack</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.Boolean</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.Boolean</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>True</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>LogFile</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Text file to append the log message to</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.String</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="5" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>PassThru</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Output the message to the pipeline</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.Boolean</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.Boolean</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Text</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Message to log</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.String</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Type</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Output stream to send the message to</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">System.String</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>Information</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes />
    <command:returnValues />
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para></maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; {{ Add example code here }}</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>{{ Add example description here }}</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks />
  </command:command>
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