Public/Write-LogEntry.ps1
function Write-LogEntry { <# .DESCRIPTION Write data to a CMTrace compatible log file .PARAMETER Value The data to write to the log file .PARAMETER Severity The severity of the log file entry (1 = Information, 2 = Warning, 3 = Error) .PARAMETER FileName The name of the log file .EXAMPLE Write-LogEntry -Value "This is a log entry" -Severity 1 .NOTES Created by: Nickolaj Andersen / Maurice Daly Modified by: Jon Anderson Modified: 2023-07-03 #> param( [parameter(Mandatory = $true, HelpMessage = "Value added to the log file.")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$Value, [parameter(Mandatory = $true, HelpMessage = "Severity for the log entry. 1 for Informational, 2 for Warning and 3 for Error.")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][ValidateSet("1", "2", "3")] [string]$Severity, [parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Name of the log file that the entry will written to.")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$FileName = "Win32AppManagement.log" ) $LogFilePath = Join-Path -Path $LogsDirectory -ChildPath $FileName if(-not(Test-Path -Path 'variable:global:TimezoneBias')) { [string]$global:TimezoneBias = [System.TimeZoneInfo]::Local.GetUtcOffset((Get-Date)).TotalMinutes if($TimezoneBias -match "^-") { $TimezoneBias = $TimezoneBias.Replace('-', '+') } else { $TimezoneBias = '-' + $TimezoneBias } } $Time = -join @((Get-Date -Format "HH:mm:ss.fff"), $TimezoneBias) $Date = (Get-Date -Format "MM-dd-yyyy") $Context = $([System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Name) $LogText = "<![LOG[$($Value)]LOG]!><time=""$($Time)"" date=""$($Date)"" component=""Win32AppManagement"" context=""$($Context)"" type=""$($Severity)"" thread=""$($PID)"" file="""">" try { Out-File -InputObject $LogText -Append -NoClobber -Encoding Default -FilePath $LogFilePath -ErrorAction Stop } catch [System.Exception] { Write-Warning -Message "Unable to append log entry to $FileName file. Error message at line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($_.Exception.Message)" } } |