NewRelic.Download.psm1
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<# .Synopsis Downloads a file in a temp location .Description Downloads a file in a temp location and provides the path back .Example Get-TempDownload -DownloadURL 'https://nr.com...' -FileName 'agent.msi' Downloads the file from the URL with the name specified and returns the full path to the file in a temp directory. .Parameter DownloadURL URL to download the file from .Parameter FileName File name to download as #> function Get-TempDownload { [CMDLetBinding()] [OutputType([System.String])] Param ( [Parameter (Mandatory = $true)] [string]$DownloadURL, [Parameter (Mandatory = $true)] [string]$FileName ) # Check for and create temp folder $LocalPath = $env:Temp If (!(Test-Path $LocalPath)) { Throw "Temp path $LocalPath not found..." } # PowerShell 5.1 is very slow to download files because of progress output. This has been fixed in 7.0+ # May need to tweak targeting version, but being very explicit for now as I would rather show the progress if possible if(($ProgressPreference -ne 'SilentlyContinue') -and ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion -like '5.1*')){ Write-Verbose 'Changing ProgressPreference to speed up older versions of PowerShell downloads' $currentPreference = $ProgressPreference $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' Write-Progress "Downloading file: $DownloadURL" -Id 0 # static replacement for progress } # Download Write-Verbose "Downloading: $DownloadURL" Invoke-RestMethod -ContentType 'application/octet-stream' -Uri $DownloadURL -OutFile "$LocalPath\$FileName" # Set Preference back if changed if($currentPreference){ $ProgressPreference = $currentPreference Write-Progress 'Download Complete' -Id 0 -Completed } Return "$LocalPath\$FileName" } |