Commands/New-Error.ps1
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Copyright (C) 2020 Jeffrey Sharp Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. #> function New-Error { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates an ErrorRecord object. .DESCRIPTION Inspired by this StackOverflow answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/39949027/142138 #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # An error message or exception. [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=0)] [object] $Error, # A developer-defined identifier for the error. [Parameter()] [string] $Id, # The category to which the error belongs. [Parameter()] [System.Management.Automation.ErrorCategory] $Category = 'NotSpecified', # The object being processed when the error occurred. [Parameter()] [object] $TargetObject, # The name of the object being processed when the error occurred. [Parameter()] [string] $TargetName, # The type of the object being processed when the error occurred. [Parameter()] [string] $TargetType, # The name of the activity that caused the error [Parameter()] [string] $Activity, # The reason why the error occurred. [Parameter()] [string] $Reason ) # Output will look like this: # {Error} # + CategoryInfo : {Category}: ({TargetName}:{TargetType}) [{Activity}], {Reason} # + FullyQualifiedErrorId : {Id} $Record = New-Object System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord $Error, $Id, $Category, $TargetObject $Record.CategoryInfo.TargetName = $TargetName $Record.CategoryInfo.TargetType = $TargetType $Record.CategoryInfo.Activity = $Activity $Record.CategoryInfo.Reason = $Reason $Record } |