Private/Output/ToFile/WriteToFile.ps1
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function Write-ToFile { [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$FilePath, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)] [string]$Content, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [bool]$OpenOutputFileOnFinish ) begin { try { # Ensure the directory exists $directory = Split-Path -Path $FilePath -Parent if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($directory) -and -not (Test-Path -Path $directory)) { New-Item -Path $directory -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null Write-Verbose "Created directory: $directory" } # Create or clear the file if (Test-Path -Path $FilePath) { Clear-Content -Path $FilePath Write-Verbose "Cleared existing file: $FilePath" } else { New-Item -Path $FilePath -ItemType File -Force | Out-Null Write-Verbose "Created new file: $FilePath" } } catch { Write-Error "Failed to initialize output file: $_" throw } } process { try { $Content | Add-Content -Path $FilePath } catch { Write-Error "Failed to write to output file: $_" throw } } end { Write-Verbose "Successfully wrote output to $FilePath" # Open the file after writing if requested if ($OpenOutputFileOnFinish) { try { # Try to resolve the path to handle relative paths $resolvedPath = Resolve-Path $FilePath -ErrorAction Stop Write-Verbose "Opening file: $resolvedPath" # Use the appropriate method to open the file based on OS if ($IsWindows -or $null -eq $IsWindows) { # On Windows or PowerShell 5.1 where $IsWindows is not defined Start-Process $resolvedPath } elseif ($IsMacOS) { # On macOS Start-Process "open" -ArgumentList $resolvedPath } elseif ($IsLinux) { # On Linux, try xdg-open first try { Start-Process "xdg-open" -ArgumentList $resolvedPath } catch { # If xdg-open fails, try other common utilities try { Start-Process "nano" -ArgumentList $resolvedPath } catch { Write-Verbose "Could not open file with xdg-open or nano" } } } } catch { Write-Warning "Could not open file after writing: $_" } } } } |