Private/Install-SpecModule.ps1
function Install-SpecModule { <# .SYNOPSIS Installs a specified PowerShell module from the PowerShell Gallery. .DESCRIPTION The Install-SpecModule function installs a specified PowerShell module from the PowerShell Gallery using the Install-Module cmdlet from the PowerShellGet module. It allows installation for all users or the current user, and it can install a specific version of the module if required. The function can also accept the license agreement automatically using the -AcceptLicense switch. .PARAMETER Module Specifies the name of the PowerShell module to install from the PowerShell Gallery. .PARAMETER Scope Specifies the scope in which to install the PowerShell module. Use "AllUsers" to install it for all users or "CurrentUser" to install it only for the current user. .VALIDATION Valid values for the Scope parameter are "AllUsers" and "CurrentUser". .PARAMETER RequiredVersion Specifies the version of the PowerShell module to install. If not specified, the latest version will be installed. .PARAMETER AcceptLicense Indicates whether to accept the license agreement for the module automatically. If this switch is used, the function will not prompt the user for acceptance. .EXAMPLE Install-SpecModule -Module "ExampleModule" -Scope AllUsers -RequiredVersion "1.2.0" -AcceptLicense Installs version 1.2.0 of "ExampleModule" for all users automatically accepting the license. .EXAMPLE Install-SpecModule -Module "AnotherModule" -Scope CurrentUser Installs the latest version of "AnotherModule" for the current user. .EXAMPLE Install-SpecModule -Module "NonExistentModule" -Scope AllUsers Displays a warning message stating that the module "NonExistentModule" could not be found in the PowerShell Gallery. .NOTES Author: owen.heaume Version: 1.0 - initial function - If the installation is successful, the function returns "True"; otherwise, it returns an error code: - 609: An error occured when attempting to install the module using the -AcceptLicense switch. - 610: An error occured when attempting to install the module without the -AcceptLicense switch. #> [cmdletbinding()] param ( [parameter (Mandatory = $true)] [string]$Module, [parameter (Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateSet("AllUsers", "CurrentUser")] [String]$Scope, [parameter (Mandatory = $false)] [string]$RequiredVersion = "", [Switch] $AcceptLicense ) $params = @{ name = $Module Scope = $Scope Force = $true ErrorVariable = 'x' ErrorAction = 'Stop' Confirm = $false Verbose = $false AllowClobber = $true SkipPublisherCheck = $true MaximumVersion = $RequiredVersion } if ($AcceptLicense) { write-verbose "Installing module $module with -AcceptLicense parameter" try { Install-Module @params -AcceptLicense return $true } catch { Write-warning "An error occured when attempting to install the module: $Module" Write-Warning "The error was: $x" return 609 } } else { try { write-verbose "Installing module $module" Install-Module @params return $true } catch { Write-warning "An error occured when attempting to install the module: $Module" Write-Warning "The error was: $x" return 610 } } } |