internal/functions/invoke-process.ps1
<# .SYNOPSIS Invoke a process .DESCRIPTION Invoke a process and pass the needed parameters to it .PARAMETER Path Path to the program / executable that you want to start .PARAMETER Params Array of string parameters that you want to pass to the executable .PARAMETER LogPath The path where the log file(s) will be saved .PARAMETER ShowOriginalProgress Instruct the cmdlet to show the standard output in the console Default is $false which will silence the standard output .PARAMETER OutputCommandOnly Instruct the cmdlet to only output the command that you would have to execute by hand Will include full path to the executable and the needed parameters based on your selection .PARAMETER EnableException This parameters disables user-friendly warnings and enables the throwing of exceptions This is less user friendly, but allows catching exceptions in calling scripts .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Invoke-Process -Path "C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin\xppc.exe" -Params "-metadata=`"C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin`"", "-modelmodule=`"ApplicationSuite`"", "-output=`"C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin`"", "-referencefolder=`"C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin`"", "-log=`"C:\temp\d365fo.tools\ApplicationSuite\Dynamics.AX.$Module.xppc.log`"", "-xmlLog=`"C:\temp\d365fo.tools\ApplicationSuite\Dynamics.AX.ApplicationSuite.xppc.xml`"", "-verbose" This will invoke the "C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin\xppc.exe" executable. All parameters will be passed to it. The standard output will be redirected to a local variable. The error output will be redirected to a local variable. The standard output will be written to the verbose stream before exiting. If an error should occur, both the standard output and error output will be written to the console / host. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Invoke-Process -ShowOriginalProgress -Path "C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin\xppc.exe" -Params "-metadata=`"C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin`"", "-modelmodule=`"ApplicationSuite`"", "-output=`"C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin`"", "-referencefolder=`"C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin`"", "-log=`"C:\temp\d365fo.tools\ApplicationSuite\Dynamics.AX.$Module.xppc.log`"", "-xmlLog=`"C:\temp\d365fo.tools\ApplicationSuite\Dynamics.AX.ApplicationSuite.xppc.xml`"", "-verbose" This will invoke the "C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin\xppc.exe" executable. All parameters will be passed to it. The standard output will be outputted directly to the console / host. The error output will be outputted directly to the console / host. .NOTES Author: Mötz Jensen (@Splaxi) https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24370814/how-to-capture-process-output-asynchronously-in-powershell/36539226#36539226 #> function Invoke-Process { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [Alias('Executable')] [string] $Path, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [string[]] $Params, [string] $LogPath, [switch] $ShowOriginalProgress, [switch] $OutputCommandOnly, [switch] $EnableException ) Invoke-TimeSignal -Start if (-not (Test-PathExists -Path $Path -Type Leaf)) { return } if (Test-PSFFunctionInterrupt) { return } $tool = Split-Path -Path $Path -Leaf $pinfo = New-Object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo $pinfo.FileName = "$Path" $pinfo.WorkingDirectory = Split-Path -Path $Path -Parent if (-not $ShowOriginalProgress) { Write-PSFMessage -Level Verbose "Output and Error streams will be redirected (silence mode)" $pinfo.RedirectStandardError = $true $pinfo.RedirectStandardOutput = $true } $pinfo.UseShellExecute = $false $pinfo.Arguments = "$($Params -join " ")" $p = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process $p.StartInfo = $pinfo Write-PSFMessage -Level Verbose "Starting the $tool" -Target "$($params -join " ")" if ($OutputCommandOnly) { Write-PSFMessage -Level Host "$Path $($pinfo.Arguments)" return } $p.Start() | Out-Null if (-not $ShowOriginalProgress) { $outTask = $p.StandardOutput.ReadToEndAsync(); $errTask = $p.StandardError.ReadToEndAsync(); } Write-PSFMessage -Level Verbose "Waiting for the $tool to complete" $p.WaitForExit() if (-not $ShowOriginalProgress) { $stdout = $outTask.Result $stderr = $errTask.Result } if ($p.ExitCode -ne 0 -and (-not $ShowOriginalProgress)) { Write-PSFMessage -Level Host "Exit code from $tool indicated an error happened. Will output both standard stream and error stream." Write-PSFMessage -Level Host "Standard output was: \r\n $stdout" Write-PSFMessage -Level Host "Error output was: \r\n $stderr" $messageString = "Stopping because an Exit Code from $tool wasn't 0 (zero) like expected." Stop-PSFFunction -Message "Stopping because of Exit Code." -Exception $([System.Exception]::new($($messageString -replace '<[^>]+>', ''))) -StepsUpward 1 return } else { Write-PSFMessage -Level Verbose "Standard output was: \r\n $stdout" } if ((-not $ShowOriginalProgress) -and (-not ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($LogPath)))) { if (-not (Test-PathExists -Path $LogPath -Type Container -Create)) { return } $stdOutputPath = Join-Path -Path $LogPath -ChildPath "$tool`_StdOutput.log" $errOutputPath = Join-Path -Path $LogPath -ChildPath "$tool`_ErrOutput.log" $stdout | Out-File -FilePath $stdOutputPath -Encoding utf8 -Force $stderr | Out-File -FilePath $errOutputPath -Encoding utf8 -Force } Invoke-TimeSignal -End if (-not $ShowOriginalProgress) { [PSCustomObject]@{ stdout = $stdout stderr = $stderr ExitCode = $p.ExitCode } } } |