rvruptime.psm1

Function Get-RvrUptime {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Returns the uptime of a computer
    .DESCRIPTION
        This function leverates the command Get-Uptime of PowerShell 6 or higher. If Windows PowerShell is used
        it will perform a WMI query to perform the task.
    .EXAMPLE
        PS C:\> <example usage>
        TODO
    #>


    [cmdletbinding()]

    param()

    # a nice verbose message
    Write-Verbose "$($MyInvocation.InvocationName) $( get-date -Format dd-MM-yyyy_hh:mm ): Starting "

    # Based on the PowerShell version use Get-Uptime or WMI
    if($PSVersionTable.PSEdition -eq 'Core' ){

        Write-Verbose "$($MyInvocation.InvocationName) $( get-date -Format dd-MM-yyyy_hh:mm ): Using PS Core "

        # PS Version Core is used So we can return the result of Get-Uptime
        Get-Uptime -ErrorAction Stop
    }
    else{
        # Asume Windows PowerShell 5

        # Get the uptime
        [System.TimeSpan]$uptime = (get-date -ErrorAction Stop) - (gcim Win32_OperatingSystem -erroraction stop  ).LastBootUpTime

        # return the uptime
        $uptime
    }

    Write-Verbose "$($MyInvocation.InvocationName) $( get-date -Format dd-MM-yyyy_hh:mm ): Ending "
}