Add additional function, require PS 6.2 requirement

PSUtilities/ScriptTools.ps1

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-#Requires -Version 6.2
-
 Function Test-CommandExists {
     <#
     .SYNOPSIS
-        A brief description of the function or script.
+        Returns true if a command is present in PowerShell
 
     .DESCRIPTION
         A longer description.
@@ -93,29 +91,17 @@ Function Add-LogEntry {
         [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [ValidateSet('Notify', 'Warning', 'Error')]$As,
         [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [Switch]$NewLine
     )
-    $Timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
-
     Switch ($As) {
-        "Notify" {
+        "Notify" { $FGC = "Cyan" }
-            $FGC = "Cyan"
+        "Warning" { $FGC = "Yellow" }
-        }
+        "Error" { $FGC = "Red" }
-        "Warning" {
+        Default { $FGC = "White" }
-            $FGC = "Yellow"
-        }
-        "Error" {
-            $FGC = "Red"
-        }
-        Default {
-            $FGC = "White"
-        }
     }
+    If ($Newline) { $Output += "`n" }
 
-    If ($Newline) {
+    $Timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
-        Write-Host "`n[$Timestamp] $Message" -ForegroundColor $FGC
+    $Output += "[$Timestamp] $Message"
-    }
+    Write-Host $Output -ForegroundColor $FGC
-    Else {
-        Write-Host "[$Timestamp] $Message" -ForegroundColor $FGC
-    }
 }
 
 Function Add-ListItem () {
@@ -154,9 +140,13 @@ Function Add-ListItem () {
     #>
     
     Param (
-        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullorEmpty()]$Message
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullorEmpty()]$Message,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [Int16] $Indent = 0
     )
-    Write-Host " *  $Message"
+
+    For ($Counter = 0; $Counter -le $Indent; $Counter++) { $Output += "`t" }
+    $Output += "*  $Message"
+    Write-Host $Output
 }
 
 Function Start-Logging {
@@ -210,11 +200,63 @@ Function Start-Logging {
     }
 
     If ($Append) {
-        Add-LogEntry (Start-Transcript -Path "$LogDir\$ScriptName.log" -UseMinimalHeader -Append)
+        Add-LogEntry (Start-Transcript -Path "$LogDir\$ScriptName.log" -Append)
     }
     Else {
-        Add-LogEntry (Start-Transcript -Path "$LogDir\$ScriptName.log" -UseMinimalHeader)
+        Add-LogEntry (Start-Transcript -Path "$LogDir\$ScriptName.log")
+    }   
+}
+
+Function Import-JSONConfig () {
+    <#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        A brief description of the function or script.
+
+    .DESCRIPTION
+        A longer description.
+
+    .PARAMETER FirstParameter
+        Description of each of the parameters.
+        Note:
+        To make it easier to keep the comments synchronized with changes to the parameters,
+        the preferred location for parameter documentation comments is not here,
+        but within the param block, directly above each parameter.
+
+    .PARAMETER SecondParameter
+        Description of each of the parameters.
+
+    .INPUTS
+        Description of objects that can be piped to the script.
+
+    .OUTPUTS
+        Description of objects that are output by the script.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Example of how to run the script.
+
+    .LINK
+        Links to further documentation.
+
+    .NOTES
+        Detail on what the script does, if this is needed.
+
+    #>
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] $ConfigFile
+    )
+    If (Test-Path -Path $ConfigFile) {
+        Try {
+            Return (Get-Content -Raw -Path $ConfigFile | ConvertFrom-Json)
+        }
+        Catch {
+            Add-LogEntry "Error loading config file!  Please make sure the correct path was provided, and that it is a properly formatted JSON file" -As Error
+            Write-Host $_
+            Exit 1
+        }
+    }
+    Else {
+        Add-LogEntry "Error loading config file!  Please make sure the correct path was provided, and that it is a properly formatted JSON file" -As Error
+        Write-Host $_
+        Exit 1
     }
-    
-    
 }