evotecit/pswritecolor

Write-Color is a wrapper around Write-Host allowing you to create nice looking scripts, with colorized output.

pswritecolor's Issues

.net core issues when using function on mac

while i dont have a mac, one of my users does. error looks like this. the script keeps going, but it looks like its trying to index into $Color[] array and cant

NuGet package does not install properly (v.0.85.0)

When manually downloading and installing the package, it installs, but then can not be imported (or seen with Get-Module -ListAvailable). This appears to be as the Module Version in the Manifest does not match the folder name. Error message:
`import-module : The ModuleVersion key in module manifest 'C:\Program
Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSWriteColor\0.85.0\PSWriteColor.psd1' specifies module version '0.85' which does not
match its version folder name at 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSWriteColor\0.85.0'. Change the value of
the ModuleVersion key to match the version folder name.
At line:1 char:1

• import-module 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSWriteColo ...

•   + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (C:\Program File...WriteColor.psd1:String) [Import-Module], InvalidOper
   ationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_InvalidModuleManifestVersion,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand`
  

Enhancement - Added PadLeft; PadCenter; PadRight; and PadCharacter Parameters to Write-Color Function

Added PadLeft; PadCenter; PadRight; and PadCharacter Parameters to Write-Color Function

Updated LinesBefore & LinesAfter code to make use of these new parameters. Allows for easily formatting menus or table output. See Example code (lines 54-65)

Write-Color.zip

Default alias of wc will interfere with wc command on *nix systems

The out-of-the-box alias of wc for Write-Color will interfere with the use of the wc (word count) command on Linux/macOS systems. I would suggest removing it, and letting the user set the alias if they want it.

show text like a progressbar

Could you provide a switch to control the display position, such as the progress bar, the text is only displayed on one line and can be updated. I know that the vt100 control character can realize this function, but I don't know how to modularize it.

It would be even better if the time display function could be integrated.❤️ such as:
write-color "you have waited " -c green -b blue -NoNewLine -NoAppend -ShowClock

$esc=[char]27
$rp="$esc[50G"

$sw=[Diagnostics.StopWatch]::StartNew()
$tm=New-Object System.Timers.Timer
$tm.Interval=1000
Register-ObjectEvent -InputObject $tm -EventName Elapsed -Action {
    #$dt=(get-date).tostring("yyyyMMdd HHmmss");
    $ep=$sw.Elapsed
    #$host.ui.RawUI.WindowTitle = $ep; 
    write-color "$rp$ep" -C Yellow -B Blue -NoNewline
}|Out-Null
$tm.AutoReset=$true
$tm.Enabled=$true

1..10|foreach-object {$host.ui.RawUI.WindowTitle = $_;start-sleep 1;}
$tm.Enabled=$false
$sw.stop()

read-host "done"

Improvment

Hi
Great Module ! I'm thinking if it's possible when we're enabling logging to :

• generate a log file formated like a .csv. Of course, we should be able to choose the separator (comma is not always the best separator)

• You might even consider having additional information : Category (Inf - War, Error)

A single Cmdlet for a pretty console display and a file output that can be used easily later.

There is a module called Ezlog (https://github.com/apetitjean/ezlog), which already does it, but it doesn't have the facilities that Write-Color for console display with several colors in the same text block.

request: support multiline split with separator

$foo = "Execution Path exists"
Command:`Write-Color "[info]  ", $foo -Color Yellow, Yellow -ShowTime`

results in

[2020-09-18 13:27:22] [info]  Execution Path exists

New separate lines when using a parameter such as -SplitLines [Separator]
example 1

$foo = "Execution Path exists `n2. Line `n3. Line"
Write-Color "[info]  ", $foo -Color Yellow, Yellow -ShowTime`  -SplitLines "`n"

results in

[2020-09-18 13:27:22] [info]  Execution Path exists
                              2. Line 
                              3. Line`

example 2

$foo = "Execution Path exists `n2. Line `n3. Line"
`Write-Color "[info]  ", $foo -Color Yellow, Yellow -SplitLines "`n"

results in

[info]  Execution Path exists
        2. Line 
        3. Line`

Doesn't seem to accept parameters when passed

Great code but may have a personal issue -

Tried many combinations to get Write-Color to display a $($var)

Typically Write-Host ("Accepts values passed as $($suchhere)") but cannot seem to make this happen here. The ( )s outside of the "" quotes help display $($vars) but no combo in our out of quotes like write-color "(" text $($var) ")" or (" text $($var) ") work.

Help, coffee is running out!

Extra Spaces in Log Files

recently, when i try and add a og file, i get extra spaces in it. Any ideas why this could be happening?

the Powershell script has this line:
Write-Colour "##################", " Create Contributor and Reader Security Groups ", "################## " -Color Cyan, Yellow, Cyan -LogFile $Logfile

the output in visual studio shows:
################## Create Contributor and Reader Security Groups ##################

and the log file has this in it:
[ 2 0 2 3 - 0 4 - 2 0 1 6 : 2 0 : 0 2 ] # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # C r e a t e C o n t r i b u t o r a n d R e a d e r S e c u r i t y G r o u p s # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

Transcript with Write-Color

Hi,
I'm looking for a way to combine powershell transcript and write-color function.

In PS console, the result is displayed as expected but passing through the transcript each element between "" inserts a new line of the transcript log (between time and text).

Is there a way around this issue without using the -LogFile parameter?

> **********************
> Windows PowerShell transcript start
> Start time: 20210122181054
> Username: xxxxxx
> RunAs User: xxxxx
> Configuration Name: 
> Machine: xxxxx
> Host Application: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
> Process ID: xxxx
> PSVersion: 5.1.17763.1490
> PSEdition: Desktop
> PSCompatibleVersions: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1.17763.1490
> BuildVersion: 10.0.17763.1490
> CLRVersion: 4.0.30319.42000
> WSManStackVersion: 3.0
> PSRemotingProtocolVersion: 2.3
> SerializationVersion: 1.1.0.1
> **********************
> [22/01/21 18:10:54]
> Script name : Test-Transcript.ps1
> 
> [22/01/21 18:10:54]
> Sed eveniet neque aut rerum perspiciati
> 
> [22/01/21 18:10:54]
> voluptas est dolorem error et similique
> 
> [22/01/21 18:10:54]
> End script!
> 
> [22/01/21 18:10:54]
> Elapsed Time: 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds
> 
> **********************
> Windows PowerShell transcript end
> End time: 20210122181054
> **********************

Thanks for your help and your work !

write-color transcript output showing up on different lines

When using start-transcript the log files shows, write-color using multiple colors on one line on multiple lines.

Example:
Write-Color "Updating Group: ",$Group -Color Gray,Green -StartTab 1

Output:
Updating Group:
Test Group

Is there a way to fix this issue with start-transcript so one line on write-color will be one line in the transcript file?

Thank you.

Output is multiple line in transcript

Hi !

This module is amazing and I use it in a few of my recent scripts.
I have one question though (not a huge problem I suppose):

When I use this within a script...

...the console output is as intended...

...but if the script is transcripted, the transcript results in line breaks for each color.

Is there any way to add a switch that prevents this?