Using ShouldProcess

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Syntax

Parameters

Parameter | Details | ——— | —–– | Target | The resource being changed. | Action | The operation being performed. Defaults to the name of the cmdlet.

Remarks

$PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess() will also automatically write a message to the verbose output.

PS> Invoke-MyCmdlet -Verbose
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Invoke-MyCmdlet" on target "Target of action"

Full usage example

Other examples couldn’t clearly explain to me how to trigger the conditional logic.

This example also shows that underlying commands will also listen to the -Confirm flag!

<#
Restart-Win32Computer
#>

function Restart-Win32Computer 
{
    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true,ConfirmImpact="High")]
    param (
    [parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)]
    [string[]]$computerName,
    [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string][ValidateSet("Restart","LogOff","Shutdown","PowerOff")] $action,
    [boolean]$force = $false
)
BEGIN {
# translate action to numeric value required by the method
switch($action) {
    "Restart"
    {
        $_action = 2
        break
    }
    "LogOff"
    {
        $_action = 0
        break
    }
    "Shutdown"
    {
        $_action = 2
        break
    }
    "PowerOff"
    {
        $_action = 8
        break
    }
}
# to force, add 4 to the value
if($force) 
{
    $_action += 4
}
write-verbose "Action set to $action"
}
PROCESS {
    write-verbose "Attempting to connect to $computername"
    # this is how we support -whatif and -confirm
    # which are enabled by the SupportsShouldProcess
    # parameter in the cmdlet bindnig
    if($pscmdlet.ShouldProcess($computername)) {
        get-wmiobject win32_operatingsystem -computername $computername | invoke-wmimethod -name Win32Shutdown -argumentlist $_action
    }
}
} 
#Usage:
#This will only output a description of the actions that this command would execute if -WhatIf is removed.
'localhost','server1'| Restart-Win32Computer -action LogOff -whatif 

#This will request the permission of the caller to continue with this item.
#Attention: in this example you will get two confirmation request because all cmdlets called by this cmdlet that also support ShouldProcess, will ask for their own confirmations...
'localhost','server1'| Restart-Win32Computer -action LogOff -Confirm

Adding -WhatIf and -Confirm support to your cmdlet

function Invoke-MyCmdlet {
    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
    param()
    # ...
}

Using ShouldProcess with one argument

if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("Target of action")) {
    # Do the thing
}

When using -WhatIf:

What if: Performing the action "Invoke-MyCmdlet" on target "Target of action"

When using -Confirm:

Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing operation "Invoke-MyCmdlet" on target "Target of action"
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"):

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