PowerShell template for a single-file script

PowerShellSingleFileScriptTemplate.ps1

<#
	.SYNOPSIS
	PUT SHORT SCRIPT DESCRIPTION HERE AND ADD ANY ADDITIONAL KEYWORD SECTIONS AS NEEDED (.PARAMETER, .EXAMPLE, ETC.).
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
	# PUT PARAMETER DEFINITIONS HERE AND DELETE THIS COMMENT.
)

process {
	# PUT SCRIPT CODE HERE AND DELETE THIS COMMENT.
}

begin {
	# DEFINE FUNCTIONS HERE AND DELETE THIS COMMENT.

	$InformationPreference = 'Continue'
	# $VerbosePreference = 'Continue' # Uncomment this line if you want to see verbose messages.

	# Log all script output to a file for easy reference later if needed.
	[string] $lastRunLogFilePath = "$PSCommandPath.LastRun.log"
	Start-Transcript -Path $lastRunLogFilePath

	# Display the time that this script started running.
	[DateTime] $startTime = Get-Date
	Write-Information "Starting script at '$($startTime.ToString('u'))'."
}

end {
	# Display the time that this script finished running, and how long it took to run.
	[DateTime] $finishTime = Get-Date
	[TimeSpan] $elapsedTime = $finishTime - $startTime
	Write-Information "Finished script at '$($finishTime.ToString('u'))'. Took '$elapsedTime' to run."

	Stop-Transcript
}