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A Powershell random generator for dates and times
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function Get-RandomDateBetween{ | |
<# | |
.EXAMPLE | |
Get-RandomDateBetween -StartDate (Get-Date) -EndDate (Get-Date).AddDays(15) | |
#> | |
[Cmdletbinding()] | |
param( | |
[parameter(Mandatory=$True)][DateTime]$StartDate, | |
[parameter(Mandatory=$True)][DateTime]$EndDate | |
) | |
process{ | |
return Get-Random -Minimum $StartDate.Ticks -Maximum $EndDate.Ticks | Get-Date -Format d | |
} | |
} | |
function Get-RandomTimeBetween{ | |
<# | |
.EXAMPLE | |
Get-RandomTimeBetween -StartTime "08:30" -EndTime "16:30" | |
#> | |
[Cmdletbinding()] | |
param( | |
[parameter(Mandatory=$True)][string]$StartTime, | |
[parameter(Mandatory=$True)][string]$EndTime | |
) | |
begin{ | |
$minuteTimeArray = @("00","15","30","45") | |
} | |
process{ | |
$rangeHours = @($StartTime.Split(":")[0],$EndTime.Split(":")[0]) | |
$hourTime = Get-Random -Minimum $rangeHours[0] -Maximum $rangeHours[1] | |
$minuteTime = "00" | |
if($hourTime -ne $rangeHours[0] -and $hourTime -ne $rangeHours[1]){ | |
$minuteTime = Get-Random $minuteTimeArray | |
return "${hourTime}:${minuteTime}" | |
} | |
elseif ($hourTime -eq $rangeHours[0]) { # hour is the same as the start time so we ensure the minute time is higher | |
$minuteTime = $minuteTimeArray | ?{ [int]$_ -ge [int]$StartTime.Split(":")[1] } | Get-Random # Pick the next quarter | |
#If there is no quarter available (eg 09:50) we jump to the next hour (10:00) | |
return (.{If(-not $minuteTime){ "${[int]hourTime+1}:00" }else{ "${hourTime}:${minuteTime}" }}) | |
}else { # hour is the same as the end time | |
#By sorting the array, 00 will be pick if no close hour quarter is found | |
$minuteTime = $minuteTimeArray | Sort-Object -Descending | ?{ [int]$_ -le [int]$EndTime.Split(":")[1] } | Get-Random | |
return "${hourTime}:${minuteTime}" | |
} | |
} | |
} |
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