http-ping.ps1

http-ping.ps1

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## Original version @ https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Powershell-Script-for-13a551b3
## Updated: 5/26/2015, Version 2.0, By: Sangamesh (sangameshb@yahoo) on 5/26/2015 
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param (
    [string]$url = 'https://google.com',
    [switch]$t = $true,
    [switch]$help
)
  
$color = "yellow"
if($help -or !$url) {  	
    Write-Host "    Usage a) (pings 4 times):                        .\http-ping.ps1 -url  https://google.com" -foregroundcolor $color
    Write-Host "    Usage b) (pings unlimted times until stopped):   .\http-ping.ps1 -url  https://google.com -t" -foregroundcolor $color
    Write-Host "    Usage c) (shows this help):                      .\http-ping.ps1 -help" -foregroundcolor $color
    return
}
$max = 4
	
if ($t) {
    $max = -1
}
  
  
Write-Host "Starting Http-Ping"
$index = 0
while($index -lt $max -or $max -eq -1)
{
    Clear-DnsClientCache
    Write-Host -NoNewline $url
    $index = $index + 1
  	  
    $result = @() 

    $time = try
    {
        $request = $null
		
        $result1 = Measure-Command { $request = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -Verbose:$false} 
        $result1.TotalMilliseconds
    } 
    catch
    {
        <# If the request generated an exception (i.e.: 500 server
        error or 404 not found), we can pull the status code from the
        Exception.Response property #>
        $request = $_.Exception.Response
        $time = -1
    }  

    $result += [PSCustomObject] @{
        Time = Get-Date;
        Uri = $url;
        StatusCode = [int] $request.StatusCode;
        StatusDescription = $request.StatusDescription;
        ResponseLength = $request.RawContentLength;
        TimeTaken =  $time; 
    }

    $color = ""
    Foreach($Entry in $Result) { 
        $color = "red"
        if($Entry.StatusCode -lt 400)
        {
            $color = "green"
        }
	  	
        Write-Host "    HTTP_STATUS=$($Entry.StatusCode) ($($Entry.StatusDescription))    RECEIVED=$($Entry.ResponseLength) Bytes   RESPONSE_TIME (Mills)=$($Entry.timetaken)"  -foregroundcolor $color	
    }
	  
    Start-Sleep -s 1
}