Test-Pipeline.ps1

<#
    This function and following examples illustrate the implementation of two helpful scenarios:
        
        Pipeline input, with verbose output describing the values and types within the Begin, Process, and End blocks

        ShouldProcess support, with friendly bypass handling using a Force switch.

#>

Function Test-Pipeline {
    [cmdletbinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true, ConfirmImpact="Medium")]
    param(
        [parameter( Mandatory = $false,
                    ValueFromPipeline = $True,
                    ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $True)]
        [string[]]$ComputerName = "$env:computername",

        [switch]$Force
    )
    
    Begin
    {
        $RejectAll = $false
        $ConfirmAll = $false

        Write-Verbose "BEGIN Block - `$ComputerName is a $(try{$ComputerName.GetType()} catch{$null}) with value $ComputerName`nPSBoundParameters is `t$($PSBoundParameters |Format-Table -AutoSize | out-string )"
    }
    Process
    {
        Write-Verbose "PROCESS Block - `$ComputerName is a $(try{$ComputerName.GetType()} catch{$null}) with value $ComputerName`nPSBoundParameters is `t$($PSBoundParameters |Format-Table -AutoSize | out-string )"
        
        foreach($Computer in $ComputerName)
        {
            if($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess( "Processed the computer '$Computer'",
                                        "Process the computer '$Computer'?",
                                        "Processing computer" ))
            {
                if($Force -Or $PSCmdlet.ShouldContinue("Are you REALLY sure you want to process '$Computer'?", "Processing '$Computer'", [ref]$ConfirmAll, [ref]$RejectAll)) {
                    Write-Verbose "----`tPROCESS Block, FOREACH LOOP - processed item is a $(try{$computer.GetType()} catch{$null}) with value $computer`nPSBoundParameters is `t$($PSBoundParameters |Format-Table -AutoSize | out-string )"
                }
            }
        }
    }
    End
    {
        Write-Verbose "END Block - `$ComputerName is a $(try{$ComputerName.GetType()} catch{$null}) with value $ComputerName`nPSBoundParameters is `t$($PSBoundParameters |Format-Table -AutoSize | out-string )"
    }

}

#Define some computer names we will test with
    $Computers = "Computer1", "Computer2"

# Test this using pipeline input
    $Computers | Test-Pipeline -verbose

#Test this using named parameters
    Test-Pipeline -ComputerName $Computers -Verbose

#Test this using force with named parameters
    Test-Pipeline -ComputerName $Computers -Force -Verbose

#ShouldProcess implementation borrowed from Jaykul's Demo-ShouldProcess - http://poshcode.org/3291