Added WriteToConsole option back into Start-PnPTraceLog

documentation/Start-PnPTraceLog.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Starts log tracing
 ## SYNTAX
 
 ```powershell
-Start-PnPTraceLog [-Path <String>] [-Level <LogLevel>] [-AutoFlush <Boolean>] 
+Start-PnPTraceLog [-Path <String>] [-Level <LogLevel>] [-AutoFlush <Boolean>] [-WriteToConsole <SwitchParameter>]
 ```
 
 
@@ -36,7 +36,14 @@ This turns on trace logging to the file 'TraceOutput.txt' and will capture event
 Start-PnPTraceLog -Path ./TraceOutput.txt -Level Debug
 ```
 
-This turns on trace logging to the file 'TraceOutput.txt' and will capture debug events.
+This turns on trace logging to the file 'TraceOutput.txt' and will capture all events.
+
+### EXAMPLE 3
+```powershell
+Start-PnPTraceLog -WriteToConsole -Level Debug
+```
+
+This turns on trace logging to console in which you are running your PowerShell script and will capture all events.
 
 ## PARAMETERS
 
@@ -45,11 +52,11 @@ Auto flush the trace log. Defaults to true.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: Boolean
-Parameter Sets: On
+Parameter Sets: (All)
 
 Required: False
 Position: Named
-Default value: None
+Default value: True
 Accept pipeline input: False
 Accept wildcard characters: False
 ```
@@ -59,12 +66,12 @@ The level of events to capture. Possible values are 'Debug', 'Error', 'Warning',
 
 ```yaml
 Type: LogLevel
-Parameter Sets: On
+Parameter Sets: (All)
 Accepted values: Debug, Error, Warning, Information
 
 Required: False
 Position: Named
-Default value: None
+Default value: Information
 Accept pipeline input: False
 Accept wildcard characters: False
 ```
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ The path and filename of the file to write the trace log to.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: String
-Parameter Sets: On
+Parameter Sets: (All)
 
 Required: False
 Position: Named
@@ -83,7 +90,20 @@ Accept pipeline input: False
 Accept wildcard characters: False
 ```
 
-## RELATED LINKS
+### -WriteToConsole
+Write the trace log to the console.
+
+```yaml
+Type: SwitchParameter
+Parameter Sets: (All)
+
+Required: False
+Position: Named
+Default value: False
+Accept pipeline input: False
+Accept wildcard characters: False
+```
 
-[Microsoft 365 Patterns and Practices](https://aka.ms/m365pnp)
+## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Microsoft 365 Patterns and Practices](https://aka.ms/m365pnp)

src/Commands/Base/StartTraceLog.cs

@@ -12,27 +12,30 @@ public class StartTraceLog : PSCmdlet
         public string Path;
 
         [Parameter(Mandatory = false)]
-        public PnP.Framework.Diagnostics.LogLevel Level = PnP.Framework.Diagnostics.LogLevel.Information;
+        public SwitchParameter WriteToConsole;
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = false)]
+        public Framework.Diagnostics.LogLevel Level = Framework.Diagnostics.LogLevel.Information;
 
         [Parameter(Mandatory = false)]
         public bool AutoFlush = true;
 
         private const string FileListenername = "PNPPOWERSHELLFILETRACELISTENER";
         private const string ConsoleListenername = "PNPPOWERSHELLCONSOLETRACELISTENER";
+
         protected override void ProcessRecord()
         {
-
-            // Setup Console Listener if Console switch has been specified or No file LogFile parameter has been set
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Path))
+            if (WriteToConsole.ToBool())
             {
                 RemoveListener(ConsoleListenername);
-                ConsoleTraceListener consoleListener = new ConsoleTraceListener(false);
-                consoleListener.Name = ConsoleListenername;
+                ConsoleTraceListener consoleListener = new(false)
+                {
+                    Name = ConsoleListenername
+                };
                 Trace.Listeners.Add(consoleListener);
-                PnP.Framework.Diagnostics.Log.LogLevel = Level;
+                Framework.Diagnostics.Log.LogLevel = Level;
             }
 
-            // Setup File Listener
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Path))
             {
                 RemoveListener(FileListenername);
@@ -42,19 +45,24 @@ protected override void ProcessRecord()
                     Path = System.IO.Path.Combine(SessionState.Path.CurrentFileSystemLocation.Path, Path);
                 }
                 // Create DelimitedListTraceListener in case Delimiter parameter has been specified, if not create TextWritterTraceListener
-                TraceListener listener = new TextWriterTraceListener(Path);
-
-                listener.Name = FileListenername;
+                TraceListener listener = new TextWriterTraceListener(Path)
+                {
+                    Name = FileListenername
+                };
                 Trace.Listeners.Add(listener);
-                PnP.Framework.Diagnostics.Log.LogLevel = Level;
+                Framework.Diagnostics.Log.LogLevel = Level;
             }
 
             Trace.AutoFlush = AutoFlush;
             Trace.IndentSize = 4;
-
         }
 
-        private void RemoveListener(string listenerName)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tries to remove the listener with the given name from the Trace.Listeners collection.
+        /// If the listener is not found, it will be ignored.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="listenerName">Name of the trace listener</param>
+        private static void RemoveListener(string listenerName)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -70,7 +78,6 @@ private void RemoveListener(string listenerName)
             {
                 // ignored
             }
-
         }
     }
 }