Maintenance Scripts
Add-Office365Functions.ps1
Description
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@BanterBoy: - Explain what the script does and why it is useful.
@GitHub Copilot - The code is a PowerShell script that adds several Office 365 modules to the current PowerShell session. The script starts by defining an array of module names that it will attempt to import. The modules are: AADRM, AzureAD, AzureADPreview, Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell, MicrosoftTeams, MSOnline, SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline, and ActiveDirectory.
Next, the script loops through each module in the array and checks if it is already imported. If the module is already imported, it is skipped and a warning message is displayed. If the module is not imported, the script installs it using the Install-Module cmdlet. Before installing the module, the script checks the current execution policy and sets it to Unrestricted if it is not already set to that value. This is necessary because installing modules requires unrestricted execution policy.
After importing or installing each module, the script sets the installation policy for the PSGallery repository to Untrusted. This is a security measure to prevent accidental installation of malicious modules from the PSGallery repository.
Finally, the script includes a commented out line that would run another script called Connect-Office365Services.ps1. This script is not included in the code above, but it is likely that it contains functions for connecting to Office 365 services.
Overall, this script is a useful tool for quickly adding Office 365 modules to a PowerShell session. However, there are a few ways that the code could be improved for readability and performance. For example, the script could be refactored to use a hashtable to store the module names and their installation status, rather than looping through an array and checking each module individually. Additionally, the script could be modified to use the -Force parameter with the Install-Module cmdlet, which would automatically overwrite any existing versions of the module without prompting the user.
Script
function Add-Office365Functions {
$Modules = "AADRM", "AzureAD", "AzureADPreview", "Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell", "MicrosoftTeams", "MSOnline", "SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline", "ActiveDirectory"
foreach ($Module in $Modules) {
Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted
if ( Get-Module -Name $Module ) {
Import-Module -Name $Module
Write-Warning "Module Import - Imported $Module"
}
else {
Write-Warning "Installing $Module"
$execpol = Get-ExecutionPolicy -List
if ( $execpol -ne 'Unrestricted' ) {
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser
}
Install-Module -Name $Module -Scope AllUsers -AllowClobber
}
Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Untrusted
}
# & (Join-Path ($PROFILE).TrimEnd('Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1') "\Connect-Office365Services.ps1")
}
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