Get-Timestamp

Get-Timestamp.ps1

function Get-Timestamp
{
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
      Provide visual feedback when running a script interactively
    .LINK
      https://gist.github.com/dancing-groot/70012d7a56684e5f94f0ce5d7d3320e2
    .NOTES
      Version:    2025.10.07
      Author:     @dancing-groot
  #>
    [cmdletbinding()]
    param (
        [string]$Format = 'yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm:ss',
        [switch]$DateTime
    )

    if ($DateTime)
    {
        $timeStamp = Get-Date
        [pscustomobject]@{"DateTime"=$timeStamp; "String"=$timeStamp.ToString($Format)}
    }
    else
    {
        (Get-Date).ToString($Format)
    }
} # Get-Timestamp

$ScriptStartTime = Get-Timestamp -DateTime
Write-Host "$($ScriptStartTime.String) Starting Script"
Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
Write-Host "$(Get-Timestamp) Keep going ..."
Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
$ScriptEndTime = Get-Timestamp -DateTime
Write-Host "$($ScriptStartTime.String) Finishing Script"
$ScriptTime = $ScriptEndTime.DateTime - $ScriptStartTime.DateTime
Write-Host "Time to complete: $($ScriptTime.Minutes) Minutes $($ScriptTime.Seconds) Seconds"