Powershell Switch Parameters No Values Required

The aim of this tutorial🔍 is the lesson needed for starting to use Powershell's functions with just -parameter without the provision of any value

1. steps

• this feature is called switch parameters
• handled in about_Functions_Advanced_Parameters — PowerShell @ Microsoft Docs
• the control flow is handled elegantly with a truthy test against the value

if($switchname) {activated}

• you need to set a proper type [switch] before the argument
• this works also in simple inline functions without the lengthy param block

2. example: query hashicorp consul

• this is the local script I am using during operations to lookup a given value from within the HashiCorps Consul database
• there are other things I am implementing: a short command-help, and argument typing
• the prereq to using this is
• ✅Consul installed
• ✅Consul authenticated

>>> query-consul com_acme md5 -detailed