Optimized logging of Rotation/Policies

Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1

@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ if ($IsSystem) {
     Write-Log "Running in System context"
 
     #Get and set Domain/Local Policies (GPO)
-    $ChangedSettings = Get-Policies
+    $ActivateGPOManagement, $ChangedSettings = Get-Policies
+    if ($null -ne $ChangedSettings -and $ActivateGPOManagement) {
+        Write-Log "Activated WAU GPO Management detected, comparing..."
+        Write-Log "Changed settings: $ChangedSettings" "Yellow"
+    }
 
     # Maximum number of log files to keep. Default is 3. Setting MaxLogFiles to 0 will keep all log files.
     $MaxLogFiles = $WAUConfig.WAU_MaxLogFiles
@@ -43,17 +47,20 @@ if ($IsSystem) {
     }
 
     #LogRotation if System
-    $Rotate = Invoke-LogRotation $LogFile $MaxLogFiles $MaxLogSize
-    if ($Rotate) {
+    $Exception, $Rotate = Invoke-LogRotation $LogFile $MaxLogFiles $MaxLogSize
+    if ($Exception -eq $True) {
+        Write-Log "An Exception occured during Log Rotation..."
+    }
+    if ($Rotate -eq $True) {
         #Log Header
         $Log = "`n##################################################`n#     CHECK FOR APP UPDATES - $(Get-Date -Format (Get-culture).DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern)`n##################################################"
-        $Log | Write-host
         $Log | out-file -filepath $LogFile -Append
         Write-Log "Running in System context"
-        if ($null -ne $ChangedSettings) {
+        if ($null -ne $ChangedSettings -and $ActivateGPOManagement) {
             Write-Log "Activated WAU GPO Management detected, comparing..."
             Write-Log "Changed settings: $ChangedSettings" "Yellow"
         }
+        Write-Log "Max Log Size reached: $MaxLogSize bytes - Rotated Logs"
     }
 
     #Run post update actions if necessary if run as System

Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-Policies.ps1

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Function Get-Policies {
     if ($WAUPolicies) {
         if ($($WAUPolicies.WAU_ActivateGPOManagement -eq 1)) {
             $ChangedSettings = 0
-            Write-Log "Activated WAU GPO Management detected, comparing..."
             $regPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winget-AutoUpdate"
             if ($null -ne $($WAUPolicies.WAU_BypassListForUsers) -and ($($WAUPolicies.WAU_BypassListForUsers) -ne $($WAUConfig.WAU_BypassListForUsers))) {
                 New-ItemProperty $regPath -Name WAU_BypassListForUsers -Value $($WAUPolicies.WAU_BypassListForUsers) -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null
@@ -347,11 +346,9 @@ Function Get-Policies {
                 $ChangedSettings++
             }
 
-            Write-Log "Changed settings: $ChangedSettings" "Yellow"
-            
             #Get WAU Configurations after Policies change
             $Script:WAUConfig = Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winget-AutoUpdate"
         }
     }
-    Return $ChangedSettings
+    Return $($WAUPolicies.WAU_ActivateGPOManagement), $ChangedSettings
 }

Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Invoke-LogRotation.ps1

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function Invoke-LogRotation ($LogFile, $MaxLogFiles, $MaxLogSize) {
                     Set-Acl -Path $LogFile -AclObject $NewAcl
                 }
                 catch {
-                    Write-Log $_.Exception.Message
+                    Return $True, $False
                 }
 
                 # if MaxLogFiles is 0 don't delete any old archived log files
@@ -69,12 +69,11 @@ function Invoke-LogRotation ($LogFile, $MaxLogFiles, $MaxLogSize) {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                Return $True
+                Return $False, $True
             }
         }
     }
     catch {
-        Write-Log "`n`n##################################################`n#     CHECK FOR LOG ROTATION - $(Get-Date -Format (Get-culture).DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern)`n##################################################"
-        Write-Log $_.Exception.Message
+        Return $True, $False
     }
 }