Computer state badges

Using MarkdownPS PowerShell module this is a simple cmdlet that

1. Tests the state of the computer using PowerShell’s Test-Connection cmdlet
2. Depending on the outcome it generates a badge in markdown with red or green state.

function New-ComputerBadge {
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $Computer
    )
    try
    {
        if(Test-Connection $Computer -Quiet)
        {
            $color="green"
            $status="Live"
        }
        else
        {
            $color="red"
            $status="Not Live"
        }
        New-MDImage -Subject $Computer -Status $status -Color $color
    }
    catch
    {
        Write-Error $_
        New-MDImage -Subject "Badge" -Status "Error" -Color red
    }
}

Example

New-ComputerBadge -Computer "EXAMPLE"

renders the following markdown

![](https://img.shields.io/badge/EXAMPLE-Live-green.svg)
![](https://img.shields.io/badge/EXAMPLE-Not%20Live-red.svg)