Powershell Array with Time Datestamp - powershell

Question

I have the following script that will deploy an Octopus Deploy release based on the parameters I provide it.
param(
[string] $releaseVersion,
[array] $future
)
foreach($line in Get-Content C:\admin\customers.txt) {
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop";
# Define working variables
$octopusURL = "http://10.2.2.62:8022/api"
$octopusAPIKey = "API-Key"
$headers = #{ "X-Octopus-ApiKey" = $octopusAPIKey }
$spaceName = "Default"
$projectName = "C9-Deployment"
$environmentName = "LabFarm2"
$tenantNames = $line
$date = get-date -Format yyyy-MM-dd
$expiredate = $(date).AddDays(1).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
# Get space id
$spaces = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$octopusURL/spaces/all" -Headers $headers -ErrorVariable octoError | ConvertFrom-Json
$space = $spaces | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $spaceName }
Write-Host "Using Space named $($space.Name) with id $($space.Id)"
# Get project by name
$projects = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$octopusURL/projects/all" -Headers $headers -ErrorVariable octoError | ConvertFrom-Json
$project = $projects | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $projectName }
Write-Host "Using Project named $($project.Name) with id $($project.Id)"
# Create space specific url
$octopusSpaceUrl = "$octopusURL/$($space.Id)"
# Get release by version
$releases = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$octopusSpaceUrl/projects/$($project.Id)/releases" -Headers $headers -ErrorVariable octoError
$release = $releases.Items | Where-Object { $_.Version -eq $releaseVersion }
Write-Host "Using Release version $($release.Version) with id $($release.Id)"
# Get environment by name
$environments = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$octopusSpaceUrl/environments?partialName=$([uri]::EscapeDataString($environmentName))&skip=0&take=100" -Headers $headers -ErrorVariable octoError
$environment = $environments.Items | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $environmentName }
Write-Host "Using Environment named $($environment.Name) with id $($environment.Id)"
$tenants = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$octopusSpaceUrl/tenants/all" -Headers $headers -ErrorVariable octoError | ConvertFrom-Json
$tenantNames | ForEach-Object {
$name = $_
$tenant = $tenants | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $name }
if ($future -eq $null) {
write-host "This deployment is for tonight"
$deploymentBody = #{
ReleaseId = $release.Id
EnvironmentId = $environment.Id
TenantId = $tenant.Id
QueueTime = "${date}T23:00:00"
QueueTimeExpiry = "${expiredate}T05:00:00"
} | ConvertTo-Json
}
if ($future -ne $null) {
write-host "This deployment will take place on $future"
#Problem Line 64 below
$expirefuturedate = (get-date $future).Adddays(1).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
$deploymentBody = #{
ReleaseId = $release.Id
EnvironmentId = $environment.Id
TenantId = $tenant.Id
QueueTime = "${future}T23:00:00"
#problem line 70 below
QueueTimeExpiry = "${expirefuturedate}T05:00:00"
} | ConvertTo-Json
}
Write-Host "Creating deployment with these values: $deploymentBody"
$deployment = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $octopusSpaceUrl/deployments -Method POST -Headers $headers -Body $deploymentBody -ErrorVariable octoError
}
}
So the problem is on line 64 and 70 where I try to take add one day to the Future parameter. If I run this with only the ReleaseVersion parameter set it will run fine without issues. But if I add a parameter for future like "-Future 2021-03-11" I get the following error:
PS C:\Users\bbelden.CLOUD9\Documents\powershell\Octopus> .\Deploycustom_parm.ps1 -releaseversion 8.1.2103.193 -future 20
21-03-11
Using Space named Default with id Spaces-1
Using Project named C9-Deployment with id Projects-101
Using Release version 8.1.2103.193 with id Releases-12243
Using Environment named LabFarm2 with id Environments-161
This deployment will take place on 2021-03-11
ForEach-Object : Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type 'System.DateTime' required by parameter 'Date'.
Specified method is not supported.
At C:\Users\bbelden.CLOUD9\Documents\powershell\Octopus\Deploycustom_parm.ps1:47 char:16
+ $tenantNames | ForEach-Object {
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [ForEach-Object], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgument,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ForEachObjectCommand
Now if I just remove the line 64 completely and manually set a time date stamp in line 70 like the following:
if ($future -ne $null) {
write-host "This deployment will take place on $future"
#$expirefuturedate = (get-date $future).Adddays(1).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
$deploymentBody = #{
ReleaseId = $release.Id
EnvironmentId = $environment.Id
TenantId = $tenant.Id
QueueTime = "${future}T23:00:00"
QueueTimeExpiry = "2021-03-11T05:00:00"
} | ConvertTo-Json
}
It will work fine.
So I am not really sure what I am missing here. Please let me know if there is something I am doing wrong. I believe it has to do with the Array, because if I comment that line out the issue will go away, but I need a way to transform the $future variable to adding one day to it.
Thanks

Answer 1

This should explain your error:
PS /home/> $future=[array]'2021-03-11'
PS /home/> (get-date $future).Adddays(1).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
Get-Date: Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type 'System.DateTime' required by parameter 'Date'. Specified method is not supported.
PS /home/> $future=[datetime]'2021-03-11'
PS /home/> (get-date $future).Adddays(1).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
2021-03-12