Research: Evaluate Spectre.Console (PwshSpectreConsole) for Live PowerShell Monitoring Scripts #18
Description
Summary
Research and evaluate Spectre.Console (via the PwshSpectreConsole PowerShell module) as an enhancement to our live terminal monitoring and deployment scripts across all AzureLocal repos.
Background
Currently, our PowerShell scripts across all repos use \Write-Host\ with -ForegroundColor\ for output and status indication. While functional, this approach produces static, line-by-line output that is difficult to read during long-running operations like deployments, health checks, and load tests.
Spectre.Console is a .NET library for building rich interactive terminal UIs. PwshSpectreConsole wraps it as a PowerShell module, making features like live tables, progress bars, spinners, and panels directly available in .ps1\ scripts.
Relevant Scripts (Current \Write-Host\ usage)
| Repo | Script |
|---|---|
| \�zurelocal-toolkit\ | Deployment and monitoring scripts |
| \�zurelocal-avd\ | Session host provisioning and health scripts |
| \�zurelocal-sofs-fslogix\ | \Test-SOFSDeployment.ps1, \New-SOFSDeployment.ps1\ |
| \�zurelocal-vm-conversion-toolkit\ | \ |