param([string]$targetDir = "$PWD")

try {

$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()

$ git clone --branch $branchName --single-branch --depth 1 --recurse-submodules $URL $targetDir

[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds

"✔️ Cloned the shallow repository in $elapsed sec"

exit 0 # success

} catch {

"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

exit 1

}