function Get-ValidatedRuntimeParameter {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Allows for validating runtime parameter to ensure consistency.

.PARAMETER Runtime
    Appropriate values are core, dotnetcore, framework, legacy

.OUTPUTS
    dotnetcore, framework, as appropriate

.NOTES
    Used in Alkami.Installer.Service, Alkami.Installer.Migrations to validate the runtime value
    Used in Get-PackageMetadataV2 to validate the runtime value
#>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    [OutputType([string])]
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]$Runtime
    )

    $logLead = Get-LogLeadName

    switch ($Runtime) {
        { "framework","legacy" -eq $_ } { return "framework" }
        { "dotnetcore","core" -eq $_ } { return "dotnetcore" }
        default { throw "$logLead : [$_] is not allowed as a valid runtime. Please consult with SRE for adding additional runtimes." }
    }
}