Private/Format-ArmorApiRequestBody.ps1

function Format-ArmorApiRequestBody {
    <#
        .SYNOPSIS
        Generates the JSON request body payload for an Armor API request.
 
        .DESCRIPTION
        Retrieves the values of the parameters defined in the parent function that
        match the names of the specified keys, builds the JSON request body, and then
        returns the request body payload.
 
        .INPUTS
        None- this function does not accept pipeline inputs.
 
        .NOTES
        - Troy Lindsay
        - Twitter: @troylindsay42
        - GitHub: tlindsay42
 
        .EXAMPLE
        Format-ArmorApiRequestBody -Keys 'key1', 'key2' -Parameters $parameters
        Generates a JSON document with the names and values of objects in the
        $parameters array with names matching key1 & key2.
 
        .LINK
        https://tlindsay42.github.io/ArmorPowerShell/private/Format-ArmorApiRequestBody/
 
        .LINK
        https://github.com/tlindsay42/ArmorPowerShell/blob/master/Armor/Private/Format-ArmorApiRequestBody.ps1
 
        .LINK
        https://docs.armor.com/display/KBSS/Armor+API+Guide
 
        .LINK
        https://developer.armor.com/
    #>


    [CmdletBinding()]
    [OutputType( [String] )]
    param (
        # Specifies the variables available in the endpoint request body schema.
        [Parameter(
            Mandatory = $true,
            Position = 0
        )]
        [AllowEmptyCollection()]
        [AllowNull()]
        [String[]]
        $Keys,

        # Specifies the parameter names available within the calling cmdlet.
        [Parameter(
            Mandatory = $true,
            Position = 1
        )]
        [ValidateCount( 1, 65535 )]
        [ValidateNotNullorEmpty()]
        [PSCustomObject[]]
        $Parameters
    )

    begin {
        $function = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name

        Write-Verbose -Message "Beginning: '${function}'."

        $excludedParameters = @(
            'ApiVersion',
            'Verbose',
            'Debug',
            'ErrorAction',
            'WarningAction',
            'InformationAction',
            'ErrorVariable',
            'WarningVariable',
            'InformationVariable',
            'OutVariable',
            'OutBuffer',
            'PipelineVariable',
            'WhatIf',
            'Confirm'
        )
    } # End of begin

    process {
        [String] $return = $null
        $filteredParameters = $Parameters.Where( { $_.Name -notin $excludedParameters } )

        # Inventory all invoked parameters
        $setParameters = $PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters.Values.Name.Where( { $_ -notin $excludedParameters } )

        Write-Verbose -Message "List of set parameters: $( $setParameters -join ', ' )."

        Write-Verbose -Message 'Build the body parameters.'

        $body = @{}

        <#
        Walk through all of the available body options presented by the endpoint
        Note: Keys are used to search in case the value changes in the future across different API versions
        #>

        foreach ( $key in $Keys ) {
            Write-Verbose -Message "Adding ${key}..."

            $keyNoUnderscore = $key -replace '_', ''

            <#
            Walk through all of the parameters defined in the function
            Both the parameter name and parameter alias are used to match against a body option
            It is suggested to make the parameter name "human friendly" and set an alias corresponding to the body option name
            #>

            foreach ( $parameter in $filteredParameters ) {
                $parameterValue = ( Get-Variable -Name $parameter.Name ).Value

                # if the parameter name or alias matches the body option name, build a body string
                if (
                    $parameter.Name -in $setParameters -and (
                        $parameter.Name -eq $key -or
                        $parameter.Name -eq $keyNoUnderscore -or
                        $parameter.Aliases -contains $key -or
                        $parameter.Aliases -contains $keyNoUnderscore
                    )
                ) {
                    if ( $parameterValue.GetType().Name -eq 'SwitchParameter' ) {
                        $body.Add( $key, $parameterValue.IsPresent )
                    }
                    else {
                        $body.Add( $key, $parameterValue )
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        # Store the results in a JSON string
        $return = ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $body -ErrorAction 'Stop'

        Write-Verbose -Message "Body = ${return}"

        $return
    } # End of process

    end {
        Write-Verbose -Message "Ending: '${function}'."
    } # End of end
} # End of function