ConvertTo-NewtonsoftJson.ps1
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function ConvertTo-NewtonsoftJson() { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts the PsObject, Array, or Hashtable into a json string. .DESCRIPTION An alternate ConvertTo-Json method that outputs readable json unlike the native version for Powershell 5 and below. .PARAMETER InputObject The Array, PsObject, or Hashtable object that should be serialized to json .PARAMETER Settings (Optional) The Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializerSettings object that will be used to serialized the Input Object. .EXAMPLE $jsonText = @("One", "Two") | ConvertTo-NewtonsoftJson .EXAMPLE PS C:\>$settings = New-NewtonsoftJsonSettings PS C:\>$camelCaseResolver = "Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver" PS C:\>$settings.ContractResolver = New-Object $camelCaseResolver PS C:\>$jsonText = @("One", "Two") | ConvertTo-NewtonsoftJson -Settings $settings #> Param( [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $True )] [Object] $InputObject, [Parameter(Position = 1)] [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializerSettings] $Settings ) if($Settings -eq $null) { $Settings = Get-NewtonsoftJsonSettings } $obj = Write-ObjectToNewtonsoftFriendlyValue -InputObject $InputObject return [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert]::SerializeObject($obj, ` [Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting]::Indented, ` $Settings) } # Internal function Write-ObjectToNewtonsoftFriendlyValue() { Param( [Parameter(Position = 0)] [Object] $InputObject ) if($InputObject -eq $null) { return $null; } if($InputObject -is [Array]) { $result = @() foreach($item in $InputObject) { $result += Write-ObjectToNewtonsoftFriendlyValue -InputObject $item } return $result; } if($InputObject -is [hashtable]) { $dictionary = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[string],[Object]]" foreach($key in $InputObject.Keys) { $value = Write-ObjectToNewtonsoftFriendlyValue -InputObject $InputObject[$key] $dictionary.Add($key, $value) } return $dictionary } if($InputObject -is [psobject]) { $dictionary = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[string],[Object]]" $InputObject | Get-Member -MemberType NoteProperty | Foreach-Object { $name = $_.Name $value = Write-ObjectToNewtonsoftFriendlyValue -InputObject ($InputObject.$Name) $dictionary.Add($name, $value) } return $dictionary; } return $InputObject; } |