Functions/GenXdev.Data.SqlServer/Get-SQLServerSchema.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Data.SqlServer Original cmdlet filename : Get-SQLServerSchema.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.290.2025 ################################################################################ MIT License Copyright 2021-2025 GenXdev Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Retrieves the complete schema information from a SQL Server database. .DESCRIPTION This function queries SQL Server system tables and information schema to obtain the complete schema definition of a SQL Server database, including tables, views, indexes, stored procedures and other database objects. It accepts either a connection string or database name with server parameters. .PARAMETER ConnectionString The SQL Server connection string that specifies the database location and any additional connection parameters. .PARAMETER DatabaseName The name of the SQL Server database. .PARAMETER Server The SQL Server instance name. Defaults to 'localhost'. .EXAMPLE Get-SQLServerSchema -DatabaseName "inventory" -Server "localhost" .EXAMPLE Get-SQLServerSchema -ConnectionString "Server=localhost;Database=inventory;Integrated Security=true;" #> function Get-SQLServerSchema { [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'DatabaseName')] param ( ######################################################################## [Parameter( Position = 0, Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = 'ConnectionString', HelpMessage = 'The connection string to the SQL Server database.' )] [string]$ConnectionString, ######################################################################## [Parameter( Position = 0, Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = 'DatabaseName', HelpMessage = 'The name of the SQL Server database.' )] [string]$DatabaseName, ######################################################################## [Parameter( Position = 1, ParameterSetName = 'DatabaseName', HelpMessage = 'The SQL Server instance name.' )] [string]$Server = 'localhost' ) begin { # output verbose information about the selected parameter set Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Using parameter set: $($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName)" } process { # prepare comprehensive schema queries for SQL Server $schemaQueries = @( "SELECT 'TABLE' as object_type, name, schema_id, object_id FROM sys.tables ORDER BY name", "SELECT 'VIEW' as object_type, name, schema_id, object_id FROM sys.views ORDER BY name", "SELECT 'PROCEDURE' as object_type, name, schema_id, object_id FROM sys.procedures ORDER BY name", "SELECT 'FUNCTION' as object_type, name, schema_id, object_id FROM sys.objects WHERE type IN ('FN','IF','TF') ORDER BY name" ) $PSBoundParameters['Queries'] = $schemaQueries # execute the schema queries using the existing Invoke-SQLServerQuery function GenXdev.Data\Invoke-SQLServerQuery @PSBoundParameters } end { } } |