Functions/GenXdev.Data.SqlServer/Get-SQLServerTableData.cs
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// Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Data.SqlServer // Original cmdlet filename : Get-SQLServerTableData.cs // Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev // Version : 1.302.2025 // ################################################################################ // Copyright (c) René Vaessen / GenXdev // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. // ################################################################################ using System.Collections; using System.Management.Automation; namespace GenXdev.Data.SqlServer { /// <summary> /// <para type="synopsis"> /// Retrieves data from a SQL database table with optional record limiting. /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// This function queries data from a SQL database table using either a connection /// string or database file path. It provides flexibility in connecting to the /// database and controlling the amount of data retrieved through the Count parameter. /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// PARAMETERS /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// -ConnectionString <String><br/> /// Specifies the SQL connection string in the format: /// "Data Source=path_to_database_file"<br/> /// - <b>Position</b>: 0<br/> /// - <b>ParameterSet</b>: ConnectionString<br/> /// - <b>Mandatory</b>: true<br/> /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// -DatabaseName <String><br/> /// Specifies the name of the SQL Server database.<br/> /// - <b>Position</b>: 0<br/> /// - <b>ParameterSet</b>: DatabaseName<br/> /// - <b>Mandatory</b>: true<br/> /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// -Server <String><br/> /// Specifies the SQL Server instance name.<br/> /// - <b>Position</b>: 1<br/> /// - <b>ParameterSet</b>: DatabaseName<br/> /// - <b>Default</b>: "localhost"<br/> /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// -TableName <String><br/> /// Specifies the name of the table to query data from. The table must exist in the /// database.<br/> /// - <b>Position</b>: 2<br/> /// - <b>Mandatory</b>: true<br/> /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// -Count <Int32><br/> /// Specifies the maximum number of records to return. Default is 100. /// Use -1 to return all records. Must be -1 or a positive integer.<br/> /// - <b>Position</b>: 3<br/> /// - <b>Default</b>: 100<br/> /// - <b>Validation</b>: -1 to Int32.MaxValue<br/> /// </para> /// /// <example> /// <para>Example 1: Query with database file path</para> /// <para>Get-SQLServerTableData -DatabaseName "MyDatabase" -TableName "Employees" -Count 50</para> /// <code> /// Get-SQLServerTableData -DatabaseName "MyDatabase" -TableName "Employees" -Count 50 /// </code> /// </example> /// /// <example> /// <para>Example 2: Query with connection string</para> /// <para>Get-SQLServerTableData -ConnectionString "Server=localhost;Database=MyDB;Integrated Security=true" -TableName "Users"</para> /// <code> /// Get-SQLServerTableData -ConnectionString "Server=localhost;Database=MyDB;Integrated Security=true" -TableName "Users" /// </code> /// </example> /// </summary> [Cmdlet(VerbsCommon.Get, "SQLServerTableData")] [OutputType(typeof(PSObject))] public class GetSQLServerTableDataCommand : PSGenXdevCmdlet { /// <summary> /// Specifies the SQL connection string in the format: /// "Data Source=path_to_database_file" /// </summary> [Parameter( Position = 0, Mandatory = true, ParameterSetName = "ConnectionString", HelpMessage = "The connection string to the SQL Server database." )] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty] public string ConnectionString { get; set; } /// <summary> /// Specifies the name of the SQL Server database. /// </summary> [Parameter( Position = 0, Mandatory = true, ParameterSetName = "DatabaseName", HelpMessage = "The name of the SQL Server database." )] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty] public string DatabaseName { get; set; } /// <summary> /// Specifies the SQL Server instance name. /// </summary> [Parameter( Position = 1, ParameterSetName = "DatabaseName", HelpMessage = "The SQL Server instance name." )] public string Server { get; set; } = "localhost"; /// <summary> /// Specifies the name of the table to query data from. The table must exist in the /// database. /// </summary> [Parameter( Position = 2, Mandatory = true, HelpMessage = "The name of the table to query data from." )] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty] public string TableName { get; set; } /// <summary> /// Specifies the maximum number of records to return. Default is 100. /// Use -1 to return all records. Must be -1 or a positive integer. /// </summary> [Parameter( Position = 3, Mandatory = false, HelpMessage = "The maximum number of records to return. -1 for all." )] [ValidateRange(-1, int.MaxValue)] public int Count { get; set; } = 100; /// <summary> /// Begin processing - initialization logic /// </summary> protected override void BeginProcessing() { WriteVerbose($"Starting Get-SQLServerTableData for table: {TableName}"); WriteVerbose($"Record limit set to: {(Count == -1 ? "unlimited" : Count.ToString())}"); } /// <summary> /// Process record - main cmdlet logic /// </summary> protected override void ProcessRecord() { // Construct query based on whether we want all records or a limited set string query = Count == -1 ? $"SELECT * FROM {TableName}" : $"SELECT * FROM {TableName} LIMIT {Count}"; WriteVerbose($"Executing query: {query}"); // Create parameter dictionary for Invoke-SQLServerQuery var parameters = new System.Collections.Hashtable(); // Add the constructed query to the parameter set for Invoke-SQLServerQuery parameters["Queries"] = new string[] { query }; // Copy all bound parameters to the Invoke-SQLServerQuery call if (MyInvocation.BoundParameters.ContainsKey("ConnectionString")) { parameters["ConnectionString"] = ConnectionString; } if (MyInvocation.BoundParameters.ContainsKey("DatabaseName")) { parameters["DatabaseName"] = DatabaseName; } if (MyInvocation.BoundParameters.ContainsKey("Server")) { parameters["Server"] = Server; } if (MyInvocation.BoundParameters.ContainsKey("TableName")) { parameters["TableName"] = TableName; } if (MyInvocation.BoundParameters.ContainsKey("Count")) { parameters["Count"] = Count; } // Execute the query and return results through the SQL provider var scriptBlock = ScriptBlock.Create("param($Queries, $ConnectionString, $DatabaseName, $Server, $TableName, $Count) GenXdev.Data\\Invoke-SQLServerQuery @PSBoundParameters"); var results = scriptBlock.Invoke(parameters); foreach (var result in results) { WriteObject(result); } } /// <summary> /// End processing - cleanup logic /// </summary> protected override void EndProcessing() { WriteVerbose($"Completed querying table: {TableName}"); } } } |