Functions/GenXdev.Webbrowser/Export-BrowserBookmarks.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Webbrowser Original cmdlet filename : Export-BrowserBookmarks.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.264.2025 ################################################################################ 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 Exports browser bookmarks to a JSON file. .DESCRIPTION The Export-BrowserBookmarks cmdlet exports bookmarks from a specified web browser (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox) to a JSON file. Only one browser type can be specified at a time. The bookmarks are exported with full preservation of their structure and metadata. .PARAMETER OutputFile The path to the JSON file where the bookmarks will be saved. The path will be expanded to a full path before use. .PARAMETER Chrome Switch parameter to export bookmarks from Google Chrome browser. .PARAMETER Edge Switch parameter to export bookmarks from Microsoft Edge browser. .PARAMETER Firefox Switch parameter to export bookmarks from Mozilla Firefox browser. .EXAMPLE Export-BrowserBookmarks -OutputFile "C:\MyBookmarks.json" -Edge .EXAMPLE Export-BrowserBookmarks "C:\MyBookmarks.json" -Chrome #> function Export-BrowserBookmarks { [CmdletBinding()] [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSUseSingularNouns', '')] [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSAvoidGlobalVars', '')] [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments', '')] param ( ######################################################################## [Parameter( Mandatory = $true, Position = 0, HelpMessage = 'Path to the JSON file where bookmarks will be saved' )] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$OutputFile, ######################################################################## [Parameter( Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = 'Export bookmarks from Google Chrome' )] [switch]$Chrome, ######################################################################## [Parameter( Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = 'Export bookmarks from Microsoft Edge' )] [switch]$Edge, ######################################################################## [Parameter( Mandatory = $false, ParameterSetName = 'Firefox', HelpMessage = 'Export bookmarks from Mozilla Firefox' )] [switch]$Firefox ######################################################################## ) begin { # convert relative or partial path to full filesystem path $outputFilePath = GenXdev.FileSystem\Expand-Path $OutputFile # inform user about the output destination Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Exporting bookmarks to: $outputFilePath" } process { # initialize empty hashtable for browser selection parameters $bookmarksArguments = @{} # set appropriate flag based on selected browser type if ($Chrome) { $bookmarksArguments['Chrome'] = $true Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Exporting Chrome bookmarks' } if ($Edge) { $bookmarksArguments['Edge'] = $true Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Exporting Edge bookmarks' } if ($Firefox) { $bookmarksArguments['Firefox'] = $true Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Exporting Firefox bookmarks' } # retrieve bookmarks and save them as formatted json to the output file GenXdev.Webbrowser\Get-BrowserBookmark @bookmarksArguments | Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\ConvertTo-Json -Depth 100 | Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Set-Content -LiteralPath $outputFilePath -Force Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Bookmarks exported successfully' } end { } } |