Functions/GenXdev.Data.SQLite/Get-SQLiteViewData.ps1

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Retrieves data from a SQLite database view with optional record limiting.

.DESCRIPTION
Queries a SQLite database view using either a connection string or database file
path. The function supports limiting the number of returned records and provides
verbose output for tracking query execution.

.LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2026 René Vaessen / GenXdev

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

.PARAMETER ConnectionString
The connection string to connect to the SQLite database. This parameter is
mutually exclusive with DatabaseFilePath.

.PARAMETER DatabaseFilePath
The file path to the SQLite database file. This parameter is mutually exclusive
with ConnectionString.

.PARAMETER ViewName
The name of the view from which to retrieve data.

.PARAMETER Count
The maximum number of records to return. Use -1 to return all records.
Defaults to 100 if not specified.

.EXAMPLE
Get-SQLiteViewData -DatabaseFilePath "C:\MyDb.sqlite" `
    -ViewName "CustomerView" `
    -Count 50

.EXAMPLE
Get-SQLiteViewData "C:\MyDb.sqlite" "CustomerView"
#>

function Get-SQLiteViewData {

    [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'DatabaseFilePath')]
    param (
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        [Parameter(
            Position = 0,
            Mandatory = $true,
            ParameterSetName = 'ConnectionString',
            HelpMessage = 'The connection string to the SQLite database.'
        )]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]$ConnectionString,

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        [Parameter(
            Position = 0,
            Mandatory = $true,
            ParameterSetName = 'DatabaseFilePath',
            HelpMessage = 'The path to the SQLite database file.'
        )]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [Alias('dbpath', 'indexpath')]
        [string]$DatabaseFilePath,

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        [Parameter(
            Position = 1,
            Mandatory = $true,
            HelpMessage = 'The name of the view to query.'
        )]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]$ViewName,

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        [Parameter(
            Position = 2,
            Mandatory = $false,
            HelpMessage = 'Number of records to return. -1 for all records.'
        )]
        [ValidateRange(-1, [int]::MaxValue)]
        [int]$Count = 100
    )

    begin {

        Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Starting Get-SQLiteViewData for view: $ViewName"
    }


    process {

        # construct query with optional record limit
        $query = if ($Count -eq -1) {
            "SELECT * FROM $ViewName"
        }
        else {
            "SELECT * FROM $ViewName LIMIT $Count"
        }

        Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Executing query: $query"

        # prepare parameters for Invoke-SQLiteQuery
        $PSBoundParameters['Queries'] = $query

        # execute query and return results
        GenXdev\Invoke-SQLiteQuery @PSBoundParameters
    }

    end {

        Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Completed querying view: $ViewName"
    }
}