public/Remove-ParameterDefault.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Removes a value that would have been used for a parameter if none was specified, if one existed.
 
.INPUTS
An object with a ParameterName property that identifies a property to remove a default for.
 
.FUNCTIONALITY
Parameters
 
.LINK
Stop-ThrowError
 
.LINK
Get-Command
 
.LINK
about_Scopes
 
.EXAMPLE
Remove-ParameterDefault epcsv nti -Scope Global
 
Establishes that the -NoTypeInformation param of the Export-Csv cmdlet will revert to false
(as established by the cmdlet) if not otherwise specified, globally for the PowerShell session.
 
.EXAMPLE
Remove-ParameterDefault Select-Xml Namespace
 
Removes any namespaces used by Select-Xml when none are given explicitly.
#>


#Requires -Version 3
[CmdletBinding()] Param(
# The name of a cmdlet, function, script, or alias to remove a default parameter value from.
[Parameter(Position=0,Mandatory=$true)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][Alias('CmdletName')][string] $CommandName,
# The name or alias of the parameter to remove a default value from.
[Parameter(Position=1,Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][string] $ParameterName,
# The scope of this default.
[string] $Scope = 'Local'
)
Begin
{
    $Scope = Add-ScopeLevel $Scope
    $cmd = Get-Command $CommandName -ErrorAction Ignore
    if(!$cmd) {Stop-ThrowError "Could not find command '$CommandName'" -Argument CommandName}
    if($cmd.CommandType -eq 'Alias') {$cmd = Get-Command $cmd.ResolvedCommandName}
    if($cmd.CommandType -notin 'Cmdlet','ExternalScript','Function','Script')
    {Stop-ThrowError "Command '$CommandName' ($($cmd.CommandType)) not supported" -Argument CommandName}
    $defaults = Get-Variable PSDefaultParameterValues -Scope $Scope -ErrorAction Ignore
}
Process
{
    if(!$defaults) {return}
    $name =
        try {"$($cmd.Name):$($cmd.ResolveParameter($ParameterName).Name)"}
        catch {Stop-ThrowError "Could not find parameter '$ParameterName' for cmdlet '$CommandName'" -Argument ParameterName}
    Write-Verbose "Removing default parameter '$name'"
    if($defaults.Value.ContainsKey($name)) {$defaults.Value.Remove($name)}
}