functions/Import-PSTypeExtension.ps1
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Function Import-PSTypeExtension { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] Param( [Parameter( Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName, HelpMessage = "The name of the imported file. The extension must be .xml or .json")] [ValidatePattern("\.(xml|json)$")] [ValidateScript( { Test-Path $(Convert-Path $_) })] [alias("fullname")] [string]$Path ) Begin { Write-Verbose "Starting: $($myInvocation.mycommand)" } Process { Write-Verbose "Importing file $(Convert-Path $Path)" if ($path -match "\.xml$") { #xml format seems to add an extra entry $import = Import-Clixml -Path $path | Where-Object MemberType } else { $import = Get-Content -Path $path | ConvertFrom-Json } foreach ($item in $import) { Write-Verbose "Processing $($item.MemberType) : $($item.MemberName)" if ($item.MemberType -match "^Code") { Write-Warning "Skipping Code related member" } if ($item.MemberType -match "^Script") { Write-Verbose "Creating scriptblock from value" $value = [scriptblock]::create($item.value) } else { $value = $item.Value } #add a custom -WhatIf message if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($Item.typename, "Adding $($item.membertype) $($item.MemberName)")) { #implement the change Update-TypeData -TypeName $item.Typename -MemberType $item.MemberType -MemberName $item.MemberName -Value $value -Force } } #foreach } End { Write-Verbose "Ending: $($myInvocation.mycommand)" } } #end Import-PSTypeExtension |