functions/string/Format-PSUString.ps1

function Format-PSUString
{
<#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Allows formatting objects into strings.
     
    .DESCRIPTION
        Allows formatting objects into strings.
        This is equivalent to the '-f' operator, but supports input from pipeline.
     
    .PARAMETER InputObject
        The object to format
     
    .PARAMETER Format
        The format to apply to the object
     
    .PARAMETER LotSize
        Default: 1
        How many inputo bjects should be packed into the same format string.
     
    .EXAMPLE
        1..5 | format "foo {0:D2}"
     
        returns "foo 01" through "foo 05"
     
    .EXAMPLE
        1..6 | format "foo {0:D3}-{1:D3}" -LotSize 2
     
        returns "foo 001-002","foo 003-004","foo 005-006"
#>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param (
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
        [string[]]
        $InputObject,
        
        [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $true)]
        [string]
        $Format,
        
        [int]
        $LotSize = 1
    )
    
    begin
    {
        $values = @()
    }
    process
    {
        foreach ($line in $InputObject)
        {
            $values += $line
            if ($values.Count -ge $LotSize)
            {
                $Format -f $values
                $values = @()
            }
        }
    }
    end
    {
        if ($values.Count -gt 0)
        {
            $Format -f $values
        }
    }
}
Import-PSUAlias -Name format -Command Format-PSUString