internal/functions/get-deepclone.ps1


<#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Clone a hashtable
         
    .DESCRIPTION
        Create a deep clone of a hashtable for you to work on it without updating the original object
         
    .PARAMETER InputObject
        The hashtable you want to clone
         
    .EXAMPLE
        PS C:\> Get-DeepClone -InputObject $HashTable
         
        This will clone the $HashTable variable into a new object and return it to you.
         
    .NOTES
        Author: Mötz Jensen (@Splaxi)
         
#>

function Get-DeepClone {
    [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSUseOutputTypeCorrectly', '')]
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param(
        [parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        $InputObject
    )
    process
    {
        if($InputObject -is [hashtable]) {

            $clone = @{}

            foreach($key in $InputObject.keys)
            {
                $clone[$key] = Get-DeepClone $InputObject[$key]
            }

            $clone
        } else {
            $InputObject
        }
    }
}