Private/Get-TemplateGroup.ps1
function Get-TemplateGroup { <# .SYNOPSIS Checks if a template group already exists. .DESCRIPTION This function will take in a template file path and group name check if the group already exists. .PARAMETER Path Specifies the XML template path .PARAMETER GroupName Specifies the Group Name .INPUTS This function will take inputs via pipeline as string .OUTPUTS Returns true or false base on the result of the template group lookup .EXAMPLE PS> Get-TemplateGroup -Path $xmlFile.path -GroupName 'Group1' Checks for 'Group1' in template.xml. #> [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [Parameter( ValuefromPipelineByPropertyName = $true,mandatory=$true )] [System.String]$Path, [Parameter( ValuefromPipelineByPropertyName = $true,mandatory=$true )] [System.String]$GroupName ) begin { Set-StrictMode -Version Latest } # begin process { $Return = $false [XML]$xmlgroups = Get-Content $Path if(($xmlgroups.SelectNodes("/root//group")).Count -eq 0){ $Return = $false } else { if($null -eq ($xmlfile.root.group | where-object {$_.id -eq $($GroupName)})){ $Return = $false } else { $Return = $true } } } # process end { return $Return } # end } |