Private/ConvertTo-CAIQFlatObject.ps1
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Function ConvertTo-CAIQFlatObject { <# .SYNOPSIS This is a function that flattens objects that have nested objects, hashtables, etc. .DESCRIPTION This is a function that flattens objects that have nested objects, hashtables, etc. .PARAMETER InputObject The object to flatten. .PARAMETER Prefix The prefix to add to the property name. .EXAMPLE ConvertTo-FlatObject -InputObject $policy .INPUTS System.Object .OUTPUTS System.Object #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([System.Object])] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)] [AllowNull()] [object]$InputObject, [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [string]$Prefix ) Begin { # Initialize the flat object $flat_object = New-Object PSObject } Process { # Iterate through each property of the input object foreach ($property in $inputObject.PSObject.Properties) { # Create the key for the property $key = if ($prefix) { "$prefix.$($property.Name)" } else { $property.Name } # If the property value is a dictionary or a PSObject, recursively flatten it if ($property.Value -is [System.Collections.IDictionary] -or $property.Value -is [PSObject]) { $nested_object = ConvertTo-CAIQFlatObject -InputObject $property.Value -Prefix $key # Add each nested property to the flat object foreach ($nested_property in $nested_object.PSObject.Properties) { $flat_object | Add-Member -NotePropertyName $nested_property.Name -NotePropertyValue $nested_property.Value } } else { # Add the property to the flat object $flat_object | Add-Member -NotePropertyName $key -NotePropertyValue $property.Value } } } End { # Return the flat object $flat_object } } |