ConvertTo-Object

1.0

ConvertTo-Object.ps1


<#PSScriptInfo
 
.VERSION 1.0
 
.GUID dd5f3733-49ab-4da2-8bd3-c0e1c511ef33
 
.AUTHOR Mathias R. Jessen (@IISResetMe)
 
.PROJECTURI https://gist.github.com/IISResetMe/654b302383a687bd92faa8c8c3ab28fa
 
#>

<#
 
.DESCRIPTION
 Converts strings to objects using Regex
 
.EXAMPLE
 logman query providers |.\ConvertTo-Object.ps1 -Pattern '^(?<Name>.+)\s+(?<GUID>\{\w+\})\s*$'
 
 In this example we parse the output from logman.exe
 
#> 
param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
    [AllowEmptyString()]
    [string[]]$InputString,

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromRemainingArguments = $true)]
    [string[]]$Pattern
)

process {
    foreach ($string in $InputString | ? { $_ }) {
        foreach ($p in $Pattern) {
            if ($string -match $p) {
                if ($PropertyNames = $Matches.Keys | Where-Object { $_ -is [string] }) {
                    $Properties = $PropertyNames | ForEach-Object -Begin { $t = @{ } } -Process { $t[$_] = $Matches[$_] } -End { $t }
                    [PSCustomObject]$Properties
                }
                break
            }
        }
    }
}