Out-TypeData.ps1
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function Out-TypeData { <# .Synopsis Takes a series of type views and format actions and outputs a type data XML .Description Takes a series of type views and format actions and outputs a type data XML .Example # Create a quick view for any XML element. # Piping it into Out-FormatData will make one or more format views into a full format XML file # Piping the output of that into Add-FormatData will create a temporary module to hold the formatting data # There's also a Remove-FormatData and Write-FormatView -TypeName "System.Xml.XmlNode" -Wrap -Property "Xml" -VirtualProperty @{ "Xml" = { $strWrite = New-Object IO.StringWriter ([xml]$_.Outerxml).Save($strWrite) "$strWrite" } } | Out-FormatData #> param( # The Format XML Document. The XML document can be supplied directly, # but it's easier to use Write-FormatView to create it [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)] [ValidateScript({ if ((-not $_.Type)) { throw "The root of a types XML most be a type element" } return $true })] [Xml] $TypeXml ) begin { $type = "" } process { if ($TypeXml.Type) { $type+= "<Type>$($TypeXml.Type.InnerXml)</Type>" } } end { $xml = [xml]" <!-- Generated with EZOut $($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Module.Version): Install-Module EZOut or https://github.com/StartAutomating/EZOut --> <Types> $type </Types> " $strWrite = New-Object IO.StringWriter $xml.Save($strWrite) return "$strWrite" } } |