functions/Merge-FMStringHashMap.ps1
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function Merge-FMStringHashMap { <# .SYNOPSIS Helper funtion to replace placeholders in an url with values from a hashtable. .DESCRIPTION Helper funtion to replace placeholders in an url with values from a hashtable. .PARAMETER String The string with placeholders. Placeholders may be enclosed with {...} or þ...þ by default. .PARAMETER Data The hashtable with the data for the placeholders. .PARAMETER PlaceHolderStart If you need to change the placeholder enclosement then this is one of the needed parameters. .PARAMETER PlaceHolderEnd If you need to change the placeholder enclosement then this is one of the needed parameters. .EXAMPLE $dataTable=@{ device='FIREWALL'; vdom='myVDOM'; } $url="/pm/config/device/{{device}}/vdom/{{vdom}}/system/zone" Merge-FMStringHashMap -String $url -Data $dataTable |Should -be $url|Merge-FMStringHashMap -Data $dataTable |Should -be "/pm/config/device/FIREWALL/vdom/myVDOM/system/zone" Returns both "/pm/config/device/FIREWALL/vdom/myVDOM/system/zone" .EXAMPLE $url="/pm/{keepMe}/device/{device}}/vdom/{vdom}}/system/zone" $url|Merge-FMStringHashMap -Data $dataTable Returns "/pm/{keepMe}/device/FIREWALL/vdom/myVDOM/system/zone" .NOTES General notes #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [parameter(mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true, ParameterSetName = "default")] [string]$String, [hashtable]$Data, [string]$PlaceHolderStart='{þ', [string]$PlaceHolderEnd='}þ' ) begin{ } process{ $result=$String foreach($key in $data.Keys){ $result = $result -replace "[$PlaceHolderStart]+$key[$PlaceHolderEnd]+", $data.$key } $result } end{ } } |