functions/Get-PSUnique.ps1
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Function Get-PSUnique { [cmdletbinding()] [alias("gpsu")] [OutputType("object")] Param( [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [object]$InputObject ) Begin { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) BEGIN ] Starting $($myinvocation.mycommand)" Write-Debug "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) BEGIN ] Initializing list" $UniqueList = [System.Collections.Generic.list[object]]::new() } #begin Process { foreach ($item in $InputObject) { if ($UniqueList.Exists( { -not(Compare-Object $args[0].psobject.properties.value $item.psobject.Properties.value) })) { Write-Debug "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Skipping: $($item |Out-String)" } else { Write-Debug "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Adding as unique: $($item | Out-String)" $UniqueList.add($item) } } } #process End { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) END ] Found $($UniqueList.count) unique objects" Write-Debug "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) END ] Writing results to the pipeline" $UniqueList Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) END ] Ending $($myinvocation.mycommand)" } #end } |