functions/New-PSFormatXML.ps1
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Function New-PSFormatXML { [cmdletbinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] [alias("nfx")] [OutputType("None", "System.IO.FileInfo")] Param( [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline, HelpMessage = "Specify an object to analyze and generate or update a ps1xml file.")] [object]$InputObject, [Parameter(HelpMessage = "Enter a set of properties to include. The default is all. If specifying a Wide entry, only specify a single property.")] [object[]]$Properties, [Parameter(HelpMessage = "Specify the object typename. If you don't, then the command will use the detected object type from the Inputobject.")] [string]$Typename, [Parameter(HelpMessage = "Specify whether to create a table ,list or wide view")] [ValidateSet("Table", "List", "Wide")] [string]$FormatType = "Table", [string]$ViewName = "default", [Parameter(Mandatory, HelpMessage = "Enter full filename and path for the format.ps1xml file.")] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$Path, [Parameter(HelpMessage = "Specify a property name to group on.")] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$GroupBy, [Parameter(HelpMessage = "Wrap long lines. This only applies to Tables.")] [Switch]$Wrap, [switch]$Append, [switch]$Passthru ) Begin { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) BEGIN ] Starting $($myinvocation.mycommand)" #convert the parent path into a real file system path $parent = Convert-Path -Path (Split-Path -Path $path) #reconstruct the path $realPath = Join-Path -Path $parent -ChildPath (Split-Path -Path $path -Leaf) if (-Not $Append) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) BEGIN ] Initializing a new XML document" [xml]$Doc = New-Object -TypeName System.Xml.XmlDocument <# Disabling this because the declaration results in saving the file as UTF8 with BOM https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/28218 JDH 6/30/2021 #create declaration $dec = $Doc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", "UTF-8", $null) #append to document [void]$doc.AppendChild($dec) #> $text = @" Format type data generated $(Get-Date) by $env:USERDOMAIN\$env:username This file was created using the New-PSFormatXML command that is part of the PSScriptTools module. https://github.com/jdhitsolutions/PSScriptTools "@ [void]$doc.AppendChild($doc.CreateComment($text)) #create Configuration Node $config = $doc.CreateNode("element", "Configuration", $null) $viewdef = $doc.CreateNode("element", "ViewDefinitions", $null) } elseif ($Append -AND (Test-Path -Path $realPath)) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) BEGIN ] Opening format document $RealPath" [xml]$Doc = Get-Content -Path $realPath } else { Throw "Failed to find $Path" } $view = $doc.CreateNode("element", "View", $null) [void]$view.AppendChild($doc.CreateComment("Created $(Get-Date) by $env:USERDOMAIN\$env:username")) $name = $doc.CreateElement("Name") $name.InnerText = $ViewName [void]$view.AppendChild($name) $select = $doc.createnode("element", "ViewSelectedBy", $null) if ($GroupBy) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) BEGIN ] Grouping by $GroupBy" $groupcomment = @" You can also use a scriptblock to define a custom property name. You must have a Label tag. <ScriptBlock>`$_.machinename.toUpper()</ScriptBlock> <Label>Computername</Label> Use <Label> to set the displayed value. "@ $group = $doc.CreateNode("element", "GroupBy", $null) [void]$group.AppendChild($doc.CreateComment($groupcomment)) $groupProp = $doc.CreateNode("element", "PropertyName", $null) $groupProp.InnerText = $GroupBy $groupLabel = $doc.CreateNode("element", "Label", $null) $groupLabel.InnerText = $GroupBy [void]$group.AppendChild($groupProp) [void]$group.AppendChild($groupLabel) } Switch ($FormatType) { "Table" { $table = $doc.CreateNode("element", "TableControl", $null) $headers = $doc.CreateNode("element", "TableHeaders", $null) $TableRowEntries = $doc.CreateNode("element", "TableRowEntries", $null) $entry = $doc.CreateNode("element", "TableRowEntry", $null) if ($Wrap) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) BEGIN ] Adding Wrap" $wrapelement = $doc.CreateNode("element", "Wrap", $null) [void]($entry.AppendChild($wrapelement)) } } "List" { $list = $doc.CreateNode("element", "ListControl", $null) $ListEntries = $doc.CreateNode("element", "ListEntries", $null) $ListEntry = $doc.CreateNode("element", "ListEntry", $null) } "Wide" { $Wide = $doc.CreateNode("element", "WideControl", $null) $wideEntries = $doc.CreateNode("element", "WideEntries", $null) $WideEntry = $doc.CreateNode("element", "WideEntry", $null) } } $counter = 0 } #begin Process { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Counter $counter" If ($counter -eq 0) { if ($Typename) { $tname = $TypeName } else { $tname = $Inputobject.psobject.typenames[0] } $tnameElement = $doc.CreateElement("TypeName") #you can't use [void] on a property assignment and we don't want to see the XML result $tnameElement.InnerText = $tname [void]$select.AppendChild($tnameElement) [void]$view.AppendChild($select) if ($group) { [void]$view.AppendChild($group) } Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Creating an format document for object type $tname " #get property members $objProperties = $Inputobject.psobject.properties Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Using object properties: $($objProperties.name -join ',')" $members = @() if ($properties) { foreach ($property in $properties) { if ($property.gettype().Name -match "hashtable") { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Detected a hashtable defined property called named $($property.name)" $members += $property } else { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Validating property: $property [$($property.gettype().name)]" $test = ($objProperties).where( { $_.name -like $property }) if ($test) { $members += $test } else { Write-Warning "Can't find a property called $property on this object. Did you enter it correctly? The ps1xml file will NOT be created." $BadProperty = $True #Bail out return } } } } else { #use auto detected properties Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Auto detected $($objProperties.name.count) properties" $members = $objProperties } #remove GroupBy property from collection of properties if ($GroupBy) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Removing GroupBy property $GroupBy from the list of properties" $members = $members | Where-Object { $_.name -ne $GroupBy } } Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Processing $($members.name.count) properties" $comment = @" By default the entries use property names, but you can replace them with scriptblocks. <ScriptBlock>`$_.foo /1mb -as [int]</ScriptBlock> "@ if ($FormatType -eq 'Table') { $items = $doc.CreateNode("element", "TableColumnItems", $null) [void]$items.AppendChild($doc.CreateComment($comment)) foreach ($member in $members) { #account for null property values if ($member.Expression) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] $($member.name) has an Expression script block $($member.expression | Out-String)" $member.Value = "$($member.expression | Out-String)".Trim() $isScriptBlock = $True } elseif (-Not $member.value) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] $($member.name) has a null value. Inserting a placeholder." #$member.value = " " $isScriptBlock = $False } else { $isScriptBlock = $False } $th = $doc.createNode("element", "TableColumnHeader", $null) Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS]... $($member.name)" $label = $doc.CreateElement("Label") $label.InnerText = $member.Name [void]$th.AppendChild($label) $width = $doc.CreateElement("Width") <# set initial width to value length + 3 Use the width of whichever is longer, the name or value If the value is a ScriptBlock, need to get the length of the result and not the code length. But this may be impossible so as a compromise use a value length of 12 Issue #94 #> if ($isScriptBlock) { $ValueLength = 12 } elseif ($Member.value) { $ValueLength = $Member.value.tostring().length } else { #set a default length. $valueLength = $label.InnerText.Length } $longest = $valueLength, $member.name.length | Sort-Object | Select-Object -Last 1 $width.InnerText = $longest + 3 [void]$th.AppendChild($width) $align = $doc.CreateElement("Alignment") $align.InnerText = "left" [void]$th.AppendChild($align) [void]$headers.AppendChild($th) $tci = $doc.CreateNode("element", "TableColumnItem", $null) if ($isScriptBlock) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Creating a ScriptBlock element" $prop = $doc.CreateElement("ScriptBlock") $prop.InnerText = "$($member.Value)" } else { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Creating a PropertyName element" $prop = $doc.CreateElement("PropertyName") $prop.InnerText = $member.name } [void]$tci.AppendChild($prop) [void]$items.AppendChild($tci) } } elseif ($FormatType -eq 'List') { #create a list $items = $doc.CreateNode("element", "ListItems", $null) [void]$items.AppendChild($doc.CreateComment($comment)) foreach ($member in $members) { #account for null property values if ($member.Expression) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] $($member.name) has an Expression script block $($member.expression | Out-String)" $member.Value = "$($member.expression | Out-String)".Trim() $isScriptBlock = $True } elseif (-Not $member.value) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] $($member.name) has a null value. Inserting a placeholder." $member.value = " " $isScriptBlock = $False } else { $isScriptBlock = $False } $li = $doc.CreateNode("element", "ListItem", $null) $label = $doc.CreateElement("Label") $label.InnerText = $member.Name if ($isScriptBlock) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Creating a ScriptBlock element" $prop = $doc.CreateElement("ScriptBlock") $prop.InnerText = "$($member.Value)" } else { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Creating a PropertyName element" $prop = $doc.CreateElement("PropertyName") $prop.InnerText = $member.name } [void]$li.AppendChild($label) [void]$li.AppendChild($prop) [void]$items.AppendChild($li) } } else { #create Wide #there should only be one element in the array $item = $doc.CreateNode("element", "WideItem", $null) [void]$item.AppendChild($doc.CreateComment($comment)) Write-Verbose "Using $($members.name)" if ($members.Expression) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Creating a ScriptBlock element" $prop = $doc.CreateElement("ScriptBlock") $prop.InnerText = "$($members.Expression)" } else { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Creating a PropertyName element" $prop = $doc.CreateElement("PropertyName") $prop.InnerText = $member.name } [void]$item.AppendChild($prop) } } else { #only display the warning on the first additional object if ($counter -eq 1) { Write-Warning "Ignoring additional objects. This command only needs one instance of an object to create the ps1xml file. Your file will still be created." } } $counter++ } #process End { if (-Not $BadProperty) { #don't create the file if a bad property as specified. Issue #111 Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) END ] Finalizing XML" #Add elements to each parent if ($FormatType -eq 'Table') { [void]$entry.AppendChild($items) [void]$TableRowEntries.AppendChild($entry) [void]$table.AppendChild($doc.CreateComment("Delete the AutoSize node if you want to use the defined widths.")) $auto = $doc.CreateElement("AutoSize") [void]$table.AppendChild($auto) [void]$table.AppendChild($headers) [void]$table.AppendChild($TableRowEntries) [void]$view.AppendChild($table) } elseif ($FormatType -eq 'List') { [void]$listentry.AppendChild($items) [void]$listentries.AppendChild($listentry) [void]$list.AppendChild($listentries) [void]$view.AppendChild($list) } else { #Wide [void]$wideEntries.AppendChild($WideEntry) [void]$WideEntry.AppendChild($item) [void]$Wide.AppendChild($doc.CreateComment("Delete the AutoSize node if you want to use PowerShell defaults.")) $auto = $doc.CreateElement("AutoSize") [void]$Wide.AppendChild($auto) [void]$Wide.AppendChild($wideEntries) [void]$view.AppendChild($Wide) } if ($append) { Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) END ] Appending to existing XML" [void]$doc.Configuration.ViewDefinitions.AppendChild($View) } else { [void]$viewdef.AppendChild($view) [void]$config.AppendChild($viewdef) [void]$doc.AppendChild($config) } Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) END ] Saving to $realpath" if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($realPath, "Adding $formattype view $viewname")) { $doc.Save($realPath) if ($Passthru) { if ($host.name -match "Visual Studio Code") { #If you run this command in VS Code and specify -passthru, then open the file #for further editing Open-EditorFile -Path $realpath } elseif ($host.name -match "PowerShell ISE") { psedit $realpath } else { Get-Item $realPath } } } } #if not bad property Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) END ] Ending $($myinvocation.mycommand)" } #end } #close New-PSFormatXML |