functions/objects/Expand-PSUObject.ps1
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function Expand-PSUObject { <# .SYNOPSIS A comfortable replacement for Select-Object -ExpandProperty. .DESCRIPTION A comfortable replacement for Select-Object -ExpandProperty. Allows extracting properties with less typing and more flexibility: Preferred Properties: By defining a list of property-names in $DefaultExpandedProperties the user can determine his own list of preferred properties to expand. This allows using this command without specifying a property at all. It will then check the first object for the property to use (starting from the first element of the list until it finds an exact case-insensitive match). Defined Property: The user can specify the exact property to extract. This is the same behavior as Select-Object -ExpandProperty, with less typing (dir | exp length). Like / Match comparison: Specifying either like or match allows extracting any number of matching properties from each object. Note that this is a somewhat more CPU-expensive operation (which shouldn't matter unless with gargantuan numbers of objects). .PARAMETER Name ParSet: Equals, Like, Match The name of the Property to expand. .PARAMETER Like ParSet: Like Expands all properties that match the -Name parameter using -like comparison. .PARAMETER Match ParSet: Match Expands all properties that match the -Name parameter using -match comparison. .PARAMETER InputObject The objects whose properties are to be expanded. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> dir | exp Expands the property whose name is the first on the defaults list ($DefaultExpandedProperties). By default, FullName would be expanded. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> dir | exp length Expands the length property of all objects returned by dir. Simply ignores those that do not have the property (folders). .EXAMPLE PS C:\> dir | exp name -match Expands all properties from all objects returned by dir that match the string "name" ("PSChildName", "FullName", "Name", "BaseName" for directories) #> [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = "Equals")] Param ( [Parameter(Position = 0, ParameterSetName = "Equals")] [Parameter(Position = 0, ParameterSetName = "Like", Mandatory = $true)] [Parameter(Position = 0, ParameterSetName = "Match", Mandatory = $true)] [string] $Name, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "Like", Mandatory = $true)] [switch] $Like, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "Match", Mandatory = $true)] [switch] $Match, [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline = $true)] [object] $InputObject ) Begin { Write-PSFMessage -Level Debug -Message "Expanding Objects" -Tag start $ParSet = $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName Write-PSFMessage -Level InternalComment -Message "Active Parameterset: $ParSet | Bound Parameters: $($PSBoundParameters.Keys -join ", ")" -Tag start # Null the local scoped variable (So later checks for existence don't return super-scoped variables) $n9ZPiBh8CI = $null [bool]$____found = $false # If a property was specified, set it and return it if (Test-PSFParameterBinding -ParameterName "Name") { $n9ZPiBh8CI = $Name $____found = $true } $DefaultExpandedProperties = Get-PSFConfigValue -FullName 'PSutil.Expand.DefaultProperties' } process { :main foreach ($Object in $InputObject) { if ($null -eq $Object) { continue } switch ($ParSet) { #region Equals "Equals" { # If we didn't ask for a property in specific, and we have something prepared for this type: Run it if ((Test-PSFParameterBinding -ParameterName "Name" -Not) -and ([PSUtil.Object.ObjectHost]::ExpandedTypes[$Object.GetType().FullName])) { [PSUtil.Object.ObjectHost]::ExpandedTypes[$Object.GetType()].Invoke($Object) continue main } # If we already have determined the property to use, return it if ($____found) { if ($null -ne $Object.$n9ZPiBh8CI) { $Object.$n9ZPiBh8CI } continue main } # Otherwise, search through defaults and try to match foreach ($Def in $DefaultExpandedProperties) { if (Get-Member -InputObject $Object -MemberType 'Properties' -Name $Def) { $n9ZPiBh8CI = $Def $____found = $true if ($null -ne $Object.$n9ZPiBh8CI) { $Object.$n9ZPiBh8CI } break } } continue main } #endregion Equals #region Like "Like" { # Return all properties whose name are similar foreach ($prop in ($Object.PSObject.Properties | Where-Object Name -like $Name | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name)) { if ($null -ne $Object.$prop) { $Object.$prop } } continue } #endregion Like #region Match "Match" { # Return all properties whose name match foreach ($prop in ($Object.PSObject.Properties | Where-Object Name -Match $Name | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name)) { if ($null -ne $Object.$prop) { $Object.$prop } } continue main } #endregion Match } } } End { Write-PSFMessage -Level Debug -Message "Expanding Objects" -Tag end } } Import-PSUAlias -Name "exp" -Command "Expand-PSUObject" |