Functions/ConvertTo-Markdown.ps1
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#requires -version 5.0 Function ConvertTo-Markdown { <# .SYNOPSIS Convert pipeline output to a markdown document. .DESCRIPTION This command is designed to accept pipelined output and create a markdown document. The pipeline output will formatted as a text block. You can optionally define a title, content to appear before the output and content to appear after the output. The command does not create a text file. You need to pipe results from this command to a cmdlet like Out-File or Set-Content. See examples. .PARAMETER Title Specify a top level title. You do not need to include any markdown. .PARAMETER PreContent Enter whatever content you want to appear before converted input. You can use whatever markdown you wish. .PARAMETER PostContent Enter whatever content you want to appear after converted input. You can use whatever markdown you wish. .PARAMETER Width Specify the document width. Depending on what you intend to do with the markdown from this command you may want to adjust this value. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Get-Service Bits,Winrm | Convertto-Markdown -title "Service Check" -precontent "## $($env:computername)" -postcontent "_report $(Get-Date)_" # Service Check ## THINK51 ```text Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Running Bits Background Intelligent Transfer Ser... Running Winrm Windows Remote Management (WS-Manag... ``` _report 07/20/2018 18:40:52_ .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Get-Service Bits,Winrm | Convertto-Markdown -title "Service Check" -precontent "## $($env:computername)" -postcontent "_report $(Get-Date)_" | Out-File c:\work\svc.md Re-run the previous command and save output to a file. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> $computers = "srv1","srv2","srv4" PS C:\> $Title = "System Report" PS C:\> $footer = "_report run $(Get-Date) by $($env:USERDOMAIN)\$($env:USERNAME)_" PS C:\> $sb = { >> $os = get-ciminstance -classname win32_operatingsystem -property caption,lastbootUptime >> [PSCustomObject]@{ >> PSVersion = $PSVersionTable.PSVersion >> OS = $os.caption >> Uptime = (Get-Date) - $os.lastbootUpTime >> SizeFreeGB = (Get-Volume -DriveLetter C).SizeRemaining /1GB >> } >> } PS C:\> $out = Convertto-Markdown -title $Title PS C:\> foreach ($computer in $computers) { >> $out+= Invoke-command -scriptblock $sb -ComputerName $computer -HideComputerName | >> Select-Object -Property * -ExcludeProperty RunspaceID | >> ConvertTo-Markdown -PreContent "## $($computer.toUpper())" >> } PS C:\>$out += ConvertTo-Markdown -PostContent $footer PS C:\>$out | set-content c:\work\report.md Here is an example that create a series of markdown fragments for each computer and at the end creates a markdown document. .LINK Convertto-HTML .LINK Out-File .NOTES Learn more about PowerShell: https://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/ source https://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/powershell/6065/converting-powershell-to-markdown/ .INPUTS [object] #> [CmdletBinding(ConfirmImpact='None')] [outputtype([string[]])] Param( [Parameter(Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline)] [object] $Inputobject, [Parameter()] [string] $Title, [string[]] $PreContent, [string[]] $PostContent, [ValidateScript( {$_ -ge 10})] [int] $Width = 80 ) begin { Write-Verbose -Message "[BEGIN ] Starting $($myinvocation.MyCommand)" #initialize an array to hold incoming data $data = @() #initialize an empty here string for markdown text $Text = '' If ($title) { Write-Verbose -Message "[BEGIN ] Adding Title: $Title" $Text += "# $Title`n`n" } If ($precontent) { Write-Verbose -Message '[BEGIN ] Adding Precontent' $Text += $precontent $Text += "`n`n" } } #begin process { #add incoming objects to data array Write-Verbose -Message '[PROCESS] Adding processed object' $data += $Inputobject } #process end { #add the data to the text if ($data) { #convert data to strings and trim each line Write-Verbose -Message '[END ] Converting data to strings' [string] $trimmed = (($data | Out-String -Width $width).split("`n")).ForEach( {"$($_.trimend())`n"}) Write-Verbose -Message '[END ] Adding to markdown' $text += @" ``````text $($trimmed.trimend()) `````` "@ } If ($postcontent) { Write-Verbose -Message '[END ] Adding postcontent' $text += "`n" $text += $postcontent } #write the markdown to the pipeline $text Write-Verbose -Message "[END ] Ending $($myinvocation.MyCommand)" } #end } #close ConvertTo-Markdown |