Functions/ConvertFrom-ScriptConfigJson.ps1
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<# .SYNOPSIS Convert the JSON file content to a hashtable containing the configuration. .DESCRIPTION Convert the JSON file content to a hashtable containing the configuration. .PARAMETER Content An array of strings with the JSON file content. Each array item is a line. .EXAMPLE C:\> Get-Content -Path 'config.json' | ConvertFrom-ScriptConfigJson Use the pipeline input to parse the JSON file content. #> function ConvertFrom-ScriptConfigJson { [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)] [AllowEmptyString()] [String[]] $Content ) Write-Verbose "Parse script configuration file as JSON format ..." $Config = @{} try { # Join all lines into one string $Content = $Content -join '' # Parse the JSON content $JsonContent = $Content | ConvertFrom-Json # Extract all propeties from the json content $JsonNodes = $JsonContent | Get-Member -MemberType NoteProperty foreach ($JsonNode in $JsonNodes) { $Key = $JsonNode.Name $Value = $JsonContent.$Key # Hashtable / Other if ($Value -is [System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject]) { $Config[$Key] = @{} foreach ($Property in $Value.PSObject.Properties) { $Config[$Key][$Property.Name] = $Property.Value } } else { $Config[$Key] = $Value } } Write-Output $Config } catch { throw "The configuration file content was in an invalid format: $_" } } |