internal/functions/get-deepclone.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Clone a hashtable
 
.DESCRIPTION
Create a deep clone of a hashtable for you to work on it without updating the original object
 
.PARAMETER InputObject
The hashtable you want to clone
 
.EXAMPLE
Get-DeepClone -InputObject $HashTable
 
This will clone the $HashTable variable into a new object and return it to you.
 
.NOTES
Author: Mötz Jensen (@Splaxi)
 
#>

function Get-DeepClone {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    [OutputType([hashtable])]
    param(
        [parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        $InputObject
    )
    process {
        if ($InputObject -is [hashtable]) {
            $clone = @{}
            foreach ($key in $InputObject.keys) {
                $clone[$key] = Get-DeepClone $InputObject[$key]
            }
            $clone
        }
        else {
            $InputObject
        }
    }
}