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Functions/Out-HashString.ps1

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 function Out-HashString
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Convert an hashtable or and OrderedDictionary to a string
 
.DESCRIPTION
    Convert an hashtable or and OrderedDictionary to a string
 
.PARAMETER InputObject
    The object that is to be converted
 
.PARAMETER PreSpacing
    Number of spaces used for indentation
 
.EXAMPLE
    $hashObject = @{
        Name = "Tore"
        Goal = "Rule the World"
    }
    $hashObject | Out-HashString
 
    This will convert the hashtable to the following string
    @{
        Name = "Tore"
        Goal = "Rule the World"
    }
 
.INPUTS
    Hashtable
 
.OUTPUTS
    string
     
.NOTES
    Author: Tore Groneng
    Website: www.firstpoint.no
    Twitter: @ToreGroneng
#>
[cmdletbinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(ValueFromPipeLine)]
    $InputObject
    ,
    [string]$PreSpacing = " "
)
Begin
{
    $f = $MyInvocation.InvocationName
    Write-Verbose -Message "$f - START"
    $newLine = [environment]::NewLine

    if ($PreSpacing)
    {
        $endspaceCount = $PreSpacing.Length - 4
        if ($endspaceCount -lt 0){$endspaceCount = 0}
        $endspace = " " * $endspaceCount
        $beginSpace = " " * $endspaceCount
    }   
}
Process
{
    $out = "@{"
    
    $out = $out + $newLine
    $preSpace = $PreSpacing

    if (-not $InputObject -or $InputObject.keys.count -eq 0) {return "@{}"}

    foreach ($key in $InputObject.Keys)
    {
        Write-Verbose -Message "$f - Processing key [$key]"

        if ($key.Contains('$'))
        {
            $DisplayKey = "'$key'"
        }

        $value = $InputObject.$key
        $objType = $value.GetType().Name
        Write-Verbose -Message "$f - ObjectType = $objType"
        
        $mode = "stringValue"

        if ($objType -eq "Hashtable" -or $objType -eq "OrderedDictionary")
        {
            $mode = "hashtable"
        }
        
        if ($value -is [array])
        {
            if ($value[0])
            {
                $arrayType = $value[0].GetType().Name
                Write-Verbose -Message "$f - arrayType is [$arrayType]"
                
                if ($arrayType -eq "Hashtable" -or $arrayType -eq "OrderedDictionary")
                {
                    $mode = "HashTableValue"
                }
                else
                {
                    $mode = "ArrayValue"
                }
            }            
        }
        
        Write-Verbose -Message "$f - Mode is [$mode]"
        if ($DisplayKey)
        {
            $key = $DisplayKey
            $DisplayKey = $null
        }

        $out += "$PreSpacing$key = "
        
        switch ($mode)
        {
            'stringValue' 
            {
                $out += '"' + $value + '"' + $newLine 
            }

            'hashtable'
            {               
                $stringValue = Out-HashString -InputObject $value -PreSpacing "$PreSpacing "
                $out += $stringValue + $newLine
            }

            'HashTableValue'
            {
                $stringValue = ""
                foreach ($arrayHash in $value)
                {                                       
                    $hashString = Out-HashString -InputObject $arrayHash -PreSpacing "$PreSpacing "
                    $hash = " $hashString"
                    $hash = "$hash," + $newLine
                    $stringValue += $hash
                }
                $separatorIndex = $stringValue.LastIndexOf(",")
                $stringValue = $stringValue.Remove($separatorIndex,1)                
                $out += $stringValue
            }

            'ArrayValue'
            {
                $out += '"' +($value -join '","') + '"' + $newLine
            }
            
            Default {}
        }
    }
    $out += "$endspace}"
    $out          
}
}