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Dynamic Parameters Made Easier
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function Add-Parameter { | |
[CmdletBinding()] | |
param( | |
[Parameter(Position = 0)] | |
[Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameterDictionary] | |
$Dictionary = @{}, | |
[Parameter(Position = 1, Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)] | |
[Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameter]$Parameter | |
) | |
process { | |
Write-Debug "Adding $($Parameter.Name): $($PSBoundParameters.Values -join ",")" | |
$Dictionary.Add($Parameter.Name, $Parameter) | |
} | |
end { | |
$Dictionary | |
} | |
} |
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#.Synopsis | |
# This example shows something actually useful | |
function New-Constructor { | |
[CmdletBinding()] | |
param($ArgumentList) | |
dynamicparam { | |
$CommandName = $MyInvocation.InvocationName | |
if($CommandName -eq "New-Constructor" -or ($Type = $CommandName -replace "New-" -as [Type]) -eq $null) { | |
throw "New-Constructor must be called via an alias which represents a type name" | |
} | |
$(foreach($property in $Type.GetProperties("Instance,Public,SetProperty")) { | |
$PType = $(if($property.PropertyType -eq ([System.Boolean])) { [switch] } else { $property.PropertyType }) | |
New-Parameter -Name $property.Name -ParameterType $PType | |
}) | Add-Parameter | |
} | |
end { | |
New-Object $Type -Property (@{} + $PSBoundParameters) | |
} | |
} | |
# Generate a constructor alias for every Control | |
[AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies().GetTypes().Where{ | |
$_.IsPublic -and $_.IsSubClassOf([System.Windows.Forms.Control]) | |
}.Where{ | |
$_.GetConstructors("Public,Instance").Where{ $_.GetParameters().Count -eq 0 } | |
}.ForEach{ New-Alias ("New-" + $_.FullName) New-Constructor } | |
# Now to make a TextBox, you can write: "New-*TextBox" and hit {tab} to autocomplete the full type name | |
# Then you have {tab} completion for all the parameters too! |
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function New-Parameter { | |
[OutputType([Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameter])] | |
[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = "Simple")] | |
param( | |
[Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 0, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName, ValueFromPipeline)] | |
[String]$Name, | |
[Parameter(Position = 1, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] | |
[Alias("Type")] | |
[Type]$ParameterType = [psobject], | |
[Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName="Attributes")] | |
[Attribute[]] | |
$Attributes, | |
[Parameter(ParameterSetName="Simple", ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] | |
[String]$ParameterSetName = "__AllParameterSets", | |
[Parameter(ParameterSetName="Simple", ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] | |
[String[]]$ValidateSet, | |
[Parameter(ParameterSetName="Simple", ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] | |
[Switch]$Mandatory | |
) | |
process { | |
$param = [Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameter]@{ | |
Name = $Name | |
ParameterType = $ParameterType | |
} | |
if($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq "Simple") { | |
Write-Debug "Adding Parameter $Name to $ParameterSetName" | |
$Attributes = @( | |
[Parameter]@{ | |
ParameterSetName = $ParameterSetName | |
Mandatory = $Mandatory | |
} | |
if($ValidateSet) { | |
[ValidateSet]::new($ValidateSet) | |
} | |
) | |
} | |
foreach($attrib in $Attributes) { | |
$param.Attributes.Add($attrib) | |
} | |
Write-Debug ($param | Out-String) | |
$param | |
} | |
} |
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#.Synopsis | |
# This example just shows a few ways to use it | |
function Test-Example { | |
[CmdletBinding()] | |
param() | |
dynamicparam { | |
# Because you're a sane person, you wouldn't do this. | |
# You would only generate dynamic parameters *conditionally*, or from the output of cmdlets | |
$dP = "File","Command" | New-Parameter -Mandatory -Type Switch -ParameterSet { $_ } | Add-Parameter | |
$dP = "Path" | New-Parameter -Mandatory -Type String -ParameterSet "File" | Add-Parameter $dP | |
$dP = "ModuleName" | New-Parameter -Type String -ValidateSet (Get-Module).Name | Add-Parameter $dP | |
$dP | |
} | |
begin { | |
Write-Host "begin" | |
} | |
process { | |
Write-Host "process" | |
} | |
end { | |
Write-Host "end" | |
@( | |
$PSBoundParameters | Format-Table | Out-String -Stream | Where { $_ } | |
"Path $Path" # this one has a default value | |
) | Out-Host | |
} | |
} |
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