Powershell Function to create Terminal HyperLinks using ANSI Escape Sequences (Supported in Windows Terminal PREVIEW)

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New-Hyperlink.ps1

function New-Hyperlink {
    <#
        .SYNOPSIS
            Creates a VT Hyperlink in a supported terminal such as Windows Terminal 1.4+
        .NOTES
            There's a more powerful version of this, with color support and more, in PANSIES
        .EXAMPLE
            New-Hyperlink https://github.com/Jaykul/PANSIES PANSIES

            Creates a hyperlink with the text PANSIES which links to the github project
    #>
    [Alias("Url")]
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param(
        # The Uri the hyperlink should point to
        [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]
        [string]$Uri,
        
        # The text of the hyperlink (if not specified, defaults to the URI)
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [Parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments)]
        [String]$InputObject = $Uri
    )
    $8 = [char]27 + "]8;;"
    "$8{0}`a{1}$8`a" -f $Uri, $InputObject
}