Converts Comic Book Metadata, ComicInfo.xml to ComicBookInfo.txt

Convert-CIX2CBI.ps1

#Usage Convert-CIX2CBI -in "Path\ComicInfo.xml" -out "Path\ComicBookInfo.txt"


function Convert-CIX2CBI {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        $Infile,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
        $Outfile = $Input.replace('xml','json')
    )
	[xml]$ComicInfoData = Get-Content $Infile	

	$Writers = @()
	if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Writer) {
		if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Writer.split(",").count -gt 1) {
			foreach ($Writer in $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Writer.split(",")) {
				$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $Writer ; role = 'Writer'; primary = $false }
				$writers += $tempObject
			}
		} elseif ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Writer.split(",").count -eq 1) {
			$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Writer ; role = 'Writer'; primary = $false }
			$Writers += $tempObject
		}
	}

	$Editors = @()
	if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Editor) {
		if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Editor.split(",").count -gt 1) {
			foreach ($Editor in $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Editor.split(",")) {
				$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $Editor ; role = 'Editor'; primary = $false }
				$Editors += $tempObject
			}
		} elseif ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Editor.split(",").count -eq 1) {
			$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Editor ; role = 'Editor'; primary = $false }
			$Editors += $tempObject
		}
	}

	$Pencillers = @()
	if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Penciller) {
		if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Penciller.split(",").count -gt 1) {
			foreach ($Penciller in $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Penciller.split(",")) {
				$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $Penciller ; role = 'Penciller'; primary = $false }
				$Pencillers += $tempObject
			}
		}	elseif ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Penciller.split(",").count -eq 1) {
			$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Penciller ; role = 'Penciller'; primary = $false }
			$Pencillers += $tempObject
		}
	}

	$Inkers = @()
	if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Inker) {
		if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Inker.split(",").count -gt 1) {
			foreach ($Inker in $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Inker.split(",")) {
				$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $Inker ; role = 'Inker'; primary = $false }
				$Inkers += $tempObject
			}
		}	elseif ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Inker.split(",").count -eq 1) {
			$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Inker ; role = 'Inker'; primary = $false }
			$Inkers += $tempObject
		}
	}

	$Colorists = @()
	if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Colorist) {
		if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Colorist.split(",").count -gt 1) {
			foreach ($Colorist in $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Colorist.split(",")) {
				$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $Colorist ; role = 'Colorist'; primary = $false }
				$Colorists += $tempObject
			}
		}	elseif ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Colorist.split(",").count -eq 1) {
			$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Colorist ; role = 'Colorist'; primary = $false }
			$Colorists += $tempObject
		}
	}

	$Letterers = @()
	if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Letterer) {
		if ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Letterer.split(",").count -gt 1) {
			foreach ($Letterer in $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Letterer.split(",")) {
				$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $Letterer ; role = 'Letterer'; primary = $false }
				$Letterers += $tempObject
			}
		}	elseif ($ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Letterer.split(",").count -eq 1) {
			$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ person = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Letterer ; role = 'Letterer'; primary = $false }
			$Letterers += $tempObject
		}
	}
	$credits = @()
	$credits += $Writers; $credits += $Pencillers; $credits += $Inkers; $credits += $Colorists; $credits += $Letterers ; $credits += $Editors
	

	$gold = [PSCustomObject]@{
		series           = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Series
		title            = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Title
		issue            = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Number
		publisher        = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Publisher
		publicationMonth = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Month
		publicationYear  = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Year
		numberOfIssues   = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Count
		comments         = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Summary
		genre            = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Genre
		volume           = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.Volume
		language         = $ComicInfoData.ComicInfo.LanguageISO
		credits          = $credits
		tags             = @()
	}
	$tempObject = [PSCustomObject]@{ appID = 'ComicTagger/1.0.0' ; lastModified = $(Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.ffffff"); 'ComicBookInfo/1.0' = $gold }
	($tempObject  | ConvertTo-Json -depth 99).replace("`n","").replace("`r","").replace("  ","") | Out-File $Outfile
}