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Project Structure

This workspace contains multiple repositories under C:\Projects\github\sitecorepowershell\:

• Book/ — Sitecore PowerShell Extensions book/documentation (SitecorePowerShell/Book)
• mcp-server/ — MCP server for Sitecore PowerShell (SitecorePowerShell/mcp-server)
• sitecorepowershell.com/ — Project website (SitecorePowerShell/sitecorepowershell.com)
• Spe/ — Sitecore PowerShell Extensions module (SitecorePowerShell/Console)
• tutorials/ — Tutorials (SitecorePowerShell/tutorials)

Execution Rule: Always confirm the active repository/project directory before executing searches or making file changes.

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description	Helper functions to simplify and optimize Read-Variable dialog creation.

Dialog Builder Functions

Overview

The Read-Variable cmdlet is powerful but requires verbose hashtable construction and manual variable initialization. These helper functions provide a fluent, intuitive API for building dialogs while handling the nuances of variable management automatically.

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Import-Function -Name Compress-Archive

# The archive filename will closely resemble the format of the default logfile names.
$archiveName = "logs.$([datetime]::Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd.HHmmss"))"
$archiveDirectory = "$($SitecoreDataFolder)\archived\"
$logDirectory = "$($SitecoreDataFolder)\logs\"

$archivePath = Join-Path -Path $archiveDirectory -ChildPath $archiveName
Compress-Archive -Path $logDirectory –CompressionLevel Fastest -DestinationPath $archivePath | Out-Download

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$previouslySelectedKey = "previously.selected.databases"; #you should change this to something that makes sense to you
$previouslySelectedString = [Sitecore.Web.UI.HtmlControls.Registry]::GetString($previouslySelectedKey); 
$previouslySelected = $previouslySelectedString.Split(",");
$targets = [ordered]@{"Web"="web"; "Preview"="webpreview"};

$props = @{
    Parameters = @( @{ Name="selectedTargets"; Title="Choose Targets"; Editor="checklist"; Options=$targets; Value=$previouslySelected; Tooltip = "Select one or more targets" } )
    Title = "Publish Item and Local Data"
    Description = "Select the relevant publishing settings for the item."
    Width = 500

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function Get-XdtNodeXPath {
    param([System.Xml.XmlNode]$Node)
    $parts = @($Node.LocalName)
    $current = $Node
    while ($current.ParentNode -and $current.ParentNode.NodeType -ne [System.Xml.XmlNodeType]::Document) {
        $current = $current.ParentNode
        $parts = @($current.LocalName) + $parts
    }
    return "/" + ($parts -join "/")
}

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/* Modified version of the cleanup script provided by Sitecore Support. This version runs with a counter to help run in small batches. */

create table #UnusedBlobIDs (
    ID UNIQUEIDENTIFIER PRIMARY KEY (ID)
);
 
WITH [ExistingBlobs] ([BlobId]) AS (
    SELECT [Blobs].[BlobId]
    FROM [Blobs]
    JOIN [SharedFields]

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/">
  <sitecore>
    <log4net>
      <!-- Add a StringMatchFilter into the LogFileAppender -->
      <appender name="LogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender, Sitecore.Logging">
        <filter type="log4net.Filter.StringMatchFilter">
          <stringToMatch value="Results endpoint exception" />
          <acceptOnMatch value="false" />
        </filter>

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$lines = @"
/sitecore/content/home
"@

$paths = $lines.Split([Environment]::NewLine, [StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries)
foreach($path in $paths) {
    Get-Item -Path ($path.Replace("/sitecore", "master:")) | Export-UnicornItem
}

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Clear-Host

Import-Module -Name SPE -Force

$scriptDirectory = & {
    if ($psISE) {
        Split-Path -Path $psISE.CurrentFile.FullPath        
    } else {
        $PSScriptRoot
    }

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!--
Purpose: Adds in an additional location to load IAR files from
This config can be removed if the project is upgraded to 10.2+ since the path is set ootb
-->
<configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/" xmlns:role="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/role/">
  <sitecore>
    <databases>
      <database id="master" role:require="Standalone or ContentManagement">
        <dataProviders>