Visualizing Powershell's Pipeline

a Visualize Powershell's Pipeline.ps1

$data = 0..9
doIt (1..9) -buff1 0 -buff2 0
doIt (1..9) -buff1 1 -buff2 0
doIt (1..9) -buff1 4 -buff2 4

# hr 

doItWithStop $data -buff1 3 -buff2 3
doItWithStop $data -buff1 3 -buff2 3 -UsingWait

Invoke-PipelineExample-Part1.ps1

function doIt {
    <#
    .synopsis
        visualize pipeline
    .example
    .link
        https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7#-outbuffer
    #>
    param(
        [object]$InputObject,

        [Alias('Buff1')]
        [int]$BufferSize1,

        [Alias('Buff2')]
        [int]$BufferSize2
    )
    $meta = @{
        Buffer1 = $BufferSize1
        Buffer2 = $BufferSize2
    }
    hr
    $Meta | Format-HashTable

    $InformationPreference = 'continue'
    $InputObject | ForEach-Object {
        "`nA -> id: $_" | Write-Color '#FF6E6E' | Write-Information
        $_
    } -OutBuffer $BufferSize1 | ForEach-Object {
        "`nB -> id: $_" | Write-Color '#67A3B5' | Write-Information
        $_
    } -OutBuffer $BufferSize2
    $InformationPreference = 'silentlycontinue'
}

Invoke-PipelineExample-Part2.ps1

function doItWithStop {
    <#
    .synopsis
        visualize pipeline
    .example
    .link
        https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7#-outbuffer
    #>
    param(
        [object]$InputObject,


        [int]$FirstN,
        [Alias('Buff1')]
        [int]$BufferSize1,

        [Alias('Buff2')]
        [int]$BufferSize2,

        [switch]$UsingWait
    )
    $meta = @{
        Buffer1   = $BufferSize1
        FirstN    = 1
        Buffer2   = $BufferSize2
        UsingWait = $UsingWait
    }
    hr
    $Meta | Format-HashTable

    $InformationPreference = 'continue'
    $InputObject
    | ForEach-Object {
        "`nA -> id: $_" | Write-Color '#FF6E6E' | Write-Information
        $_
    } -OutBuffer $BufferSize1
    | Select-Object -First 1 -Wait:$UsingWait
    | ForEach-Object {
        "`nB -> id: $_" | Write-Color '#67A3B5' | Write-Information
        $_
    } -OutBuffer $BufferSize2
    | Select-Object -First 1
    $InformationPreference = 'silentlycontinue'
}

Visualizing-Powershell-Pipeline-part2.png

Visualizing-Powershell-Pipeline.png