ConvertTo-Markdown

ConvertTo-Markdown.ps1

Function ConvertTo-Markdown {
<#
.Synopsis
   Converts a PowerShell object to a Markdown table.  
.Description
   Converts a PowerShell object to a Markdown table.
.Parameter InputObject 
   PowerShell object to be converted 
.Example 
   ConvertTo-Markdown -InputObject (Get-Service)
   Converts a list of running services on the local machine to a Markdown table
.Example
   ConvertTo-Markdown -InputObject (Import-CSV "C:\Scratch\lwsmachines.csv") | Out-File "C:\Scratch\file.markdown" -Encoding "ASCII"
   Converts a CSV file to a Markdown table
.Example
   Import-CSV "C:\Scratch\lwsmachines.csv" | ConvertTo-Markdown | Out-File "C:\Scratch\file2.markdown" -Encoding "ASCII"
   Converts a CSV file to a markdown table via the pipeline.
.EXAMPLE
   $data | ConvertTo-Markdown
.EXAMPLE
   ConvertTo-Markdown($data)
.EXAMPLE
   Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -Path C:\MyScript.ps1 | Select-Object -Property RuleName,Line,Severity,Message | `
   ConvertTo-Markdown | Out-File C:\MyScript.ps1.md
   Converts the output of PSScriptAnalyzer for a given script to a Markdown report using selected properties
#>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    [OutputType([string])]
    Param (
        [Parameter(
            Mandatory = $true,
            Position = 0,
            ValueFromPipeline = $true
        )]
        [PSObject[]]$collection
    )

    Begin {
        $items = @()
        $columns = [ordered]@{}
    }

    Process {
        ForEach($item in $collection) {
            $items += $item

            $item.PSObject.Properties | ForEach-Object {
                # get the value to avoid (null value object errors)
                $value = $null;
                if ($value -ne $_.Value)
                {
                    $value = $_.Value.ToString().Length;
                }
                # verify if we need to add the value to the hash table
                if(-not $columns.Contains($_.Name) -or $columns[$_.Name] -lt $value.Length) {
                    $columns[$_.Name] = $value;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    End {
        ForEach($key in $($columns.Keys)) {
            $columns[$key] = [Math]::Max($columns[$key], $key.Length)
        }

        $header = @()
        ForEach($key in $columns.Keys) {
            $header += ('{0,-' + $columns[$key] + '}') -f $key
        }
        $header -join ' | '

        $separator = @()
        ForEach($key in $columns.Keys) {
            $separator += '-' * $columns[$key]
        }
        $separator -join ' | '

        ForEach($item in $items) {
            $values = @()
            ForEach($key in $columns.Keys) {
                $values += ('{0,-' + $columns[$key] + '}') -f $item.($key)
            }
            $values -join ' | '
        }
    }
}

For a much better experience, just use: https://github.com/Sarafian/MarkdownPS