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PowerShell INI file input output
# source: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/scripting/use-powershell-to-work-with-any-ini-file/
# alternatively you can use PsINI Module https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PsIni/3.1.2
function Get-IniContent ($filePath)
{
$ini = @{}
switch -regex -file $FilePath
{
^\[(.+)\] # Section
{
$section = $matches[1]
$ini[$section] = @{}
$CommentCount = 0
}
^(;.*)$ # Comment
{
$value = $matches[1]
$CommentCount = $CommentCount + 1
$name = Comment + $CommentCount
$ini[$section][$name] = $value
}
(.+?)\s*=(.*) # Key
{
$name,$value = $matches[1..2]
$ini[$section][$name] = $value
}
}
return $ini
}
function Out-IniFile($InputObject, $FilePath)
{
$outFile = New-Item -ItemType file -Path $Filepath
foreach ($i in $InputObject.keys)
{
if (!($($InputObject[$i].GetType().Name) -eq Hashtable))
{
#No Sections
Add-Content -Path $outFile -Value $i=$($InputObject[$i])
} else {
#Sections
Add-Content -Path $outFile -Value [$i]
Foreach ($j in ($InputObject[$i].keys | Sort-Object))
{
if ($j -match ^Comment[\d]+) {
Add-Content -Path $outFile -Value $($InputObject[$i][$j])
} else {
Add-Content -Path $outFile -Value $j=$($InputObject[$i][$j])
}
}
Add-Content -Path $outFile -Value
}
}
}
$IniFile = Get-IniContent ".\sample.ini"
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