Functions/GenXdev.Webbrowser/Export-BrowserBookmarks.ps1
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################################################################################ <# .SYNOPSIS Exports browser bookmarks to a JSON file. .DESCRIPTION The Export-BrowserBookmarks cmdlet exports bookmarks from a specified web browser (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox) to a JSON file. Only one browser type can be specified at a time. The bookmarks are exported with full preservation of their structure and metadata. .PARAMETER OutputFile The path to the JSON file where the bookmarks will be saved. The path will be expanded to a full path before use. .PARAMETER Chrome Switch parameter to export bookmarks from Google Chrome browser. .PARAMETER Edge Switch parameter to export bookmarks from Microsoft Edge browser. .PARAMETER Firefox Switch parameter to export bookmarks from Mozilla Firefox browser. .EXAMPLE Export-BrowserBookmarks -OutputFile "C:\MyBookmarks.json" -Edge .EXAMPLE Export-BrowserBookmarks "C:\MyBookmarks.json" -Chrome #> function Export-BrowserBookmarks { [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'Edge')] param ( ######################################################################## [Parameter( Mandatory = $true, Position = 0, HelpMessage = "Path to the JSON file where bookmarks will be saved" )] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$OutputFile, ######################################################################## [Parameter( Mandatory = $false, ParameterSetName = 'Chrome', HelpMessage = "Export bookmarks from Google Chrome" )] [switch]$Chrome, ######################################################################## [Parameter( Mandatory = $false, ParameterSetName = 'Edge', HelpMessage = "Export bookmarks from Microsoft Edge" )] [switch]$Edge, ######################################################################## [Parameter( Mandatory = $false, ParameterSetName = 'Firefox', HelpMessage = "Export bookmarks from Mozilla Firefox" )] [switch]$Firefox ######################################################################## ) begin { # convert relative or partial path to full filesystem path $outputFilePath = Expand-Path $OutputFile # inform user about the output destination Write-Verbose "Exporting bookmarks to: $outputFilePath" } process { # initialize empty hashtable for browser selection parameters $bookmarksArguments = @{} # set appropriate flag based on selected browser type if ($Chrome) { $bookmarksArguments["Chrome"] = $true Write-Verbose "Exporting Chrome bookmarks" } if ($Edge) { $bookmarksArguments["Edge"] = $true Write-Verbose "Exporting Edge bookmarks" } if ($Firefox) { $bookmarksArguments["Firefox"] = $true Write-Verbose "Exporting Firefox bookmarks" } # retrieve bookmarks and save them as formatted json to the output file Get-BrowserBookmarks @bookmarksArguments | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 100 | Set-Content -Path $outputFilePath -Force Write-Verbose "Bookmarks exported successfully" } end { } } ################################################################################ |