private/Get-Definition.ps1
function Get-Definition { [CmdletBinding()] param ( # Path to the definition file [Parameter()] [ValidateScript({ Test-Path $_ })] [object] $Path , # Variable name to get [Parameter()] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string] $VariableName ) try { $definition = & { . $Path > $null # Send the variable down the pipeline Get-Variable -Name $VariableName -ValueOnly -ErrorAction Stop } if ($definition -is [array]) { ,$definition }else { $definition } }catch { Write-Error "There was an error in definition file $Path. Exception: " -ErrorAction Continue throw } } |