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