Public/Set-SimpleSetting.ps1
<# .SYNOPSIS Set a setting in the settings file. .DESCRIPTION Set a setting in the settings file. The settings file is a JSON file that contains the settings you use in PowerShell scripts. .PARAMETER Name The name of the setting you want to set. .PARAMETER Section The section of the setting you want to set. .PARAMETER Value The value of the setting you want to set. .PARAMETER ConfigFile The path to the settings file. .PARAMETER DisableConfigurationBackup If the configuration backup should be disabled. .PARAMETER MachineSpecific If the setting is machine specific. It will save the value in the configuration using the name prefixed with the machine name. .INPUTS None .OUTPUTS None .EXAMPLE Set-SimpleSetting -Name "MySetting" -Section "MySection" -Value "MyValue" -ConfigFile "C:\MySettings.json" This will set the setting "MySetting" in the section "MySection" in the settings file "C:\MySettings.json" to "MyValue". #> function Set-SimpleSetting { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $Name, [Parameter()] [String] $Section = "", [Parameter()] [Object] $Value, [Parameter()] [String] $ConfigFile = $null, [Parameter()] [Switch] $DisableConfigurationBackup, [switch] $MachineSpecific ) $configuration = Get-SettingsAsObject -ConfigFile $ConfigFile $output = $configuration; if ($MachineSpecific) { $Name = "$env:COMPUTERNAME-$Name" } if ($Section -ne "") { $setting = [PSCustomObject]@{$Name = $Value } Write-Verbose "Setting set to: $($setting | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10)" if ($null -eq $output.$Section) { Write-Verbose "Adding section ($Section) to configuration" if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("Configuration Root", "Add new section called '$Section'")) { $output | Add-Member -NotePropertyName $Section -NotePropertyValue $setting -Force } } else { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("Configuration Section '$Section'", "Add/Update key called '$Name'")) { $output.$Section | Add-Member -NotePropertyName $Name -NotePropertyValue $Value -Force } } } else { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("Configuration Root", "Add/Update key called '$Name'")) { $output | Add-Member -NotePropertyName $Name -NotePropertyValue $Value -Force } } if ($DisableConfigurationBackup) { Set-SettingsAsObject -SettingsObject $configuration -ConfigFile $ConfigFile -DisableConfigurationBackup } else { Set-SettingsAsObject -SettingsObject $configuration -ConfigFile $ConfigFile } } |