PowerShell function that creates a variable that supports scripted actions for its getter and setter.
function New-DynamicVariable
{
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##
## New-DynamicVariable
##
## From Windows PowerShell Cookbook (O'Reilly)
## by Lee Holmes (https://www.leeholmes.com/tags/guide/)
##
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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Creates a variable that supports scripted actions for its getter and setter
.EXAMPLE
PS > .\New-DynamicVariable GLOBAL:WindowTitle `
-Getter { $host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle } `
-Setter { $host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $args[0] }
PS > $windowTitle
Administrator: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PS > $windowTitle = "Test"
PS > $windowTitle
Test
#>
param(
## The name for the dynamic variable
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
$Name,
## The scriptblock to invoke when getting the value of the variable
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[ScriptBlock] $Getter,
## The scriptblock to invoke when setting the value of the variable
[ScriptBlock] $Setter
)
Set-StrictMode -Version 3
Add-Type @"
using System;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Management.Automation;
namespace Lee.Holmes
{
public class DynamicVariable : PSVariable
{
public DynamicVariable(
string name,
ScriptBlock scriptGetter,
ScriptBlock scriptSetter)
: base(name, null, ScopedItemOptions.AllScope)
{
getter = scriptGetter;
setter = scriptSetter;
}
private ScriptBlock getter;
private ScriptBlock setter;
public override object Value
{
get
{
if(getter != null)
{
Collection<PSObject> results = getter.Invoke();
if(results.Count == 1)
{
return results[0];
}
else
{
PSObject[] returnResults =
new PSObject[results.Count];
results.CopyTo(returnResults, 0);
return returnResults;
}
}
else { return null; }
}
set
{
if(setter != null) { setter.Invoke(value); }
}
}
}
}
"@
## If we've already defined the variable, remove it.
if(Test-Path variable:\$name)
{
Remove-Item variable:\$name -Force
}
## Set the new variable, along with its getter and setter.
$executioncontext.SessionState.PSVariable.Set((New-Object Lee.Holmes.DynamicVariable $name,$getter,$setter))
}