# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: ConvertTo-Module
# description: Quickly convert a .NET type’s static methods into functions. (bugfix update: $type.Name -> $type.FullName)
# version: 0.1
# type: function
# author: Oisin Grehan
# license: CC0
# function: ConvertTo-Module
# x-poshcode-id: 3661
# x-archived: 2016-03-17T04:41:05
# x-published: 2013-09-24T13:43:00
#
#
function ConvertTo-Module {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Quickly convert a .NET type's static methods into functions
.DESCRIPTION
Quickly convert a .NET type's static methods into functions.
This function returns a PSModuleInfo, so you should pipe its
output to Import-Module to use the exported functions.
.PARAMETER Type
The type from which to import static methods.
.INPUTS
System.String, System.Type
.OUTPUTS
PSModuleInfo
.EXAMPLE
ConvertTo-Module System.Math | Import-Module -Verbose
.EXAMPLE
[math] | ConvertTo-Module | Import-Module -Verbose
#>
[outputtype([psmoduleinfo])]
param(
[parameter(
position=0,
valuefrompipeline=$true,
mandatory=$true)]
[validatenotnull()]
[type]$Type
)
new-module {
param($type)
($exports = $type.getmethods("static,public").Name | sort -uniq) | `
% {
$func = $_
new-item "function:script:$($_)" `
-Value {
# look mom! no [scriptblock]::create!
($type.FullName -as [type])::$func.invoke($args)
}.GetNewClosure() # capture the value of $func
}
export-modulemember -function $exports
} -name $type.Name -ArgumentList $type
}