ConvertFrom-JsonStream

SYNOPSIS

Convert json text to powershell objects as the objects are piped to it

SYNTAX

ConvertFrom-JsonStream
	[-InputObject] <Object[]>
	[-Depth <Int32>]
	[-AsHashtable]
	[<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

The cmdlet will convert each input as a separate json line, and it will convert it as soon as it is received in the pipeline (instead of waiting for the entire input).

Each input should contain a single json object.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-DeviceCollection | Get-Device -AsPSObject:$false | ConvertFrom-JsonStream

Convert the pipeline objects to json as they come through the pipeline.

PARAMETERS

-InputObject

Input json lines

Type: Object[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Depth

Maximum object depth to allow

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: 100
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AsHashtable

Convert json to a hashtable instead of a PSCustom Object

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

ConvertFrom-Json can not be used for streamed json as it waits to receive all piped input before it starts trying to convert the json to PowerShell objects.

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