Iterate through json custom object

Question

I'm trying to perform some config transformations on JSON files using PowerShell. For this there's several input json files and a transform one (one for each environment).

Input sample (AzureStorage.json):

{
"$schema": "http://datafactories.schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-09-01/Microsoft.DataFactory.LinkedService.json",
"name": "AzureStorage",
"properties": {
"type": "AzureStorage",
  "typeProperties": {
    "connectionString": "My Connection String here"
  } } }

Transform:

{
  "$schema": "http://datafactories.schema.management.azure.com/vsschemas/V1/Microsoft.DataFactory.Config.json",
  "AzureStorage": [
    {
      "name": "$.properties.typeProperties.connectionString",
      "value": "DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=mytestaccount;AccountKey=d;lasfjdalfdjfldjfdsfds;EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net"
    }
  ],
  "DataLakeStore": [
    {
      "name": "$.properties.typeProperties.dataLakeStoreUri",
      "value": "https://mydatalake.azuredatalakestore.net/webhdfs/v1"
    }
  ]
}

What I need to do, is to load the transform file, then traverse it, finding the names of the input files I need to transform (in this example AzureStorage.json and DataLakeStore.json).

Next, I need to replace the properties accordingly. I'm trying to do it by loading the transform file into a variable using ConvertFrom-Json, but I not sure how to traverse it afterwards.

Answer 1

I don't know hat exactly you need. I'm guessing access to the information within the JSON file.

What about this approach?

$json_object = Get-Content -Raw -Path '<your_path>\transform.json' | ConvertFrom-Json
$azure_storage = @('AzureStorage'; 'DataLakeStore')

ForEach ($azure in $json_object) {
    ForEach ($storage in $azure_storage) {
        Write-Output $azure.$storage.name
        Write-Output $azure.$storage.value
    }
}

Edit Due to edit I got it. You need a generic access.

Here you go:

$json_object = (Get-Content -Path '<your_path>\transform.json') -join "`n"  | ConvertFrom-Json

ForEach ($object in $json_object.PsObject.Properties) {
    Write-Output $object.name
    Write-Output $object.value
}

Explanation: (Get-Content -Path '<your_path>\transform.json') -join "n"` is a Microsoft's MSDN recommended way to read json files.

You need to find out where the values are. The object you are using is a "Windows PowerShell custom object" - PsObject. To access the you need to use .Properties.value. Then you have the Strings you want and you can access them using .name and .value.