get-group.ps1 #1

## p4get-group
## aaron bockelie

<#
	.SYNOPSIS
	Returns group objects for all or specific groups in the depot.
	.DESCRIPTION
	Run this command without any parameters to return an object with all groups enumerated by group.
	.EXAMPLE
	This example returns all groups in the depot.
	
	[PS] p4get-group
	
	Count Name                      Group
	----- ----                      -----
	19 p4infosys                 {@{isOwner=0; isUser=1; group=p4infosys; user=SpenAdmin; isSubGroup=0; maxResults=0;...
	 5 p4infosys-super           {@{isOwner=0; isUser=1; group=p4infosys-super; user=spen; isSubGroup=0; maxResults=-...
     7 p4infosys-users           {@{isOwner=0; isUser=1; group=p4infosys-users; user=amanda.dunkle; isSubGroup=0; m...
     1 p4infosys.infiniticket    {@{isOwner=0; isUser=1; group=p4infosys.infiniticket; user=aaron.bockelie; isSubGrou...
     1 p4infosys.peach           {@{isOwner=0; isUser=1; group=p4infosys.peach; user=aaron.bockelie; isSubGroup=0; ma...
	
	.EXAMPLE
	This example returns a single group from the depot
	
	[PS] p4get-group p4infosys

	Count Name                      Group
	----- ----                      -----
	19 p4infosys                 {@{isOwner=0; isUser=1; group=p4infosys; user=SpenAdmin; isSubGroup=0; maxResults=0;...
	
	.PARAMETER group
	Optional parameter to request a single group returned from the depot.
	
	.FUNCTIONALITY
	Use this function to return an object (or objects) with all group membership information from the depot.
#>

Function p4get-group
{param($group)
$servercheck = p4get-server
if ($servercheck.pingsuccess.equals($true))
{
	if ($group -eq $null)
	{
		$grouplist = p4 groups
		foreach ($request in $grouplist)
		{	
			p4get-group $request
		}		
	}
	if ($group -ne $null)
	{
		$cmd = "p4get `"group -o " + $group + "`""
		$propertyitems = @("MaxResults","Group","Timeout","MaxLockTime","MaxScanRows","PasswordTimeout")
		$metagroup = @()
		$usersvalues = @()
		$ownersvalues = @()
		$subgroupsvalues = @()
		$groupdata = iex $cmd #p4get returns properties from a single client as two chunks, due to the way perforce likes to stick random carraige return/linefeeds in the comments section. Thanks perforce!
		foreach ($property in $groupdata.psobject.properties){$metagroup += $property} #insert each property into an intermediate table.
		$groupobject = new-object pscustomobject #instantiate a new $client object for return from the base function.
		foreach ($propertytag in $metagroup) #pull out the properties we care about and insert them with add-member into the new object.
		{
			foreach ($property in $propertyitems)
			{
				if ($propertytag.name -eq $property)
				{	
					add-member -inputobject $groupobject -membertype $propertytag.membertype -name $propertytag.name -value $propertytag.value
				}
			}
			if ($propertytag.name -match "users") #now handle the line if it is a view. do not add as a member yet, we need to perform additional sorting to it.
			{
				$usersvalues += $propertytag.value
			}
			if ($propertytag.name -match "owners") #now handle the line if it is a view. do not add as a member yet, we need to perform additional sorting to it.
			{
				$ownersvalues += $propertytag.value
			}
			if ($propertytag.name -match "subgroups") #now handle the line if it is a view. do not add as a member yet, we need to perform additional sorting to it.
			{
				$subgroupsvalues += $propertytag.value
			}
		}
		$groupobject.group = $group
		add-member -inputobject $groupobject -membertype NoteProperty -name Owners -value $ownersvalues
		add-member -inputobject $groupobject -membertype NoteProperty -name SubGroups -value $subgroupsvalues
		add-member -inputobject $groupobject -membertype NoteProperty -name Users -value $usersvalues
		
	}
return $groupobject
} 
} #end p4get-group