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Just some JSON to parse.
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foo.json
{
"foo": 3,
"bar": 10
}
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output.ps1
PS C:\Users\swart\projects\powershell_scripts> .\get_remote_data.ps1
PS C:\Users\swart\projects\powershell_scripts> Find-RemoteData -Name "bar"
10
PS C:\Users\swart\projects\powershell_scripts> Find-RemoteData -Name "foo"
3
PS C:\Users\swart\projects\powershell_scripts> (Find-RemoteData -Name "bar") + (Find-RemoteData -Name "foo")
13
PS C:\Users\swart\projects\powershell_scripts> Read-RemoteData
foo bar
--- ---
3 10
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remote_data.ps1
$global:dataURL = "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/btipling/ee096da8b794deab6d621bf9b8ec41c4/raw/d46f89efa3059c1e3915dafe5b438f4e41bcf859/foo.json"
function global:Read-RemoteData() {
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $global:dataURL
}
function global:Find-RemoteData([string]$Name) {
$response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $global:dataURL
$data = $response.Content | ConvertFrom-Json -AsHashtable
[int] $data[$Name]
}
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