Optimized LoadModule

Author: Alexander (Sasha) Nosov

samples/manage/azure-arc-enabled-sql-server/modify-license-type/modify-license-type.ps1

@@ -39,7 +39,46 @@ param (
     [switch] $Force
 )
 
+function ConvertTo-Hashtable {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    [OutputType('hashtable')]
+    param (
+        [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline)]
+        $InputObject
+    )
+    process {
+        ## Return null if the input is null. This can happen when calling the function
+        ## recursively and a property is null
+        if ($null -eq $InputObject) {
+            return $null
+        }
+        ## Check if the input is an array or collection. If so, we also need to convert
+        ## those types into hash tables as well. This function will convert all child
+        ## objects into hash tables (if applicable)
+        if ($InputObject -is [System.Collections.IEnumerable] -and $InputObject -isnot [string]) {
+            $collection = @(
+                foreach ($object in $InputObject) {
+                    ConvertTo-Hashtable -InputObject $object
+                }
+            )
+            ## Return the array but don't enumerate it because the object may be pretty complex
+            Write-Output -NoEnumerate $collection
+        } elseif ($InputObject -is [psobject]) {
+            ## If the object has properties that need enumeration, cxonvert it to its own hash table and return it
+            $hash = @{}
+            foreach ($property in $InputObject.PSObject.Properties) {
+                $hash[$property.Name] = ConvertTo-Hashtable -InputObject $property.Value
+            }
+            $hash
+        } else {
+            ## If the object isn't an array, collection, or other object, it's already a hash table
+            ## So just return it.
+            $InputObject
+        }
+    }
+}
 
+# This function checks if the specified module is imported into the session and if not installes and/or imports it
 function LoadModule
 {
     param (
@@ -93,45 +132,6 @@ function LoadModule
     return $retVal
 }
 
-function ConvertTo-Hashtable {
-    [CmdletBinding()]
-    [OutputType('hashtable')]
-    param (
-        [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline)]
-        $InputObject
-    )
-    process {
-        ## Return null if the input is null. This can happen when calling the function
-        ## recursively and a property is null
-        if ($null -eq $InputObject) {
-            return $null
-        }
-        ## Check if the input is an array or collection. If so, we also need to convert
-        ## those types into hash tables as well. This function will convert all child
-        ## objects into hash tables (if applicable)
-        if ($InputObject -is [System.Collections.IEnumerable] -and $InputObject -isnot [string]) {
-            $collection = @(
-                foreach ($object in $InputObject) {
-                    ConvertTo-Hashtable -InputObject $object
-                }
-            )
-            ## Return the array but don't enumerate it because the object may be pretty complex
-            Write-Output -NoEnumerate $collection
-        } elseif ($InputObject -is [psobject]) {
-            ## If the object has properties that need enumeration, cxonvert it to its own hash table and return it
-            $hash = @{}
-            foreach ($property in $InputObject.PSObject.Properties) {
-                $hash[$property.Name] = ConvertTo-Hashtable -InputObject $property.Value
-            }
-            $hash
-        } else {
-            ## If the object isn't an array, collection, or other object, it's already a hash table
-            ## So just return it.
-            $InputObject
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #
 # Suppress warnings
 #