msftrncs / pwshreadxmlplist

Convert XML PList to PowerShell Object

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pwshreadxmlplist's Issues

The output is incorrect

Use the following code to see the value of a key. The output is incorrect

Sample file:
test.zip

$pList = [xml](get-content "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test.plist") | ConvertFrom-Plist
$pList.ACPI.DSDT.Patches.find

---

out:
80
88
83
88
8
95
65
68
82
0
8
95
80
82
87
18
6
2
71
70
88
48
72
68
69
70
95
68
83
77
72
69
67
73

Empty elements returned without declared data type, causing incorrect behavior in downstream tools

Using the following code, a null label will be output incorrectly,
Sample file
test.zip

before:

                    <key>Base</key>
                    <string></string>

after:

                    		<key>Base</key>
				<dict>
				</dict>

---

before:

                    <key>ReplaceMask</key>
                    <data></data>

after:

				<key>ReplaceMask</key>
				<dict>
				</dict>

---

before:

            <key>Patch</key>
            <array/>

after:

		<key>Patch</key>
		<dict>
		</dict>

powershell code:

$pList = [xml](get-content "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\s1.plist") | ConvertFrom-Plist

$pList | ConvertTo-Plist -Indent "`t" -StateEncodingAs 'UTF-8' -Depth 6 | Set-Content 'C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\s1-ok.plist' -Encoding 'UTF8'

Planned Changes

I plan to make changes to the layout and operation of this function, similar to ConvertTo-PList.

• Rename function to 'ConvertFrom-Plist'
• Alter output so dictionaries are converted to [ordered] hashtables instead of PSCustomObjects.
• Redesign and test for performance, using an internal static Class to handle the conversion of the XML to PowerShell object, to improve performance.

See: https://github.com/msftrncs/PwshReadXmlPList/tree/ConvertFrom-Plist

<data> Label processing error

thanks for the powershell tools!

I found a problem in using, < data > label processing error,

For example:

---

before:

<data>U0FUMA==</data>

after:

<string>83 65 84 48</string>

---

before:

				<key>Find</key>
				<data>RXh0ZXJuYWw=</data>

after:

				<key>Find</key>
				<array>
					<integer>69</integer>
					<integer>120</integer>
					<integer>116</integer>
					<integer>101</integer>
					<integer>114</integer>
					<integer>110</integer>
					<integer>97</integer>
					<integer>108</integer>
				</array>

---

My programming level, English expression is not very good,

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This is a good tool. Thank you in advance