https://github.com/smokedlinq/powershell-az
PowerShell module for handling AzureCLI command output more like a native PowerShell command.
https://github.com/smokedlinq/powershell-az
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PowerShell module for handling AzureCLI command output more like a native PowerShell command.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/smokedlinq/powershell-az
- Owner: smokedlinq
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-04-27T22:54:08.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-10-22T12:50:33.000Z (8 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-22T14:53:06.884Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: azure, azurecli, powershell
- Language: PowerShell
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- Size: 50.8 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
- Codeowners: CODEOWNERS
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# powershell-az
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PowerShell module for handling AzureCLI command output more like a native PowerShell command.
## Invoke-AzCommand
Replaces the `az` command with an alias to `Invoke-AzCommand` that changes the behavior of `az` from the AzureCLI in the following ways:
- Output is parsed as json unless the `-o|--output` parameter is specified as something other than `json|jsonc` and the `-h|--help` parameter is not specified
- Error stream output is parsed into `Write-Warning`, `Write-Error`, `Write-Verbose`, and `Write-Debug` streams, progress bars are ignored
- Automatically injects the `--verbose` parameter if `$VerbosePreference` is not `SilentlyContinue`
- Automatically injects the `--debug` parameter is `$DebugPreference` is not `SilentlyContinue`
- Uses `Write-Host` to log the command if run from an Azure DevOps Pipeline or GitHub Actions workflow
## ConvertTo-AzJson
Converts an array, object, or hashtable to JSON and encodes it for use with the `az` parameters that take JSON input.
```powershell
az deployment group create -g {} -f {} `
-p param1=$(@{x=1;y=2} | ConvertTo-AzJson)
az deployment group create -g {} -f {} `
-p param1=$(@{x=1},@{x=2} | ConvertTo-AzJson -AsArray)
```
## Out-AzJsonFile
Converts an array, object, or hashtable to JSON and saves it in a file for use with the `az` parameters that take JSON input from a file.
```powershell
az rest -m POST -u {} -b "@$(@{x=1;y=2} | Out-AzJsonFile)"
az rest -m POST -u {} -b "@$(@{x=1},@{x=2} | Out-AzJsonFile -AsArray)"
```
*Note: If the `-Path` parameter is not specified a temporary file is used.*
## Out-AzDeploymentParameters
Converts an object or hashtable to a ARM template deployment parameters file.
```powershell
az deployment group create -g {} -f {} `
-p "@$(@{param1='value';param2=@('x','y');param3=$true;param5=@{x=1;y=2}} | Out-AzDeploymentParameters)"
```
*Note: If the `-Path` parameter is not specified a temporary file is used.*