ConvertTo-PSScriptBuilderComponentDependencyTree

Converts component dependency entries to a hierarchical tree string.

Description

Renders the array of PSScriptBuilderComponentDependencyEntry objects returned by Get-PSScriptBuilderComponentDependency as an indented Unicode tree diagram, showing the full path from the root to each dependency. Returns the diagram as a string — for display, writing to a file, or embedding in documentation.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
-InputObject	PSScriptBuilderComponentDependencyEntry	Required. The dependency entries to render. Accepts pipeline input.

Examples

Render a dependency chain as a tree

$analysis | Get-PSScriptBuilderComponentDependency -Name 'New-Employee' |
    ConvertTo-PSScriptBuilderComponentDependencyTree

Output

New-Employee
├── Address
├── Department
└── Employee
    ├── EmploymentStatus
    └── Person

Capture the tree and write it to a file

$analysis | Get-PSScriptBuilderComponentDependency -Name 'BaseClass' -Direction Dependents |
    ConvertTo-PSScriptBuilderComponentDependencyTree |
    Set-Content -Path '.\dependents.txt'

Output

Returns the tree diagram as a string.

See Also

• Dependency Analysis Guide: Querying the Dependency Graph
• Cmdlet Reference: Get-PSScriptBuilderComponentDependency