Add NoPropertyName Property to Write-PodeXmlResponse

Summary

This PR introduces a new property, NoPropertyName, for the Write-PodeXmlResponse cmdlet. This property modifies the XML output structure by removing the Property elements and using the property names directly within the XML structure.

Changes

New Property:
- Added the NoPropertyName property to Write-PodeXmlResponse.
New Function: ConvertTo-PodeXml The ConvertTo-PodeXml function takes input objects, either from the pipeline or as an array of objects, and converts them into XML format. This function supports converting hashtables and PSObjects, and it can handle multiple objects inputted via the pipeline.

Write-PodeXmlResponse is using ConvertTo-PodeXml

Note

HashTable is managed differently from PSObject. Hashtable always returns a string with no properties. This behavior is more in sync with the restful way than ConvertTo-Xml. ConvertTo-Xml is excellent for SOAP, not for Restful.

Benefits

Simplified XML Structure:
- The new XML output format is more streamlined and more straightforward to read by directly including property names and their values, eliminating the intermediate Property elements.

Implementation Details

Default XML Output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Objects>
<Object>
  <Property Name="Name">com.apple.WebKi</Property>
  <Property Name="WS">278</Property>
</Object>
<Object>
  <Property Name="Name">Brave Browser H</Property>
  <Property Name="WS">225</Property>
</Object>
<Object>
  <Property Name="Name">com.apple.Virtu</Property>
  <Property Name="WS">207</Property>
</Object>
<Object>
  <Property Name="Name">Brave Browser</Property>
  <Property Name="WS">189</Property>
</Object> 
<Object>
  <Property Name="Name">Microsoft Remot</Property>
  <Property Name="WS">109</Property>
</Object>
<Object>
  <Property Name="Name">Slack Helper (R</Property>
  <Property Name="WS">107</Property>
</Object>
<Object>
  <Property Name="Name">Safari</Property>
  <Property Name="WS">106</Property>
</Object>
</Objects>

New XML Output with NoPropertyName:

<root>
<hashtable>
  <Name>com.apple.WebKi</Name>
  <WS>340</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>Brave Browser H</Name>
  <WS>228</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>com.apple.WebKi</Name>
  <WS>200</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>Brave Browser</Name>
  <WS>188</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>com.apple.Virtu</Name>
  <WS>177</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>com.apple.WebKi</Name>
  <WS>175</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>Brave Browser H</Name>
  <WS>165</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>Brave Browser H</Name>
  <WS>152</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>Brave Browser H</Name>
  <WS>149</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>Microsoft Remot</Name>
  <WS>115</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>pwsh</Name>
  <WS>106</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>Safari</Name>
  <WS>104</WS>
</hashtable>
<hashtable>
  <Name>Slack Helper (R</Name>
  <WS>104</WS>
</hashtable>
</root>

Usage

To enable the new NoPropertyName feature, set the property to $true when calling Write-PodeXmlResponse:

Write-PodeXmlResponse -NoPropertyName

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