Add new key value pairs for json using powershell

Question

I am creating an arm template to deploy data sets in ADF, for that i need to update an existing json file with new key value pairs based on my input file. how do i add new key v

Answer 1

You don't need Add-Member, you simply need to "append" to the existing array in .properties.structure (technically, you're creating a new array that includes the new elements).

Here's a simplified example:

# Sample JSON.
$json = @'
{
    "name": "[concat(parameters('factoryName'), '/Veh_Obj')]",
    "properties": {
        "type": "AzureDataLakeStoreFile",
        "structure": [
            {
                "name": "VIN",
                "type": "String"
            },
            {
                "name": "MAKE",
                "type": "String"
            }
        ],
    }
}
'@

# Convert from JSON to a nested custom object.
$obj = $json | ConvertFrom-Json

# Append new objects to the array.
$obj.properties.structure += [pscustomobject] @{ name = 'newname1' },
                             [pscustomobject] @{ name = 'newname2' }

# Convert back to JSON.
$obj | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 3

The above yields:

{
  "name": "[concat(parameters('factoryName'), '/Veh_Obj')]",
  "properties": {
    "type": "AzureDataLakeStoreFile",
    "structure": [
      {
        "name": "VIN",
        "type": "String"
      },
      {
        "name": "MAKE",
        "type": "String"
      },
      {
        "name": "newname1"
      },
      {
        "name": "newname2"
      }
    ]
  }
}