Convert-FileEncoding and Get-FileEncoding

encoding-helpers.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Converts files to the given encoding.
Matches the include pattern recursively under the given path.

.EXAMPLE
Convert-FileEncoding -Include *.js -Path scripts -Encoding UTF8
#>
function Convert-FileEncoding([string]$Include, [string]$Path, [string]$Encoding='UTF8') {
  $count = 0
  Get-ChildItem -Include $Pattern -Recurse -Path $Path `
  | select FullName, @{n='Encoding';e={Get-FileEncoding $_.FullName}} `
  | where {$_.Encoding -ne $Encoding} `
  | % { (Get-Content $_.FullName) `
        | Out-File $_.FullName -Encoding $Encoding; $count++; }
  
  Write-Host "$count $Pattern file(s) converted to $Encoding in $Path."
}

# http://franckrichard.blogspot.com/2010/08/powershell-get-encoding-file-type.html
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Gets file encoding.

.DESCRIPTION
The Get-FileEncoding function determines encoding by looking at Byte Order Mark (BOM).
Based on port of C# code from http://www.west-wind.com/Weblog/posts/197245.aspx

.EXAMPLE
Get-ChildItem  *.ps1 | select FullName, @{n='Encoding';e={Get-FileEncoding $_.FullName}} | where {$_.Encoding -ne 'ASCII'}
This command gets ps1 files in current directory where encoding is not ASCII

.EXAMPLE
Get-ChildItem  *.ps1 | select FullName, @{n='Encoding';e={Get-FileEncoding $_.FullName}} | where {$_.Encoding -ne 'ASCII'} | foreach {(get-content $_.FullName) | set-content $_.FullName -Encoding ASCII}
Same as previous example but fixes encoding using set-content
 
 
# Modified by F.RICHARD August 2010
# add comment + more BOM
# http://unicode.org/faq/utf_bom.html
# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark
#
# Do this next line before or add function in Profile.ps1
# Import-Module .\Get-FileEncoding.ps1
#>
function Get-FileEncoding
{
  [CmdletBinding()] 
  Param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $True, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $True)] 
    [string]$Path
  )

  [byte[]]$byte = get-content -Encoding byte -ReadCount 4 -TotalCount 4 -Path $Path
  #Write-Host Bytes: $byte[0] $byte[1] $byte[2] $byte[3]

  # EF BB BF (UTF8)
  if ( $byte[0] -eq 0xef -and $byte[1] -eq 0xbb -and $byte[2] -eq 0xbf )
  { Write-Output 'UTF8' }

  # FE FF  (UTF-16 Big-Endian)
  elseif ($byte[0] -eq 0xfe -and $byte[1] -eq 0xff)
  { Write-Output 'Unicode UTF-16 Big-Endian' }

  # FF FE  (UTF-16 Little-Endian)
  elseif ($byte[0] -eq 0xff -and $byte[1] -eq 0xfe)
  { Write-Output 'Unicode UTF-16 Little-Endian' }

  # 00 00 FE FF (UTF32 Big-Endian)
  elseif ($byte[0] -eq 0 -and $byte[1] -eq 0 -and $byte[2] -eq 0xfe -and $byte[3] -eq 0xff)
  { Write-Output 'UTF32 Big-Endian' }

  # FE FF 00 00 (UTF32 Little-Endian)
  elseif ($byte[0] -eq 0xfe -and $byte[1] -eq 0xff -and $byte[2] -eq 0 -and $byte[3] -eq 0)
  { Write-Output 'UTF32 Little-Endian' }

  # 2B 2F 76 (38 | 38 | 2B | 2F)
  elseif ($byte[0] -eq 0x2b -and $byte[1] -eq 0x2f -and $byte[2] -eq 0x76 -and ($byte[3] -eq 0x38 -or $byte[3] -eq 0x39 -or $byte[3] -eq 0x2b -or $byte[3] -eq 0x2f) )
  { Write-Output 'UTF7'}

  # F7 64 4C (UTF-1)
  elseif ( $byte[0] -eq 0xf7 -and $byte[1] -eq 0x64 -and $byte[2] -eq 0x4c )
  { Write-Output 'UTF-1' }

  # DD 73 66 73 (UTF-EBCDIC)
  elseif ($byte[0] -eq 0xdd -and $byte[1] -eq 0x73 -and $byte[2] -eq 0x66 -and $byte[3] -eq 0x73)
  { Write-Output 'UTF-EBCDIC' }

  # 0E FE FF (SCSU)
  elseif ( $byte[0] -eq 0x0e -and $byte[1] -eq 0xfe -and $byte[2] -eq 0xff )
  { Write-Output 'SCSU' }

  # FB EE 28  (BOCU-1)
  elseif ( $byte[0] -eq 0xfb -and $byte[1] -eq 0xee -and $byte[2] -eq 0x28 )
  { Write-Output 'BOCU-1' }

  # 84 31 95 33 (GB-18030)
  elseif ($byte[0] -eq 0x84 -and $byte[1] -eq 0x31 -and $byte[2] -eq 0x95 -and $byte[3] -eq 0x33)
  { Write-Output 'GB-18030' }

  else
  { Write-Output 'ASCII' }
}

Very useful script. Only note that it will report any file with no BOM as ASCII.

Hi, nice work,
but I think that you have bug in use $Include parameter in Convert-FileEncoding function. The parameter has name $Include but in Get-ChildItem and Write-Host you use undefined variable $Pattern ($Pattern is empty and Get-ChildItem get all items). You should change $Include parameter to $Pattern and use Convert-FileEncoding -Pattern *.js -Path scripts -Encoding UTF8 in example or rename $Pattern to $Include inside Convert-FileEncoding. In my opinion is the second variant cleaner (it is up to you).

You should look into the UTF8 spec and other detection algorithms. Relying on a BOM is not accurate.

Here is an alternative, the value of $Encoding may be 'utf-8'. The hyphen is removed (if there is one) for that it may be passed in for instance Out-File.

$File = Get-Item .\src\app\app.module.ts
$Encoding = New-Object -TypeName System.IO.StreamReader -ArgumentList $File.FullName -OutVariable Stream | `
    Select-Object -ExpandProperty CurrentEncoding | `
    Select-Object -ExpandProperty BodyName
$Stream.Dispose()
if ($Encoding.Contains('-')) {
    $Encoding = $Encoding.Replace('-', '')
}

From PowerShell core -Encoding Byte is no longer a valid option. It has been replaced by a new parameter named -AsByteStream:

-- https://www.jonathanmedd.net/2017/12/powershell-core-does-not-have-encoding-byte-replaced-with-new-parameter-asbytestream.html

I like your script for id'ing the encoding. It would be nice if it could identify utf8nobom and "ansi", whatever that is. Notepad and notepad++ seem to be able to recognize both. In PS 6, set-content can save as utf8nobom. Strangely the docs say the default in set-content for PS 5 is ascii, but it's more like "ansi" (or utf8nobom in ps6). Note that out-file and tee in ps 5 save as "unicode". Reliable ways to detect ascii and utf8 (no bom): https://unicodebook.readthedocs.io/guess_encoding.html

There is one error in the 11th line, the "$pattern" should be "$include". But still, thanks for your help.