powershell - Serializing PsObject for Invoke-Command -

i'm looking best or proper way pass psobject remote function invoke-command. convertto-xml serializing there no built-in reverse cmdlet. solutions i've found online content specific.

i implemented following functions works few objects tested seems rather hacky. going bite me? there better, yet still simple solution?

function get-tmpfilename () {...}  function serialize-psobject($obj) {     $tmpfile = get-tmpfilename     export-clixml -inputobject $obj -path $tmpfile     $serializedobj = get-content $tmpfile     remove-item $tmpfile     $serializedobj }  function deserialize-psobject($obj) {     $tmpfile = get-tmpfilename     $obj > $tmpfile     $deserializedobj = import-clixml $tmpfile     remove-item $tmpfile     $deserializedobj } 

are aware powershell serializes objects sent through invoke-command?

if reason isn't enough or isn't working you, can use use built-in serialization directly:

$clixml = [system.management.automation.psserializer]::serialize($object) $object = [system.management.automation.psserializer]::deserialize($clixml) 

.serialize has overload can specify depth (for objects within objects).

these same methods used in implementing export-clixml , import-clixml (but cmdlets work directly files , not strings).