PowerShell PRTG Advanced Custom Sensor JSON and XML

Because i found no needful Example of a PowerShell Example of a PRTG Advanced Custom Sensor and i dislike XML. I worked out an PowerShell Example of a PRTG Advanced Custom Sensor with use of JSON Hope this helps some one else to get a faster start on it.

See also: https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/custom_sensors#advanced_sensors

<#
    Sample Exe/Script Advanced sensor                              
    Returns four sensor channels with static values to standard OUT
    Predefines limits for one channel

    See: https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/custom_sensors#advanced_sensors


  Output can be with the following commands

    Write-Host $XMLResult
     or
    Write-Host $JsonResult
    
    Write-Output $XMLResult
     or
    Write-Host $JsonResult

    
    # or simply return the xml / json text without any command
    
    $XMLResult

    or 

    $JsonResult

    This Example uses JSON for output at the end

#>


$XMLResult = @"
<prtg>

   <result>
       <channel>Demo Minimum Example</channel>
       <value>3</value>
   </result>

   <result>
       <channel>Demo Disk Free</channel>
       <unit>Percent</unit>
       <mode>Absolute</mode>
       <showChart>1</showChart>
       <showTable>1</showTable>
       <warning>0</warning>
       <float>1</float>
       <value>38.4487</value>
       <LimitMaxError>80</LimitMaxError>
       <LimitMaxWarning>37</LimitMaxWarning>
       <LimitWarningMsg>My custom note for warnings</LimitWarningMsg>
       <LimitErrorMsg>My custom note for errors</LimitErrorMsg>
       <LimitMode>1</LimitMode>
   </result>

   <result>
       <channel>Demo Network Speed</channel>
       <unit>SpeedNet</unit>
       <volumeSize>MegaBit</volumeSize>
       <mode>Absolute</mode>
       <showChart>1</showChart>
       <showTable>1</showTable>
       <warning>0</warning>
       <float>0</float>
       <value>124487000</value>
   </result>

   <result>
       <channel>Demo Custom</channel>
       <unit>Custom</unit>
       <customUnit>Pieces</customUnit>
       <mode>Absolute</mode>
       <showChart>1</showChart>
       <showTable>1</showTable>
       <warning>0</warning>
       <float>0</float>
       <value>855</value>
   </result>

   <text>Demo values. OS: $($env:OS)</text>
</prtg>
"@

$JsonResult = @"
{
    "prtg": {

        "result": [
            {
                "channel": "Demo Minimum Example",
                "value": "3"
            },
            {
                "channel": "Demo Disk Free",
                "unit": "Percent",
                "mode": "Absolute",
                "showChart": "1",
                "showTable": "1",
                "warning": "0",
                "float": "1",
                "value": "38.4487",
                "LimitMaxError": "80",
                "LimitMaxWarning": "37",
                "LimitWarningMsg": "My custom note for warnings",
                "LimitErrorMsg": "My custom note for errors",
                "LimitMode": "1"
            },
            {
                "channel": "Demo Network Speed",
                "unit": "SpeedNet",
                "volumeSize": "MegaBit",
                "mode": "Absolute",
                "showChart": "1",
                "showTable": "1",
                "warning": "0",
                "float": "0",
                "value": "124487000"
            },
            {
                "channel": "Demo Custom",
                "unit": "Custom",
                "customUnit": "Pieces",
                "mode": "Absolute",
                "showChart": "1",
                "showTable": "1",
                "warning": "0",
                "float": "0",
                "value": "855"
            }
        ],
    
    "text": "Demo values. OS: $($env:OS)"
    
    }
}
"@

$JsonResult

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