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Add support for deserialized FileSystemInfo objects from PowerShell remoting
This change enables Terminal-Icons to work seamlessly with file and folder objects returned from remote PowerShell sessions (Invoke-Command, Enter-PSSession). When objects cross PowerShell remoting boundaries, they are deserialized and their type names become "Deserialized.System.IO.DirectoryInfo" and "Deserialized.System.IO.FileInfo". These objects behave differently from local FileSystemInfo objects, requiring special handling. Changes: - Updated format.ps1xml to recognize deserialized type names in SelectionSet - Added Test-DeserializedFileSystemInfo helper function for object detection - Updated Resolve-Icon with safe property access patterns for all FileSystemInfo properties - Updated Format-TerminalIcons parameter validation to accept deserialized objects - Added comprehensive unit tests for deserialized object handling (14 new tests) - Updated README with PowerShell remoting examples and documentation All changes are backward compatible and preserve existing functionality for local file system operations. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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‎README.md‎

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Get-ChildItem | Format-Wide
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## PowerShell Remoting Support
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Terminal-Icons now supports displaying icons for file and folder objects returned from remote PowerShell sessions. When you use `Invoke-Command` or `Enter-PSSession` to retrieve directory listings from remote machines, the objects are automatically deserialized during transmission. Terminal-Icons handles these deserialized objects seamlessly.
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### Examples
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Display files from a remote server:
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```powershell
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Invoke-Command -ComputerName Server01 -ScriptBlock { Get-ChildItem C:\Logs }
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```
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Use with Format-TerminalIcons directly:
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```powershell
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Invoke-Command -ComputerName Server01 -ScriptBlock { Get-ChildItem } | Format-TerminalIcons
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```
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Interactive remote session:
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```powershell
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Enter-PSSession -ComputerName Server01
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Get-ChildItem # Icons will display automatically
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```
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### How It Works
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PowerShell remoting serializes objects when sending them across the network. FileSystemInfo objects (DirectoryInfo and FileInfo) become `Deserialized.System.IO.DirectoryInfo` and `Deserialized.System.IO.FileInfo` objects. Terminal-Icons automatically detects and handles these deserialized objects, ensuring icons display correctly regardless of whether the files are local or remote.
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## Commands
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| Command | Description

‎Terminal-Icons/Data/colorThemes/devblackops.psd1‎

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Name = 'devblackops'
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Types = @{
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Directories = @{
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'' = '4682B4' # Default directory color (steel blue)
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symlink = '7373ff'
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junction = '7373ff'
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WellKnown = @{
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}
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}
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Files = @{
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'' = 'D3D3D3' # Default file color (light gray)
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symlink = '7373ff'
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junction = '7373ff'
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WellKnown = @{

‎Terminal-Icons/Private/ConvertTo-ColorSequence.ps1‎

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if ($ColorData.Types.Directories['junction']) {
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$cs.Types.Directories['junction'] = ConvertFrom-RGBColor -RGB $ColorData.Types.Directories['junction']
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}
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# Process WellKnown directory names
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$ColorData.Types.Directories.WellKnown.GetEnumerator().ForEach({
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$cs.Types.Directories[$_.Name] = ConvertFrom-RGBColor -RGB $_.Value
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})
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# Process default directory color if present
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if ($ColorData.Types.Directories.ContainsKey('') -and $ColorData.Types.Directories['']) {
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$defaultColor = $ColorData.Types.Directories['']
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if ($defaultColor -is [string] -and $defaultColor -match '^[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$') {
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$cs.Types.Directories[''] = ConvertFrom-RGBColor -RGB $defaultColor
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}
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}
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# Wellknown files
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if ($ColorData.Types.Files['symlink']) {
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$ColorData.Types.Files.GetEnumerator().Where({$_.Name -ne 'WellKnown' -and $_.Name -ne ''}).ForEach({
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$cs.Types.Files[$_.Name] = ConvertFrom-RGBColor -RGB $_.Value
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})
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# Process default file color if present
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if ($ColorData.Types.Files.ContainsKey('') -and $ColorData.Types.Files['']) {
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$defaultColor = $ColorData.Types.Files['']
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if ($defaultColor -is [string] -and $defaultColor -match '^[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$') {
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$cs.Types.Files[''] = ConvertFrom-RGBColor -RGB $defaultColor
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}
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}
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$cs
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}

‎Terminal-Icons/Private/Resolve-Icon.ps1‎

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[CmdletBinding()]
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param(
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[Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)]
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[IO.FileSystemInfo]$FileInfo,
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[ValidateScript({
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# Accept both local FileSystemInfo objects and deserialized objects from remoting
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if ($_ -is [IO.FileSystemInfo]) {
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return $true
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}
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# Check TypeNames array for deserialized objects
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$matches = $_.PSObject.TypeNames -match '^Deserialized\.System\.IO\.(DirectoryInfo|FileInfo)$'
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return ($null -ne $matches -and $matches.Count -gt 0)
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})]
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[PSObject]$FileInfo,
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[string]$IconTheme = $script:userThemeData.CurrentIconTheme,
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Target = ''
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}
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if ($FileInfo.PSIsContainer) {
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# Safe property access for both local and deserialized objects
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$isContainer = if ($FileInfo.PSObject.Properties['PSIsContainer']) {
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$FileInfo.PSIsContainer
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} else {
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$false
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}
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$linkType = if ($FileInfo.PSObject.Properties['LinkType']) {
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$FileInfo.LinkType
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} else {
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$null
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}
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$target = if ($FileInfo.PSObject.Properties['Target']) {
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$FileInfo.Target
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} else {
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$null
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}
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$name = if ($FileInfo.PSObject.Properties['Name']) {
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$FileInfo.Name
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} else {
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''
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}
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$extension = if ($FileInfo.PSObject.Properties['Extension']) {
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$FileInfo.Extension
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} else {
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''
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}
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if ($isContainer) {
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$type = 'Directories'
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} else {
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$type = 'Files'
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}
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switch ($FileInfo.LinkType) {
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switch ($linkType) {
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# Determine symlink or junction icon and color
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'Junction' {
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$displayInfo['Target'] = ' ' + $glyphs['nf-md-arrow_right_thick'] + ' ' + $FileInfo.Target
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if ($target) {
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$displayInfo['Target'] = ' ' + $glyphs['nf-md-arrow_right_thick'] + ' ' + $target
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}
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$displayInfo['Target'] = ' ' + $glyphs['nf-md-arrow_right_thick'] + ' ' + $FileInfo.Target
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if ($target) {
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$displayInfo['Target'] = ' ' + $glyphs['nf-md-arrow_right_thick'] + ' ' + $target
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}
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$iconName = $icons.Types.$type.WellKnown[$FileInfo.Name]
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$iconName = $icons.Types.$type.WellKnown[$name]
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$iconName = $icons.Types.$type[$FileInfo.Name]
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$iconName = $icons.Types.$type[$FileInfo.Extension]
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if ($isContainer) {
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$iconName = $icons.Types.$type[$name]
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} elseif ($icons.Types.$type.ContainsKey($extension)) {
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$iconName = $icons.Types.$type[$extension]
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$colorSeq = $colors.Types.$type[$name]
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‎Terminal-Icons/Private/Test-DeserializedFileSystemInfo.ps1‎

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function Test-DeserializedFileSystemInfo {
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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.DESCRIPTION
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.EXAMPLE
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‎Terminal-Icons/Public/Format-TerminalIcons.ps1‎

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‎docs/en-US/Add-TerminalIconsIconTheme.md‎

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