Decode URL with uri UnescapeDataString

Encoded with [uri]::EscapeDataString()

First, we’ll decode the URL and Query String encoded with [uri]::EscapeDataString() in the above example:

https://example.vertigion.com/foos? foo2=complex%3B%2F%3F%3A%40%26%3D%2B%24%2C%20bar’%22& complex%3B%2F%3F%3A%40%26%3D%2B%24%2C%20foo’%22=bar2&foo1=bar1

$url = 'https://example.vertigion.com/foos?foo2=complex%3B%2F%3F%3A%40%26%3D%2B%24%2C%20bar''%22&complex%3B%2F%3F%3A%40%26%3D%2B%24%2C%20foo''%22=bar2&foo1=bar1'
$url_parts_regex = '^(([^:/?#]+):)?(//([^/?#]*))?([^?#]*)(\?([^#]*))?(#(.*))?' # See Remarks

if ($url -match $url_parts_regex) {
    $url_parts = @{
        'Scheme' = $Matches[2];
        'Server' = $Matches[4];
        'Path' = $Matches[5];
        'QueryString' = $Matches[7];
        'QueryStringParts' = @{}
    }

    foreach ($qs in $query_string.Split('&')) {
        $qs_key, $qs_value = $qs.Split('=')
        $url_parts.QueryStringParts.Add(
            [uri]::UnescapeDataString($qs_key),
            [uri]::UnescapeDataString($qs_value)
        ) | Out-Null
    }
} else {
    Throw [System.Management.Automation.ParameterBindingException] "Invalid URL Supplied"
}

This gives you back [hashtable]$url_parts; which equals (Note: the spaces in the complex parts are spaces):

PS > $url_parts

Name                           Value
----                           -----
Scheme                         https
Path                           /foos
Server                         example.vertigion.com
QueryString                    foo2=complex%3B%2F%3F%3A%40%26%3D%2B%24%2C%20bar'%22&complex%3B%2F%3F%3A%40%26%3D%2B%24%2C%20foo'%22=bar2&foo1=bar1
QueryStringParts               {foo2, complex;/?:@&=+$, foo'", foo1}

PS > $url_parts.QueryStringParts

Name                           Value
----                           -----
foo2                           complex;/?:@&=+$, bar'"
complex;/?:@&=+$, foo'"        bar2
foo1                           bar1

Encoded with [System.Web.HttpUtility]::UrlEncode()

Now, we’ll decode the URL and Query String encoded with [System.Web.HttpUtility]::UrlEncode() in the above example:

https://example.vertigion.com/foos? foo2=complex%3b%2f%3f%3a%40%26%3d%2b%24%2c+bar%27%22& complex%3b%2f%3f%3a%40%26%3d%2b%24%2c+foo%27%22=bar2&foo1=bar1

$url = 'https://example.vertigion.com/foos?foo2=complex%3b%2f%3f%3a%40%26%3d%2b%24%2c+bar%27%22&complex%3b%2f%3f%3a%40%26%3d%2b%24%2c+foo%27%22=bar2&foo1=bar1'
$url_parts_regex = '^(([^:/?#]+):)?(//([^/?#]*))?([^?#]*)(\?([^#]*))?(#(.*))?' # See Remarks

if ($url -match $url_parts_regex) {
    $url_parts = @{
        'Scheme' = $Matches[2];
        'Server' = $Matches[4];
        'Path' = $Matches[5];
        'QueryString' = $Matches[7];
        'QueryStringParts' = @{}
    }

    foreach ($qs in $query_string.Split('&')) {
        $qs_key, $qs_value = $qs.Split('=')
        $url_parts.QueryStringParts.Add(
            [uri]::UnescapeDataString($qs_key),
            [uri]::UnescapeDataString($qs_value)
        ) | Out-Null
    }
} else {
    Throw [System.Management.Automation.ParameterBindingException] "Invalid URL Supplied"
}

This gives you back [hashtable]$url_parts, which equals (Note: the spaces in the complex parts are plus signs (\+) in the first part and spaces in the second part):

PS > $url_parts

Name                           Value
----                           -----
Scheme                         https
Path                           /foos
Server                         example.vertigion.com
QueryString                    foo2=complex%3b%2f%3f%3a%40%26%3d%2b%24%2c+bar%27%22&complex%3b%2f%3f%3a%40%26%3d%2b%24%2c+foo%27%22=bar2&foo1=bar1
QueryStringParts               {foo2, complex;/?:@&=+$, foo'", foo1}

PS > $url_parts.QueryStringParts

Name                           Value
----                           -----
foo2                           complex;/?:@&=+$, bar'"
complex;/?:@&=+$, foo'"        bar2
foo1                           bar1

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