Remove-DbaReplArticle - Add replication library loading to fix Article type error (#9892)

Author: potatoqualitee

dbatools.psm1

@@ -184,6 +184,16 @@ if (-not (Test-Path -Path "$script:PSModuleRoot\dbatools.dat") -or $script:seria
 
     Write-ImportTime -Text "Loading internal commands via dotsource"
 
+    # Load replication libraries before dot-sourcing functions with replication type constraints
+    # This is required for Remove-DbaReplArticle and Remove-DbaReplPublication which have
+    # [Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.*] type constraints in their parameters
+    try {
+        Add-ReplicationLibrary -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    } catch {
+        # Silently ignore if replication libraries can't be loaded
+        # The individual commands will handle this when they're executed
+    }
+
     # All exported functions
     foreach ($file in (Get-ChildItem -Path "$script:PSModuleRoot/public/" -Recurse -Filter *.ps1)) {
         . $file.FullName

public/Remove-DbaReplArticle.ps1

@@ -88,11 +88,12 @@ function Remove-DbaReplArticle {
         [String]$Name,
         #[Switch]$DropObjectOnSubscriber,
         [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline)]
-        [Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Article[]]$InputObject,
+        [psobject[]]$InputObject,
         [Switch]$EnableException
     )
 
     begin {
+        Add-ReplicationLibrary
         $articles = @( )
     }
 

public/Remove-DbaReplPublication.ps1

@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ function Remove-DbaReplPublication {
         [String]$Database,
         [String]$Name,
         [parameter(ValueFromPipeline)]
-        [Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Publication[]]$InputObject,
+        [psobject[]]$InputObject,
         [Switch]$EnableException
     )
     begin {
+        Add-ReplicationLibrary
         $publications = @( )
     }
     process {