function Export-PowerShellDataFile {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
        [System.Collections.IDictionary]
        $InputObject,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $Path,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
        [switch]
        $Force
    )

    process {
        $ResolvedPath = Repair-ConfigurationDataPathEncoding -Path $Path

        if((Test-Path -LiteralPath $ResolvedPath -PathType Leaf) -and (-not $Force)){
            throw "File [$ResolvedPath] already exists. Use -Force to overwrite it."
        }

        $Parent = Split-Path -Path $ResolvedPath -Parent
        if(-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Parent) -and -not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Parent)){
            New-Item -Path $Parent -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
        }

        $Text = ConvertTo-PowerShellDataFileText -InputObject $InputObject
        Set-Content -LiteralPath $ResolvedPath -Value $Text -Encoding UTF8
    }
}