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

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

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

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

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

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