Showing posts with label manifest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label manifest. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

PowerShell Module Quick Rundown

Yes, you have created PowerShell Script. But you better off converting your PowerShell script to a PowerShell Module.

To create a module, first you need to convert your script to a function. Test the function and when you are ready:

(optional) - Export Function to be exposed to the public
add the following line to the end of your PowerShell Script File
Export-ModuleMember -Function <Function Name>

Save the file as <ModuleName>.psm1
Note: <ModuleName> is the module name

Get the PS Module path
$env:PSModulePath

Go to the PS Module Path
Create a folder EXACTLY the same name with <ModuleName>
Store the <ModuleName>.psm1 to the PS Module Path folder created

Check the Module is now available
Get-Module -ListAvailable

Import Module
Import-Module <ModuleName>

To view command available in the module
Get-Command -Module <ModuleName>

(optional) - To Create Manifest
New-ModuleManifest -Path <Path to the .psd1 new manifest file> -FunctionsToExport <Name of functions to be exported> -Author <Author Name> -CompanyName <Company> - Copyright <Copyright> -ModuleVersion <version#> -Description <Module Description>

Note: Path must be the same location where the actual module file (.psm1) is located