Private/New-SpecModuleManifest.ps1
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function New-SpecModuleManifest { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a module manifest (.psd1) file for a specified PowerShell module. .DESCRIPTION The New-SpecModuleManifest function generates a module manifest file (.psd1) for a PowerShell module. It populates the manifest with relevant metadata such as the module name, version, author, description, and other attributes. .PARAMETER moduleName Specifies the name of the module. .PARAMETER modulePath Specifies the path to the module's root directory. .PARAMETER moduleShortDescription Specifies a short description of the module. .EXAMPLE New-SpecModuleManifest -moduleName "MyModule" -modulePath "C:\Path\To\Module" -moduleShortDescription "This module provides various utilities for XYZ." This example generates a module manifest file (MyModule.psd1) for a module named "MyModule" located at "C:\Path\To\Module". .NOTES Author : owen.heaume Version : 1.1 #> [cmdletbinding()] param ( [parameter (mandatory = $true)] [string]$moduleName, [parameter (mandatory = $true)] [string]$modulePath, [parameter (mandatory = $true)] [string]$moduleShortDescription ) $tags = @('spec') $fullModulePath = Join-Path "$modulePath\$moduleName" $moduleName $year = (get-date).Year $params = @{ path = (join-path $fullModulePath "$moduleName.psd1") rootModule = $moduleName moduleversion = '1.0.0' author = (Get-CimInstance -ClassName CIM_ComputerSystem).username | Split-Path -Leaf CompanyName = 'Specsavers' Description = $moduleShortDescription Powershellversion = '3.0' tags = $tags releaseNotes = '* 1.0.0 - Initial Release to PowerShell Gallery' Copyright = "(c) $year Specsavers. All rights reserved." } try { Write-verbose "Creating module manifest (.psd1)" New-ModuleManifest @params return $true } catch { write-warning "Unable to create the module manifest." return $false } } |