PowerShell Script Module Design: Plaster Template for Creating Modules

I recently began updating my PowerShell script module build process. Updating my Plaster template was one of the first things I needed to do. If you haven’t already read my blog article about Using Plaster to create a PowerShell Script Module template, I’d recommend beginning there as this blog article assumes you already have a basic understanding of how to use Plaster. All of the information from my previous Plaster template is still there with the exception of the required PowerShell version as I plan to obtain that information and update it a different way....

August 30, 2018 · 6 min · 1146 words · Mike F. Robbins

Using Plaster to create a PowerShell Script Module template

I have a function in my MrToolkit module named New-MrScriptModule that creates the scaffolding for a new PowerShell script module. It creates a PSM1 file and a module manifest (PSD1 file) along with the folder structure for a script module. To reduce the learning curve of Plaster as much as possible, I’m simply going to replace that existing functionality with Plaster in this blog article. Then moving forward, I’ll add additional functionality....

February 15, 2018 · 6 min · 1165 words · Mike F. Robbins