A PowerShell script for creating the default scaffolding and files for a new PowerShell module.

ModuleBuild.ps1

[cmdletbinding()]
Param(
  [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
  [string]$ModuleName,
  
  [string]$Path = "C:\Users\$env:UserName\Documents\Code\$ModuleName",
  [string]$Author = 'Mark Wragg',
  [string]$Description = '',
  [version]$PSVersion = '3.0'
)

If(test-path $Path) { Throw "The path '$Path' already exists!" }

# Create the project directory
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $Path 

# Create the module and private function directories
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $Path\$ModuleName
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $Path\$ModuleName\Private
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $Path\$ModuleName\Public
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $Path\$ModuleName\en-US # For about_Help files
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $Path\Tests

#Create the module and related files
New-Item "$Path\$ModuleName\$ModuleName.psm1" -ItemType File
New-Item "$Path\$ModuleName\$ModuleName.Format.ps1xml" -ItemType File
New-Item "$Path\$ModuleName\en-US\about_$ModuleName.help.txt" -ItemType File
New-Item "$Path\Tests\$ModuleName.Tests.ps1" -ItemType File
New-ModuleManifest -Path $Path\$ModuleName\$ModuleName.psd1 `
                   -RootModule $Path\$ModuleName\$ModuleName.psm1 `
                   -Description $Description `
                   -PowerShellVersion $PSVersion `
                   -Author $Author `
                   -FormatsToProcess "$ModuleName.Format.ps1xml"

# Copy the public/exported functions into the public folder, private functions into private folder