Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting - Third Edition

Multi-file module layout

PowerShell does not enforce a particular layout for a module in most cases, and there is a great deal of variety in the layout of modules on the internet.

An exception to this is script-based DSC resources. Script-based resources must be placed in a DscResources folder, and each resource is implemented as a separate module under that folder. For example:

LocalMachine| -- DscResources|    | -- LocalMachine|         | -- ComputerDescription.psd1 (Optional)|         | -- ComputerDescription.psm1|         | -- ComputerDescription.schema.mof| -- LocalMachine.psd1| -- LocalMachine.psm1

In some cases, a module will only have a root module file and perhaps a manifest. At the other extreme, a module may split every function in the module into a separate ...