en-US/PSScriptModule/PSScriptModule-Help.xml

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<helpItems xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" schema="maml" xmlns="http://msh">
  <command:command>
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Get-ModuleMetadata</command:name>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Retrieves metadata information from PowerShell module manifest files</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
      <command:verb>Get</command:verb>
      <command:noun>ModuleMetadata</command:noun>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>Reads and extracts metadata from PowerShell module manifest (.psd1) files, including version, author, description, and exported functions. Supports pipeline input for processing multiple modules.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Get-ModuleMetadata</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="Named" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>IncludeSize</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Include the file size of the module in the output</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="true">System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="0" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>The path to the module manifest file (.psd1) or directory containing a manifest.
Accepts wildcards for batch processing.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">System.String[]</command:parameterValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="Named" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>IncludeSize</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Include the file size of the module in the output</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="true">System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="0" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>The path to the module manifest file (.psd1) or directory containing a manifest.
Accepts wildcards for batch processing.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">System.String[]</command:parameterValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <dev:name>System.String</dev:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>System.IO.FileInfo

{{ Fill in the Description }}</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <dev:name>System.String</dev:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>{{ Fill in the Description }}</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <dev:name>PSCustomObject</dev:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Returns objects with module metadata properties

{{ Fill in the Description }}</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <dev:name>System.Management.Automation.PSObject</dev:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>{{ Fill in the Description }}</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para>Validates manifest files before processing to ensure data integrity.
Uses fail-fast approach for invalid inputs.</maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>--------- EXAMPLE 1 ---------</maml:title>
        <maml:introduction>
          <maml:para>Get-ModuleMetadata -Path ./MyModule/MyModule.psd1</maml:para>
          <maml:para>&#x80;</maml:para>
          <maml:para>Retrieves metadata from the specified module manifest file.</maml:para>
        </maml:introduction>
        <dev:code />
        <dev:remarks />
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>--------- EXAMPLE 2 ---------</maml:title>
        <maml:introduction>
          <maml:para>Get-ChildItem -Path ./modules -Filter *.psd1 -Recurse | Get-ModuleMetadata</maml:para>
          <maml:para>&#x80;</maml:para>
          <maml:para>Processes multiple module manifests through the pipeline.</maml:para>
        </maml:introduction>
        <dev:code />
        <dev:remarks />
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>--------- EXAMPLE 3 ---------</maml:title>
        <maml:introduction>
          <maml:para>Get-ModuleMetadata -Path ./MyModule -IncludeSize</maml:para>
          <maml:para>&#x80;</maml:para>
          <maml:para>Retrieves metadata and includes formatted file size information.</maml:para>
        </maml:introduction>
        <dev:code />
        <dev:remarks />
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks>
      <maml:navigationLink>
        <maml:linkText>Online Version</maml:linkText>
        <command:uri>https://github.com/YourUsername/PSScriptModule</command:uri>
      </maml:navigationLink>
      <maml:navigationLink>
        <maml:linkText />
        <command:uri>https://github.com/YourUsername/PSScriptModule</command:uri>
      </maml:navigationLink>
    </command:relatedLinks>
  </command:command>
</helpItems>