README.md.ps1
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<# .SYNOPSIS README.md.ps1 .DESCRIPTION README.md.ps1 makes README.md This is a simple and helpful scripting convention for writing READMEs. `./README.md.ps1 > ./README.md` Feel free to copy and paste this code. Please document your parameters, and add NOTES. .NOTES This README.md.ps1 is used to generate help for a module. It: * Outputs the name and description * Provides installation instructions * Lists commands * Lists parameters * Lists examples * Lists Extended Types .EXAMPLE ./README.md.ps1 > ./README.md .EXAMPLE Get-Help ./README.md.ps1 #> param( # The name of the module [string]$ModuleName = $($PSScriptRoot | Split-Path -Leaf), # The domains that serve git repositories. # If the project uri links to this domain, # installation instructions will show how to import the module locally. [string[]] $GitDomains = @( 'github.com', 'tangled.org', 'tangled.sh', 'codeberg.org' ), # A list of types the module exposes [Alias('ModuleTypeNames','ModuleTypes')] [string[]] $ModuleTypeName = @(), # The name of the root directory containing types. [string] $TypeRoot = 'Types', # If set, we don't need no badges. [switch] $NoBadge, # If set, will not display gallery instructions or badges [switch] $NotOnGallery ) Push-Location $PSScriptRoot # Import the module $module = Import-Module "./$ModuleName.psd1" -PassThru # And output a header "# $module" if (-not $NoBadge) { # If it is on the gallery, show the downloads badge. if (-not $NotOnGallery) { @( "[!" "[$ModuleName](https://img.shields.io/powershellgallery/dt/$ModuleName)" "](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/$ModuleName/)" ) -join '' } } # Show the module description "## $($module.Description)" # Show any intro section defined in the manifest $module.PrivateData.PSData.PSIntro #region Boilerplate installation instructions if (-not $NotOnGallery) { @" ## Installing and Importing You can install $ModuleName from the [PowerShell gallery](https://powershellgallery.com/) ~~~PowerShell Install-Module $($ModuleName) -Scope CurrentUser -Force ~~~ Once installed, you can import the module with: ~~~PowerShell Import-Module $ModuleName -PassThru ~~~ "@ } #endregion Gallery installation instructions #region Git installation instructions $projectUri = $module.PrivateData.PSData.ProjectURI -as [uri] if ($projectUri.DnsSafeHost -in $GitDomains) { @" You can also clone the repo and import the module locally: ~~~PowerShell git clone $projectUri cd ./$ModuleName Import-Module ./ -PassThru ~~~ "@ } #endregion Git installation instructions #region Exported Functions $exportedFunctions = $module.ExportedFunctions if ($exportedFunctions) { "## Functions" "$($ModuleName) has $($exportedFunctions.Count) function$( if ($exportedFunctions.Count -gt 1) { "s"} )" foreach ($export in $exportedFunctions.Keys | Sort-Object) { # Get help if it there is help to get $help = Get-Help $export # If the help is a string, if ($help -is [string]) { # make it preformatted text "~~~" "$export" "~~~" } else { # Otherwise, add list the export "### $($export)" # And make it's synopsis a header "#### $($help.SYNOPSIS)" # put the description below that "$($help.Description.text -join [Environment]::NewLine)" # Make a table of parameters if ($help.parameters.parameter) { "##### Parameters" "" "|Name|Type|Description|" "|-|-|-|" foreach ($parameter in $help.Parameters.Parameter) { "|$($parameter.Name)|$($parameter.type.name)|$( $parameter.description.text -replace '(?>\r\n|\n)', '<br/>' )|" } "" } # Show our examples "##### Examples" $exampleNumber = 0 foreach ($example in $help.examples.example) { $markdownLines = @() $exampleNumber++ $nonCommentLine = $false "###### Example $exampleNumber" # Combine the code and remarks $exampleLines = @( $example.Code foreach ($remark in $example.Remarks.text) { if (-not $remark) { continue } $remark } ) -join ([Environment]::NewLine) -split '(?>\r\n|\n)' # and split into lines # Go thru each line in the example as part of a loop $codeBlock = @(foreach ($exampleLine in $exampleLines) { # Any comments until the first uncommentedLine are markdown if ($exampleLine -match '^\#' -and -not $nonCommentLine) { $markdownLines += $exampleLine -replace '^\#\s{0,1}' } else { $nonCommentLine = $true $exampleLine } }) -join [Environment]::NewLine $markdownLines "~~~PowerShell" $CodeBlock "~~~" } $relatedUris = foreach ($link in $help.relatedLinks.navigationLink) { if ($link.uri) { $link.uri } } if ($relatedUris) { "#### Links" foreach ($related in $relatedUris) { "* [$related]($related)" } } } } } #endregion Exported Functions #region Exported Types if ($ModuleTypeName) { $typeData = Get-TypeData -TypeName $ModuleTypeName if ($typeData) { "## Types" } foreach ($typeInfo in $typeData) { "### $($typeInfo.TypeName)" "#### Members" "|Name|MemberType|" "|-|-|" foreach ($memberName in $typeInfo.Members.Keys) { "|$( $memberPath = "./Types/$($typeInfo.TypeName)/$memberName.ps1" if (Test-Path $memberPath) { "[$memberName]($($memberPath -replace '^\./'))" } else { $memberName } )|$( $typeInfo.Members[$memberName].GetType().Name -replace 'Data$' )|" } } } #endregion Exported Types #region Copyright Notice if ($module.Copyright) { "> © $($module.Copyright)" } if ($module.PrivateData.PSData.LicenseUri) { "" "> [LICENSE]($($module.PrivateData.PSData.LicenseUri))" } #endregion Copyright Notice Pop-Location |