Modules
PowerShell modules are another way to implement reusability in your scripting. A PowerShell module is more extensive than a function because it can contain multiple items like functions, variables, providers, workflows, and so on. Modules can also persist on a disk, and can be referenced or imported by other scripts.
There are four types of modules as of PowerShell V4:
- A script module is created from a PowerShell script code.
- A binary module is based on a dynamic linked library (dll) file.
- A manifest module is a module that includes a manifest, which describes what a module contains and how it is processed (visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd878337(v=vs.85).aspx).
- A dynamic module is one that is not persisted to a disk. These can be created using the
New-Modulecmdlet.
In this appendix, we are only going to focus on script modules. However, if you are interested in creating the other types of modules, you can refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd878324(v=vs...
