Generate Help from Module Manifest psd1 file

[darksidemilk]

Would it be possible to generate markdown help, probably closer related to the about help markdown creation via a module manifest psd1 file? Or is there perhaps a best practice I'm not seeing for generating a general help file for a module? Like am I supposed to generate the about template and just fill that in manually for each module?

[darksidemilk]

Also, would it be possible to generate markdown of the releasenotes, version information, and anything in the @PSDATA sectiion really. I feel it would be helpful and they are already part of built in standards of powershell modules. Why not make them more accessible in help files?

[vors]

It's a great idea. The about help file can definitely use some love and improvements. Perhaps, a new parameter set for New-MarkdownAboutHelp that would take the module information and provide a more specific template. I think it's a lovely idea. Do you want to take a stub at it?

[darksidemilk]

It might be a month or so before I have real time to dedicate to it. But I can give it shot.

[sdwheeler]

We have reviewed the request and discussed the options. This is not a feature that we want to invest in. Most people solve this in their build scripts.