Packaging in Visual Studio Code

PowerShell Pro Tools provides an extension for Visual Studio Code. The VSC extension installs the PowerShell Pro Tools module and utilizes the functionality within it to provide the package experience via the Merge-Script cmdlet.

Once installed in VS Code, you can execute the PowerShell: Package as Executable command. This command will package the current PS1 script into and executable using Merge-Script.

Additionally, a package.psd1 file will be created to allow for greater control over the options available when packaging via Merge-Script. For more information on the settings available in the package.psd1 file, check out the documentation here.