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Building from Source ​

PoshUI is built using C# for the execution engine and PowerShell for the modules. This guide will walk you through the process of setting up your development environment and building the project from the source code.

Prerequisites ​

To build PoshUI, you will need the following tools installed on your system:

  • Visual Studio 2019 or later: The Community edition is sufficient. Ensure you select the .NET desktop development workload during installation.
  • .NET Framework 4.8 SDK: Usually included with Visual Studio, but can be downloaded separately if needed.
  • PowerShell 5.1: Pre-installed on Windows 10 and 11.

Repository Structure ​

  • Launcher/: Contains the C# source code for the WPF application (PoshUI.exe).
  • PoshUI/: Contains the PowerShell modules and their class definitions.
  • WizardFramework.sln: The primary Visual Studio solution file.

Build Steps ​

1. Clone the Repository ​

Open your terminal and clone the source code:

powershell
git clone https://github.com/Kanders-II/PoshUI.git
cd PoshUI

2. Open the Solution ​

Open WizardFramework.sln in Visual Studio.

3. Restore Dependencies ​

Visual Studio should automatically restore any internal project references. Since PoshUI has zero third-party dependencies, there are no NuGet packages to download.

4. Configure Build ​

Set the build configuration to Release and the platform to Any CPU (or x64) using the toolbars at the top of Visual Studio.

5. Build Solution ​

Go to Build > Build Solution (or press Ctrl+Shift+B).

Output Location ​

Both configurations write straight to the folder the modules already look in:

.\PoshUI\bin\PoshUI.exe

Everything else the build produces (satellite assemblies, the .pdb, .exe.config) is moved into .\PoshUI\bin\bin\ by the RearrangeOutput target, so the module directory stays readable. There is nothing to copy afterwards - import a module and it finds the engine you just built.

Building Without Visual Studio ​

The project is SDK-style and has no third-party packages, so the .NET SDK alone is enough:

powershell
dotnet build Launcher\Launcher.csproj -c Release

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