Module - Bundle on build & publish for better performance

[o-l-a-v]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

The EnterprisePolicyAsCode module is consisting of a growing amount of one *.ps1 file per function. This makes module install and import slower than it has to be.

Resources on best practice for perf:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79338576/what-is-best-practice-to-speed-up-powershell-module-import
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/dev-cross-plat/performance/module-authoring-considerations

Describe the solution you'd like

Consider doing a build / bundle step in the release pipeline to bundle these files into one single *.psm1?

Some relevant tools:

• https://github.com/PoshCode/ModuleBuilder
• https://github.com/gaelcolas/Sampler
• https://github.com/PSModule/Build-PSModule

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[brianmooremsft]

@anwather - for your consideration...

[anwather]

A good idea - for most customers they will run this via a pipeline so the module load time is not as noticeable - but in terms of overall optimisation it is a promising idea. Rather than introduce more tools into the pipeline I'll just code it into the build scripts eventually.