From b8d0431bf0ae6aa74f4de14bfc6c4fa570df9f64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Manjunath Beli <belibug@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:38:13 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Local Module Publishing

---
 project.json                       |  2 +-
 src/private/GetLocalModulePath.ps1 | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/public/PublishMTLocal.ps1      | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 src/private/GetLocalModulePath.ps1
 create mode 100644 src/public/PublishMTLocal.ps1

diff --git a/project.json b/project.json
index 08e84bf..be7ace8 100644
--- a/project.json
+++ b/project.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "ProjectName": "ModuleTools",
   "Description": "ModuleTools is a versatile, standalone PowerShell module builder. Create anything from simple to robust modules with ease. Built for CICD and Automation.",
-  "Version": "1.4.1",
+  "Version": "1.5.0",
   "copyResourcesToModuleRoot": false,
   "Manifest": {
     "Author": "Manjunath Beli",
diff --git a/src/private/GetLocalModulePath.ps1 b/src/private/GetLocalModulePath.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6712f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/private/GetLocalModulePath.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+function Get-LocalModulePath {
+    $sep = [IO.Path]::PathSeparator
+    
+    $ModulePaths = $env:PSModulePath -split $sep | ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() } | Select-Object -Unique
+
+    if ($IsWindows) {
+        $MatchPattern = '\\Documents\\PowerShell\\Modules'
+        $Result = $ModulePaths | Where-Object { $_ -match $MatchPattern } | Select-Object -First 1
+        if ($Result -and (Test-Path $Result)) { 
+            return $Result 
+        } else { 
+            throw "No windows module path matching $MatchPattern found" 
+        }
+    } else {
+        # For Mac and Linux
+        $MatchPattern = '/\.local/share/powershell/Modules$'
+        $Result = $ModulePaths | Where-Object { $_ -match $MatchPattern } | Select-Object -First 1
+        if ($Result -and (Test-Path $Result)) {
+            return $Result 
+        } else {
+            throw "No macOS/Linux module path matching $MatchPattern found in PSModulePath."
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/public/PublishMTLocal.ps1 b/src/public/PublishMTLocal.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c13d899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/public/PublishMTLocal.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+function Publish-MTLocal {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param(
+        [string]$ModuleDirectoryPath
+    )
+
+    if ($ModuleDirectoryPath -and (-not (Test-Path $ModuleDirectoryPath -PathType Container)) ) {
+        New-Item $ModuleDirectoryPath -ItemType Directory -Force
+    } else {
+        $ModuleDirectoryPath = Get-LocalModulePath
+    }
+
+    $ProjectInfo = Get-MTProjectInfo
+
+    # Ensure module is locally built and ready
+    if (-not (Test-Path $ProjectInfo.OutputModuleDir)) {
+        trhow 'Dist folder is empty, build the module before running publish command'
+    }
+
+    # Cleanup old files
+    $OldModule = Join-Path -Path $ModuleDirectoryPath -ChildPath $ProjectInfo.ProjectName
+    if (Test-Path -Path $OldModule) {
+        Remove-Item -Recurse $OldModule -Force
+    }
+
+    # Copy New Files
+    Copy-Item -Path $ProjectInfo.OutputModuleDir -Destination $ModuleDirectoryPath -Recurse -ErrorAction Stop
+}
\ No newline at end of file

From 2abea599297e0d0de8cc839bdaf66fa1659ddd2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Manjunath Beli <belibug@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:44:18 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Local Module Publishing with input param

---
 src/public/PublishMTLocal.ps1 | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/public/PublishMTLocal.ps1 b/src/public/PublishMTLocal.ps1
index c13d899..e9f7418 100644
--- a/src/public/PublishMTLocal.ps1
+++ b/src/public/PublishMTLocal.ps1
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ function Publish-MTLocal {
         [string]$ModuleDirectoryPath
     )
 
-    if ($ModuleDirectoryPath -and (-not (Test-Path $ModuleDirectoryPath -PathType Container)) ) {
-        New-Item $ModuleDirectoryPath -ItemType Directory -Force
+    if ($ModuleDirectoryPath) {
+        if (-not (Test-Path $ModuleDirectoryPath -PathType Container)) {
+            New-Item $ModuleDirectoryPath -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+        }
     } else {
         $ModuleDirectoryPath = Get-LocalModulePath
     }