Import a local module from a list. Requires PowerShell 7 and the pwshSpectreConsole module.

Import-LocalModule.ps1

#requires -version 7.5
#requires -module pwshSpectreConsole
Function Import-LocalModule {
    [cmdletbinding()]
    [alias('ilm')]
    Param(
        [Parameter(Position = 0, HelpMessage = "The path to the module data JSON file")]
        [ValidateScript({Test-Path $_})]
        [string]$DataPath = "c:\scripts\LocalModuleData.json",
        [switch]$Passthru
    )

    Write-Verbose "Getting local module data from $DataPath"
    $data = (Get-Content $DataPath | ConvertFrom-json).ModuleInfo

    #use inline formatting supported by pwshSpectreConsole
    $splat = @{
        Message             = "`n[italic Chartreuse1]Select one or more local modules to import[/]"
        AllowEmpty          = $true
        Color               = "Chartreuse1"
        Choices             = $Data
        ChoiceLabelProperty = "ModuleTitle"
        PageSize           = 7
    }

    $r = Read-SpectreMultiSelection @splat
    if ($r) {
        $r.Foreach({
                Write-SpectreHost "Importing [green italic]$($_.ModuleName)[/] from [green italic]$($_.Path)[/]"
                Write-Verbose "Importing module from $($_.path)"
                Import-Module -Name $_.path -Force -Scope Global
                If ($Passthru) {
                    Get-Module -Name $_.ModuleName
                }
            })
    }
    else {
        Write-SpectreHost "[OrangeRed1]No modules selected[/]"
    }
}

license.txt

MIT License

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LocalModuleData.json

{
  "$schema": "file:///c:/scripts/localmodules2.schema.json",
  "moduleInfo": [
    {
      "moduleTitle": "PS Tools",
      "moduleName": "PSTools",
      "path": "c:\\scripts\\PSTools\\PSTools.psd1"
    },
    {
      "moduleTitle": "MuseScore Tools",
      "moduleName": "MuseScoreTools",
      "path": "c:\\scripts\\MuseScoreTools\\MuseScoreTools.psd1"
    }
  ]
}

localmodules2.schema.json

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "PowerShell Local Modules Configuration",
  "description": "Schema for listing PowerShell modules with their titles, names, and file paths",
  "type": "object",
  "moduleInfo": {
    "type": "array",
    "description": "Local module details",
    "items": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "moduleTitle": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Display name or title of the PowerShell module"
        },
        "moduleName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Technical name of the PowerShell module"
        },
        "path": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "File system path to the module manifest (.psd1) or script module (.psm1) file",
          "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z]:\\\\.*\\.(psd1|psm1)$"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "moduleTitle",
        "moduleName",
        "path"
      ]
    }
  }
}